The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-17
FAYETTEVILLE ENTHUSIASTIC.
Probable Deal With the Cape Fear
Power Company-EIectrfc Light to
be Furnished News Items.

IN
Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Fayetteville, n. c., October IA.
The indications now are that in the
course of a few months the mills, foun-
dries, ETC., of this city and it's suburbs
will be run by electricity, and that it's
beautiful streets will be lighted by the
same great agenc
Messrs. w. M. Morgan, of Durham,
and r. p. Gray, Of Greensboro, repre-
senting the Cape Fear Power Company,
as it's president and secretary, have
paid Fayetteville a visit within the
past two days, and have submitted
propositions to the chamber of COM
merce and to the board of aldermen
with important results.
Last evening they met the municipal
board, together with a large number
OF other citizens, and brief talks were
made by Major E. J. Hale, DIR. J. H.
Marsh, and Messrs. w. l.. Holt, Nor
gan, Gray, J. r. Williams, J. B. Under
wood, II. L. Cook and others, eliciting
warm approval n much enthusiasm,
n the city government granted the
necessary franchise to the
agreeing also to sign a contract for
thirty arc street lights at $50 each per
year. On the part Of the mills it. was
stated that the Holt-Morgan and Holt
Williamson factories would take about
1880 horse power, leaving the remain
der of the 1,500 to be taken by other
and smaller industries. This assures
to the company contracts for 1000
horse power, to cost SIS annually per
single horse power.
The company also pledges itself to
CIInnlu oon6nconnf 1iohfc for WV 70
use at rates favorably comparing with
the price charged for the same light
elsewhere in North Carolina. The &C
ton taken here yesterday and today
will of course be submitted by Messrs.
Morgan n Gray to their company,
but there is little doubt that the neces-
sary business arrangements will soon
be made and the work entered upon.
Thoughtful men see in this new enter
prise boundless possibilities of the flu
ture material betterment of Fayette-
ville-in fact, fortune has placed before
it no such golden opportunity in all
it's history-and great credit is due to
Mr.. Walter L.. Holt, one of the most ad-
vanced and best equipped manufacture
ers in the state, who was quick to
grasp the boundless advantages offered.
Large crowds have been daily at
tending the religious services of the
Baptist protracted meeting in the
western part of the county. Rev. c. A.
G.. Thomas, who recently rendered his
resignation as pastor Of the First Bap-
fist church of this city, has consented
to withdraw it for the present.
DR.. Kingsbury, the scholarly editor
of The Messenger, doubtless the most
interesting talker and writer of per-
sonal and historical Renaissance in
North Carolina, states, in the leading
editorial of yesterdays issue of the pa
per, that he was in New York in 1S49,
Eand hat the city had only about 800, 900
inhabitants. He is rarely wrong in
such matters, and if he be correct, the
metropolis must nave enjoyed unparal-
leled growth during the following year,
for the census of 1850 gives it a popula-
ton of SIG, 000-a net gain of 70 per cent.
in twelve months, an increase OF lo,OOl
every thirty days. The same census
gives Philadelphia a population of over
400, 900.
An interesting and attractive feature
of the Cumberland fair next month will
be the tobacco exhibit, for which spe-
cial arrangements will be made, anc
for which handsome premiums will be
awarded. The outlook for a successful
exhibition is unusually good, and W.
l can promise the visitor a part in one
{ of the pleaSantest gatherings it ha:
: ever been his good fortune to minglt
with.
Rev. DR.. William Wetmore, of Lin
colnton, is visiting relatives here, an
is the guest of his nephew, Colonel G
w. Broadfoot, on Haynount. Thi'
visit must be to him one of no little
interest, not untinged with the melan
choly, for here, sixty years ago, he tast
ed the pleasure and felt the trials ant
$ troubles of boyhood, in the old home
stead four miles west Of town, whenc'
went out into the world a large famil.
5 of noble women and manly men.
e Mr.. Edward Slocomb, of Wilmington
Del, has been visiting his relatives
!. Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. SlocOmb, on Dicl
I. street, returning home last night.
, The family of Hon. James G. Mac
Rae, dean of the university law school
: Mrs. Jones and Miss Mary Miller, o
: Goldsboro, are here to attend the Mac
Rae-Broadfoot marriage in st. John
church at high noon next "Wednesday
= The many warm friends up here con
:. graduate The Messenger on the hand
some new dress it has lately donned
- Take the word of an old practical print
er, who tells you that the typographi
:, cal outfit is first-rate.