The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24
On the Main Line of the Seaboard Air Line
and the Junction of Three lmpor
tant Branch Roads.
A THRIFTY, PROSPEROUS PEOPLE
With Ability, Foresight and Determination
to Keep Pace With Modern Pro
gress and Development.

North Carolina is grand old State.
1t raises great men, fine timber, hS
crons luscious fruits ana cotton that
all mill men want TO buy. 1t mas
great record in peace and in war. IL Is
not a Commonwealth that is noted Tor
great centres of population, however.
Owing to the lack of biz cities this
State has not been advertise in PROF. Or
tion to IDS resources and advantages.
Ii is singular to the tourist who visits
the State to find that communities which
are of note in the country at arge have
no more population. Places of the same
size in other States would never be
heard of. All this is being changed rap
idly. and within few years North
Carolina will be the wealthiest State in
the South. for it is making great head
way in manufacturing and it takes in
dustrial pursuits conducted on large
scale to concentrate population In
wears gone by the citizens of North
Carolina were content to till the lands
aud get their rewards in crops. The
tendency now is to give more attention
to manufacturing enterprises, and to
open up forests of timber as wellsas to
cut and sell timber.
Aberdeen, North Carolina, is an ex-
ample of a city small In population,
but rich i'm resources, public spirit and
an able citizenship which is already
widely known. Its fame in the past has
been based upon its timbered interests.
The lumber manufactured from this
timber is of a fine quality, and finds
ready sale in Northern markets. Be
sides being on the main line of the Sea-
board Air Line Aberdeen has three
ether railroads, viz, the Aberdeen and
Rock Fish, the Aberdeen and Asheboro
and the Moore County and Western
Railroads. These roads have and are
now opening up vast sections of country
tributary to Aberdeen. The localities
traversed by these roads have hitherto
been considered valuable chiefly for TIM
Der, but as this has been cut away it
has been discovered that the sod i:
specially ADAPTED to the growth of va
riety of crops and particularly TO fruits,
such as grapes, peaches, etc. 1t will
thus be seen that the basis of Aber-
deems wealth is being increased from
the adjacent territory which is gradu
ally being utilized fer agricultural pur-
poses, fruit raising, etc.
LOCATION.
The town of Aberdeen was laid off
about ten years ago. 1t is situated III
the southeastern portion of Moore coun-
IL. and has an elevation of about SIX
hundred and fifty feet 1t has popii-
lation of 1000, the inhabitants being
largely of Scotch descent.
CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS.
The denominations represented are the
Methodist, Presbyterian and Baptist.
The citizens are especially proud OF their
school system, and the Aberdeen High
School is one of the best in the State.
Tuition is free to all children of the
The expenses of maintain
ing the school is raised by priyateI sub
scription.
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT.
The municipal government of the town
is vested in a mayor and five commas
sioners.
Aberdeen is in the midst of one of the
finest fruit growing sections of the
State, grapes, peaches and berries espe-
t.ially doing well There IS an abnnd-
ance of pure water obtained from wells
SOUTHERN PINES TWO &c. &C..
and springs There is a fine water power
near the town which could be utilized
for manufacturing purposes.
HEALTH.
North Carolina lis now to the Northern
man in winter what the Atlantic coasts
are in summer, and by the simple act
of migration, now so easily performed,
he may take his winter vacation with as
little trouble as he INDUCES in midsum
mer idleness. With no disparagement to
the attractions to other points of the
South as winter resorts for pleasure
seekers or inyalids it is distinctively as
serted that Aberdeen and this imned1-
ate section not only possesses advantages
claimed for it's rivals, but others to
them unknown. 1t has been long the
Mecca" of those suffering from bron-
chial or lung affections, and i'll addition
gives the invigorating tonic of the soft,s
gentle winds, laden with the health givS
ing perfumes of the pine, which never
fail to benefit. 1t is but natural that
there should be a goodly number of inn
migrants pouring into this inviting sec
ton for the purpose of settlement, to
cultivate the fruits that are the gener-
GUS gifts of nature to this favored eli
mate and soil.
HUNTING AND SPORT.
This section is fast becoming the
sportsman's paradise. There is an album
dance of game, such as deer, wild tur-