The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-05-23
WILLIAMSON.
ONE OF THE BEAUTIFUL AND
HAPPY EASTERN TOWNS.

Some Interesting Facts About It-.The
Great Opportunities it Offers for
Money Making-.sOme Things that
Could be Easily Done.
Especial Cor. of STATE CHRoNICLEl
Williamson, the county seat of Mar
tin county, is situated in the eastern
part of the county, on the banks of the
Roanoke river, and on the line of the
Albemarle & Raleigh railroad, thirty
two miles from Tarboro, twenty-five
miles from Washington, N. c., and
twenty-five miles fron Plymouth. It is
on the south side of tbs river, forty feet
above high water mark, aad about one
mile from the BERTHE county line. 1t is
town of about eight hundred inhabi-
tants, and the people, like all eastern
North Carolina people, are easy to get
acquainted with, and are disposed to do
all they can to make those who come
among them feel at home. They are
hospitable and clever.
The Churches.
There are in town and in close prox-
unity five churches-Methodist, Baptist,
Episcopal, Disciples and Primitive Bap-
tlSt.
Professional and Mercantile.
There are from ten to fifteen merchan-
disc stores, one drug store, five lawyers,
two doctors, one cypress and single
mill, livery stable and one hotel-the
Kirby House, W. G. Kirby, proprietor.
There is one good boarding house kept
by Mrs. Hassell
Prof. Sylvester Hassel is the Superin-
tendent of one of the best schools in this
State. This Is located in Williamson
and affords the best educational advan-
tages.
The Fraternities.
There are three secret orders here.
The Masonic, Odd Fellows and knights
of Honor
Building and Loan.
There has been recently established
in the town a Building and Loan Asso-
citation.
Transportation.
Until G2tlin the last few years Will
hamston's only transportation facilities
was the boat line, but she is now ahead
CT q good many other county seats in the
| State in railroad connections and also
III telegraph communication.
Timber Lands and Tim ber.
The timber lands in the county O
Martin are diversified. Large thicl
swamps are numerous, and from then
are cut millions of feet of such timbe
as cy press and juniper. There is als'
in the county good deal of pine, oak
ash, maple, sycamore, persimmon, dog
wood, and in the immediate vicinity o
Williamson there is large quantity o
green timber waiting for some one t.
come and cut it down for the purpose o
turning it into the many hun
dred useful articles, which ar
/ made from this wood. 1t is said to b'
one of the finest kind of woods from
which to manufacture the little plate
and butter dishes which are being uset
to such great extent in grocery stores
also for bread trays, rolling pins, AM
many other useful household articles
In fact this wood is considered to b
very valuable for the manufacture o
numerous farming implements, and
appears to us that where the raw mate
rial is to be found should be the plac
to find manufacturing establishments t.
work it up. So, why would not this b
a splendid location, for some man witt
a little money to establish shops for tn
purpose Of using this timber2
Think of it reader, and then act be
fore some one gets in ahead of you. AM
leaves you to say, after such bushes
has been successfully started, II though
about it.
Manufacturing Enterprises.
The question is now being agitate
with reference to building a furnitur
factory, and from what we can learn
this is good place for such an enter
prise. We are told that there is
good deal of birch timber within two t
three miles from town. Could not thi
be used to a considerable advantage i
making shoe lasts, &c.
Some Staple Products.
The principal staples of the count
are cotton, corn, peanuts and potatoes
while other agricultural products gro
| and prosper we'll.
, The climate is mild and pleasant j
the winter-about fifteen below freezin
t point being the lowest, while durin
| | the summer months, from 75 to 80
considered fair average. About 200
bales Of cotton are shipped from be-
during the year, and 10000 bushels
peanuts are sent to Northern market
and while there is good deal of col
brought here, we are told that the cou
ty raises about IS per cent of the hon
: consumption.
> What Might be Done.
t The question suggest its self to U
Y would this not be good point to esta
lish peanut cleaner and cotton mi
For the adjoining counties could supp
u what this county would not in the w
IL of sufficient raw material.
y Fruits and Trucking.
II The soil right around the town is
s light sandy loan, while from four to s
e miles out it is rich and fertile Peache
pears, apples and other fruits do We
here, and while this section is not qui
. so far advanced as others in producir
> early truck, it is just as well suited f
= it, and all kinds of vegetables thri
we'll.
IF Other Enterprises.
D. It seems to Us that this is another
infc in,