The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-22
MENTIONS PROGRESS
aslslisss ssesN aIsshsss
Catawba's Claims to be Big
gest Wheat Growing Go.
New Factories and Enlargement Of Existing In
duslria Plants. Prot. Mebane's Good
Work.
(staff correspondence

Newton, N. c.. June %.
IT is always pleasure to visit the live
town of Newton, filled as it is with big
hearted. hospitable people-more espe-
cially since every time you come you see
on every hand the evidences of growth
and thrift.
About three weeks ago a new enter
prise began operations here. 1t is known
as The Home Manufacturing Company.
and is employed in the manufacture OF
doors, sash and blinds. 1t is located
near the cotton mills and is making a
speciality OF dealing in all kinds of hard
wood, which it furnishes to furniture
dealers and others who may wish to buy
nnely dressed ready for manufacture. 1t
has capacity of twenty thousand feet
or dressed lumber per day. Mr.. T. M.
Delliger, the popular register of deeds OF
the county, is president, and G. A. Arndt
is secretary and treasurer. They have
employed Mr.. w. J. Watson as foreman.
Mr. Watson is an Englishman by birth.
He has had twenty-five years experience
and has considerable reputation along this
line OF business
The Newton Hosiery Mill, which has for
some time been doing a thriving business,
is now considerably enlarging and improv-
ing its plant. 1t is also putting in new
oxidizer
The Newton Roller Mills are preparing
TO build a machine shop in connection
with their plant. These mills have been
doing an immense business, for it must
be known that Catawba county is probably
the largest wheat growing county in the
State. Last year the reports show that
Randolph county raised some mere wheat
than Catawba, but this viii not be so
this year. for the wheat crop is very
fine, and il is admitted that this county
raises the finest wheat for flour grown
anywhere. The farmers are exceedingly
busy harvesting their wheat now, but
they are greatly hindered by the inces-
SAINT rains. All the talk around here is
the rains and the chances of saving the
crop uniniured.
new broom factory has recently been
established. The two cotton mills, 1.-The
Newton" and ''The Catawba," are forging
right ahead with no thought of hard times.
The two old Touring mills are ''still in
the ring and doing more business than
ever. M
An ice factory has been projected and
will soon be a realization.
Sheriff Blackwelder is erecting on one
OF the most prominent corners of Main
street avery large and handsome brick
structure 1t will include two large
stores. ore for hardware and the other
for dry goods. The building is to be up
to-date in every respect and beautiful in
architecture.
Catawba- College has just closed fhe
Tnoct Suppaccf1i1 caccion with tha larpnat
enrolment in its history. This college is
the pride of theHtown. 1t is under the
management Of ex-State Superintendent
C. II. Mebane. We had the honor and the
pleasure of Prof Mebane's company on
the train. He, with his wife and child,
was returning from the session of the
Teachers Assembly at Wrightsville
Beach. Prof Mebane easily stands as one
of the first educators of the State. His
heart is in the work and he is untiring
in his efforts, as he has clearly shown
both in his services as State Superinten-
dent and as secretary of the Teachers
Assembly. His faithful and bipartisan
work in behalf of public education is APP
precated by his fellow countrymen more,
perhaps than they will ever be able to
demonstrate to him. yet he must have
the joy of good conscience.
Mr. F. M. Williams. the big hearted
editor of the Newton Enterprise is still
at his post. This excellent paper is con-
stantly increasing in circulation.
The Board of County Commissioners will
meet on Saturday next to consider the
question OF working the roads by taxa
tion. A good road movement is on foot,
and it IS desired to have we'll macada-
mized roads built in the county. At it's
meeting Saturday the Board will be adj
dressed by Prof. Holmes State Geologist.
on this subject. The people are fast
waking up to the necessity of doing
something along this line
H. A. CHAPPELL