The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24
GREAT MANUFACTURING CENTER
Good Schools, Churches. Has Population
of 1000, Constantly Being Aug
mented-A City of Homes
and Young Busi
ness Men.

Nowhere in the great State of North
Carolina will be found better exam
pie of thrift progress and enterprise
than exemplified in the successful
of Dunn. The town was chartered
by the legislature in 1887 and was named
after an official of the Atlantic Coast
line. 1t was originally called Luck
town.
DUNN
Is located on the Atlantic Coast Line,
forty miles. as the crow flies, and hfty
miles by railroad from Raleigh and 1oO
miles from Wilmington. lit is situated
in the Southwest corner of Harnett
county sixteen miles west of Lllllngton
the county seat, and is directly con-
diguous to the counties OF Cumberland,
Sampson and Johnston, from which
vast amount of trade is drawn. Owing
to its excellent location, Dunn must
necessarily become one of the leading
cities i'm North Carolina.
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
is vested in a mayor and a board of
four aldermen. These positions are fill
ed by men of progress and enterprise
and they are doing all in their power to
push Dunn forward. The town is sit
mated upon perfectly level ground, sur
rounded by Pine forests and excellent
agricultural lands. The soil is particu-
larry favorable for raising
TOBACCO
and this industry has been stimulated by
the erosion of two large tobacco ware
houses wfich will be run and managed
in such manner as to cause the tobac-
co grower to market his products in
Dunn. Elsewhere in this article will be
found sketch of how to plant and sue
cessfully raise tobacco. Dunn Is also
an excellent
COTTON MARKET
There being received and sold here full
~ 10000 bales of the fieecy staple. The
best prices in the State are paid for cot
ton. The lands throughout this section
produce
Corn from 10 to 20 bushels per acre.
Virginia Pea, 200 to 400 bushels per
acre.
Tobacco, sweet potatoes, the various
fruits, vegetables, etc. This is also Il
splendid market for potatoes lsweet),
eggs, butter and chickens. These are
shipped in large quantities to Charles
ton, South Carolina, Portsmouth, Rich
mond, Norfolk and other markets. Wa
ter is very fine here and can be obtained
in abundance from wells, at depth of
twenty feet Health is excellent, as
there is a good, natural drainage.
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES.
c;1 ;e,A hex. 4nc
ufacturing town in the State. 1t has
among its manufacturing and developing
agencies:
Two Furniture Factories.
One Edge Tool Factory.
One Turpentine Distillery
One Buggy and Wagon Factory.
Two Tobacco Warehouses.
Two Banks
CHURCHES.
Dunn has six churches. belonging to
the white of the following denomina
tions: Methodist, Missionary Baptist,
Free Will Baptist, Primitive Baptist,
Presbyterian and Disciples. These
churches are presided over by talented
diyines. The negroes have two
churches, Methodist and Missionary Bap-
fist.
SCHOOL
The town has an excellent graded
school known as the Dunn Academy or
High School. Dunn has wide and well
kept thoroughfares, many handsome
homes and a population Of 1000 of the
Invest and most progressive people in the
State. She has 30 large business houses
that are stocked with everything under
the sum, and are run by enterprising
merchants; two hotels, two livery sta
bles, and is a splendid market for horses
and mules. She has telephone facilities
extending to Iittleton and to
various other points throughout the
State. She has also telegraph facilities,
an able bar and an up-ro-date medical
fraternity.
SECRET ORGANIZATIONS.
The Masons and Odd Fellows have
lodges here. Dunn is situated upon the
Main line of the Atlantic Coast Line
system and is hence given excellent
freight and transportation facilities.
PRESS.
Dunn has one of the livest weekly pa
pers in the State. (See sketch else
where.)
Dunn is prosperng hourlshlng ana
growing. People are coming in constant
ly and hence there is a great demand
for dwelling houses and property is con-
stantly increasing in value. With am
Pile banking facilities business is flourish
ing. All farmers, merchants, capt.
talists, brokers, etc, that are looking
for good loestion should nd Dunns
facilities and make an investigation of
her resources.