Democratic messenger., 1889-06-15
SNOW HILL.

Snow Hill IS booming! not
the noisy kind of a boom that
characterizes the Western
towns, but a steady growth in
almost every branch of busi-
ness and industry has as silent
ly and swiftly been going on
in Snow Hill as the flowing
tide Of the Pocomoke, along
whose vcrdent banks our little
town is so beautifully located.
We repeat it-Snow Hill is
booming
II you don't believe it. stop
and think for a few minutes
and carry yourself back to the
Snow Hill of a few years ago.
Where was your cotton facto-
ry, your electric light plant,
basket mandatory. bank,
canning factory, carriage fac
tory, hardware store, evapor-
ating establishment and sash
and door factory Where
were they? All ! now you be-
gin to see the ''boom now
you begin to recognize the
necessity of formulating a plan
by which we may not only
keep what we have, but in
duce manufacturers to move
to Snow Hill. You must make
yourself a committee of enc to
put in a good word for the
town. You must show to those
who have money for invest
ment that there is no better
place to put it than right here
in Snow Hill. We must have
factories. they bring us money
and do not carry it away, this
is what we want. Well. you
ask, "How are we going to
get them ?" BY a united effort
upon the part of the merchants,
lawyers. doctors and every
kind of a business man of good
standing in this community. A
BOARD of Trade" is what
we want. A BOARD of Trade"
that will look after the inter
est Of the town that will say
to capital Come here, we
will offer you every induce
ment. Here is a piece of
ground for your factory, and
we exempt you from all cor
poration taxes for 10 years.
Here's our hand. now be one
of us.
Snow Hill has only a small
boom now to what it will have
il yen do your part. The MES
sENGER will help every way in
it's power. Let us organize =
Don't put it off, but go to
work now. Don't you know
that efforts are being made by
other towns to get away from
us a part of the factories we
already havc' Will you per
nit it? viii you sit idly and
allow the Board of Trade Of
another town to offer better
inducements to them? No -
Then let some Of our promi-
ncnt business men get togcth-
er and in a business like man.
ner form an organization that
will promote the welfare and
business interests of this com
munity more than anything
that was ever attempted here.
As an illustration Of what
can be done in Snow Hill, we
direct your attention to the
success Of Messrs. Richard
son, Smith, Moore & Co.. in
the lumber business. A few
years ago they commenced
the manufacture Of lumber IN
a small way, to-day their bust
ness is second to no similar
industry in the State, using
the product Of about fifteen or
more large saw mills in manu-
featuring box shocks for ship
ment to all parts Of the United
States. Canada and other for
cign countries. Messrs. Rich
ardson, Smith, Moore & Co.
handle ut their establishment
in this town as much as one
half million feet of lumber a
week during their busy sea
son. The firm is composed
of Messrs. George $. Richard
son, John w. Smith, John p.
Moore and Marion t. Hargis.
They have built up their bust
ness by giving it close atten-
tion and looking for a market
and customers elsewhere than
at home.
There is just as good OPP
portunities to make money