Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-08-15
THE OLD NORTH STATE LEADS
THEM ALL,

In this day of push and enter
prise, when capital is seeking a
place where money can be in :
vested with perfect safety in en-
terprises where profits are ex-
coedingly large, and where men
| Of moderate means are looking
out for a country where they can
build them up a home under the
most favorable circumstances for
acquiring a competency in COM
paratively short space of time,
and in a country where they can
enjoy the blessings Of an equable
climate, and beautiful scenery,
surrounded by all the comforts
and conviences, and in close
proximity to the great countries
Of American civilization, there is
no part of America which offers
as many inducements as North
Carolina. whe only reason that
this country has not already set
tied up by live, pushing, indus>
| trlOuS business men and had
ample capital to develop her
wonderful resources is, that
While other countries were pub
fishing to the world all their ad-
vantages, and to tell the truth of
ten times drawing on their ima-
! glnatlon for great many of
them, North Carolina like Gin
derilla-has been sitting in the
chimney corner awaiting a fairy
godmother to display her charms
to the admiring gaze of the
| world.
Now let US briefly recite her
varied resources and her great
advantages over other portion
Of our country.
In the first place. our situation
is unexcelled on the A american
continent.
Our climate for mildness and
salubrity is uneXcelled. Our au-
tumnS are an almost endless sue
cession Of bright and balmy days;
our winters have but little frost
and snow, for weeks at q time
being as bright and pleasant as
the Indian Summer OF the North
our spring are apOem, the land
decked with flowers, the trees
bursting with greenness, the
beautiful song birds of the South
singing in their branches, while
gentle south winds fan nature to
sleep with their flower scented
breath; ;the summer brings not,
sitting days that might be ex-
pected, but the cooling breezes
from the mountains and the ocean
make them as cool and Lovely
as those which ripened Eden's S
fruit
The world will soon know
what is now known by compare
lively few. that North Carolina
is one of the richest mineral de :
posits, and her favorable loca-
ton, the great mining industry
can be carried on with greater
profit andless risk than in almost
any other portion of the world.
Traversed from north to south,
and from east to west with with
great business railroads, giving
Us direct aud quick communica-
tion with the great coast cities
of the North, as well as to all
points South and west, while
from our various harbOrS, lines
Of steamships make communica-
ton with all parts Of the world.
| Nature intended and eminent
ly adapted North Carolina to be
a great manufacturing State. In
no other part of the universe
can manufacturing Of all de-
striptions be carried on, with
greater certainty of large profit
on the investment than in North
Carolina, and the time is not far
distant when she will manufac-
ture all of her own products as
well as working up the raw ma
terial Of other sections.
Our farming interests can be
made the most plofitable in the
world. We say this without fear
of contradiction, as where else
can from 800 to 81, 900 per acre
be netted annually as is COM
mon profit realized by our tobacco
planters, truck farmers and
fruit growers?
The timber interests of the
State are among the most prof
table in America and bring an
nually many millions to the cof-
fers of our people.
Our grand coast is the great
fishery of the Atlantic shores
and can be made to bring in rev.
enues enough to enrich a ma
ton.
With all these advantages the
State would oe a grand one if it
had no other resources, but when
we state the fact-as we do with
out fear of contradiction
she can be made one of the
grandest farming portions of the
earth-yes, the very garden spot
of the world-we present a pic
t1re of the beautiful land, wait
ing but the touch of capital and
energy to turn its waste places
into thriving farms and it's vii
lagos into cities. This grand
transformations has already be-
gun. The night has passed
away, the dawn has broken and
already the sunlight of prosper
ity is casting it's bright rays over
the dear old State from tho coo