The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-08

| tobacco of the best is grown in the
county and is great product of the sec
| tion, all merely items in section on
| which God has lavished innumerable
| gifts to make rich men who will only
| take hold with energy
All kinds of enterprises can succeed in
| this section, fom the small truck farm to
| the great manufacturing plant and the
| people of Washington and of Beaufort
county are ready to aid and encourage in
every way possible.
MUNICIPAL NOTES.
Washington has already many of the
| advantages of a modern city and large
| bond issue has lately been voted and the
| contract let for a magnificent city sys-
| tenn of electric lights and waterworks.
which will put in line with all enter
prising cities.
The streets are splenddly made, the
basis of oyster shells giving them ex-
ceptionaily fine roads there being twen-
ty miles of roadway equal to the very
| best of macadamized roads.
The value of the real estate in the city
| is $685., $4,000, while the personal property
| is valued at $3.50, $4,000. The tax rate is
| so cents on the 500, schools 20 cents,
| bonded debt 10 cents.
The town officers are body OF bust
ness men, alive to the city's interest.
| The mayor is Capt. Geo. j. Studdert, and
| the members of the Board of Aldermen
| are Messrs. B. G. Moss, G. T. Stewart,
w. ]. Rhodes, T. G. Paul, ]. F. Tayloe,
G. ]. Studdert and W. M. Chauncey
The city has it's headquarters in an ex-
cellent building, which has lately been
much improved. The fire department is
splendid one. and to accommodate it
and the fine horses used an addition
has been made to the present quarters,
giving first class accommodations.
THE NEWSPAPERS
The city has two newspapers which
keep the people posted and are alive to
| the news. There are the Gazette Mes
senger, daily, with j. A. Arthur, Jr.,
as editor. and the Washington Progress
weekly, with w. K. Jacobson, editor.
COUNTY OF BEAUFORT.
Beaufort was erected into a separate
cunty in 1741, and named in honor OF the
Duke of Beaufort, one of the original
Lords Proprietors of Carolina. It's area
is 720 square miles and the population
Sc, 057 419, an increase of $S2,948 over 1900;
the personal property valuation is s1,244,-
654, an increase of $216, $40 over 1900. In
the county there are Ill public schools
There are 500 miles of public roads, and
Is miles of turnpike.
Beaufort county lies south OF Wash
ington county on both sides OF the Pam
LEO river, which in this part of it's
course, IS an arm Of the sound of the
same name, from two to six miles wide,
and throws off several wide projections
or bays into the county on both sides
1t is bounded on the east by Pungo
river, another broad arm OF the Pam
lico sound. whose waters also penetrate
the county in innumerable wide navigable
bayous.
FINE TOBACCO LAND.
In the last two or three years it has
been discovered that a large part Of
these lands will produce the fine bright
tobacco so much sought for by manufac-
turers, and many farmers from the old
tobacco counties OF Granville, Vance and
others in that section. have come to this
county and engaged in tobacco grow
ing.
ing because it is adapted to the soil
and the industry pays. There is needed
in Washington a strong tobacco market
to handle the leaf as the farmers are
going more and more into the business,
and Washington is the natural market.
There is money to be made by those
who open the tobacco market at Wash
irgton.
PRODUCE GREAT CROPS.
The lands of the county are produc-
tive and yield prolifically of cotton, to-
bacco and all the vegetables. When it
is stated that over $4,000 barrels of
early potatoes have been shipped from
this county in one season an idea OF
the prolific growth Of the lands can be
gained, and 90 per cent increase is ex-
pected this year.
The swamp lands are considered to be
among the best in the world, being equal
in fertility to the bottom lands of the
Nile, though, unlike them, not depend
ing upon an annual overflow for their
fertility These lands are, in all cases.
found at the head of the numerous
streams, which rise in the county and
feed Pamlco and Pungo rivers.
SOME SPECIMEN CASES.
How success has come to some set
tiers in the county will tell story of
is value. Messrs. William Marvin and
son, w. G. Marvin, of Findley, Ohio, a
year ago came to the county and twelve
miles from Washington bought 1900 acres
of timbered land and since then have
added to the tract several hundred more
acres. They have spent $4,000 on the
property and are now constructing rail-
road from Blount Creek to New Bern,
about eighteen miles distant. They have
put in two saw mills, capacity 10000 feet
a day and are building up a considerable
sized town at Rover. They are well sat
isfied with their purchases and send word
to all people that Beaufort county is
the place to settle in.
Mr.. S. W. Wilkinson, OF Pantego, ten
years ago had nothing. He bought a
farm. worth 100000, on time payments,
borrowed money for expenses, has met
all payments and paid $1,000 year on
his investment, has paid off the debt and
bought other farms.
Other successful farmers who have
made wonderful progress are Messrs. c.
Mon