The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-10-03
NiSSTOS-SALEM.
Piedmont Metropolis Threatens to
Become an Iron Centre.

Especial Cor. Of STATE CHRONICLED
WINSTON, n. c., Oct. 2.-As was stated
yesterday, the new tobacco year be-
gan under the most auspicious circum-
stances for Winston. The Orinoco ware
house opened with grand sale, and the
other warehouses were also filed Over
four hundred tobacco. wagons we're in
the city from fourteen different counties,
and at an early hour yesterday morning
four thousand piles of new leaf We're
spread upon the warehouse floors. Auc-
tioneers sold up to night, when it was
too dark to see tobacco with any judg-
ment. This will be the greatest year in
the history Of Winston and mark my
prediction, that before two years it will
be known far and wide as the most pre-
gressive manufacturing city in the
South.
Some more points were gathered to-
day IN regard to tee proposed iron and
steel plant to be established in our city
at an early date. The capitalis's inter
esGed in the enterprise are Philadel-
phians and they will take very nearly all
the stock themselves. The ores from
the mines III Stokes, Surry and sur
rounding counties have been thorough
" tested and found 20 be Of the very
finest quality When the O. f. s. Y. Y.
E. r. is finished to the Norfolk & West
ern, and the Roanoke & Southern to
Roanoke, Winston will be nearerthe Poca-
hontas coal beds than any other city in
North Carolina, and very nearly as close
as Roanoke itself. 1t is proposed to erect
| the largest furnaces in the country here
and manufacture Bessemer steel on an
extensive scale. Nothing very official
can be learned as yet, but things will be
in shape early next week.
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Last night there was most beautiful
and interesting marriage at Centenary
NJ E church. One Of our most popular
and promising young merchants led tC
the hymenial altar Miss Minnie Ogburn
daughter of our esteemed manufacturer
Mr.. S. G. Osburn. Rev ". O. Norman
performed the solemn service, in the
presence Of host Of good friends, who
will Join with the writer in wishing fol
them happy journey through this worlt
below The contracting parties are botE
fine Christian characters, and no doub
their life will be happy one.
~
Mr. E. L. Hawks, representing {
Northern syndicate, informs your cor
respondent that the Wilmington Stree
Railway Company has sold their plant t
him and his associates, and that the pres
ent horse car system will be succeeded
by good electric system-such as we il
Wlnston-Salem enjoy. Wilmington /
to be congratulated for this great aequi
s;tion, and my word for it that the Stat
will never again jump with both feet OF
your ''enterprising correspondent fo
sending out the news he did with refer
ence to the sale. Hurrah for Whining
ton! It is cur metropolis. But one thin
[ want to say, aud that is that unless
dances to the tune Of get there" taste
than it has heretofore we will soon tax
it's place in the census roll. Well W
would like for Wilmington to take ou
, hand and go along with US. North Cal
olina should be proud of having both
sea port and an inland metropolis.
An old citizen of Stokes county cam
into the city today and tells me that th
, Democrats will roll up one of the lal
! gest majorities there this year in he
!, history. A. NJ Stack for the Clerkshil
: and A. J. Brown for the House, wi
probably lead the ticket.