The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24
THE HOME OF THRIFT and PROGRESS
The Centre of Rich Agricultural Section. Untold Re-
sources Awaiting the Magic Touch Of
Men and Means
Men and Means.

it upon its own energetic and thoroughly
progressive people, and upon Tie enllrc
State that will be shared in with pride
by every true public spirited citizen with
in its boundaries.
But there are other features necessary
to make assured the success of great
city besides those mentioned Though
its location be geographically correct
and its resources as bonntiful as the
most exacting could wish, of what avail
would be its efforts to reach an import
ant place in the history of commerce if
it lacked the facilities for
TRANSPORTATION?
Happily for Scotland Neck it has no
reason to lament on that score. All
roads, so the old saying goes, leads to
Rome" so do all roads lead to Scotland
Neck, that is all the roads necessary to
carry away the products of the place.
1t is located on the Scotland Neck and
Kinston Branch of the Atlantic Coast
Line 1t may here be noteds that owing
to the enterprise of the people of Scot
land Meek, branch road building in this
State was initiated or gained Il start.
This was brought about by donation
of S25,000 by the enterprising people of
Scotland Neck to the Atlantic Coast
Line to build Il road from Halifax to
Scotland Neck, which for some years
was the terminus of this road. Scotland
Neck now has communication with every
tiNiiza3 pait Of tn ewurld. TIE town
was first settled by Scottish people, and
was Incorporated in 1867, and is three
quarters of mile wide by one and one
quarter miles long.
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Scotland Neck's banking business is Il
manufacturing interests of the city, and
strong support Of the mercantile aud
working in harmony with these inter-
ests in all their legitimate phases, each
appreciahly Influences and naftakes of
the tone and methods of the other.
Hence, the bank Of the city, like its
business enterprises, is noted for its
sound. energetic, yet conservative man-
agement; commands the confidence of
business men and capitalists and holds
a high rank among like institutions of
the South.
A TRADE CENTRE.
The city Of Scotland Neck is most adj
surrounding country for a radius Of
mirably located for trade centre. The
twenty-five miles, and including Il NUM-
Der of towns and villages of more or
less note is almost exclusively tributary
to the city in most of the lines Of retail
business Besides this, Scotland Neck as
the chief city Of this section of the
State is of course the natural market
for the principal part Of the products Of
this region; thus large amount of GUS
tom is drawn here to swell the general
aggregate of its annual retail business.
Especially is this applicable to the great
est staples Of the South-cotton, peanuts
and tobacco.
Scotland Neck markets annually H.
coo bales of cotton, and is beyond
qnestion Of doubt the largest
PRIMARY PEANUT MARKET
in the world. for the sale of Spanish pea.
nuts. These are raised around the town
and produce from 40 to 60 bushels per
acre. OF the Virginia peanuts frequently
200 bushels are raised per acre. Peanut
raising pays, and pays handsomely
TOBACCO.
The tobacco industry of Scotland Neck
bids fair to rival any city in the State.
There are now two large warehouses,
established in 1898, and these have made
the town an unriyalled market, selling
about 100000 pounds of the weed dur
ing the first season. This fact is caus-
ing the tobacco acreage throughout this
section TO be increased, and the writer
ventures to assert that during this com
ing season 3,500,000 pounds Of tobacco
will be sold in Scotland Neck. The
prices paid here are splendid, and every
inducement will be offered to the planter
/, to market his tobacco here.
WHOLESALE TRADE.
The wholesale trade of Scotland Neck
has every necessary facility for doing
business. having rail connections with
all parts, giving the city every advantage
in competition in freight.
The enterprising merchants Of the
State have not been slow to see the adj
yantages of Scotland Neck as a distri-
huting point. For groceries hardware
dry goods. notions, drugs, clothing and
shoes there is no better market in the
country than Scotland Neck. The whole
sale trade now occupies all the territory
TO which il is rightfully entitled, and in
addition is seeking new fields to con
quer. and is considerably encroaching on
territory formerly controlled by other
sections.
MANUFACTURERS.
1t is an axiom, trite but true, that
no city can be permanently prosperous
nor obtain healthy growth without
manufactures. A city which depends
upon any one or more of the great agri-
cultural staples for support, business and
growth. is liable 10 become paralyzed
III its energies and interests not only by
failure in the production OF such sta