The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-24
VERY GREAT PROSPERITY.
MR. j. r. GARRELL TALKS ABOUT HIS
NORTHWESTERN TRIP.
Universal Activity i'm Agricultural and
commercial CircIes-He Has Abiding
Faith in Eastern Carolina and VIII
mingtor-United Effort VIII Force a
Greater Wave of Prosperity This Way

AS Messenger readers are aware, Mr..
T f. Carroll, one of w~ilmington's most
prosperous and enterprising citizens,
very recently returned with Mrs. Gar
rell from an extended trip to several
points in the northwest, notably C1ncin-
natl. Ohio; Indianapolis, n d and Pc
oria and HiIlsboro, Ill, and yesterday
afternoon a Messenger representative
had quite an interesting conversation
with him relative to the remarkably
nrosperous condition Of that section OF
COUNTRY. In fact, Mr.. Carroll says that
TO such a high state OF agrlculturaI
and commercial prosperity mas mat
section attained that some OF the more
conservative element are becoming
fearful that the conditions are TOO good
tn last. But with it all, Mr.. Garreli
savs there is every violence OF Stapin-
|. ty.
At Peoria, Ill, while Mr.. and Mrs.
Carroll were there, a great corn car
nivaI' was in progress, and the entlre
CITY was decorated galore with corn IN
every stage of development blended in
to the most artistic decorative designs.
Corn tasselS, corn silks corn stalks,
corn odder corn on the cob, sheiled
corn and corn meal were used with
marvellously beautiful effect, one or
the most remarkable displays was the
battleship Olympia with the image or
Dewey standing on the bridge, the en-
tire display-vessel, the gallant hero
and several of his creW-were made
entirely of corn, which is one OF the
principal staples Of that section. Me.
Carroll says that he travelled for sew
eral hundred miIes-from Cincinnati to
I'll D11ic np6 prnrja-thrnlJOh vast
fields of growing corn. In fact, in many
sections there were areas of hundreds
Of square miles which were unbroken
seas of waving corn in full tassel and
silk. The average yield to the acre
there is about seventy bushels.
CORN CROP UTILIZED.
Mr.. Garrell says that the city of Pc
oria alone uses $4,000 bushels of corr.
daily in various manufacturing enter
prises, such as glucose, and
pearl starch manufactures, Whiskey
distilleries, etc, so that the planters
have a practically Unsuitable market
for their crop right at their doors. AS
an indication of the great demand for
corn in Peoria alone, Mr.. Carroll men
toned the following manufactures n
their daily capacity: Peoria Glucose
Works, SO, 1000 bushels daily for making
sugar: The Great Western Distillery
IL, 900 bushels per day; Peoria
Distilling Company, 400 s per
day; The Manhattan Distilling Com
pany, $500 bushel per day; The Grove
DistilIing Company, $500 bushels per
day; The Monarch Distilling Company,
5000 bushels per day; The Atlas Dis
tilling Company, 5000 bushels per day.;
The Great Eastern Distilling Company,
1000 bushels per day; The Clark Dis
tilling Company, $500 bushels per day,
The Northern Distilling Company,
5000 bushels per day; The Standard
Distilling Company, 1,800 bushels per
day, and The Hanover Distilling Com
pany, 1900 bushels.
Vast quantities Of glucose is manu-
featured for the use of reWer for
mixing Wit syrups and for use in the
manufacture of candy. What is term
ed "Acme sugar is also made from the
corn for use in brewing ale and porter;
and also grape sugar" for fortifying
wines. Then, too, great quantities of
pearl starch are made and powdered
starch for baking powders, corn oil,
corn cake oil, and a refined corn oil
very similar to olive oil. These latter
commodities are exported in vast a
titles. Mr.. Carroll brought back with
him samples of a number of them.
THE CATTLE INDUSTRY.
Mr.. Carroll says that the waste ma
terial Stops, etc, from the Peoria fac
tories alone provide ample fattening
feed for 5000 head of cattle and every
bit of it is utilized in this way. In ad-
dition there are vast herds of beef cattle
there are vast herds of beef cattle.
Farmers pay from 4 to Az cents per
pound for cattle in common condition,
fatten them and market them in Chi
cago at 7 cents, and realize q handsome
profit.
A SCARCITY OF LABORERS.
In speaking of his trip in a general
way, Mr.. Carroll said that he noticed
in front of many factories n other
business houses large signs of hands
wanted, and he was told in Peoria that
it was next to impossible to obtain as
many laborers as they want. Wages
are very good, too, ordinary laborerS
being paid from $3.50 to $3.50 per day
on the farms, and the ordinary labor-
ers in the manufactures $3.50 per day, !
with proportionate increase according
to the skill required.
A prosperous negro there said in con-
versation with Mr.. Carroll that he
very much wished that the negro labor
ers in the south who found it hard to
get along could be induced to emigrate
to that section, as he considers the
present situation splendid opportunity
for them.
GIVE ME- WILMINGTON, AFT
TER ALL"
Despite the glowing picture which
Mr.. Carroll paints of the great prosper
ity in the northwest. he concludes, af-
ter all, that there is mo place like
home'-Wilmington and the Old North
State-and while q more prosperous
wave in agricultural and commercial
circles now pervades the north and west
h n there is hereabOuts, he has abid-
ing faith in this city and section and
is confident that there is a good time
coming; and although it may be slow,
it is nevertheless sure. More diversi-
fed industries the provision of home
markets for local products. n a per-
sistcnt. united and confident forward
movement is all that is needed to put
Wilmington and eastern North Caro- |
lima i'm the very forefront of agricul-
tuTal and commercial sections.
OCCASION OF MIR. GARRELL'S
TRIP.
As previously stated, Mr.. Carroll was
accompanied on his trip by Mrs. Gar
TelI. In fact, she left here two weeks
before Mr.. Carroll did to visit her