The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-11
THEY TALK ORIENTAL
But Her People Want no Over
drawn Picture.
rhe Advantages Of The Place Need no Gliding
The Trucking, Fish and Oyster
Industries.
Especial to News and observer)


Oriental, N. c., June 1O.-This people
have caught on to the right idea. They
have learned that confidence begets
confidence. Realizing what the benef1
cent hand of nature has done for them
they are inspired with confidence in the
future of the town and every man, wo-
man and child is talking Oriental her
growth and her possibilities. Ten years
ago Oriental was unknown. Six years
ago but ten houses dotted the present
site. since which time some sixty or
sixty-five buildings have been erected
there being today eighty-five families
residing here.
notwithstanding this, people are talk
ing Oriental, they do not take kindly
to any overdrawn picture. indeed, only
recently some one in writing of the
town was guilty of this very thing and
my attention was called to it by certain
of the most substantial citizens, who
hold that no retouching by the artist
is necessary, the rough negative OF
facts being one of decided interest and
attraction.
The town has municipal government
consisting of mayor, board of alder
man and constable. Mr.. ]. M. Perkins
is the executive head and Messrs. b. f
Pickles, G. W. Midyett and ]. M
Mason are the Colons who make the
laws that govern. Mr.. Alex ii Stevens
does the fetching in act
There are seven mercantile establish
ments two lumber plants, one barre
factory, one splendid academy nearing
completion, one church, Methodist WITH
lot spurchased for three others. The
Missionar yBaptists propose building a
an early day.
PRINCIPAL INDUSTRY.
The back country being adapted tC
truck growing. the people engage large.
ly in the cultivation of beans, cabbage
and potatoes. The last named is the
principal crop grown. During June oil
last year there were marketed from this
shipping point 10000 barrels of potatoes
This years crop, owing to the continued
heavy rains that were prevalent ant
disastrous elsewhere as well, the croI
will not exceed 10000 barrels Severa
buyers from the north spend the season
here and growers are enabled to sci
on the spot or make consignment as
preferred.
POTATO SHIPPING.
A visit to the dock as one of Interest
as potato shipment is now on. The
crop Is being marketed at an average
of about 1000 barrels per day. Thi:
growing, packing, buying, marking
shipping of truck products Away:
claims my attention. There is some
thing snappy in the business and
oculd spend hours examining. watch
ing, listening. There is little difference
in grower, soliciting agent and buyeI
here as compared with this class of in.
dividuals elsewhere. The product of the
grower is of course packed just right
there is no topping off, or rounding
|,up," honest pack and Primitive Bap
ltist measure" is always there whethe
it is or not Some growers have beer
known to use a centre block or package
4 in packing potatoes and thus the way
faring buyer, if fool. has been takel
in and he realizes it when he "hits tn,
ceiling in his returns. This system o
packing is fast playing out and is o
course not practiced by this people
all. remember once having been mad'
to "hit the ceiling" in this very system
There be some who do not pack pota
toes and who are not familiar with tn
system that worked me- For the bene
fit of such / will say by the use of tn
inner package the. larger potatoes wer
placed around the barrel where on
could see them through the ventilation
Sits or holes and the little 'taters iron
the size of a buckshot to that of hick
DRY nut were dumped in the centre, an
these capped over to the depth of som
six inches with large potatoes. In tn
rush of a busy shipping day when
| buyer could not empty package ate
package and make a close examination
suckers were taken in.
FISH AND OYSTERS.
! Considerable quantities of both fis
and oysters are packed and shippe
north from here This gives employ
( ment to labor and puts quite lot Q
| money in circulation. In the town
! one fish packing house and one ray
! oyster packing plant. The oysters ar
Bears the II --a
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