The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-11-03
CITY Of FAYETTEVILLE.
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drlves. The city has good public libra
~ ana theater whose auditorium is
most excellent. The business buildings
are built OF stone and brick There are
many elegant private residences of vari-
Gus styles of architecture The city cov-
ers large area in proportion to it's pop
uiatfon. The suburbs are rather strag-
Cling and very picturesque The drives
around the city are source of endless
pleasure, and especially interesting to
the student of history, for one can scarce
ly go anywhere without treadng on his
toric ground.
CHARMING HAYMOUNT.
Sandhills underlaid with a frahle red
clay, rise 100 feet above the upper nla
teau, north, west and south, so that The
heights, which are just outside of the
city, lie in a horse shoe with the heel
resting on the river. From these COR
porate limits, the sandy land, similarly
underlaid, rolls away to the westwa I'd
until it meets the stiff red clay of Middle
Carolina, forty miles distant Numerous
handsome residences crowd this fringe
of hills to the west, forming the suburb
known as Haymount. Fine views of the
lowlands of the Cape Fear and of the
intervening town, embowered in shade
trees, are had from these heights, While
the pure air of the pine forests is balm
to weak lungs and diseased air 1lets.
TRUCKING.
Turpentine getting and distilling was an
important industry for many years around
Fayetteville until the trees were exhaust
ed. Farming, trucking, fruit raising and
vine growing have taken it's place.
Truck farming was first introduced hero
about three years ago by Mr.. 4. r.. Fit
zell in a small way, experimental. 'rhe
experiment proving such q decided sue
cess, many others Immediately engaged
in it, the most prominent among whom
are s. H. Strange Cochran Place., ] w.
Tomlinson, Martin and Scoggins, Col G.
w. Broadfoot w. N. Williams, w. E,
Hawley, w. p. Weyms, James ann, Her
bert Lutterloh. w. H. Tomlingon. Will
liam Kyle and Newton H. Smith.
A number of ladies are also engaged in
trucking, especially in raising lettuce
The trucking industry hes increased each
year from rs per cent to so per cent until
now there are from 1o0 to 200 acres in the
vicinity of Fayetteville planted in truck
The soil in some places is light sandy
in others sandy loan and then stiff clay
all within radius oi > to miles from
Fayetteville. The soil AMI climate is pre-
eminently adapted to every kind of veg
etable and variety of fr,it THAI can be
grown in the temperate zone.
The winters are rarely ever severe
enough to kill vegetables in the open
Large quantities of the following vegc-
tables and fruits are shipped from this
market: Melons, English peas, tomatoes
cabbage, cucumbers. early peas, lettuce,
asparagus, celery, kale, spinach. radish,
apples, grapes of every variety, peaches,
pears Japanese plums and persimmons,
dew berries and black berries. Three
miles from the limits is the largest vine
yard east of the Rocky Mountains.
QUICK TRANSPORTATION.
Fayetteville truckers are happy in The
fact that they have a decided advantage
in a quicker yielding soil and quicker
transportation to Northern markets than
any others in the country. Stuff leaving
Fayetteville in the early morning ar
rives. in Washington Baltimore and Phil
adelphia the following morning in time
for the earliest market and reaches New