Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-06-14
EDENToN, NC, June I4th, 1873.
SOME MANUFACTURING In,
TERESTS THAT WOULD
PAY FROM THE
START.

past it was only those OF means
who during the warm weather
could enjoy the benefits to be de-
rived from the use Of this pro-
duct-that for centuries was only
produced by nature. Now, man
has with his inventive genius
found the secret and no longer
dependent upon the labratory OF
nature; we can and do create for
ourselves all the ice we need.
The consumption of this article
is enormous and at no point is
there a greater demand for 1t
than here in our town. Our
people love it and its cooling eff
fects. our fishermen need it and
use it i'll the shipping Of their
fish; and vet, our sister cities have
had a monopoly of the the trade.
All up and down the Albemarle
Sound and its tributaries there is
an ever increasing demand for
ice, both by those who need 1t
in their business and by those
who use it as a luxury. In
CHANGING over the entire field OF
paying enterprises we can Meth
cr see nor learn of any that will
pay a larger dividend on the in
vestment than would an ice plant
at Edenton. With rapid transit
and low rates Of freight it could
be placed in all of our adjacent
towns at a comparatively small
cost and the amount consumed
would pay largely. Labor could
be had at a very low rate and a
site could be secured immediate
~ on Our water front for a COM
paratively small sum. Vessels
could be loaded from the door of
the mandatory and all carriage
saved. In our own town, by our
fishermen and citizens there is
now an annual consumption OF
something like $500 tons, and
when the towns adjoining a.e
taken in it will easily reach
4,5oo tons. All this when the
product has to be imported and
a good rate is charged for it.
Put a plant in our midst and
give it to our people at a reason'
able rate and the amount sold
would soon be doubled. From
our point of view this is the
finest opening for the capitalist
that is presented by any town or
section in this State Or the
South. Let him come and see
and we feel assured that he will
agree with us and when he has
run his plant for one short year
he will say cts a bonanza"
COTTON MILLS.
1t is all established fact that
cotton is at home in our own
and adjoining counties; the diff
Guilty with us is, it does not stay
at home. We are accessible to
from IL 900 to 900 bales dur
ing the season. This does not
mean from Chowan comfy alone,
but from adjoining counties that
ship through Edenton to North
ern markets. So why would it not
pay to build a large cotton mill
here as we'll as at other places.
There would be no lack of raw
material, nor Of labor, nor of a
market. 1t is All enterprise that
is needed and one that will sure
ly pay the investor. A ready
supply of material and all open
and convenient market for the
support of large factory should
invite the attention of capitalists
Wherever in the South these
mills have been established they
have proven a success. The
proximity of the material, the
cheapness of the labor, and the
unsurpassed facilities for trans,
portation make success almost q
certainty. In no section of the
South are these advantages more
apparent than here in our town
The material is grown in abund-
ance and of the finest quality by
our entire farming population
the labor is abundant and relia-
Bile, the means of transportation
are ample. Fine lots for the
erection of factories can be had
= lust without cur city limits or
along our waterfront for evry