The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-04-03
G0LDSBORO'S GROWTH.
A SKETCH OF IT'S INDUSTRIAL
ENTERPRISES.
Some OF Its Advantages Touched
UpOn..Items of Personal and Cen
eral Interest,"

tne WnOle South, GOldSDOrOS Iuturo
prosperity goes without question.
The people are in measure conserva-
tive; they do nothing spasmodically, but
prefer steady and sure growth. Cap
ital seeking investment cannot fnd a
more healthful climate and better peo-
pie in the whole Eastern portion Of the
State.
Industrial Enterprises.
The Goldsboro Furniture Company is
doing large business. The furniture,
in design and finish, equals that of any
Northern made goods. That made from
sweetgum wood is exquisite in finish and
beautiful in style The furniture is be-
ing shipped in large quantities abroad,
and finds ready sale in the home
market.
The Dewey Bros machine works are
building engines right along. The en-
gines used in the water works here and
the locomotive used by the Enterprise
Lumber company of this place, were
built by them. Experienced machinist
pronounce the work done by them as su-
perior to most work of this kind done in
the South.
The Enterprise Lumber company is do
ing all it can do. The demand for the
material turned out by them is great
The building boom in this section of the
Safe keeps them busy.
The Goldsboro Lumber company,
another of the live enterprises of the
place, is receiving orders constantly.
They have their hands full all the time
The lumber gotten out here has repu-
tation for good working qualities and
makes the besJ of building material.
The rice mill, which has been running
for some years, finds ready sale for all
its goods. This industry has been
very successful, and is one of the best
managed institutions Of its kind in the
South.
The II. L. Grant Brick and Tile Works
is among the most important industries
in the State. Located here with facili-
ties for shipping in all directions, and
using the finest clay that can be had in
the country, they have built up bust
ness that is credit TO Goldsboro. The
press bricks made by them are as good as
any made North or elsewhere.
The Wayne County Agricultural Works,
manufacturers of agricultural imple-
ments, are shipping goods to all sections
of the South and West. The imple-
ments made by this firm are noted for
durability and adaptations to the wants
of Southern farmers,
In addition to the above there is an
ice factory, supplying the best of these
crystal goods, to neighboring towns and
the home supply, and an oil mill and fer
tiliZer company, that have more orders
for cotton seed fertilizers than they car
fill.
Notes of Interest.
The place now boasts of another new
hotel, the St. James. 1t is run on tht
American and European plans fur
nished with Goldsboro manufactured
furniture and is a desirable place t.
stop at as can be fonnd in the State
Every thing is new and is located OF
Main street in the very centre of bust
ness electric lights and water in every
room.
The place has az active Building AM
Loan Association and a movement is OF
foot for the establishment of another
The city has lately put in electri
, lights and splendid system of waite
works.
The Graded School here is considere
by many able instructors to be the fines,
without an exception, in the entir
State.
The Young Mems Christian Associs
ton has been greatly benefited by th
annual State convention held here
few weeks ago. The association here
in point of regular lecture course,
ahead of any other similar institution
it's kind in the State.
DR. Marx Moses, the Jewish Rabb
who has had charge of the synagogr
j. here for some years, has gone to Cal
J. fornia, to make that distant State h
) future home.
New enterprises and industries a
/ being talked of daily. The city extern
d a cordial invitation to capital, and "
y welcome all who come to labor ne
in ,any capacity to add to the pro
perity Of the town,
Fire Tuesday Morning.
1t Since the above was received we S
from the Argus that there was fire
Goldsboro on Tuesday morning, and
one time it seemed that it would bu
a many buildings, but i. was checke
"a The Argus says that only wood bull
It, ings, scattered all around from the re
C of Lambs stables, on John street, whi
es also had "close CALL" to Futchelr
oy Kern's, on East Centre, and r. @. Fr'
e- man, on Walnut streets, are gone-a
it is better so. The only loss of any i
portance was the warehouse in the re
of Messrs. Futchler & Kern's, in VIII
Messrs. Royal & Borden were carryi
Ill on their mattress factory, and IN wh
they had stored one hundred and ii
mattresses, in addition to large stt
ew of manufacturing material. Moth
,;o daunted, however, they put their
49, 49, to work in new quarters yesterday mo
LII ing, and turned out their usual mum
to of mattresses per day. There was
at insurance on any of the property.