The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1897-02-04
4 VALUABLE WORK


There has recently been published
| under the auspices Of the North Caro-
Ina Agricultural Department, work
which IS calculated 10 be of great
good 10 the S:ate.We refer to the vol
ume prepared by Mr.. T. X. Bruner,
entitled "NcIth Carolina and It's Re
sources" As vet We have not seen d
COPY, bat knu.ing Mr. Burners emi-
nent qualifications for the credItab!e
and successful under aking, and
the hitterIng comments we have seen
Of It III some Of our exchanges we aie
quite prepared 10 admit It's excellence
and value Th- Baltimore SIN cdito-
rally had this to say of the book in a
late issue:
The lest publication perhaps re
Gently issued by any State OF the
Union 10 secure attention 10 lis natural
resources IS "Norlh Carolina and its
Resources, an illustrated handbook Of
4I3 pages; prepared by +. K. Bruner,
Secretary of the North Carolina State
Board Of Agriculture. Unlike most
Stale handbOOks this work is as enter
tanning as instructive, and will be
widely read. In addition to us we'll
printed text 1t IS protusely and hand
somely illustrated, nine Of its illuslra
tons being in colors. In part the
work is reproduction Of the hand
book prepared by Col. J. d. Cameron
IN 1893, but 1t IS in the main a new
book, IN the preparation Of which Mr..
Bruner has had the corporation Of
Professor Holmes, the Stale geologis ST;
Hon. K. NJ. Furman, State Auditor;
Hon. S. l.. Patterson, Commissioner
Of agriculture; Prof w. +. Massey, IN
formation on horticulture; DR.. II. B.
Battle, director Of the North Calolina
experiment station; Prot. Gerald
Mccartney, bo!anlst, and Mr. G. T
Won Herman, meteoroioglst. 1t re
suits that the book IS not merely fine
writing, but ernbodIts we'll dlgested
practical information, presented IN a
sober but interesting manner. NJ
State has greater variety Of natural
products than North Carolina, nor
more varied capabilities in the way OF
industrial development. There is,
therefore, abundant material for book
and II has been utilized by the author
18th great success.
The first chapter IS historical, de
scrlblng the discovery Of North Car
DINA, by Sir Walter Ralelgh's cap
talns in 1914. Roanoke. Islands an
Gent annals are presented, and are
followed by the Old North State 5
part in the civil war. Next follows a
description OF the mountain and The
Piedmont regions and the coastal
PLAIN, the climate, forests, fora, fauna
geology, economic minerals, precious
the than an avowed enc my. '-r"'' IS,
tones, roads, waters ana d'' ~ q lelSo
i>hcrics, agriculture, manufacturing
nduslrlrs, railroads, population, gov
.rnmtnt, taxation, educational lnsll
uIJns, health resorts, facilities tor
angling, detailed descrl plllon OF coun-
lies, etc. Fine farming is exemplltled
IN the description Of the Bllimore and
other farms. Horticulture and grape |
culture are, 1t IS shown, we'll devel
upcd. North Carolina produces largely |
cotton, tobacco, rice, peanuts, fruits,
grapes and market truck, valuable
lumber, coal, phosphates, pure iron
ores and gold. Its cotton mills are
a large and growing interest. OF the |
OF 10000 nearly one
third are coored. Prosperity is
widely dlffused and nowhere else in
the world is exertlon more richly re-
warded.
TRIBUTE TO NORTH CAROLINA.
The Piedmont UraaHsAt, published
at Spartanburg, S. c., pays the follow
ing tribute to North Carolina, which
we are sure will be appreciated:
Nnr,h C,rolipa NAV have and