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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-31
WILMINGTON.
0,000 Put in Factories and $780,
600 in Buildings in 1899.

Wilmington, y. c.. Dec. %, 1899.
To the Editor: The information which
you seek in regard to the educational
and industrial progress of this city can
only be given with approximate correct
ness, as heretofore no records of such
matters have been kept. We are try
ing to remedy matters in this, as In MANY
other respects. The figures l herewith
send are believed to be a conservative
estimate of true conditions.
l. The total amount of capital dn-
vested in manufacturing in this city in
the year 1890 was (aboutl $750,00O; the
total amount today is (abouD $2,000,0OO.
q During the year 1899 amount in
vested (about) $550,000. The new i'm
dustries established during the year 1890
have been, among others, one large cot
cot mill, one national bank, a wood
working establishment, machine shops
and the enlargement OF several plants.
3. Amount spent for building and re-
pairing during 1899 mot including the
above) about $500,0O0.
4. The educational growth has been
steady, and excepting costly appliances,
such as can be seen in the rich cities
it can be truly said that the schools of
Wilmington are equal to any in the
United States.
g. The manufacturing and industrial
outlook is more encouraging than it has
been, and the building of good roads by
the county, which has begun, and the
sewerage and street improvement about
to be commenced in the city, with the
reduction of the city debt, will add great
ly to the encouragement.
have given you a hasty generalization.
ALFRED MOORE WADDELL.
Mayor.
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WINSTON.
A New Bank, Furniture Factory and
Two Knitting Mills.
Winston, n. c., Dee. 2S, 1899.

Winston, n c., Dec. 2S, 1899.
To the Editor: Your request for I'M
formation i'm regard to the educational
and industrial progress of our city came
to me i'll the very busiest season of the
year, and it is therefore impossible for
me to give you the information desired
| will say, however, that there was not
less than 100000 spent in building and
repairing in 1899 This includes
buildings now being constructed. / would
say, to be conservative, that there is not
less than three million dollars invested
i'll manufacturing interests here in the
two towns. This will exceed the amount
invested in 1890 by about one million
dollars.
4 savings bank was organized this
year, q large furniture factory and two
knitting mills, fair association with
$4,000 capital A large new opera
house i'm contracted for. The outlook for
next year is encouraging. Our tobacco
manufacturers are invading new terri
tory, and rapidly increasing sales. Our
tobacco market will NEARLY if not quite
reach % million pounds of leaf tobacco
Many new industries will no doubt be
inaugurated, some of them of real inn
portance to this section as well as to
the State.
Our educational facilities are first class.
We have perhaps the best equipped
graded school system in the State. In
Salem is the famous female college, and
the boys school There is no doubt but
that the Davis School property will be
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-31
MT. AIRY.
Factories and Quarries Double Their
Capacity, s Miles of Railroad.
Mt. Airy, n. c., Dee. .

Mt Airy, n. c., Dec. 26, 1899.
To the Editor: 1 send you below data
as to the progress of our town.
We have this year about $50. 900 invest
ed in new machinery and manufacturing
enterprises. There has been built this
year two new -four roller mills; one to-
bacco factory has doubled it's capacity:
the furniture factory has also doubled
it's floor space; the Hamburg Cotton
Mills has added fifty looms to their
plant. Besides these there has been
numerous smaller enterprises started up.
There is not a vacant storehouse or
dwelling house in the town. The Mt.
Airy and Northeastern Railroad is
graded sixteen miles out into the heart
of the hardwood timber belt. The
tract has been laid nearly half way and
the trains are running ON it. The Mt,
Airy Granite Quarries are working all
the hands they can get, and want as
many more if they could be had. For
new dwellings, and repairing old ones
there has been spent this year about
$4,000. This does not include manu-
featuring enterprises. In the matter OF
education, we have established this year
first-class graded schools for both races,
and they will be run eight months or
more this year. / think the manufac-
turing and business outlook, for 1900
is better by far than it has been in
ten years or at any time in the history
of the town.
We have no bonded indebtedness on
the town, and mot exceeding $1,000 i'm
of any kind. Consequently
we have a low rate of taxation.
Yours truly,
J. A. HADLlEY.
Mayor
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MORGANToN.
A New Bank, Electric and Telephone
Company and Gold Mine.

