The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-04-29
GROWTH At SANFORD
Sash and Blinds and Furni-
ture Factories, Mills
A Deal Underway Looking 10 the Is abishment
Ct S.. furniture Plants. SanfVc's
Health Recrd.

tStar Correspondence
SANFORD. \ 6. April : - have been
coming to San.o-! sor aeoa, an~ea
years. aud though; tina / kue~ some
thing abou; it, continued sro~th AMI
Improvement. but after spending to
days here and looking into conditions
close I mus, admi, that ! ~as not pre-
pared to Sc, as much industrial progress
and building going on al this ,lmc.
As the bound Seaboari Atr Line
rolls into the town one sees on the lon.
about four hundred yards from the sta
ton. the sanford Cotton NILS II - a
new. up-to-datc brick mill. containing
the very latest improved machinery in
every department. IL has been in opera
tlon about one year. III has nine thUus
and spindles and three hundred looms.
and under the management % Mr.. T H.
Chisholm. An experienced mill man
from boyhood az. the business has been
in every Way such a success that an ,n-
largemcnt OF II IS being agItatel
The anford sash AMI blind Company
was started here about eighteen Years
ago by Mr.. j. b Makepeacc. and from
the beginning TO now the business las
grown yearly. They employ from 80 10
80 skilled workmou. They not only
make every thing needed in house build
ing. but contract Tor and build houses ot
any style or price wanted Major J "
Scott, Of Sanford. Is presiacntof the com
pany and J. 3 Makcpcast. secretary and
treasurer and general manager. IL
tells me that they are getting all tire
work they are equipped to do.
MpSSrS puts and t'TAbtTtp have re-
Gently started a table and safe factory.
1t was started with bright prospects for
success.
The Clements venoering plant Is about
the largest OF the kind in the state.
They use poplar wood only and manu-
faeture the best grades OF venecring.
They also put up thousands OF berry and
truck crates and boxes. They work about
sixty hands.
The Sanford Furniture Manufacturing
Company has been in operation just one
year. Mr.. w. j. Hilands. a capitalist
Of Chicago, is President w. J. Edwards,
of Sanford, Vice-president. Mr.. X. V.
Hilands. Secretary and Treasurer. They
use only oak timber and make chiloniors.
d~ressers and commodes. The present
output is from 80. 900 to So. 600 worth Of
goods per month. They employ about
- 49, 'A@A''' Ni'I ''N '''h'I W.
of this plant is already sold tor six
months ahead.
Mr.. r. v. Hilands first came 10 SAN
ford about five years ago for his health.
and after remaining here about eight
months he was SO much improved he
left, but was so greatly impressed with
Sanford as a manufacturing centre and
a very healthy place that he came back
about a year ago and Invested his money.
He is today the picture OF health, and
so well pleased with Sanford and her
clever genial people. that he has bought
property here and Will make il his home.
This company is now negotiating with
Northern capitalists for the purpose or
' erecting six other furniture factories to
manufacture all kinds OF furniture, in
Guiding a bed spring and a celsior factory.
This Will take a half million dollar out
lay. The outlook for the ton
of this deal is so encouraging that it is
believed that in about eight months. the
plans of this company will be matured
and ground broken for the new factories.
Besides the industries mentioned there
is the Moffitt Machine Works, the Austin
brick yard, and various other smaller
plants that go to make Sanford a pros
porous and growing town. The report /
get from each of these industries is,
I'VE are getting all the work that We
can do"
Recently a beautiful tract of land in
the northwestern section of the town,
was laid off in lots. Streets have been
run, lots sold and some new residences
are being erected. and six or eight more
are contracted for, the erection OF which,
Will soon begin.
TIL, ~ Jyat1r utnrD- grrc4nr1 nI1l no
completed about the first Of May, and It
is proposed to have a big celebration on
or about the 9Th or 9th. The people
here tell me they will have an abundance
oof as pure water for all purposes to
be found anywhere.
The handsome two story brick COM
mercial building recently completed. IS
an ornament to the town; it stands on
the corner not far from the railroad.
on the ground floor. On the corner Is
the Bank Of Sanford, of which Mr. w. j.
edwards is President. and Mr.. s. Z.
Hatch cashier. There are also q drug
store and three other store rooms and
a barwber shop. On the upper floor are
offices for lawyers. doctors and dentist.
On this floor is one Of the most com
plete Opera Houses in the state. includ-
ing the gallery it viii seat about 600 peo-
pie.
The religious and educational environ
ments of Sanford are all that could be-
desired. Its health record cannot be-
surpassed by any section. and no better
people live in any section.
H. b. HARDY.
Common sense extracts more solid
comfort from life tina geuiu5 does.