The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-04
The Road Means New Life and Pros.
perity to Pitt and Edge
combe Counties.
HENRY CLARK BRIDGERs ITS Protector
First Tram Road, Mule the Power En-
ployed, Now Through Young Mans
Energy Line Of Which All
Are Justly Proud.
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Special to News and Observer
Tarboro, n c., August 3.-Tarboro is
pretty town and progressive one.
Her people possess the spirit of push
and get there, and, backed as they are
by splendid railway and water trans
portation facilities, heavily timbered
forests and fertile fields, her pushing
people will ever get there" Here the
snort of the iron horse is heard the live.
long day, as trains come laundering in
over the tracks of the Atlantic Coast
Line the Norfolk and Carolina and the
East Carolina railway, or as numerous
steamboats, ply the placid waters of the
river Tar. Within the city limits, con-
tanning population of some So 900, there
are mercantile establishments, several
of these doing an extensive wholesale
trade with neighboring railway points
and river landings. In a manufactur-
ing way the town proudly boasts of two
cotton oil mills, two knitting mills,
three cotton factories. one carriage fac
tory, one large lumber plant, one foun
dry for the making of plows, castings,
etc. The town has splendid fire de-
partment, an excellent water works,
electric light station and the best tele-
phone exchange in the east. And
hear they had a ball team before the
Red Birds went out picking Tar Ba-
bies. Besides, here are two hotels, two
banks, Missionary Baptist, a
Primitive Baptist, a Catholic and an
Episcopal church building, commodious
and of tasteful design and architecture
The people, too, are alive to education
there being here a splendid system of
graded schools and a most excellent
preparatory school for boys The town
hall and opera house is thing of beau
ty credit to the. town and the wisdom
of the city fathers who planned it and
those who foster it. The Edgecombe
Club, strong organization, have
cozy home and are part of the life
evident here. Besides handsome store
houses, we'll ordered manufacturing
plants, public buildings beautiful resi-
dences, prettily shaded streets, there is
here a spot that always attracts the
visitor. l refer to "The Common" with
it's massive shade trees and beautiful
greensword, where little ones, their
mammas, fgallant beaux and beau
tiful bellies can stroll and enjoy
themselves away from heated homes
raj park. was the gift of the late Col.
Lewis D. Wilson, whose monument
adds charm to the court house square.
/ like a people who build monuments to
their illustrious dead, thus keeping
their memory green, thus setting an
example to the youth ever present, en-
couraging them to noble endeavor. This
beautiful Common" was conveyed to
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ion prevents any sale of it or any part
OF it. In this Common" nature has
spread her wings and barred her bosom
most appealingly. calling on man for
additional touch and patiently awaiting
his artistic hand
1arboro's medical fraternity of six
physicians, as we'll as her legal frater-
nifty of nine members and her corps OF
four dentists are a credit not onlv 70
the town but to the State as well. OF
the last named my young friend DR.
Cliff Whitehead, is taking a prominent
hold upon the people. I've known Cliff
ford since soon after his barefoot days
and he seems today as solid and whole
souled as when l first knew the boy.
The cotton oil mill industry here
Madam Rumor says, is passing into
other hands. The gigantic hand of the
trust is reaching out, taking everything
within it's clasp. 1t is fast becoming
condition of sell out or freeze out, and
sell out seems more preferable
throughout the State the Southern Oil
Company, with its recent increase Of
capital from $200,0OOO to 100000, is
taking in the private cotton oil plants
The squeezing out process is on and we
Will watch results with interest.
The past three days have been of in
terest here. Ball contests between the
Red Birds, of Raleigh, and the Tar Ba-
bies, of this city, have claimed the at i
tention of the sporting element, crowds
being drawn from neighboring towns,
all anxious to witness the game between
league teams yesterday. Among a num-
ber in from Greenville to witness the
ball games was none other than the
only original Henry T. King the Kings
Weekly man. Henry stoutly denies the
charged object of his visit but all on
lockers were plainly aware of the ball
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