The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-11-03


especially for small manufacturers are
better than any point in the South.
Water power for 30 or 40 horse power can
be had cheap on the two creeks that run
through the city, and the cheap electric
| power offered by the Fayetteville
| Power Company makes success an as
sured fact for those needing from to 10
horse power Land in close reach of the
| city can be bought at most reasonable
| figures and prospective truckers can look
| for certain success and happy surround
| ings.
| HEALTH AND SANITATION.
The health and sanitary reports for
| Fayetteville show that for 1S99 with
population of 1870 in the city limits and
with the contiguous suburbs, total near
| 10000. That the death rate was II for
each 1000 people. Deaths resulted from
the following causes: White, malarial
2. consumption 5, brain disease 2, heart
disease II, neuratic disease 2. All other
diseases IL, total "a. Colored, whooping
/ cough 1, consumption 8, heart disease 8,
| nouratic disease l. dirarrhael disease g..
All others II. Accidental 2, total AZ.
/ Grand total 76.
|
cellent.
! IMMENSE ELECTRIC POWER.
The Cape Fear Power Company are now
getting ready to utilize the 7,000-horse
power water power at Buchhorn, thirty
three miles from Fayetteville. This
power will be used for factories, street
cars, lighting city and private houses and
to run freight cars from river wharf to
all mills to receive and deliver freight
The Wilmington and Fayetteville Steam
boat Company will use the power as an
electric hoist in loading and unloading
their vessels. This new steamboat COM
pany will build several fine freight steam
ers and will establish a freight depot
near center of the city. They will ac-
lively compete with the railroad for
freight. The Fayetteville Power Company
will furnish power at cost of $17.50 per
year for one horse power. The cost per
year for Same electric power in Winston
is $4,000, Richmond, Va, $4,000 Buffalo,
N. Y, $3.50. This difference in power
cost should not be cycl looked by mill
men.
The transmission line of this company
will come in on the northwest side of the
shows complete and accurate diagram
of the city of Fayetteville and the prom
inent points and places, with the proposed
electric line and street car line. The
News and Observer is indebted to the
Cape Fear Power Company for this map.
} SCHOOLS
Fayetteville has good schools both pub
lie and private. The Fayetteville City
Graded school (whte) is composed of the
following officers: j. A. Jones, super
intendent, a graduate of the University
| OF North Carolina and student o
Harvard University in pedagogy, alsc
student in Chatanqua, n Y.
John A. Mclean, principal, graduate
of Trinity College and University of
North Carolina Summer school.
There are eleven teachers, and an en-
rollment of 81 pupils. The building is
well located and equipped
Prof. Smith, the superintendent of ia,
Colored Graded School, is the right ma
in the right place He is perfect gen
tleman in his bearing and politics, an,
has the respect and confidence Of tn
people of Fayetteville. He has BIZ
attendance at his school and needs badl
a better school building.
HON. w. s. COOK
Hon. W. S. Cook. Fayettey.lle's popu
lar mayor, is endowed with extraordinar
natural gifts, 4 man of large and varie
general information He is one of tn
best equipped men in the State today VIII
are handling the reins OF municipal gov
eminent. He was born in Fayetteville
December 81, 1853. and educated in tn
|. Fayetteville schools.
Mr.. Cook was first elected mayor O
Fayetteville in 1893 and has keen re
elected successfully every year since /
1890 he was chairman of the board Q
county commissioners of Cumberland an
is now a director in the Fayetteville
Wcodenware Company, also of the Ban
of Fayetteville, and the Fayetteville Cot
ton Mills and is president of the Fayette
vile Compress and Storage Company.
He is an Odd Fellow and is past gran
chancellor of the knights of Pythias Q
North Carolina. He was at one tim
Lieutenant Colonel of the State Guard
THE PRESS.
There is one daily newspaper, 1.-The oh
server" and two weeklies, THE Mort
Carolina Baptist and 1.-THE Era" The
are all well edited and prosperous.
: FISHING, PONDS AND LAKES.
Cumberland contains more fine pond
and lakes than any other county in tn
State. They abound in black bass. bren
red Robin (the famous Lumber rive
perch, Jack and black perch. The water
owing to the sand formation of the coun
try. is always as clear as crystal Thes
ponds are fed by springs which bubbl
from the bottom. and are lively with
fresh water schrimp upon which the ifs