The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-31
A UNITED EXHIBIT
Wholesale Houses and Manu-
facturies of Greensboro.
First Class Electric Plant and Car System is
Now Being Installed in That HI
City.
fstaG Correspondence

sSrah Correspondence
Greensboro, ". c., Jan. 3O.-It is almost
impossible for me to realize that five
years have passed by since my last visit
TO the city Of flowers, pretty women and
clever enterprising bushes men. While
/ recognize great many old landmarks.
| do not believe that | ever saw more
evidences of growth and development
during the same length Of time in any
town in the State; SO many new and
diversified factories of various kinds,
rows of new and handsome two and
threeAstory brick and stone business
Houses have been erected upon lots that
i've years ago Were occupied by irregular
enc and two-story rather weather
beaten, implanted, frame buildings
viii not undertake, in this communica-
ton. to give in detail all the improve
nents | have seen today. Suffice it to
say, that though I have been reading
from time to time about Greensboro and
its rapid growth, / was not prepared to
see TO what extent the city had grown
and improved.
made trip this morning out in the
western portion of the town. / first stop
red in at the keely Institute, and though
| met with a very cordial reception from
ell, | missed the genial face OF Col
Osborne, president of this institute and
mayor of Greensboro. / was sorry to
learn that the Colonel was in hospital
lin New York. but glad to hear that he
was improving and will soon be home
again. 1t was my pleasure eight years
ago, when this institution was first loca-
ted in Greensboro, to write an article
for the weekly North Carolinian and give
publicity to what / then said was one of
the grandest institutions for the aid and
benefit of fallen humanity that was ever
located in any State, and | desire to say
sfter watching the results of this institu-
ton and from my own observation of the
many cures it has made throughout the
State of the whiskey and morphine habit,
that am today, by far more of a believ-
er in the Keely cure than ever.
From the Keely Institute I made
visit to the State Normal and Industrial
College. This Is truly an institution that
ii seems to me every North Carolnian
should Justly feel froud Of We have the
a. and NJ at Raleigh for the boys and
good work II is doing preparing our young
men for the practical duties of life, and
here at Greensboro is its sister school
doing likewise for our young women
was informed that there are something
over four hundred students here at this
time. ! noticed many improvements in
the grounds, and the erection Of new
buildings since my last visit.
The McAdoo House is being renovated
and building twenty-four more new
rooms on the second and third floor Mr.
L. H. Ellyson, from Danvilie, Va, came
~ u. 4.
the proprietor of the McAdoo. On the
ground floor Corner of Elm and Wash
.ngton streets) of the McAdoo building
the Holton and Helm Drug Company
will carry on wholesale drug business.
The wholesale carpet manufacturers
jobbers. and in fact all the wholesale
houses and manufactures of Greensboro,
have inaugurated a plan to hold a uni
ted exhibit, beginning February 18th.
The enterprise is being thoroughly adver-
tised and carpet and furniture dealers
and manufacturers as well as dealers
from all over the United States will be
here. Mr.. j. ]. Rackley, former resi-
dent of Goldsboro. but now the president
Of the Bots Harbourn Furniture Company
of Oklahoma, was in Greensboro this
week, and bought some goods from the
Southern Importers Commission Co. This
company represents the largest carpet
drugget factories CT the United States,
besides having a factory here in Green's
boro. am told that 10000 feet floor
room will be utilized to display the ex-
lbits. This exhibition will be the first
of the kind ever held n the State and
will, no doubt. attract the attention of
thousands of dealers and visitors
predict for the enterprise a big sue
cess.
The Greensboro Electric Company is
row installing thorough first-class
plant. This will not be surpassed by any
plant in the South. They will furnish
power for all incadescent lights for resi-
dences and business houses, and also
greatly increase the present street light
system. This company will also put in
ilrst class car system, TIC traverse all
the principal streets of the city and reach
all the thickly settled suburban settle
nents of Greensboro. The company will
run its line two miles out in the wes-
tern portion of the city to a park The
town is now laying off and preparing
a beautiful park in the northern section
Of the city limits
The following are some of the factories
and industries that have been built since
my last visit: Shoe Factory, Cornice
Works several broom factories, Mantle
and Table Factory, two furniture facto-
ries, one of which is making as fine a
line of furniture as is made by any fac
tory in the South.
am reliably informed that there are
more bobbin factories here than, all
other towns in the State There are also
two shuttle block factories
The above are only some of the indus
tries that have started up within the
past five wears. | will, in another let
ter. tell of other factories and lines of
business that are forging Greensboro to
the front rapidly as one of the States
best and most progressive cities.
II n HARDY