The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-07-03

tnelr way ana take nOld OF and build
up their enterprises. The way to in
crease the prosperity OF 4 town is to adj
vertise it.; a liberal investment in this
way is sure to bring large returns in
business and population.'' The citi-
zens of Oxford recognize this fact and
very wisely they are acting upon it.
They have gone actively and indus
triously to work themselves to let the
world know what they have and what
they are doing. and we find others ready
to come in and help them. This is
abundantly demonstrated by the unpar-
allelled success of the Land and I'M
provement Company. and shows what
intelligent and well directed energy
will accomplish. n
Our Oxford friends have Il good basis
upon which to operate and they know !
it. They have taken on new life and .
are forging ahead at speedy rate and
take rank among the most progressive
and rapid growing towns in North Car
DINA. They are not content to stand
still as some other places and fail to
reap the benefits that a little energy
and push and well spent money would
give them. Every one is animated by
the one motto and single purpose.
The advancement of ONtOrd.'' That
is the principle upon which they act.
f"Onward'' is the watchwOrd, and there
are no laggards among her people. The
first element of success in any COM
munity is faith-faith in themselves.
faith in their town. and faith in their
future. This the people of Oxford
have in the fullest degree. The spirit
of public enterprise has been carefully
and industriously cultivated, and for
tune smiles upon them as its legitimate
| offspring. Her Commonwealth Club has
done much to develop such condition
of things, and the Land. Improvement
and Manufacturing Company is doing
the balance gathering up the sheaves
of the golden grain of material develop
ment and binding them into bundles of
substantial prosperity to the town and
community. Through the medium of
these powerful agencies the business
interests of the town have been consoli
dated. and there is no one with private
ends to subserve, no clique or faction
to oppose or obstruct. The beneficent
influence of concert Of action. united
and harmonious effort, pervades the
community and actuates every man in
personal duty to himself and his town,
and one he takes special and peculiar
pride and pleasure in performing. We
repeat, this is the spirit that has been
and will be the making of Oxford the
great business centre and manufacture
ing city its people so devoutly wish for.
You ask upon what the Land, In
provement and Manufacturing Company
basis its operation and hopes of sue
cess? We answer in the language of
one of the cards to be seen in a num-
Der of our exchanges:
Oxford, North Carolina is the most
Eastern of the Piedmont towns. 1t has
the elements of growth in the raw mate
rial of the surrounding country, it's ac-
cess by railway to all marx, , the indus
try of it's people, it's unsurl,, .'ed health
fitness. 1t has doubled its population in
three years. In it's warehouses it sells
10000 900 pounds per annum of the best
tobacco grown in the world. twill man
ufacture this entire product in three
years. 1t has already three plug tobacco
factories and three smoking tobacco fac
tories and as many more organizing. 1t
has the largest establishment in the
world for stemming tobacco for foreign
shipment; a large cotton factory is CON
tracted for, to work up the cotton that
grows at it's doors; and twenty other
smaller manufactures. 1t has three rail
ways entering it and Others will reach it
during the year. 1t has schools for boys
and for girls Of very high grade, and that
attract patronage from u dozen States.
All the great denominations have
churches, and the public schools rank
well. Its climate is so even that it is
sought by the people of the North in win
ter, by those of the lower South in sum
mer. If the great business of the town
were omitted its delightful climate would
attract thousands to obtain homes under
the most favorable circumstances Con-
sumption is almost unknown and mala-
ria finds no victims near it.
The nelghbOrlng country is rich in cop
per, silver, iron and granite. Mineral
springs are on every farm. 1t il the heart
of the great golden tobacco area, and the
market of ten North Carolina and four
Virginia counties. Tobacco farms in this
section make from one to six hundred
dollars per acre on tobacco
The Oxford Improvement Company is
duly chartered by law and is managed by
the most responsible bankers merchants,
business men and farmers of the town 1t
owns six hundred acres of lands in and
adjoing the town. This has been sub
divided into lots 5Ox15O and with each
two shares of stock, when fully paid goes
lot. These lots are fully worth and
will sell for 500. The company has
200 acres of other town and surburban
lands besides several thousand acres of
farming and mineral lands The pro-
ceeds OF sales go into the treasury, and
will make the shares worth their face.
The capital stock of the company is $780,
600, non assessible, no personal liability.
in shares of $50 each, payable $5 in sub
scriptiOn, balance in nine equal install
ments, on call of directors
Is Oxford Improvement stock goodo
Certainly! What is it based upon? On
800 acres OF land lying in and adjoining
the town of Oxford; on 400 acres more
suburban property, controlled by the
company. and on the 800 acres of min
eral lands and also fine bright tobacco
lands, upon which the company has OPP
tiOns.
How much stock is there? Three thous-
and shares OF $50 each. And lots are
given away? To each holder of two
shares a lot of 5Ox15O feet will be given.
Where will these lots lie? In desirable
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