The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1889-04-26

a we'll built house, 30x15O feet, two stories
and a basement. They carry a full line Of
most everything to be found Ill a genera
merchandise store. The Randleman Store
Co. owned by J. H. Ferree, S. G., j. J
and NeWland, J. O. Pickard and
| A W. Nickory. The building is three
stories high with a basement and is about
40x130 feet. The Powhat;an Store Co, is
under tie management of Mr.. &, Lee,
who is the principal owner, and carries a
complete stock of dry goods and groceries
There are about $50 dwellings in the
town of Randleman, 6 churches, 3 schools,
and hotels. The Hotel Ingold is kept by
f. N lngoId, pleasant and genial
gentleman, who keeps good house. There
are three blacksmith shops. J G.. Balm Il
Sons also keep most attractive stock of
goods, such as hardware, groceries, boots,
shoes, etc.
Worthwhile.
Just two miles from Randeman YOU
will find the J. NJ Worth Manufacturing
Company, of which ex-State Treasurer
Worth is President The building is a
large three story brick structure, running
166 looms and 4 900 spindles 1t is light
ed by electricity. They have been engag
ed IN manufacturing plaids, but for the
present are making heavy sheeting and
for holding grain and salt This mill is
owned by l)r J. NJ. Worth and others
His son, Mr. T. G.. Worth, is the Treasurer.
and Manager, than whom you cannot find
cleverer man. Besides the factory Worth
Vile contains about seven stores, the larg
est and most important is owned by Wal
ker X ScarbOro. 1t is two story build
ing with a basement 35xiO0 feet They
carry a full line of everything needed
Tie population is 400 There are two
schools and two churches
The morality of this section cannot be
surpassed by any, and when say this sec
ton, | mean the Immediate vicinity of
Worthwhile and Randleman The Rev.
Mr. Scroggs, of Randleman, and the Rev
Mr.. Hough, Of Worthwhile, told me that
the morals OF this community were ex
ceptionably good-that there was not
licensed bar room in the county of Ran
dolph. This section is noted for its good
health. The country being rolling, there
Is no chance of stagnant ponds to cause
malaria or chllS. The drainage is good.
The distance from High Point to Randle-
man is III miles and the new road that is
to be finished to Randleman by the 10Th
of May is a branch Of the r. Il ID. Road
High PDInt Is on the main line of the K.
Il u road, about 10 miles from Greens
bOro SO it can be seen at once what
easy matter it would be to get to Randle-
man and Worthwhile And what an adj
vantage that section will soon have in re-
gard to freight facilities.
| now desire to speak Of tim mbered lands
lying in this section and along the line of
this new road and the business enterprises
hat II seems to me would pay those who
are seeking for what | would call good
location In ta rfa... tar
find an almost nexhaustible supply of
doewood and perslmnon, and with the in
creasing demand for shut lie blocks why
would it not pay for some one to come
down in the country and start up a shut
tie block factory? Then again here you
can find hickory and oak in like quant
ties material in plenty for plow
beams and handles right at your door, SO
10 speak Now why would it not be
good idea for some one who had thor
ough knowledge Of the machine and foun-
dry business to come IN this section and
start a foundry and machine shop, and in
this particular line am authorized by
some of the large mill owners and bust
ness men of this section to say that this is
an enterprise that is needed here very
much. With the thousands of looms and
spindles, engines boilers and other ma
eut and xpeuai.e to have to send off to
have so mu,n repairing done 50 say to
the readers Of the CHRONICLE: If you de
sire a good location for this business, strike
now while tie iron is hot and YOU have
tie opportunity.
And again Why with all this hard tim
ber would II not pay to start wood fac
tory to make we'll buckets, rolling pins,
bread trays and such like things that are
needed abort the household and farm?
And just short distance from here, as
this new road proceeds to Ashboro, is as
fine pine forest as the eye ever rested Oh
and as you ride through them you can
almost hear the song made 10y the wind as
it sweeps through the majestic green tops
almost equal to an -Eollan harp. Their
song is
1--WE are waiting for some one to make us
in sash, blinds and doors,
For weather boards roofs, ratt ors and plank
tor floors"
To all who are looking for good open
ings my advice is: Come down in this
country and start "A sash, door and blind
fac ory.
And then again perhaps you did not
know that there was any quantity of fruit
raised in this country; well, it Is SO at any
rate and please tell me where on earth
would you 60 to start canning factory
for fruits, but to the section where you
could find something to can2 The land in
this immediate section is better adapted
for small gram, grass and clover than any
other agricultural products. Therefore
for dairy farming ii seems to me it would
be good l.c,,tion There are number
of other advantages and facilities that
with the coming road, Randleman and
Worthwhile can offer to those seeking to
better Themselves that | have not men
toned
l} tier far than going West or South is
q home IN Randolph county within easy
retch of the hum Of the machinery in
R.ndleman and Worthwhile There are no
better openings to make money, and no
better people with whom to associate. Not
many years ago, Mr. r P Dicks, native
of Randolph, went West to seek his for
tune. He was capital business man and
succeeded in his far away home But
Ibis heart turned back to Dixie" He re-
turned to Randeman and bacame Presi-
dent of Naomi Mills and made money |
reckon he made more every year in Ran
dOlph county than he made in the West
and last year he died leaving large es
tate He would have made money any
where, but nowhere more ra oidly or more
easily than here.
Pluck and intelligent push will bring
riches here as we'll as anywhere.