The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24
Mr. John Blue the President and Founder Of This Road Which Has Done
so Much for the State.
Opportunities s-Gr Water Power Rh Creek
Splendid Advantage Offered to Fruit Growers Along
the o the Road

lumber, but he soon saw the great posi-
bilities before road of this kind, and
has developed them with his characters
tic energy and zeal. The result has been
described above, and the end is by no
means reached. As president, the man
agement of the road falls almost entirely
upon him.
Mr. Blue owns large tracts Of land in
Cumberland county which are splendidly
adapted for fruit growing, and will be
sold to any person wishing fine fruit
raising land. In addition to this Mr.. Blue
has large farming interests.
In politics Mr.. Blue is a true Demo-
crat, but only takes the interest III cam
paigns That every good citizen should,
never aspiring to any public office what
soever. He is q member of the knights
of Pythias, and is most popular man
in business and social circles. Such
men as he are they who build up
State materially and commercially, and
Aberdeen is to be congratulated upon
this citizen, so public-spirited and gener-
GUS whenever demands are made upon
him or his purse for the public welfare.
The president is ably assisted in the
control of the road by Mr.. y. 5. Blue,
the secretary and treasurer, who, i'll
addition to his duties on the road, is
much interested in farming.
The section of country in the neigh
borhood of Aberdeen cannot be sur
passed for its heaIthfulness as well as
fertility of soil The air Is considered
especially curative of throat and lung
troubles.
Altogether this region appears one of
the garden spots of the county, and the
Aberdeen and Rockfsh Railroad would
seem to have brilliant future before it,
for it is next to impossible that such a
fertile, SalubriouS land should not within
the next few years be thickly settled
with most desirable class of people
Raeford will in all probability not be the
only town to be found in the section
Indeed we look to see many towns grow
up i'll all directions Within radius of
one or two hundred miles of Aberdeen.
OF one thing we can rest assured, and
that is that Mr.. Blue will allow no OBJ
portunity to slip by him. A keener. more
capable business man it has never been
our pleasure to meet He is a man who
knows an opportunity when ne sees one,
and is ever ready to profit by it. A
famous Greek motto is translated:
'Know THY Opportunity" and indeed
this faculty does seem to be the KEY
note to most of the success in the world.
Chances come to most men some time
during their lives, but all do not see
them in the right light Mr.. Blue is
a man who is devoted to his business
and to the work of developing the por-
ton of the State i'm which he hives.
Nothing can take him away for any
great length of time from his vast
interests and ambitions. This is another
great factor in the makeup of the sue
cessful man. Singleness of purpose viii
rarely fail to cause the accomplishment
of its object in the end, and devotion to
a cause is the strongest Impetus that
keeps mans energies at work upon
its fulfillment.
There is only need to bring properly
before the people the many merits of the
Aberdeen region before immigration will
begin to come in, slowly perhaps at FIRST.
but soon, when the country is known.
more rapidly, until the available lands
are all under cultivation.
Once let the great water power of
Rocktish creek be known, and capital
will soon be invested in manufacturdnp
and milling enterprises at that place.
This as indeed an opportunity for some
one that ought to be seized, and no
doubt will be in the near future. Such
industries there would do a great deal
for the benefit both of the investors
and theI region. In fact, the profit to
the owners would be very large indeed,
with the small cost of transportation
and labor.
In order to keep the stove hot you
should keen it enalad