To the Editor: In reply to your re-
quest / will say as to Morganton:
/. Total amount of capital in
vested in 1899. ............. .$145, 900
Total amount of capital in
vested in 1890 .....,...... 10000
q 1899. Bank Burke Coz $780,
600; Electric Light Co, 3d.
UUU ............'. oo,ooo
Telenhone Co... " 1000
g. Amount spent i'll building
and repairs 1899 10000
d. No changes, but increased interest.
5. Manufacturing and business out
look for 1900 very flattering.
l would also state that in the last
month or two $4,000 have been paid in
cash for gold mining properties IN
Burke, and we have a new long distance
Telephone Company at very moderate
rates that gives universal satisfaction.
The town owns the electric light plant
and while only charging about half the
usual city prices still gets its own street
light practically for nothing.
Wishing you the success your effort
certainly deserves, / am, very respect
fully, your obedient servant,
JOHN TULL,
Mayor.
To the Editor: This is one of the old
est towns in the Western part of the
State dating back to 1781--its county
Burke having been formed i'll 1777.
B 1t bears the name of the West Vir-
ginia wagner famous at Cowpens and
Saratoga, and commissioned by Wash
ington to suppress the whiskey insurrec-
ton in Western PENNSYLVANIA.
Prior to the Civil War it was the
seat of summer session of the Supreme
Court, and had State reputation as Il
pleasant town to spend the summer in.
1t was then a struggling village with
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md more numerous industries and enter
)rises have been undertaken than during
my previous years.
Among these enterprises may be mel
ioned the purchase by the Cape Fear
Power Company of the well known
water power at Lockville for the pur-
ose of transmitting electric p0wer to
eighboring towns, and the purchase by
he Erwin Cotton Mills Company of sew
Aral miles Of water power on Haw River
or the purpose of establishing one or
more large cotton mills. Negotiations
re now pending for the purchase of
ther valuable water powers with which
his county is peculiarly blessed for
ne purpose Of operating manufactures.
The Mineral interests of Chatham are
elng developed very successfully. The
celebrated coal mine at Cumnock is now
worked on Il more extensive scale than
yer before. The Ore Hill Iron Mine
$ also being worked more successfully
than ever before Efforts are being
made land the prospects are very encOur-
.ging) for the successful working OF sew
raj deposits of copper ore.
Our farmers are in better condition
han they have been in several years.
They certainly owe much less-are much
ess in debt-than in many years past,
even if they may not have much more
money. While their crops in 1899 may
rot have been equal to the average, yet
hey have sold them for a higher price
han in several years.
The merchants say that their trade has
1een larger this fall than in many years.
III. A. LONDON.
Editor Record.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-31
FURNITURE FACTORIES.

The manufacture of furniture has been
confined almost entirely to one town in
this State-High point-until very re
Gently and is still but a mere beginning
if opportunities be considered. The fac
tories that are in operation have en-
ioyed great prosperity and have, in gen
eral, been unable to meet the demand
for their products. They are, so far as
quality is concerned, making grade of
goods that challenges comparison with
any on the general market and command
ready sales throughout the Eastern and
Southevn States. During 1899 nine ad
ditonal factories have been projected as
follows: Rockwell Furniture Company.
Of Rockwell Rowan county; the Macon
Furniture Company, of Louisburg; the
Kinston Furniture Company, OF Kinston;
the High Point Chair Company, of High
Point; the Piedmont Table Company, of
High Point; the Royal & Borden Fur
niture and Mattress Company, OF Dur
ham: the Carolina Furniture Company
of Durham; the MockSville Furniture
Company. of Mocksville; the Union Fur.
niture Company. of Durham. In all
about 100000 have been invested in fur
niture factories during the year.
MISCELLANEOUS FACTORIES.
Besides the manufacturing establish
ments above mentioned there have been
projected during tine year 20 corporate
enterprises for the manufacture of vari-
ous articles, having total capitaliza-
ton OF $342, 000 The factories are a
roller mill in Rowan county; the Central
Manufacturing Company of Lexington;
to make wooden utensils; a fannie acid
factory in Cherokee county; a clothing
factory in Charlotte; an ice and bottling
establishment in Statpsville; distillery
at Hamlet; trousers factory at Char
lotte; canning company at Newbern
roller mills in Durham; a harrow COM
pany at Statesville; a stone quarry at
Asheville; an ice factory at Statesville;
casket company at Charlotte; a factory
to make hardware at Winston; and axle
and hub factory at Wilmington; a con
fectionery company at Greensboro, and
one at Wilmington; brick and tile plant
at Asheville; an iron and steel imple-
ment factory at Elizabeth City; buggy
factory at the same place; roof and
paving material plant at Charlotte; a
roller mill at Elizabeth City; carriage
FACTORY at llefIIOfu, SHlFt factory Ut
High Point and bayonet-shovel COM
pany at Durham.
There have been organized beside "a
mercantile companies with a total CAPT
tai of $39S,000 Telephone companies
have been organized and systems are to
be put in at Bakersville, Salisbury,
Winston, Rutherfordton, Kenansville,
Corbett, Morganton, New London and
Lumberton, while the two long distance
systems are rapidly extending their lines.
1t is only a matter of a short time until
the State will be net work Of telephone
systems, greatly facilitating business.
Elsewhere will be found articles by
able specialists covering lines of indus
try that need not be mentioned here.
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OLD FORT.
100000 Invested in Graphite Eining
as Starter.
Old Fort, n. c., Dec. 81, 1899.

