The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-11

the TACT tnaI Une w lllardYlIle Hosiery
Company, now the Raleigh Hosiery Conn
pany has during the present year moved
rs plant to the CITY from an adjoining
county. This is an important addition
to the city's manufacturing enterprises.
We learn that this mill has all it can do
and employs about 10 persons.
These enterprises would probably moi
have been established here if the busi
ness men of the town had not some ten or
twelve years ago come together and hv
concerted effort put forth their energies
to make Raleigh a place where manufac-
tories should have II local habitation and
II NAME" Future acquisitions along the
same line can be obtained in the same
way Indeed town must have excep-
tional advantages in these times Of fierce
competition not to need some intelligent,
associated effort to conserve the push for
ward its interests. This the Chamber
offers, and there is no reason why Rail
eigh should not be "A greater manufacture
ing and business centre. 1T Is easy of ac'
cess. 1t has good transportation facil-
ties. There is much raw material near
at hand. and labor is cheap and album
,lant. We need only TO cmphasie and
push our advantages and we shall reap
that measure of prosperity which such
conditions make possible.
AS to our transportation facilities we
have five railroads leading into the city
the Southern in two directionS-the
Seaboard Air Line i'm two directions and
the Raleigh and Cape Fear i'll one direc
ton, (Which by the way was opened for
traffic the past yearD The Raleigh ard
Eastern Railroad, which will run from
Raleigh through the Eastern part of
Wake county, where railroad connection
is so much needed, is a corporation just
organized with Col. J. s. Carr, of Dur
ham. president, and some of the best
business men of Raleigh behind the en-
terprise. We predict for tIhis road sue
cess. 1T colIld not be otherwise differed
and controlled as 1T is. This Will be the
sixth railroad radiating from Raleigh
in as many directions. and these roads
give to the city the best of railroad facil-
tiles, and the best advantages as bust
mess centre.
Looking at the Improvement of the city
by the erection of buildings and the
starting On new enterprises during the
past year, we find that we have much
for congratulation.
Through the efforts of the Chamber
during the year we have secured the
locat.on Of the Methodist Orphanage and
Home for Aged Ministers ut Raleigh
This institution will care for large
population. and number of buildings
must be erected for their accommodation.
1t will be n great benefit to our builders
and traders to say nothing of the good
10 accrue to the town from the good, i'm
fluences Of a moral kind which emanate
from such an institution. The town Is TO
be congratulated upon the acquisition of
this institution, which mHIst enlist the
sympathy and benelicence of ene of our
largest denominations.
The Baptist Female University, the
location of which was secured for Raj
eigh by the efforts Of this Chamber n
few years ago, has just been opened with
Il most flatteling patronage requiring
the purchase of additional property to
meet the demands of the institution The
main building erected for this school ut
the CORNER of Edenton and Bl0unt streets
is perhaps the most beautiful structure
in the city This school will not only be.
o. great material advantage TO Raleigh.
but will add to the reputation Of TIE
city as an educational centre. What
ever amounts have BEEN contributed to
tins enterprise by our people 1T may be
safely asserted will come back 30 uhem
enlarged many fold and in nially ways
A free Library for Raleigh has for
considerable time been agitated by the
Chamber and ut one time a large amount
was subscribed by our citizens for this
purpose through the efforts of a COM
mittee of this body. Though this action,
did not succeed in getting enough money
TO start the Library, it did impress upon
the community the desirabiity and nee
esSdty for the Library. and we ARE glad
the necessity has been met by the mual
iticent action of Mr. X. Il. Raney,
former president of the Chamber, who
has given to the city ont of his own
means this much desired benefacti0n i'm
memory Of his Wife-a mameral as
beautiful in conception as it viii be en-
during in its benefits. The building fer
the Library at the corner Of Hillsboro
and Salisbury streets is fast approaching
completion. and will be one of the hand
soonest buildings of the town.
The Catholic School and Orphanage is
another enterprise located at Raleigh
during this year, we are gratified to note
The buildings for the school and orphan
age are now in course of erection onl
beautiful situation adjoining Pullen
Park. We welcome this institution
which promises to- be a large one and
of great benefit to the city.
|, 1T would take up too much time to re-
count the great number of private hlIild
ings of Importance that have been erect
ed in Raleigh during the past year cost
ing hundreds of thousands OF dollars.
Special mention, however, should be
made of the Tucker balilding, just com
pleted, which would be a credit to any
city. Too much cannot be said in conn
mendation of the public spirit which
caused its erection. lit is a great orna-
ment to our principal street, and we are
gratified to learn THAT it is filled with
tenants from our leading business men
which makes it the principal business
.bliilding in Raleigh.
Mention should also be made of the
two handsome churches NOW in process
of erection. i refer of course to the
New Presbyterian church, corner of Sal
dsbrry and Morgan streets and the
Church of the Good Shepherd. corner Of
-illsboro and Mcdowell streets.
In all the Improvements that have been
made during the year nothing has been
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