The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-06-10
THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1897.
awe THANK THEE FOR THE
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1--WE THANK IHEE run I'LL
WORD."
Eastern North Carolina is the garden
spot of the world. It is destined to be
the richest and most prosperous portion |
of the commonwealth. The growers OF
strawberries, truck, tobacco, cotton and |
rice, the fishermen and shippers, and
the manufacturers ana 1umbermen are |
lust learning how to proftably make |
the most OF the wonderful resources of
that favored section. It is an ideal
place for winter resorts. Nothing is |
needed but modern hotels and wise
advertisement to I'LL all the attractive
eastern towns and cities with winter
yisitors.-Neacs & Observer.
Our esteemed contemporary, the
News & Observer, spoke as if by pro-
phecy in the paragraph we quote above.
We doubt if the writer of the paragraph
realized what great truth he was ex-
pressing when he penned those lines.
As this paper has had occasion to re-
mark before, it seems that heretofore
the greater attention has been directed
towards the possibilities and develop
inents of the western part of North
Carolina and there are some reasons
tor it.
When a great mining interest is
developed in that part Of the State its
tinsel and dazzling pictures of great
fortunes attract men of capital, and we
do not blame them; for 1t is natural,
and tor the most part right, for meu to
invest their money where they have
prospects for the greatest profit.
Then, again, there has been a COM
mon impression that people who are
not born In Eastern Carolina, cannot
live out half their days here, so deleteri-
Gus to health is the malarial influence
in this region. That fancy is now be-
ing blown away by the strong facts
against it. We believe, candidly, that
a correct census and accurate compar-
ison of the health record of this part of
the State with that of any other, will
show that men live as long in Eastern
Carolina and that people generally en-
JOY as good health here as anywhere in
the State.
Some people have an idea that be-
cause so many go from this region to
the mountains in the summer to seek
their health there is no living here ex-
cept for about half the year. There is
more fad than necessity in this bust
ness of going "higher up the country
for the summer" For instance, the
people in Greensboro and Winston go
to Roaring Gap, BlackMountain, Blow
ing Rock and other places to spend the
summer and to an eastern hypochon-
driac Greensboro and Winston are high
enough.
Besides, is it not a fact that many
people leave the mountains and come
down east to the seashore In summer +?
The fact of the business is, if people
in the eastern section would take the
same amusement at home, live Just as
well and rest as much as they do when
they take their "summer outing" they
would reap just about as much benefit
from it.
The Summer outing" is more fad
than necessity, we repeat. And the
people of this eastern section by lot
OF this sort OF nonsense and affectation,
are advertising their own communities
as grave-yards and fall and winter
prisons.
y The truth is, Eastern Carolina is ali
right. The greatest need we have is
pure water. But the main feature of
our advantage mentioned by the News
& Observer is the productiveness OF our
soil. Truly we have fertile lands here
in the east, and large crops of berries
and truck are raised at comparatively
little outlay. What we need in these
things is cheap transportation.
Let Us haye railroad and water COM
petition in freights, be sensible about
onr advantages, make the most of them
and let others know them, and we have
an ideal section. sure enough.
Mr.. Isaac Horner, proprietor of the
Burton House, Burton, w. Va, and
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