The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1889-06-14

be amiss to say to the officers of the Wes-
! tern n G. railroad that we do not know
| of any place on the line of their road that
| needs a passenger depot worse than this
| place. We know that the citizens of this
/ town as well as the travelling public will
| appreciate very much the convenience of
a neat, comfortable passenger and ticket
| depot.
INDUCEMENTS TO LOCATION.
Since Ham, Shem and Japeth came out
Of the ark and their descendants gradually
emigrated until they filled all parts of
the earth, people have been more or less
given to moving their residences. They
are always on the outlook for a goodly
country for location which, if not flowing
in milk and honey, offers abundant op-
/ portuntIes for profitable investment of
money, brains and muscle. These three
commodities are essential to the upbuild-
| ing of any section. Morganton and its
people understand this and they are pre-
pared to offer inducements to all parties
possessing either money, brains or muscle
to locate here. But they prefer immi-
! grants who have all three of these graces
needed in every day life. Here are more
| inviting fields to the industrious and in
telligent immigrant than can be found
outside of North Carolina. There are not
/ enough people in Burke county to utilize
| all the advantages. They want more from
the North, South East, West-from any
where and everywhere help develop
/ this county which is so rich in natural re-
/ sources Time would fail US to enumerate
/ all the inducements 10 location and the
enterprises which do, can, and will pay
we'll We give few.
BRICK AND TERRA.COTTA PIPES.
I -. l. i
! the Il Ieot clay for making brick IN the
world It is entirely free from sand and
/ grit. There are now two brick yards
/ here doing good business. They ship
these brick far and near. The Hickory
Inn at Hickory, \. c., is built of the
! brick made here The Swannanoa tunnel
which is / 500 feet long, is being arched
With these brick The TWO yards that are
operating at this writing give employment
to - hands each Terra-cott piping of
/ the best kind could be made of this clay.
! The Insane Asylum here, the largest and
/ handsomest building in North Carolina is
/ built with these BRICK. They are, when
burnt hard and smooth, of a cherry color.
They don't crumble or break by water
/! falling on them, but are compact and
/ stick together Now with the increasing
| demand for terra Gotta pipe the world
over. ii being used for SO many different
purposes, would il not be good opening
for some one TO start a business of this
kind here: With the present prospect OF
the grow b Of Morganton and the surround
iug towns, we might we'll suppose that in
the near future the home demand for
these pipes will rapidly increase, not to
! speak Of the large outside market. Why
should We send out Of our state for terra
Gotta pipe and brick when we have the
( Al in hA Grid n Ia
out Of! In the humble opinion OF this
writer i is time for we people OF the good
old North State TO awake from Kip Van
Wlukleism and hustle. For if we don't
We Will wake up some Of these fine morn
irgs and find that we are getting left. Let
Us see now who viii be the first to take
advantage Of this good opportunity to es-
tablish terra-cotta works at Morganton.
Here is abundant and splendid
WATER POWER
for All manufacturing purposes. Just one
mile from the town flows the CataN ba
| river into which the Linvile empties about
eight miles from here. These two streams
are fed by mountain streams which are il
their turn supplied with never ceasing
springs. Linville Falls is il this county
about twenty miles from MOrgantOn
There are two of these Falls, the highest
power Of these two streams alone and the
sites to be found for all kinds Of manu-
featuring industries is beyond all doubt
inexhaustible. Besides the above nameC
streams there are the following creeks
which run from half mile to four or five
miles Of the town, all good, bold creek!
along whose banks could be built mos
any kind Of factory with full assurance
that there would be no scarcity of water
The names OF these creeks are the Irish
Upper Johns River, Lower, Conover
Paddles and Silver creek
Here there is an abundance of fine
TIMBER LANDS.
In the north and north western portion
of the county run the mountain range, al
along which is a grawth of as Hne timhe
land az can be found IN any section espe
ciaIlv for hard woods. Oak of this famil,
is more abundant, but there is quantt.
of Cherry, Walnut, Persimmon, Dogwoot
and Hickory. The king of hard woods
the Locust, fourishes here. This is th
last wood OF all kinds except cedar or ia
lightvood and it will last a; long as e!tn
ar of them TO decaJ or rot. 1t become
almost petritied by age. This last men
, toned wood is being used extensively il
Navy yards for making pins to be used il
) building ships. The manufacture of thi
wood into these pins for ships. into fHrni
ture, Sc, &c, would be an industry tha
would pay well. This wood could also b.
used for a half hundred other purpose
for which the hardest kind of wood j
/ wanted. There is also herp d vast quan
tity OF Hurch, Spruce and White Pine, ant
Poplar. These timber lands have not beel
: cut but seem to be waiting for enter
. prising men with money to work it up int
| more than hundred useful articles. Their
also grows in this section good deal o
Balsam which is used for medicinal pur
poses. A hoop factory would probabf
7 pay here. One gentleman told me that
firm which makes the machinery for max
, ing all kinds of barrel and other hoop
, made Of wood, offers to sell thp n4aF4hih
| aIy Eni5h d9es oct cost oyer s40u or SOC
, and tale the pay out in hoops. The tin
2 ber il here 10 make them Out OF in abut
: dance. Where is the enterprising man t
accept the offer
g Another lnducement to location whic
must not be lost sight Of is the eEpeller
chance fer
! STOCK RAISING.
! This is grain, grass and clover cour
/ try-the very place for stock raising.
e good many cattle and mules are shippe
S from here but fifty times the buginess
s this line could be done if more pushin
l and enterprising men would 60 into it as