The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-06-01
OAF0RD'S BIG BOOM.
HOW ITS PUSH AND PROGRESS
IS WAKING UP THE WHOLE
COUNTRY.

Its Lands are Finding Wide Market.
A Regular Rush to Secure Building
Lots--HOmes for the People in aGlo.
riOus Locality.
The Oxford boom is known and talk
ed about now all over this country.
1t has long since been known as
salubrious place-as place of culture
and refinement, and as one of the best
places to live in that could be found in
many days journey. But this knowledge
Was confined to those whose good fort
une 1t had been to visit the place. The
visitors ever spoke of its delights and
pleasant influences, but they never par
trlcularized much, and the consequence
was that full knowledge of the lovely
place was only held by those who lived
there or had visited there.
Generation after generation has lived
there, enjoying the advantages of the
locality and greatly appreciating them;
but the people were modest, and it nev-
er occurred to them for a long, long time
to talk CT their pleasant and attractive
surroundings to the outside world.
Not long since a number of gentlemen
awoke to the fact that this was too ia
vored a locality on Gods earth to be en-
joyed by few Of the many people in it.
They knew that if it were well known,
that many people would choose it as a
place Of residence in preference to any
spot on earth. They then and there de-
termined that the world at large should
know Of Oxford, and set to work to tell
of its advantages to the people every
where.
They expected that as soon as the
place became known, that many people
would seek homes there. They then de-
termined that provision should be
made in favor of all who should desire
to go there. They organized a land and
Improvement company secured control of
several hundred acres of land and divided
it into pretty and convenient lots. Then
they announced to the world what Ok
ford was, and let it be known that there
were opportunities for securing homes,
Or of securing lots on which to build
homes on very reasonable terms.
The result of this action was aston
ishing. People began to 60 to Oxford
from many places, and people from all
over the country began to make in
quiries about it. There was almost a
wild rush to get stock in the land i'm
provement company, and it is learned
that many shares have been purchased
! by people in Richmond, Baltimore,
Philadelphia and other cities north and
VIZ st.
Statements of hat the place is and
WHAT It's prospects are have reached
almost every where. Eye witnesses have
spread and verified the statements and
people are seeking to purchase stock and
lots in Oxford without making personal
examinations
Every mail bringa to the managers of
the land company numerous inquiries,
as we'll as numerous applications fol
stock accompanied by spot cash. They
seem to fear that if they delay, they will
be shut out altogether from the oppor.
tunities to purchase, and perhaps in this
supposition they are right.
At the present rate of applications
and purchases all the stock will be soor
taken.
Raleigh has already taken a large
holders are being added to the list every
day.
This eager rush to get stock in Oxford
is not the result of airy speculations OF
exaggerated statements. Nothing bu
plain facts have been circulated, bu
these facts are sufficiently tempting ant
attractive to make people'wish that they
owned homes there; and it is on thes'
statements alone, (the truth of which i
known by everybody who has been t,
the place. that the unprecedented boon
which Oxford is now having, was estab
lished.
There are behind the movement sucl
men as inspire confidence when thei
names are mentioned:
Mr.. w. E. Owen, DR.. 81. G. Herndon
Maj. N. A. Gregory, Mr.. W. G. Reed
Mr.. w. A. Davis, Mr.. r. T. Gray, MI
G. NJ. Hawkins, Mr.. A. 81. A. Williams
Mr.. J. B. Booth and Mr.. r. r. Roberts
luoy are Weu WHO dro luUoreSGcu J.
the town, and who are deeply intereste
in it's development and progress. The
desire that it's advantages shall be mad
the most Of and enjoyed by good eli
ment of people. They offer such peopl
: the opportunity of going to Oxford o
the easiest and most favorable term
; and when they go they will find cords
and warm welcome, and will have th
) encouragement and support of the pei
! pie in all their enterprises.
1 Oxford is in the centre of the sectio
which grows the finest yellow tobacco
the world, and it is destined to becou
great metropolis for this article
commerce.
The climate of Oxford is generous an
salubrious. In ten years there has bee
: no death from consumption. Pulmol
g ary diseases are very rare, and epiden
n les never occur.
Mineralsprings abound near the tow
y The celebrated Rock Brook Springs a
). in a few minutes ride, and near be-
are the famous Buffalo Lithia Sprin
and the head agency for the Panac
Springs.
. Oxford draws from many counties
Virginia and South Carolina as we'll
North Carolina, and is a market f
y Granville, parts of Durham, Orane
le Vance, Franklin, Nash, Wilson and P
ar counties in North Carolina, and for HI