Old Fort, n. c., Dec. 27, 1899.
To the Editor: 1 take pleasure En- an
swering some of your queries Of q late
date to the mayor:
1. No capital invested in manufactur-
ing here in 1890
2. Amount OF capital invested in manu-
featuring during the year 1899: $4,000
in milling; $4,000 in lumber shipping:
$1,000 in distilling; $4,000 in new build
ings and repairs One new store house
and stock and two new stocks of mer-
chandise have been also added recently.
Two residences are in course OF con-
Struction with more 70 follow, and the
outlook for 1900 is bright for building,
shipping lumber. manufacturing AID min
ing. A large plant for manufa curing
stone ballast for the Southern Railway
is to be placed here at once. The Con-
nelly Graphite Works. just above. are
spending 100000 as n starter for thcir
immense business and have drOves Of
men at work, building and grading. This
graphite business under the able man
agelnent of Professors Huer and Weisse
promises to be mammoth affair for this
country. There are other mining opera
tions planning with some real estate
transactions consuHnnlated and = better
demand for realty OF all classes. The
volume of business generally for the
closing year beats the record and pros
pectors are inquiring and looking about
for investments.
Respectfully yours,
WALTER GRAHAM.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-31
Enterprises Carried to Successful Completion and Those
Projected For the New Year.
Letters From the Towns and Cities of the State Show What
Has Actually Been Accomplished, the Capital In
vested in Buildings, Factories, Schools
Municipal Improvements and Tell
What Our People Have
in Mind to Do.
in Mind to Do.

+ of spindles to no less than 100000.
In 1896 the cotton crop of the State was
about 100000 bales, and her mills c"n-
sumed 300. 900 bales; this year the crop
estimate is 100000 bales, ana her
mills will need over 100000 bales.
The capitalization of the mills in the
State reaches the handsome figures OF
$40, ,702, 400, and we have approximately
100000 spindles. In addition to the
cotton mills there are IL wooden, 2S knit
ting, 1 silk and / jute bagging mill.
The undeveloped water power of the
State would turn at least 140.0O0,0OO
spndles, and manufacture about seven
times as many bales of cotton as the
entire country produces. The late w. g.
Kerr, State Geologist, estimated the
water power to be 3,500,000 horse power.
Comparatively speaking, very little of TINS
immense force has been utilized.
One remarkable phase, and certainly
a most encouraging one, of the cotton
mill situation is that nearly all the mills
projected are actually being built, and
almost entirely by local capital at that.
showing clearly the substantial and
non-speculative nature OF the movement
for more mills.
There have been projected during
1899 in this State 80 mills to manufac-
ture cotton in some of its forms, the
mills having total minimum capital
of 81, 49,. 500. This does not include
the mills projected in 1898 and built this
year. The new cotton mills are as fol-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-31
YOUNGSVILLE.
A Bank and Tobacco Stemmery Put in
Operation. New Buildings.

