The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-01-17
NORTH CAROLINA.

Some Northern men have recently
purchased 1000 acres of land near
Southern Pines, in Moore county, for
the purpose of introducing a colony of
Northern settlers. 1t is the pine region,
50 full Of ozone and SO free from
disease. The colony will cultivate
fruits. Already the grape cultivation
is extensively engaged in around
Southern Pines. Others are prospect
ing as to homes and investments IN
other sections of the State. The truth
is that from Elizabeth City on the
Eastern border to the county OF
Cherokee-a distance Of nearly 500
miles-there are to be found thousands
of excellent farms and vast tracts OF
virgin forests that settlers can purchase
at low fgures-ior about what Western
turner's are paying III annual interest
upon mortgaged farms. A Raleigh
dispatch to the New York Evening
Post says:
There are now here two German
representatives who are interested in
mozanite and kindred minerals, as ele-
ments in electric lighting, and are
looking into the possibilities of North
Carolina as field which will furnish
them these minerals in quantities tor
exporting Mozanite is already In use
in Germany in the manufacture OF
electric lamps. 1t now has to be
bought at second hand, however, and
DR.. G.. Paul Drossbach, formerly
lieutenant in the German army, and
Carl Muhlberg are here for the purpose
of arranging for regular supply OF
original purchases. They will be able
to perfect arrangements with the owners
of snch lands in Cleveland and Ruther
ford counties. A large number OF
Nebraskans and other settlers from the
drought stricken sections OF the North
west are constantly coming to this
State, and there is now a journalist in
this city, sent here by a number OF
Kansas newspapers, to investigate ana
write up the resources and advantages
of the State for the benefit of their
Kansas readers who contemplate emil
grating to the South.
North Carolina is on the move on
the upward grade, and it IS no wonder.
Its advantages are great, inestlmable.
Harber's writeup in the January num-
Der will do this State much good, we
may not doubt.
Capitalists and especially cotton mill
men in the East, should visit Whining
tor and this section and see for them
selves the advantages presented for
cotton manufacturing.
Last year North Carolina stood first
in the number of its cotton mills and
sefond in its tobafr0 crop. Did you
know that? Kentucky leads as to
quantity, but North Carolina is next
as to quantity and at the head as to
quality. 1t is estimated by the United
States Department of Agriculture that
it planted $4,000 acres with a product
of 100000 pounds. Probably II
grew much more as SO much Of its fine
grades get into Virginia markets and
are sold for Virginia brights. But il
should be North Carolina CELL Leaf
1t is amusing to see that Ne"
England is beginning to find out tina,
North Carolina can actually grow hogs
and tobacco. Of Georgia the Spring
field (Mass.) Republican writes:
The claim is that tobacco equal t(
the best Connecticut seed leaf can bt
aud is raised there, and that the yiel(
is so large as to make the profit pc
acre considerable at low prices for thu
product. One farm, not far from
Americas, Ga, raised 100000 pounds
of tobacco last year, an average OF iron
700 to ! 200 pounds per acre for thu
land cultivated. A the price at whicl
) it was sold at the farm. CT cents, thl
crop paid net profit Of over $50 al
acre, which is much larger profit thai
is made from cotton at present prices
I Let the Republican send a staff cor
respondent into North Carolina. II
would learn many things as to Tobacco
that would surprise him and astonish'
. the Connecticut "natives.' For in
, stance, he would learn that Con
necticut grew in 1894, 100000
pounds on 1000 acres, while Mort
p Carolina produced 4 10000 pounds
He would find that even with tn
present very depressed prices &c
tobacco, that last year some Mort
Carolina farmers averaged from s.
t to $50, some even more perhaps, fC
their entire crops. For finer grade
of the golden weed, of unequale
quality elsewhere, prices were realize
as high as $50, 500 and SO per 10
=. pounds. He would learn that Mort
Carolina has a golden belt whe1
Il tobacco surpasses in beauty, in rici
u ness of color, in flneness OF leaf an
/. other grown on the North America
n continent.
= We assure the Republican that "
have known farmers IN North Carolr
since 1870, to make more than Sac
II average to every acre planted !; mo
than 5000 to every field hand, ar
that some few, like Dennis Tilley,
It Granville county, more than 1000
d every field hand. We knew one ma
: on one horse farm to sell his Cr(
for $1,000. These are facts east
- substantated. Come and sew
Is mington Messenger.
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