The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-31
four North Carolina and two vir-

Of four North Carolina and two Vir-
ginia mines. 1t is said to be the purpose
Il the management TO double the output
It the first opportunity-when a suffi-
lent quantity of ore, in reach of the
urnace, can be secured.
The last Legislature chartered the Rev
tuition Cotton Mills, and the work of
recting the immense factory and the
wo hundred tenement houses is now
tearing completion. The Messrs. Stern
erger, of South Carolina, and the Cones,
# this city, are ut the head of the enter
lrisc.
just beyond the cotton mill district is
'ftuated the factory of the Van De Ven
er Carpet Company, a New Jersey COR
,oration. This concern will weave all
GRADES of carpets and will operate on q
arge scale.
A new spoke and handle factory was
1uilt early in the spring and is doing a
GOOD business. The output is exported
o Europe.
4 pants factory is another new enter
orise which has met with most CRAFTY
ng success. 1t is not yet twelve months
Id but occupies a three-story brick
building and has been forced to more
ham double the equipment.
A thriving business is done by an in
amt concern in the manufacture of gal
-anized iron and copper cor1lices, sky
lights, finals, etc.
The Southern Bobbin Company, recent
organized, is now installing the neces-
airy machinery for the manufacture of
ohbins and other cotton mill supplies.
The National Finishing and Warehouse
company. organized about two weeks
go with a capital of $4,000. will manu-
acture bleach and dye cotton and wool
n fabrics and conduct general storage
usineSs.
These are by no means all the new en-.
erprises put on foot here during the
ear, but they will illustrate the DIVERSE
cation of industries and show the i'm
ortance of Greensboro as a manufac-
uring centre. Chewing gum, mattresses
md numerous other articles not before
mentioned are now manufactured here.
The organization of two new lumber
oncerns serve to keep the city in the
lscendency as lumber market, while
mother wholesale dry goods store adds
o Greensboro's reputation as the whole
ale centre of the Piedmont. Two
,trong banks have been organized, both
f which do business under the laws gov
rning loan and trust companies.
Building operations have also been ac-
i've. In addition to the factories and
enements mentioned above, numerous
esidences, the majority of them built
ZONES and costing considerable money,
ave been erected. as well as several
IMPOSING business houses. The Southern
Hallway has built new passenger sta
ION at cost of 100000. 1t is one Of the
iandsomest and most conveniently ar
anged along the company's line The
iye-story office building erected by the
Southern Loan and Trust Company
ould do credit to city of 100000 in
abitants. Two new churches have been
uilt and building has been bought and
emodelled for the use of the high school
department. of the city public schools
he contract has been let for modern
III and ground will soon be broken fol-
he new city hall and market house The
}enbow House. destroyed by fire last
une, is being rebuilt at cost of $oo,-
90.
A better idea Of the amount of building
lone here during the year might be OBJ