The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-31

A Fine Edition of s. A. H.. Magundi
Containing a Write Up OF our City In
Guiding Many Beautiful Views About
TOwn-A Valuable Advertisement of
Our Resources and Attractions.


The May number of IS. A. L. Magun-
di," the widely circulated publication OF
the enterprising Seaboard Air Line,
comes to us in the shape OF a complete
illustrated Wilmington edition. 1t makes
a very handsome appearance, contains
twenty-one illustrations and a valuable
and interesting write up Of our city and
llInlnllC
vicinity. 1t was prepared by Mr.. STAN
ley S. Fowler and assistants who were in
our city in March attending the conven-
ton of the industrial agents of the Sea-
board Air Line.
The illustrations are excellent photo
engravings of the following views, build
ings and residences of our city: Birds
Eye View of Wilmington looking east
from Front street; the postofice building;
residence of the late DR.. John d. Bella
my, on the southeast corner of Market
and Fifth streets; the office Of Messrs.
Alexander Sprunt & Son, and British
vice consulate; the Seaboard Air Line
office building, on North Front street;
view of a lettuce bed on Messrs. John F.
Garrell & Co s San Souci truck farm; the
armory of the Wilmington Light Infant
ry; headquarters of Lord CORVALLIS
Mrs. w. r. McRary's residence), on the
southwest corner of Third and Market
streets; Japonica tree in full bloom at
Mrs. Davis residence, on Front and
Chestnut streets; mandatory OF the
Roanoke Chemical Company: ST. Luke's
A. NJ. f.. church (coIoredI: view of Third
street between Dock and Orange streets
showing the First Presbyterian church;
4hn ~ IL e,
cemetery; residence of Captain Thos. d.
Meares. general agent of the Seaboard
Air Line, on Market street, between
Fourth and Fifth streets; view of the city
water front from the southern part of
the harbor, looking north from the deck
Of the steamer Navassa: Union school
building; residence of Mr.. James H.
Chadbourn, Jr., president of the Will
a section of Market street, taking in St.
PauIs Evangelical Lutheran church; fer
tilizer factory Of Powers, Gibbs & Co:
plant Of the Navassa Guano Company:
and the First Baptist church.
All four pages of the paper are devoted
to a beautifully, picturesqueiy and ably
written article descriptive of Wilmington,
It's resources, manufacturing industries,
seaside resorts, fine adaptability of the
surrounding country for trucking, etc,
etc. The article is headed The City by
the sea, ana We cannot refrain from
copying the following sublines of the
head:
Wilmington. N. c.. the Atlantic Coast
metropolis and eastern terminus of the
Seaboard Air Line.
mistress of sea and land, commanding
unsurpassed facilities IF transportation
to and from all important interior and
foreign commercial points.
with business relations widely extend
ed, it's traffic at home and abroad is
steadily augmenting in volume and value.
The seat f largely developed industrial
activities, of which the manufacture of
lumber and high grade fertilizers consti-
tutes a conspicuous feature.
"A suburban soil and vast tributary
acreage whose wonderful fertility espe-
cially adapts it to the cultivation of early
fruits and garden truck.
AN even tempered, healthful climate
where winter cold and summer heat are
never excessive. A vegetation which in
cludes that of both temperate and sub
tropical zones.
"A splendid grade Of citizenship, distin-
guished for it's dauntless energy, thrift,
enterprise, hospitality, intelligence, social
refinement and public and private vir-
tues"
There is no calculating the r.Iue of an
article like the one which IS. =. l.. Ma
gundi' contains about Wilmington, and
if our city never obtained any other
benefit from the meeting here of the Sea
boar Air Line industrial agents., the no
tice attracted to the city by Mr.. FoWler's
write-up will meet the most ardent an
ticipations of our people.