The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-28
GREAT SPEECH
Home People Shower Him
With Congratulations.
Evidences # Material Progress al d/Prosperi'y
at SmitI6-ld, The Dispensary. The
Tucarora Inn.
,stan Correspondence

Smithfield n. c., Jan. 25.-Congress-
man +. w Pou is at home to spend sun
day with his family Ed. (as they call
INN here) is looking splendid and is
flushed with pleasure, being the reel
pent OF congratulations, at every turn,
because of mis- superb speech in denun
citation of the war in the Philippines.
Had he been here yesterday morning
shortly after the News and Observers
arrival and seen the pleasure of his
people after they had read his effort
and heard the comments, it would have
been a revelation to him Il knew he
would thrill Washington when the occas-
ion demanded he should speak" Just
like Ed. to speak his sentiments" "Oh,
Pous the man" And a number of other
like uttcranccs followed the reading Of
the speech.
That this stalwart. brilliant young man
will make record in Congress of which
The people /of his district will be proud
is as certain as the rising of the sun
in the eastern horizon. And just here |
will add that Cor gress will one day be
startled, yea. swayed by the eloquence
OF another stalwart young Caroinian, the
magnetic Claud Kitchin, of the Second
district.
Last night an oyster supper was given
a the Myatt House for the benefit of
needy ones in Nhe vicinity. A most
pleasant evening was spent and the
benefit was a great success The poor
We have with you always, said the
meek and lowly Nazarene, and nothing is
"a 40 20 70
for them.
Smthiield points with pride to her
new hotel The Tuscarora Inn built
at cost of some $4,000. And. indeed,
they have reason to be proud of it. The
building is OF brick, three story. modern
IN construction, equipped with system
of water works and electric call bells
The first floor is taken up in office,
sample room and barber shop. On the
second noor are the parlor. dining hall
Kitchen, toilet rooms and seven bed
rooms. The entire third is taken up
with fifteen large bedrooms. The fur
niture and furnishings are alike credit
able 20 the town. being elegant and
comfortable, felt mattresses being sup
tlied in every sleeping apartment. On
the ground floor adjoining the office and
ladies entrance are several store rooms,
the corner room being occupied by the
Bank Of Smithfield.
This property WAS built by the Smith
field Improvement Company, who have
secured Mrs. R. f. Moseley, Of Smith
Vile, Va. as proprietress. In this inn
long felt need has been supplied
Though residing near some twelve
IL, =. ,.f,, xigi
S,nithfield. During the interim I've
heard repeatedly of The towns growth
but | frankly confess I was hardly pre-
pared to greet the progress made. One
pie asant feature presented is the stabil-
ity evident Nowhere is there the hint
of boom or mushroom growth. That to-
racco. aided by natural advantages, pluck
and push is responsible for this marked
Improvement is cheerfuly conceded
Though as a tobacco market Smithheld
is but babe of tender years, yet, even
amid a short crop and the splendldly adj
yertiscd markets of neighboring towns
some 1000, 900 pounds are the sales for
the season just closed. Mr.. w. NJ. San
ders. a very close observer, predicts,
having i'm mind the increased acreage,
that 1000. 900 pounds Will be marketed
here next season.
was advised tonight that at least
Si50, 900 had been spent in Improvements
here within the past twelve months.
his expenditure is represented in new
residences. stores, hotel and cotton fac
tory. The Smithield Cotton Mills is a
splendid plant OF 5000 spindle capacity,
giving employment to seventy-five opera
tives. On the grounds of the company
are twenty-seyen coy homes for opera
tives. painted white. On the grounds,
too. erected by the employees, is a good
sized church building. No day school now
exists. but by the return of autumn one
will be under way.
In the town proper there is splendid
school in the burlington Institute, ira
I. burlington. principal.
met here today Or" REGULATORY
Simmons, of the Raleigh quill brigade,
busily engaged in writing a poem, en-
titled Jenkins Fountain Pen" But
"lnuns the word
The people here are delighted with the
disDanearv Tho sales for the second