The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-30
THE COTTON MILL EDITION.

The talk of the assembling of Con-
| gress, the price of cotton and tobacco,
the big Thanksgiving sermons. and
large turkey gobblers, under which
| the dinner tables were grooming, was
| relegated to the rear, when the train
rushed into Durham Thursday morn
| ing, laden with the Cotton Mill edition
of the News and Observer. Everybody
was delighted Here is what some of
the Durham people had to say aboutit:
Mr.. Leo. ID. Heartt, cashier of First
National Bank: Fine, and as a North
Carolinian | am proud of it. viii send
my copy to the State of Washington"
Col Geo. d. Hammett: Best | ever
saw. The South ought to be proud of
it,"
Mr.. T. b. Fuller: ''The best edition
of an industrial paper | ever saw
w. III. Branson: "Good-a big credit
to the management
Mr.. w. A. Erwin, of the Erwin Cot
ton Mills: 1T is very creditable and
will be of much benefit to the State"
Mr.. b. L. Duke, president of Com
monwealth Cotton Mills: 1T was re-
markedly well gotten up and reflects
great credit upon the News and Obser-
yer Publishing Co 1t will result in
much good"
Col W. f. Blackwell: Big thing and
a credit to North Carolina. | congrat-
ulate the management"
Captain w. Ballard: TIT is the best
paper / have ever seen printed in the
South. With such enterprise the South
will continue to forge its way to the
front in all the leading industrial pur-
suits"
Mr.. j. F. Wiley, Cashier of the Fidel-
| ity Bank: ''The most enterprising e.
| dition of any Southern paper | have
| ever seen"
Mr.. T. J. Fetzer, of w. A. Slater and
Co.: Wonderful stride in North Car
DINA journalism. Shows great enter
prise and is the most complete edition
of the kind / ever saw"
Mr.. w. NJ. Morgan, Cashier Of More
head Banking Co.:-"Largest edition
of a Southern newspaper | ever saw.
Ought and will be of great benefit to
the State
Mr.. Frank HI. Heartt:-'Tip top.
Will do great work for cotton mill in
dustry of the State
Mr.. w. NJ Yearly: -''Greatest news
paper edition ever published in the
State"
Mr.. M. Fl. Jones: "It is fine and will
do untold good"
R. Blacknall "Splendid. Never saw
anything in the State to approach it."
W Mr.. FL. J. Bass: "a grand edition.
Grand in conception, grand in execu-
ton, and the results to the State will
necessarily be great"
J. W. Allen: splendid. Sat up late
Thursday night reading it. Never had
any conception before of the cotton mill
business in the State. Fer information
in this line it is invaluable
Thomas J. Walker, leaf tobacco buyer
for w. Duke Sons Il Co: 1.-The biggest
thing in the way of newspaper the
State has ever seen. Good results will
follow its publication.
W. FL. Stone, Jr., of Ellis, Stone IL
Co.: Fine. Surpasses anything | have
ever seen in the South. Equals similar
editions of the great Northern dailies.
A wonderful thing for the State"
Rev. @. W. Robinson: at is decidedly
the most complete edition | ever saw
knew North Carolina was moving for
ward in the way of cotton manufactur
ing, but the NEWS AND OBSERVER has
opened my eyes. had no idea of the
magnitude OF the business in the State.
DR.. John NJ. Manning: at is mar
moth paper, filed with. valuable statisti-
cal information that will necessarily do
much good. The 10 engagement deserves
the thanks of the people of the entire
State