The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-15
BLEACHERY ENTERPRISE
Kew OIL Mill Cape Fear Power
soInl'any-sews and Personals

tcsrrespondence nf The Messeager.l
Fayetteville. y. G.. April L.
Mr.. J. B. Duggan. OF New Jersey. and
Mr.. w. a. Erwin. OF West Durham. ".
c.. are registered at the Hotel LaFay-
cite. representing the New Jersey
Bleaching and Finishing Company.
given out in yesterdays press Dispatch
es as designing 10 put up its first south
ern bleachery at this point. Options
AVE been secured on several valuable
properties within and outside the cor
porate limits. deemed desirable as :
tons for the plant, and the correspon-
dent hopes 10 be able TO announce som
that the enterprise is an accomplished
fact. though he is not prepared TO make
that announcement in this letter.
Messrs. w. NJ. Morgan and w. l.. Holt,
prominent cotton mill men. have for
years had this matter in their minds.
with the conviction that Fayetteville
was the logical point for a bleachery,
Offering every possible advantage TO In
sure it's success.
The new cotton seed oil hill. to be
built by the syndicate represented by
MIR. F. X. Borden. of Goldsboro. win
be situated in east Fayetteville. where
the present mill lands of which a bf
James r. Williams is manager and Mr.
Charles II. MCLAUGHLIN cashier. and
which has been efficiently superintendent
for years by Mr.. A. b. Alexander. The
design is TO use electricity as the mo-
tive power. although IL will be also
equipped for steam. The business has
been successfully conducted here fur
over thirty years. the first plant having
been erected by the late John D.. VIII
liams, a leading merchant and railroad
man.
Only warm weather. allowing the
hands to work in the river. is now need
ed to ser the Cape Fear Electric Pow
er Company's plant rapidly on TO COM
pletion. The dam and embC nkmcnts
are we'll advanced. n the line will In
the near future be connected with his
husv milling centre.
Professor j. B. Carlyle. Of the faculty
Of Wake Forest college. delighted a
large audience last evening in n mas
terlv educational address befor" tho
students OF the Morgan village
academy. The success of this school.
Of which Mr.. ]. E. Porter is PRINCIPAL.
is remarkable. and is a pleasing Illus
tration of the prosperity OF the bearu-
ful manufacturing town. which over
looks Fayetteville from its commanding
position.
Mr.. Walter Watson is today Transfer
ing his handsome stock from the store
on the corner OF Hay and An,iers IN
slI " that III IIt iHbTHlDl DlDEN OEs
South Hay street. The building vacIt-
ed will be ~remodelled with handsome
front for business purposes. The large
double iron faced stores OF c@n'stn
Isaac w. Clark and Mrs. Harris on Per-
son street will soon be ready for occa-
pancy.
The funeral services will take place
from st. Johns church tomorrow over
the remains of Mr.. Bennett Hawley,
aged 80 years. who passed away yester-
day after a brief illness. The herea we'd
family have the warm sympa thv of tire
community.
The fire brigade OF the Holt WiIlI1m-
son cotton mill In east Fayetteville pus
out a small fire In the sorting rsrtin yes
terday without having to call on the
city department.
Mr.. w. H Pope. attorney OF the At
lantfc Coast Line railroad. has been
able to leave the sanitarium. where hs
has been sick for a short time.
Mrs. N. B. n Miss Mamie AIexan-
der. and Misses Lizzie and Dell Sutton
are visiting h Charleston exposition.
Mr.. Harry Smith. OF West Virginia,
Is here to visit his father. Captain j
Il. Smith. who Is at the sanitarium.
Her friends here are greatly grieved
To hear OF the continued critical Illness
Of Mrs Norah +. Bunting in Baltimore