The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-05-27


This factory embraces one two story
frame building with an addition on the
lower floor.
The upper room of this building is
useo as or, one OF the finishing depart.
mentS. There Is partition to this room.
and part OF it is used as stock room.
While overhead is loft where material
Is Kept for seasoning. There is a plat.
form running from this building con-
meeting another frame house which is
also used for finishing up the chairs and
as stock room. They make their
chairs mostly of hickory, ash and oak.
The arms to the rockers are made of
walnut. The timber is bought mostly
from theEurrounding country. They ex-
spend $3.50 per month for oak splints
alone tor bottoming purposes. They
make SIX different styles of chairs which
range IN price from $5 IS to IS 90 per
dozen. They make four styles of rockers
which sell from $500 to SIC 90 per
dozen. A liberal discount is gwen to
dealers
Inc new roller mills with capacity
of over rs barrels Of fine flour per day
Is said to be one of the finest in the
South. 1t is handsome neatly painted
three-story building with an eight foot
basement. The mill is owned by DR.. r.
W. Thomas, Geo. A. Thompson and
Thomas T. North. Mr.. North is an
English gentleman, and has been raised
up IN the milling business, and before
coming south four or five years ago, he
operated one Of the leading mills in
Philadelphia. The equipment of this
mill consist of eight pairs of 6x2O But
Ter roller mills, one No Cranson scour-
er and polisher, one bran duster, six
reels, three purifiers, with aspirators,
| packers and other conveniences for a
complete roller mill. This outfit and
the programme for the mill were fur
nished by Griscom & Company and
McF, ely, of Philadelphia, who also
nave added complete equipment of a
| four roller, short system in the same
building This vas made necessary to
| cater 70 certain custom trade that
method of exchange, and it comes fully
up to the expectation of the owners
The principal brands that this mill is
now running are "Pride Of Thomas
VILE. "Unexcelled," white Lily" and
alliance They also make the very
best quality of meal. The building, in
dimensions, is 40X60 feet, substantially
built. The motive power is 50-horse
power Talbot X Son engine, with 60
horse power boiler. The mill has
been in operation about two years
aud the demand for their ex.
cellent fl ur throughout the State
is continually increasing. This section
of the State furnishes most of the wheat
used by this mill.
There was another good mill of this
kind here, which We would like tC
describe, bnt cannot DO SO Oh account o
its having b en- burned down nigh
before last l. was part roller process
and burr We understand that il wa
patty insured and the owner will buil(
up again.
There is Spoke and Handle Factor,
run b. Mr. G. " Parmelee, of Connec
: cut. 1t has been in operation abou
four years. They are doing Successful
business getting ont and shipping ca
loads of timber for all kinds of handle
E and spokes
, there IS harness shop and two 0
) three shoe shops III Townsville. | don
: suppose that there is town any wher
= in the State better advertised in this line
! and that has done il the past large
! wholesale shoe manufacturing bushes
than this, and the same facilities whc
: have always been here for carrying O
! such business, are still here, aud it
:, our opinion that there is Oh Q Of tn
> finest openings hero for SOM m IN wit
? capital to take advantage of. l am in
! formed that good cel Of the ma
+ chnery and tools that We're once use
are still here and could be bought 6
!, very reasonable rates.
Alb .ut half mile from he centre {
the town are stu 4ted tie n. @ Smelte
e ing Company's works. Altogether owe
:, $500 900 have been put into the plan
!, 1t is now owned by three Baltlmor
! gentlemen and was put up to work tt
ores hich the numerous mines Of tn
20 and adjoining counties can yield. 1t
- we'll known that such valuable mnera
- as gold, silver, zinc and lead are buried
! the mother earth all through this part
" the State, and at an enormous expen
this plant has been put up. TWel'
L miles from these works is the Silver Va
70 lev Mine, and at one time log road W
es in operation bringing the ore to tt
a works, but for some time it has not be'
OF used. The company is waiting $50 | a
os nformed) for the new railroad, OF whl
tn we will soon speak.
r. The Legislature Of 1889 granted
De charter for a road to be built from Wi
d. ston, Forsyth county, to Wadesboro, A
son county. The survey has been ma
aud the road will be known as t
ist Thomasville, Silver Valley and Pee D
v. Railroad. The distance will be abb
". 100 miles via Thomasville and the Sllv
81 Valley mines. 1t will also pass throu
lis Ansonvllle, a pretty little village in A
of son county. At Wadesboro it will &C
all meet with the Carolina Cent
lse Road Of the Seaboard I
ry Line System which runs fro
o.. Wilmington to Rutherfordton. 1t "
iln also connect with the Coast Line, viii
ed runs from Cheiaw, S. c., to Wadesbo
ng The direction of the road will be ratl
southwest, running through the fert
lg. valleys of the Yadkin and Pee [
wv rivers. 1t will also pass through as fine
100 undeveloped timber region as there is
'er be found in any country. In regard
400 the water power Of these rivers. n
lile which this road will run for some mi
ler a gentleman, who has been over
'ac- route, told me that in distance