The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-05-28

capital. Beauty of location no doubt
had its influence, conditions of perfect
salubrity had their force but conven-
lence TO all portions of county known
to be productive weighed more than
all. The rich lands of nearly the
whole county very early attracted to
the culture OF cotton. The lands were
soon occupied by skilful and prosper
Gus planters, and in few counties in
the State was prosperity more marked
or more uniformly difused than in
this; and the reason was that the cot
ton of Anson soon proved itself su-
perior to any upland cotton then, or
perhaps even now, raised in the South.
1t commanded half cent more 10 the
pound than corresponding grades from
other lands, except that of equal ex
cejlence raised in part of Orange
county. That made in the slate lands
IN the northern end of the county, has
long been, and is still known in the
Liverpool markets, as the "Anson
cream y while that of the red lands is
scarcely inferior. Long before the
var, Anson was the largest producer
OF cotton in North Carolina. 1t was
afterwards surpassed by Edgecombe.
But Wadesboro is still the largest in
terror market in the State-larger
than before the Withdrawing to it
now what once went to Cheraw. The
annual sales reach from $4,000 TO
Zo,oOo bales a year; and as 1t is
bought chiefly for shipment direct
to Europe, it brings to the planter
its full value without The in
, termediation of the large body of mid
die men. Cotton is the sole money
crop of the county. Tobacco receives
little attention; wheat does not thrive,
but enough of corn is made to supply
domestic wants. Agriculture, and
that as applied chiefly to cotton, is the
leading industry, manufacturers have
only recently engaged capitol and en-
terprise. A factory with an authorized
capital of 100000 is uccessfully at
work at Wadesboro, manufacturing
warps, and consuming annually about
72O bales of cotton year. A silk
mandatory; the only one of the kind
south of Virginia. in which State there
are two of the like kind. is in operation
also at Wadesboro converting Chinese
and japanese silk yarns into thread
for New Jersey silk weaving loom,
and making 1900 pounds of thread
per month. The success of this estab.
iishment is SO satisfactory as to justify
preparations to double its capacity.
The only other manufacturing estab
lishment is that of ID. l.. Taylor, OF
wagons and buggies, about I24 of the
former being made each year.
/ One of the most valuable industries
pursued in the vicinity is that of the
Sandstone quarries. These are in that
same great Sandstone belt which ex-
tends across the State from near Ok
ford, southwest, into South Carolina
There is large out crop of this stone
near Wad sboro, and it his furnished
material for buildings far and wide;
to many Of the Northern cities, to
Richmond and Norfolk, Va, to the
magnificent public building at Whining
ton,and to those at Asheville and States.
vile. The citizens of Wadesboro have
shown their estimate of the beauty and
value of this stone by building of j,
their very beautiful Baptist church
constructed solely of this material
Wadesboro is made readily accessible
from all points by the Carolina Cen
trail road. The depot, owing to the
great elevation of the town is above
the line of road, is a mile away, at the
foot of Carr's Mount. From this point
there is railroad extending to Che
raw, with which town the tide Of trade
Is now reversed, cotton being sold OF
the markets of Wadesboro instead o
seeking sale at the latter.
But | trespass upon your space, anc
coIclude, perhaps abruptly.