Youngsville, N. c., Dec 25, 1890.
To the Editor: In regard to your New
Years Edition, our town makes the fo'
lowing report:
There is no manufacturing going
here. The amount invested during
year 1899 is about $4,000, invest
a bank, stemmery for tobacco pacl.
dwelling houses, Setc. There has
about $4,000 spent for repairing
ing, etc. Educational advantages b
creased about 40 per cent The i
outlook for 1900 is much better. =
a big demand for dwelling nous
but cannot be furnished at pre-
Respectfully
G. c.. WINSTON,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-31
COTTON SEED OIL MILLS.

As compared with mills for the manu-
facture of textile products from cot
ton, mills for the manufacture Of by
products are of comparatively late
origin, nothing, comparatively, having
been done in the erection of plants for
handling the valuable by-products Of cot
ton until within very recent years. Dur
ing 1899, however, eight mills for the
manufacture of cotton seed oil, meal and
fertilizers have been been projected in
this State They are as follows:
Name of Mill and Location. Capital
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-31

sold or leased to large institution in
Virginia
] must mot forget the gas plants. Two
of these concerns will begin business
in 1900. The street ear and electr =
light company viii enlarge and extend
its business. Truly,
G.. II. WEBB,
Secretary Chamber of Commerce.
For Mayor j. w. Griffith.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-31
PITTsBORO.
Development of Water Powers, and
Coal and Copper Mines.
Pittshoro. n O. De

Pittsboro, n. c., Dec. %, 1899
To the Editor: The industrial progress
OF this (Chatham) county for 1899 and
the outlook for 1900 are very encourag-
ing
During the year 1899 more important
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-31
North Cardinals Progress in 1899.

been bought by companies already in
operation and extensive options have
been secured in the west and much tim
ber bought outright.
The following are the new lumber com
panies organized during the year and
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-31
LUMBER COMPANIES.

The lumber industry of the State as
a result of the unprecedented activity in
building has had year of phenomenal
prosperity. 1t has been the report from
nearly all important towns of the State
that contractors have been unable to Sc
cure material to erect buildings ON con-
tract time, and many saw mills are
months behind with orders. From the
nature Of the industry it is quite impos-
sible to secure the data as to the actual
output in lumber or the increase over
previous years. Men in the industry,
however, estimate that the increase in
production over 1893 is not less than 30
per cent. Hundreds of thousands of
acres of timber land in the East have
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-05
LIGHTNING DARKENS.
Strikes Electric Poles and
Cuts the Circuit.


The Horseshoe was In darkness Sunday
night during the heavy storm The fuse
In the power house at the corner Of Pro-
yost and Sixth streets. was struck by
lightning and blown out. Every light in
the lower section of the city north of
Newark avenue was extinguished.
The pole at the corner Of Pavonia av-
enue and Grove street, to which a switch
board is attached was on fire. The blue
flames reached high in the air. A line
man was summoned and after cutting the
wire .he extinguished the blaze with a
patent fire extinguisher.
Trolley car No. 2o1 of the Summit av-
enue line, while going up the Ninth
street hill, was also struck by lightning.
The car was crowded with people eager
to reach home and get out Of the storm,
The lights In the car were extinguished
as soon as the car was struck. The car
was compelled to remain on the hill for
some minutes until repairs were made
The city was also badly Hooded at
Grove and Seventeenth streets, the sew
ers were filed and the corner was like a
lake. The water reached above the steps
of the cars. The meadows were also
flooded. The rain pourned in torrents
down the hillside.
A field of corn at Grand and Bishop
streets was destroyed. Every stalk was
blown down, many being wholly uprooted.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-05

