The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24
LOCATED AT THE FOOT OF
Grand Old Historic Pilot One of the Health
lest Places in America. A CONNER
cial Center and Growing
Tobacco Market

Among the foothills OIL the great
Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North
Carolina, over Swallowed by the wonder
full peak of Pilot Mountain, which
stands as lone sentinel keeping guard
over great scope of country, has been
built the fine and progressive little city
of Pilot Mountain, named for the grand
old mountain which for years has looked
down upon it, watching and fostering
its growth since infancy. Pilot Noun
tain is becoming widely known through
out the State as community of thrift,
industry and resource, and as possessing
populations that is bound to grow be-
cause of the enterprise aud capacity of
hts citizens. 1t has a must adyanta
geous location, or it could never have
bravod the storm of adversely and be-
come the important centre which we
find it today in community where
cities are few and agriculture is 50 dis
tinctively the chief occupation. line
growth of Pilot Mountain since its incor-
poration on March the It'll. 1891. has
been remarkably rapid. Lit mas not been
built up by speculation or advantageous
circumstances.
The growth here in population, the in
crease in trade and the development of
industries was due first to the fact that
it had the location and surroundings to
make the Improvement possible upon the
basis of a natural adaptation, and sec
ond, that it had for citizens men who
We're capable of making the most of OPP
portunities.
At several times in its history the town
has had severe reverses, caused by the
devastation of fire, hut to repair these
damages and losses the people have set
to work with new zeal and energy, and
are replacing the houses thus destroyed
by much larger and finer ones. Specu-
lators have never taken the town in
hand to make money at the expense of
every body by promoting"
The home enterprises are all backed
and run by home capital, and as the
men who operate these are all hard
working, self-made men, most of whom
have made ever dollar in their possess
sion, the citizenship is composed of peo-
pie who fully realize the worth of Il dol
lar and take peculiar interest in pro-
noting all enterprises which they feel
TO be for the good of the town and
which they know will ultimately be for
their own good. Truly they can look
back over. the past history Of their beau
tifnl town and realize that they have
builded wisely and builded we'll
To the visitor Pilot Mountain presents
picture of growth and prosperity. On
almost every side new buildings are go-
ing up, street improvements are being
made, and after becoming more thor
oughly acquainted with the place one
observes that unanimity of feeling and
oneness Of purpose among the citizens
which is sure to bring healthfuI growth
to any community in which it exists.
Pilot Mountain has:
1,400 population.
plug tobacco factories running.
= leaf tobacco factories.
2 leaf tobacco warehouses for the sale
of leaf tobacco.
10 general stores.
j hardware store.
i drug store.
/ milliner store.
furniture stores.
] newspaper and job printing office.
2 livery stables.
roller mills.
/ tin shop.
2 fiue shops.
barber shops
saw mills.
4 physicians
/ dentist
blacksmith shops.
harness shops.
2 brick yards.
Il shoe shop.
bank.
2 hotels.
z insurance offices.
notary public.
contractors and builders.
z mineral springs.
3 churches (white).
2 churches (colored)
] academic school
The town is located in one of the
most fertile tobacco districts in the
South, and as a market for leaf tobacco
is becoming centre of great import
ance. During the tobacco season buy
ers visit here from the large factories of
this and other States and a great deal
more tobacco is sold here than is needed
TO supply the home factories. ANY
buyer will find it to his advantage TO
become acquainted with the Pilot Noun
tain market. Being located on the G. II.
and <. v. Railroad, a branch Of the
Southern, the town enjoys good mail
and shipping facilities. 1t enjoys good
water, mountain breezes, pure air and
consequently the health of the place is
proverbially good.