The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-16
MANY WHEELS !: III. HUM in!
Though This is the Dull Sea-
son at Wilson.
Great Carriage Mandatory. Cotton Seed Oil
Mills. Sash, Door and Blind Factory.
Tobacco Prospects.
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Wilson, N. c., May 15.-This is consid-
cred the dull season of the year at Will
son, and so it is as to the tobacco and
cotton markets. but a ramble around
among the shops and various manufac-
turing plants of the town will soon con-
vince one that it is not such dull town
after all. One industry alone gives en-
ploynent to over ninety employees, the
large buggy works of Hackney Bros. A
gentleman who traveles extensively over
the Southern States told me that this
plant was one of the most complete and
up-to-date shops in the South. They have
recently put in the blacksmith shop a
new improved blower, it does away with
the wheel and fan. The blacksmith, by
simply moving small iron lever turns on
as much or as little draft as he wants
Over each forge is a large fiat funnel,
which can be raised or lowered at will
Through this funnel escapes the smoke
and cinders into a large sheet iron pipe.
The output of these shops is about sixty
jobs week, and it IS first class work.
The cotton seed oil mill and fertilizer
factory has more than exceeded what
was expected of it at the beginning of
the season. They have put out about
twenty-i hundred tons of fertilizer
(eight brands) and twenty eight tanks
of oil (seven thousand gallons to the
tank, a total of one hundred and ninety
six thousand.
The tobacco men tell me that the out
look for a good crop of the weed around
Wilson, is very encouraging. The ware
housemen here say they expect to sell at
least two or three million pounds more
next season than they did last year.
The large four story brick building on
Tarboro street, which is being built by the
we'll known brick manufacturer of Will
son, Mr.. Silas Lucas. is rapidly nearing
completion. 1t is to be used as foundry
and machine shop.
The Wilson sash. blind, door and plan
ing mills are running with full force and
doing an increased business all the time
Professor Kinsey principal of the sem
mary here, says that commencement ex-
ercises of this excellent school will be-
gin Tuesday, the 21st inst, DR.. B. r.
Dixon, State Auditor, will deliver the
address. Professor Kinsey is to be con-
graduated upon being so fortunate in Sc
curing this gifted orator and Christian
gentleman for the occasion.
One of Wilson's thoughtful citizens said
today: Would it not be a great con-
venience for the travelling public if the
Coast Line would arrange to run the
early shoo-f1y train from Raleigh, instead
of from Goldsboro, and let the early morn
ing train that now leaves Rocky Mount
for Richmond. leave Goldsboro at about
the same time that it now does? Could
not the Coast Line and Southern secure
increased business by such an arrange
ment?"
The Carolina Brights people are still
doing an increased business, notwith-
standing the trust fight against them.
They now have four machines with a
daily capacity of $50 thousand cigarettes
day to each machine.
1t is stated upon good authority that
two new stemmerys will be erected in
time to handle the next tobacco crop.
Court is in session here this week.
Judge Coble presiding. There is no case
of Importance or special interest to be
tried. The attendance is very small.
H. B. HARDY.