The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-11-13

| most beautiful spacious and at
| tractive lawns and gardens adjoining
pleasant and elegant homes; the best
system of water works, affording at all
times an adequate supply of pure water:
the best lighted city, enjoying excellent
up-to- date gas and electric lighting
/ plants the best parks four sit
uated in the heart of the city
Nash, Moore, Centennial and
Capitol Square-and the magnificent Pull
| len Park in the city's western suburb;
| the most beautiful and well kept Gene
terry, the last resting place of many of the
| States greatest men; the best Fire De-
/ partment. rendering destruction by fire
| almost impossible; the best sanitary de-
/ partment and sewerage system, protecting
| the health OF its inhabitants: the best
| club building music hall and literary and
| historical societies, adding to the liter
| airy and social pleasures of all dwellers
in the capital city; progressive newspa
/ pers, loyal to the city and true to its
| best interests--is not the primary of Raj
! eigh in these essentials to an ideal resi-
.dence city enough to excuse a feeling Of
| satisfaction to those whose homes are so
attractive that they can truly say their
/ lines have fallen in pleasant places and
they have a goodly heritage?
EVIDENCES OF PROGRESS.
Among the chief evidences of steady
| growth in Raleigh that always afford a
sure barometer of city's progress may
/ be mentioned
/. The increase in postal receipts
which has elevated the Raleigh postoffice
and made it a first-class office. Located
| in the handsomest public building in the
| State-beautiful in simple architecture
that age improves-it is an ornament to
the capital city.
/ 2. The increased patronage OF the
street car system. The receipts for the
past year have grown so largely that the
| company will shortly extend the line
the full length of Fayetteville street.
There will still be need of further ex-
| tension and the continued increase in the
receipts justifes tho hope that they will
| be made during the coming year.
| g. The increase in the freight re-
| ceipts shows business expansion.
4. The increased postage paid by the
| newspapers OF the city of Raleigh, being
greater than any half dozen other cities
| in the State 4. Raleigh is the centre of
most of the States leading news, re-
|
as well as historical and other publca-
| lions
! 5. The growing demand for good
| houses which contractors and owners find
hard to meet, the demand being great
er than the supply, though every carpen-
| ter, brick mason, plasteror and others
| who are employed in house building are
| working on full time building new houses
* Nf so1,t-
! water has necessitated an enlargement of
| the plants of both the gas company and
| the water company. Raleigh believes with
John Wesley, that Cleanliness is next to
| Godliness.' and because it's deeds are
| virtuous it believes in illumination.
| z Raleigh's growth as a banking and
| financial centre is seen in the large de-
! posits of it's fine banks and the erection
| of the elegant new building going up on
| Fayetteville street for the occupancy OF
| the newly organized Loan and Trust COM
| pany.
s. The educational advantages have
| been greatly Improved during the past
| year The erection of the $40, 0G0 textile
| building at the Agricultural and Mechan-
| ical College is an epoch in the history
Of Industrial education in North Carolina.
II will bring 20 Raleigh the flower Of the
youth of the State that is devoting it.
self to Industrial pursuits and fitting it.
self to lead and control the now Industrial
progress and development of the State.
II it gratifying to recall that it was
largely through the efforts of a committee
OF progressive members of this Cham
Der of Commerce that the Legislature
was induced to make tho approximation
for the preparation of North Carolina
boys educated in a North Carolina col
lege to take the places in the cotton mills
requiring the highest skill. st. Mary's
newly painted. newly furnished and with
much new equipment and enlarged facili-
ties; the Baptist Female University in
I its handsome new building and its we'll
arranged and commodious annex; Peace
Institute which has found 1t necessary to
lease the commodious Hoke residence adj
joiri-,~ 40 SCHOOL Morsons High School,
ranking as ever as the best of preparato-
ny schools; Kings Business College, with
new faculty and new and better equip
ment7fall these institutions are full and
some Of them have been unable to take
all the nunils applying. This adds some
thing like thousand to Raleigh's tenn
poraTy population of young men and wo-
men who are to be leaders in the State
in their day and generation. The public
schools of Raleigh, with increasing at
tendance and increasing efficiency form
the foundation of this educational struc-
ture which is Raleigh's crown of glory
For the higher and Industrial education
of the colored race, two of the first in
situations erected by Christian liberality
are located in Raleigh-Shaw University
and st. Augustine School. They stand
for the education of the hand as we'll as
the head and their graduates make
worthy leaders of their race.
9. The completion of t.Nr ~'-'~h Ice
and Electric company's plant at Milburnie
to furnish electric power to the city of
Raleigh marks a new ora important mile
stone, as it is hoped, in the city's history
in manufacturing. The capitalists who
have developed this power have faith that
Raleigh will use the power in paying
quantities, and there is not room to doubt
that the ability to secure abundant power
a. a lower rate will stimulate the estab-
lishment of small industries
10. The location here of the orphanages
of the Catholic and Methodist churches,
the Soldiers Home and Hospital, the
Central Hospital for the Insane. the In
stitution for the Deaf and Dumb and Rex