but as M. Basset states that Major Es-
terhazy asserted that Colonel Sandherr
told him to write the bordereau, l. on
behalf of Colonel Sandherr's memory pro-
test against such insinuations. He was
incapable of such an order.
M. Labori--I hope this protest is not
addressed to the defense.
Major Carriere-sIt is not addressed TO
counsel for the defence; it is addressed to
the man who was capable of launching
such a statement
NJ Labori-"Does NJ Bassett know that
Major Esterhazy addressed letters to Cen
eral Roget?"
NJ Basset-.I do not know. =
NJ. Acknowledgement Roget, perhaps,
will tell u.s.
General Roget-sI did receive letter
from Major Esterhazy in August, and IN.
formed the President of the court-martial
of the fact asking him to make what
use he liked of it. I refused to open FUR
ther letters as soon as | recognized ES-
terhazy's handwriting.
On NJ Labor asking to see the letter,
Col Jouaust said he would not put the
letter in evidence because 1t contained
only abuse and recriminations.
AS NJ Labori protested. General Roget
said he had handed all the letters to the
President of the court martial because ne
did not wish to be compromised by Ester
hazy, which was evidently the latter's in
tentiOD.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-05
SWoRE TO THEIR RATABLES
County Board For Equalization OF
Taxes Net Yesterday.

The County Board for the Equalization
of Taxes met at the Court House, yester-
day afternoon, for the purpose of wit
Messing the taxing officers throughout
the county sign and swear to their re-
spective abstracts OF ratables. Commits
sioners Morgan. Clark and Hamilton were
present and, with Secretary James E.
Connolly, remained in session from four
until six p. M. Tax Commissioners
Clarke and Macarthur signed for Jersey
City; William J. Dinan, James e. DolIard,
Thomas Coughlin. Joseph J. Guisto and
G. De R. Leonard for Hobolxen; H j.
Stilsing for Bayonne; James ]. Bowe,i
West New York; August Hoppe, Town of
Union; p. j. Lahres, Gutenberg, and j.
T. Mulligan, Harrison. The taxing Off
GERS not present were Charles H. Dayton
Jersey City; George Bruce, North Ber-
gen; Edward McDermott, West Hobolen
John O.Donnell, Weehawken; William
Green, Kearny, and Henry t. McKerna
East Newark. Secretary Connolly was
instructed to see them and secure their
signatures and affidayits to their ab.
stracts of ratabies. The Board discussed
the advisability of procuring maps of the
various taxing districts but took no ac-
ffff,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-05
MORE Thirteenth STREET
Mr.. NieIand and D. L. & w.
Officials Once Again
at Odds.

James Nieland, the contractor who far
the past eight years has been cartlng
and delivering sand to and from the
bulkhead at the foot of Thirteenth street
is again at odds with the Delaware, Lack
awanna and Western Railroad. The rail-
road company owns rhe buknead and the
authorities have for long time tried 10
prevent Mr.. Nfeland from going on the
deck Mr. Nieland took the matter 10
Chancery, where II is now penulng
Mr.. Nieland's men were at work Satur-
day night on the bulkhead loading carts
when the Delaware detectives sWooped
down on them and tried TO force them on
the dock Mr.. Nieland refused to 60 He
summoned the police from the second
tion Mr. Nieland completed his days
work.
When the company,s officials saw that
Mr.. Nieland had the upper hair1 they
invited him to go to the company's office
in HGboKen Mar. Nieiand reused to ac-
cept the Invitation.
Mr.. Nieland called at Corporation At
torney McDermoit's ofiice this morning
for advice.
This IS the latest DEVELOPMENT IN the
Thirteenth street sQuabDie.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-05
JOHNNY GOT A GUN.
Erwin Won the Rifle and
Basse Beat Him at
Shooting.

The John J. Erwin Association held it's
annual outing al College Point yesterday.
The members and guests nearly four hun
dred strong. marched out of town bedeck-
ed with neat brown fedoras and gorgeous
badges, bearing the photo of the popular
standard bearer. Every member carried
a cane with an inside arrangement that
admitted Of turning the cane into a flag
staff from which at shoulder arms fioated
small American flag. To the strains Of
Holden's military band they marched
proudly, making an excellent showing.
They boarded the steamer John S. Len
nox. and the trip to College Point was
made without incident of note 1t was an
orderly crowd.
On board there were two candidates for
the Republican Sherievaaty nomination
besides Mr.. Erwin One was Claus Basse.
OF Weehawken, whose boom was looked
after by Postmaster Of Union Hill and
ex-Assenblyman william o. Armbruster
The other was Gamaliel Christie. Both
candidates were very quiet Secretary
sofcld, Of the central organization Of the
afcEwan Association looked after Mr.
Christie's boom. Mr. Christie was extra
ordinarily quiet He went oyer to the
Paddy DIVERS cutting 70 take note q,