The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-21

around Cameron is that of the Petty
Fruit Growing and Canning Company,
which is situated about four miles west
of here. and half mile from the Car
thage railroad. This company was or
ganiZed about three years ago, and the
most prominent citizens and capitalists
of this locality are among its stockhold-
ers. The capital stock is ten thousand
dollars, with the privilege of increasing
the amount, and Mr.. II. T. Petty is
President and Mr.. ID. A. Mcdonald, of
Carthage, is secretary of the
company. Mr.. Petty has farm
ed this place for some years and
made many valuable experiments in
fruit culture. There is about four hun
dred acres in this tract of land, one
hundred and thirty of which are in Gull
tivation. They had five acres in straw
berries this year, and from three acres
of this the company sold three hundred
and seventeen crates of thirty-two quarts
to the crate. The company has, Also
twenty acres in blackberries; twelve
acres i'll dewberries; seventeen acres in
peach tree: ten acres in grapes, and other
plots of from two to five acres in various
fruits. They expect to have two hundred
acres in truck and fruit by December.
The stockholders received a dividend on
their stock of 312 per cent the first year,
1O15 per cent the second, and Mr.. Petty
thinks that they will receive n larger di~
vidend this year. Not bad showing for
new enterprise, it strikes me. The
company expects before long to start the
canning business, and | doubt not but
that the goods they put up will not be
surpassed by those put up anywhere else.
Mr.. J. f. Phillips is one of the towns
young business men, who is full of push
and progress. He is engaged in merchan-
dising and fruit growing. He is thor
oughly alive to anything that tends to
develop the town. He is the agent here
for the s. A. L. Industrial Association.
desire to say right here that the In
dustrial Training School of the ;. y. L.,
which was here a short while ago, con-
veyed to those present on that occasion,
many practical ideas that will be of sub
stantial good to the people.
Nj II. =. Mcpherson is in the broker
age business and represents several first
class houses. He is a clever, heightened
gentleman, and deserves the confidence
of the people that he enjoys. He travels
extensively throughout this section and
makes friends wherever he goes.
Mr. Rodwell is the clever, efficient and
courteous agent of the :. y. l.. Railroad,
and has been for the past eight years.
He has been in the railroad business for
the past fifteen years. He is strictly
business and liked by all who come in
contact with him.
Mr. T. +. Bailey, one of Uncle
Sans" postal clerks for eight years, is
ii resident of Cameron. He has a nice
residence here and is popular with the
people.
DR.. X. NJ. Ferguson, who does the
practice of Cameron and surrounding
country, tells me that the health of the
people is exceptionally good. de has
a neat office on Main street, and carries
a line of drugs He is Il heightened gen
tleman and stands deservedly high in his
profession
The people of this town recognize the
fact that the money side of life is not
all-that the mind and heart must be
cultivated and educated to make the
highest type of citizenship. About five
miles from Cameron Prof. John r. Kel-
~ is conducting a fourishing industrial
school for both boys and girls. The
school has a beautiful location and Moore
county is fortunate in having such an
institution in her borders.
Cameron. by the way, offers as much
inducement to some live, energetic teach
err TO establish preparatory school as
any place | know of.
The white people here have three
churches Presbyterian, Methodist and
Baptist Each of these denominations
has preaching one a month. and they
all unite and have a union Sunday school.
| like this idea, for it appears to me that
it evidences brOadmindednesS that
speaks well for the community.
The colored people have their church
es, also.
The soil around Cameron will produce
variety of crops. There is the sandy
loan, the gray sandy loan, with clay
sub-soil underneath, and a rich black
soil. 1t is only during the last few years
that people here began to realize the fer
tility of the soil, and the diversified crops
it was capable of producing. The land
can be bought at reasonable figures, and
by proper cultivation farming can be
made very remunerative. 1t appears to
me that those who desire to make happy
homes for themselves, where they can
well provide for their families, that
among the intelligent, genial, hospitable
Scotch people of Cameron is the place
to come. ii. Il. IL.