The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24
Central to a Picturesque and
Productive County. Su-
perior Health Con-
ditionS.
AND EXCELLENT SCHOOL ADVANTAGES

an lnelligent ana EhlefpHSHg CoHHuHtJ'
s.s,.s.....sSeat Of Operation Of the Largest Car
rage Factory in the South.
Carthage, the county scat of Moore
county, is 20 hours from New York, go
miles south of Raleigh, the capital Of
North Carolina, and II miles from
Southern Pines and Pmchurst. Perch
ed upon summit 900 feet above the
sea level, and being the highest point in
the turpentine belt, with perfect drain
age delightfully."- mild climate and an
atmosphere perfumed with the odor Of
the long-leaf pine, it is destined in the
near future to take high rank among
the Southern health and pleasure re-
sorts.
Possessing all the advantages Of re-
sorts further south, it is free from many
of the disadvantages there encountered.
With the cOnveniences offered in the
way of railway travel-no fatiguing
changes. no irksome delays-and an at
mOsphere which admits of outdoor eXer-
else during the entire winter season, it
affords to the health-seeker an ideal
resting place
Her naturaE sanitary advantages are
not surpassed in the South. Surrounded
by long-leaf pines, offering up their aro-
matte incense day and night the clear
dry. invigorating air wOoes TO the weary
eyelids the sound. refreshing sleep of
childhood and brings to the mentally
tired suffering from insomnia the relief
so long desired and well nigh despaired
Of.
The calm, restful, Misunderstanding
aspect spread before the gaze of the be-
holder, as he views from the many
points Of vantage the beautiful scenery
that surrounds Carthage, is a sufficient
recompense for the journey the seeker
after strength may have made,
That Carthage should be an ideal rest
ing place for the tourist who annually
wends his way South to escape the frost
kissed zephyrs, has long been recognized.
This particular locality is subject to very
few diseases. 1t is a conceded fact, es-
tablished by some of the highest author
tiles and substantiated by many living
witnesses that this particularly located,
sufficiently elevated, perfectly natural
drained section, only 100 miles from the
influence Of the gulf stream, and in the
summer with south breeze that loses
none of its invigorating effects by the
miles of long-leaf pine whose leaves and
branches it plays among, and the purest
water that is rained from heaven aud
filtered by Gods own provision through
many feet of clean sand-it is conceded
that for healthful conditions this section
is not exceIlcd and hardly equalled any
where on the globe.
The average winter temperature is
"A degrees and the average summer
temperature is II degrees. Now, that
means that in winter sometimes the mer-
curry may fall to 10 degrees above zero.
Such weather seems cold but it is a
dry, inyigoratilg air, and if one is rea-
sonably prudent outdoor exercise can be
taken with safety On very rare occa-
sions it SHOWS. not every ewinter, how
ever. But we do have wonderfully even
distribution of rain, which makes this
a most desirable all-theround place to
lives hut there are so mnay people who
come South for the first time with the
impression that i'll the South there is
perpetual sunshine that we have come
to expect Il great deal Of grumbling ev-
cry time it rains.
Those courageous ones who come
South for their health leave their drugs
at nome. take lHc Clllldlc as IL IL,
(Which has been proved to be almost a
specific in incipieut phthisiSl not with
standing ii does not always meet their
approval, but keep cheerful and active,
are the ones who gain the fastest.
Carthage, under the name of Fagins-
villef was settled as early as 1884 by
Scotch colonistS, and their Scotch-Am-
ercan descendants are worthy of their
ancestry In 1900 it assumed its pres
ent name, and was made the county
site. The original grant to the town
(by Faginl was sixty acres. 1t now
covers about 200 acres, with about
800 inhabitants 600 coloredl. its pop
ulation having doubled in the last five
years. According to notes from the first
survey. there are three kinds Of soil.
The dark is very productive in all kinds
of vegetation the clay is adapted to
cereals, grasses. cotton, tobacco. pota-
toes, onions cabbage, etc, while the
sandy soil, naturally poor, is susceptible
to the highest cultivation and is espe-
cially fitted for sheep raising, small fruits
and silk culture.
Carthage is picturesque old town.
The main thoroughfare is Monroe street,
over mile and one-half long. On either
side are pretty detached cottages, ana
a continuous row of noble eIms. There
are some new and beautiful residences
on the cross streets The court house
taxes, lands are cheap that will grow
anything you may plant and cultivate,
people hospitable and will show their