The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-01-03
NEW BERNE COMING TO THE
FRONT
bls Preparations for the Fish, Oyster
ana Game Fair--Notes of Improve
mpnt.

ment.
lStaff Cor, STATE CHRoN1cLE.l
NEW BERNE, n. O., Jan. IL never
come to New Berne and 90 away with.
out noticing marks of Improvement
since my last trip. One cannot see nor
understand the amount of business dore
here unless he takes time and walks
around the town. Having some little
time, | went for stroll.
First | found that there are in and
around New Berne twelve saw mills and
Que palmer consuming about q, 900 feet
or logs per day; two oyster canning fac
tories giving employment to about coo
hands during the canning season, which
lasts for about six months during the
year, beginning October 1st and ending
some time in April. The wooden dish
and plate factory which was blown down
! last year has been rebuilt, and they are
now doing fourishing business, They
also make paper pulp.
There is no town of it's size in the State
that is any better provided with good
schools than this; and it is we'll known
|
is not surpassed by any town in the
State. This is one Of the institutions of
the town that every citizen is proud of
and loves to talk about, and we'll may
they be, for every thing connected with
the department is thorough and COM
plete, and the services rendered by the
department at recent fires, which have
occurred here, prove the efficiency Of
the department..
In addition to the fertilizer factory
which has been operating for the past
two or three years by Meadows & Mead
ows, they contemplate starting another
one soon.
While strolling down near the river I
heard a steamboats, whistle blow, and
, upon going to the wharf, l saw the new
steamer-NEUsE Upon going aboard
| formed the acquaintance of Mr.. Geo.
J Henderson, the clever agent for the
Eastern Carolina Dispatch line Ht
3 kindly showed me over the boat. It il
about 200 feet long and 81 feet wide
has two decks-the lower one for freight
which has capacity of 700 tons gros!
and 475 net. She has six engines. Th,
upper deck contains the dining saloon
j. and elegant accommodations for passen
gers. The state rooms, toilet rooms
reading saloons in the first class depart
ment are handsomely furnished anc
n carpeted and lighted with electricity Il
8 fact nothing has been neglected in th
o construction Of the Neuse to make he
first class in every respect.
= She can accommodate comfortabl
u about 125 passengers. Her second elias
! passenger department is as comfortabl
u and well fitted up as the first cias
apartments Of many good boats. Capt
,, Peter Davis is the chief commander Q
u the Neuse. Her run is from New Bern
u to El;Z .beth City, a distance of abou
~ 125 miles
l. The coming fair OF the Eastern Care
=. lima Fish, Oyster, Game, Industrial Al
~ sociation is The big thing in New Bern
IS just at this time Big preparations al
10 being made to make this fair eclips
others therefore, held in New Berne. Tt
" association has added to its grounds
L race track course and are offering tt
Il highest premiums that have ever bee
20 offered by any Fair ever held in tt
III State A new and attractive progral
:. will be issued each day during the Fa
for the amusement and pleasure Of Wis
ay .ors, and I hope that everybody awf
" up the country will come. It will
ia we'll worth the trip. You need not fe'
u for lack Of hotel accommodations. Ne
al Berne is we'll up in this respect In a
dition to the Hotel Albert and CASTE
'tS House, the hospitable people will op
wide their doors to visitors.
From what I can hear, the truckil
~ business. will be engaged in here Il
coming season on very large scale.
II. B. Fl.