The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24
WhoIes lie and Retail and
Dealers in All XII DIS of
Bui ding Material.
Iron Fencing, hardwood
ManieIs and Fire Place
r.mm ngs. A f NJ
with a Record.

haiG1sn IS pFdutldba, bHI SUIGi3 bC
coming recognized throughout the conn'
try as Il mercantile centre. which mas
improved prororiionately du:ing the last
few Years as much as any city IN TN
South. The merchants are beginning TO
see the advantage SHE possesses in posi-.
ton as IA distributing point; the beauties
OF her climate. and the absence OF that
sharp competition noticed III Chicago
ard ether western cities, makes the
race for Il living almost Il strife eXcepI
Ia those who have not solely given them-
selves to the acquisition OF wealth. As
Il large fat tor liz this development, Mes
.srs Zachary d TAT harry asc entitled to
premintn. mcEtion in this ISSUE, devoted
10 the dissemination of faces relative
To Raleigh aud North Carolina.
There are two distinct feafnres OF
their business, each mammoth WITHIN
Itself. lhe hrln occupies ample anu
connexions quarters II lGS West Mar
tin street These premises consist Of
a raat brick building ainply arranged
fer the conduct Of their business
II may here he stated ilat ...esars.
Zachary & Iachaly inceqtcd tier busi-
ness in Raleigh three years ago IN II
very small scale 1t has under vigorous
ans! aggressive administration, frosperft9
and grown with tie flight Of nme, until
it has reached its present great proper
tiens. 4 very large bnspess IS trans
acted as Wholesale ard retail dealers
in all kinds OF building material, such rs
sash, doors. blinds iron work, 1.-THE lat
ter ii speciality. and IN fact everything
in the world included under the title or
building material. They Also handle ana
deal i'm hardware. mantels and ire place
trimmings and az their establishments
may be seen large and choice variety
OF those handsome articles IN all Gtsigts,
frem the cheapest to the most costly.
4 large business is Gcne in this line and
Messrs. Zachary & Zachary are recoS-
nizpd leaders when ii comes to ques-
ton Of mantels, things and CRATES.
Another specially that .hese wide
awake and progressive gentlemen are
pushing are Monroe's Improved Sliding
Blinds and Rolling Partitions the finest
articles Of the kind on the market, aud
devices that are in great demand. iae
firm now have the contract. for supply
ing Monroe's inside sliding blinds fer
the Baptist Female University TINS
is tie largest (blinds) contract ever filled
by the firm. Their business Is ny no
means local, but in its rapidity lncreas-
ing scope takes in North Carolina.
The firm of Zachary. & Zachary are
engaged in the contracting business, and
as such are recognized leaders in this
line in the South. Their reputation Is
standard. and ii is well known fact
that they have always filled their con
tracts to the letter and thus have gained
the good will Of the people as well as
the large patronage accorded them.
Among the many large and substantial
buildings erected by them, the writer
mentions the following:
The Tarboro Cotton Mills, subStan-
tai structure II. NJ Hollis large Plaid
Mills. situated in Alamance county; the
handsome Pilot Cotton Mills of Raj
eigh: the Erwin Cotton Mills of Dur
ham. one of the largest mills Of the
Kind in the State; the University Inn of
Chapel Hill, and the Orphans Home at
Goldsboro.
They now have under construction the
:. & b. Solomon Building ut Whining
ton; the Delgado Cotton Mills at the
same place and the Carr Building of the
University at Chapel Hill. In addition
the firm has recently received the CON
tract for the super-structure of the
Alumni Building of the University Of
Nerth Carolina at Chapel Hill NJ. III.
G. Zachary built the eastern addition to
the Insane Asylum at Raleigh.
1t may thus be seen that this de-
partment of their business extends wide
~ over North Carolina, and in its ex-
tent is very large. II is their constant
endcavor to merit the appreciation of
their patrons, and in this they have been
thoroughly successful. The personnel
of the firm is as follows:
Mr.. FL. c. Zachary, senior member
and President of the concern, is North
Caroiinian by birth, and first saw the
light of day in Alamance county, where
he was reared. For the past quarter
of century he has been engaged in the
contracting business, and is probably one
of the best known contractors in the
Old North State. He made his advent
into the CAPITAL City some six years ago,
and since that period has been success
fully following his business here. His
son. Mr.. A. -. Zachary, Secretary and
Treasurer, is a young man OF energy
and progressiveness, whose friends are
only limited by the number Of his ac-
quaintances. He, like his father, is a