The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-12-18
CUMBERLAND LETTER.
4 NEW PiPER-EyTEvS iOy
or TIE SHORT CUT
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Sutton for peaacr.
! fayetteville, y. e..
Dec. 18th. 1890.

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and her people, and believer
they VIII be glad to hear the
news from the capital city Of
the upper Cape Fear.
Fayetteville is forging ahead
exc Y day. New enterprises are
being starred ami the popula-
tion Increases at an astonishing
'ate. New faces are to be seen
ev ny day. and upon inquiry it
l. found that many of them are
permanent residents of the
city.
The receipts OF cotton are
above 10000 bales ahead Of last
year at this time.
There is talk OF cotton com
press being established. 1t is
asserted !ia: 10000 bales OF
the staple would be brought
here, # there WAS compress, ).
The buye.S say tHat cotton eau
he shipped here, and compress
ed and then Re gent to the ports
for the sane rate Of freight as
1t Wonld cost To ship direct to
the pot. This is Oh account of
ten water competition. Thus
it VIII be seen what all advan-
taga over other inland towns
Fay etteyille has.
Rev c. w. Byrd has been
transferred to the Western
North Carolina Conference and
staff ned at Ashev.lle.
Several of The members of
the official Board Of Ste wards
went to Wilson last week and
had an interview with the
Bishop in regard to who they
wish, and 1t IS believed they
will get one OK the brightest
and ablest ministers Of the
Conference.
A large NUM- Der of railroad
men were here a few days since
making final arrangements for
the completion Of the "Short
Cut" road between here and
Rowland in Robeson county. 1t
is expected that work Will COM
mence January lst. Large
quantities of steel rails are al
ready here, and more are beng
hauled. The to.n authorities
have granted the road permis-
sion to ;un down w iDston stree
to get opt of town. It's under
stood that a costly and large
depot will be built hele next
year. The present building
used as sncli is but a mere
mereshift.
| The questions OF more street
ghts, water work, and better
k''pt streets have been agita-
ting the average citizens lately,
ana the result is that these de-
maids have been virtually
granted. The Water works will
be built early next year, and
Dir. j. d. MGNeili went North
last week TO consul: contractors.
The system will be a complete
one, and every part of the town
will be supplied
1t is now confidently asserted
that Mr.. Thos. II. Sutton Will
be elected Speaker of the House
by . la:ge majority OF the eau
Gus. lie Is RECEIVING lrtters
from all parts Of the State f, ON
mem bars elect promising him
their support. His work in the
lat two lesiSlatl es, and his
1eeoia in the interests of the
farmers has secured for bin the
support IF nearly all the farm
ers, at the last session he pre-
pared and INTRODUCED the reso
lation instructing our Represen-
tatives to vote for repeal of
the Cd GUS tax OF 10 per cent on
State BANKS Of issue, His UNI
firing energy as q member Of
the RAILROAD Investigating com
| nittee is Of graat value to the
tax payers OF the State, as the
committee wrested from the
railroads many thousands of
dollars Which they ought to
have been paying for the years.
His valuable efforts in behalf
Of the agr.culturists at the last
session wers SO marked that the
farther members, at the close,
publicly announced their APP
prec. ation of his sincere fiiend
slip Sy presenting him with a
testimonial. Speaker Sutton
will sound well, and he is we'll
qualified for this high position.
The Southern Bell Telephone
Compapy VIII establish tele
hilone exchange .iets in Jan
Mr.. joe Cobb, the manager Of
the Postal Telegraph Offices
says he has secured TIL rty five
subscribers, while twenty Eve
Were The Dunber required.
There are already number of
private phones in use here, but
tie owners will all join the
exc Ilange'
The Postal Telegraph Com
pan. is gradually introducing
The "cali belln system here.
Several OF the large bu- mess
firms have the wires running
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