The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24
COUNTY SEAT OF PROSPEROUS PERSON
The Home of Wealth, Culture and Refinement. Great
Tobacco Market. Good Schools. Churches,
Water-Works and All Modern
Improvements.

Perhaps no more fitting illustration
of the determination and successful
accomplishment of the desire of Il
community to establish city of the
first class can be found in the entire
country than that presented by the
city Of RoXboro as she appears today.
A city that poses its graceful head as a
bright and youthful empress of all that
is glad and beautiful, bright and pros
porous, in the advance of Il New South.
Roxboro holds n most desirable position
as the metropolis of a land rich in many
elements, that will lead the enterprising
of Roxboro, when properly atilized. to
happy and prosperous prs sssinence in
the list of southland cities. God has
placed n beautiful landscape ON the tenn
pied hills and embowered valleys that
pay tribute to the Fair City" of his
tOric Person.
The country sl.A hiding the city Isl
rich in a gran, y - lily, bleSt s'ith
thrifty and heauil@. homes and happy
in the citizenship OF a people ,dStin~
guished for honest. intelligent aud law
abiding character. Without words Of
Idle flattery,' this paragraph is writ
ten IN testimonial to the virtues of land
that pays homage 10 a charming and
prosperous North Carolina city Let
tie News and Observer readers remem-
Der that these lines are written without
the spirit Of fictitious boom and with
truthful devotion 10 the duties of
scribe" who is writing history that will
live long after the News and Observer
has filled its mission.
LOCATION.
Roxboro, the county seat of Person
county. is located on the Lynchburg and
Durham division of the Norfolk and
Western Railroad. just eighty miles
from Lynchburg, Virginia and 81 miles
from Durham, North. Carolina, in the
midst of the great Golden Tobacco
Belt and is greatly noted throughout
the country as one of the largest tobacco
markets in the Old North State, there
being large number of firms engaged
in this business.
AS A TOBACCO MARKET
The town, for its size and population,
is without n peer in the country. There
are three large warehouses for the sale
Of leaf tobacco and one large stem
merry for exporting. During the season
these establishments are busy scene.
1t may here be remarked that Person
county tobacco hasn't an equal for color
or flavor.
BANKING FACILITIES.
4 bank with a capital stock of 500
O0O furnishes excellent banking facili-
ties for Roxboro and this section, This
bank is magnifcently equipped and has
Il. la va SGT az affirp..S
MANUFACTURERS.
Are the backbone Of any community
and are the hinges upon which hang
thrift and prosperity. The city has en-
tered upon manufacturing era
large cotton factory with a paid III
capital of $4,000 is in course of GREG
ton. 4 large pants factory is operated
and being worked to its fullest capacity.
A large planning mill is operated here.
In addition to these just adjacent to the
community are several large flour mills.
These give employment to Il large num-
Der of operatives who spend their earn
ngs among the wideawake and pro-
gressiye merchants Of the city.
CHURCHES.
Roxboro has several handsome church
editices. namely the Methodist Baptist
and Presbyterian. These have large
memberships and are well attended,
thus showing the religious fervor of the
good citizens of the Invest town in the
State.
WATER WORKS.
One Of the finest waterworks systems
in the State is in operation at RoXboro
The water is pure and fresh and is fur
nshed TO the citizens at reasonable rates
a fire company has been organized ana
hence insurance rates at ROXborO have
become cheaper, inasmuch as she now
has ample protection against the ele-
ments that consume.
HOTELS.
Two large and handsomely appointed
hotels that would do credit to n much
larger city are found on Main street.