The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-15
A BUZZ OF BUSINESS
New Cot ton Oil Mill Company
FCrmed.1
Wilson's Most Succ essful Tobacco Season. A
Home Like Hotel. Practically New
Court House.
(stan Correspondence


Wilson, n. c., March 14-While not
quite as much tobacco was sold on this
market during the season just closed as
was expected lowing to the short CROP,
the nigh prices paid and amount of money
expended for the weed shows this to be
the most successful season Wilson has
had since the market was established
here. All of the tobacco men with whom
have talked seem to be very much in
terested in the new Imperial Tobacco
Company, recently formed by thirteen of
the largest factories in England, in oppo-
sition, it is believed, to the American To-
tacco Company. The report is that the
capital stock of the Imperial is from sew
enty five to one hundred million dollars.
There Is much speculation as to how the
new company will operate Some are of
the opinion they will place buyers on all
the markets and are somewhat apprehen-
sive that by so doing it will reduce to
a considerable extent the number of buy
ers and dealers. Others have a different
opinion and do not think the expected
competition between the American Tobac-
co Company and the Imperial will affect
seriously individual leaf dealers interest.
learn from good authority that an
independent cotton seed oil mill company
with fifty thousand dollars capital stock
is being organized in this county. Over
half of tn stock was taken before
any canvass was made. The company
will be composed of farmers alone. and
they will take stock according to the
amount of seed they can furnish | I'M
derstand that a petition for charter to
build and operate mill here at Wilson
was drawn Up this week.
The remOdellng and enlargng OF the
court house is about finished. There are
fire-proof vaults containing compartments
for filing papers and documents, roller
shelves for books, etc. Steel furniture
has been put in the sheriff, clerks and
registers office. The court room above.
which has been enlarged and greatly i'm
proved is seated with opera chairs In the
tower front of the building is a clock
which strikes the hour so distinctly that
it can be heard almost all over town
Judge Oliver Allen will hold the first
court in what may we'll be termed Will
son county's new court house next week
There are six capital cases on the docket
for trial, among which is Geo. Gay, who
shot and killed Wade II. Aycock some
time last fall and then shot himself
Sheriff Sharp went to Raleigh Thursday
and brought him to Wilson
forty feet extension is being added to
the First National Bank cellar is be-
ing arranged in which will be placed a
heating plant Besides the new hand
some Offices for the president and direc-
tors on the lower floor, there will be
large number Of private boxes for deposit
tors TO keep papers and other valuables.
The disease, which some said was small
poX, some chicken poX and about which
others would not commit themselves. is
about all gone. and from what l see and
hear from the best of authority any one
can come. stay as long as they please and
leave Wilson with as much safety as they
can any other town in the State.
The new SeabrOok Hotel recently
opened, and at which | am stopping, is
all right and up-to-date in every particu-
lar The table is of the best. The rooms,
halls. bath and toilet compartments are
all handsomely furnished, and in fact
everything about this hotel is most COM
Portable end home-like. The house is
located on Tarboro street about twenty
five yards from the corner of Nash street
right in the center of the business por-
ton of the town. The postoffce is in
the building on the ground floor. The ex-
press and Western Union telegraph office
is about one block distant A surry meets
all trains\ and no charge is made for
transportation CT guests from the station
TO the Seabrook
Among some of the new buildings now
in course Of erection is a large storage
warehouse on Barnes and Railroad streets.
by Mrs. ]. d. Farrior. The new ice fac
tory will be in operation about the first
Of May. Woodland Bros are building for
the w. L. Clark & Co. a leaf tobacco
factory and stemery, 5Ox15O feet. three
stories.
Already, though spring has hardly be-
gun, The ring of the hammer. buzz of the
saw can be heard in various sections of
the town. indicative of new residences
being built and renovating of old ones.
On the 18th of this month architects are
to meet the graded school trustees of
Wilson. and bid to make plans for the
handsome brick graded school building
soon to be erected here.
Hackney Bros. report a most success
full business last year. They are running
on full time with force of over ffty
skilled workmen. Their capacity IS now
80 buggies per week. Their pay roll
amounts to $400 per week.
The absence of farmers from town this
Pretty weather is especially noticeable.
They are at home hard at work trying to
make up for the bad weather that has
caused farming operations to be so back
ward. Fl. B. HARDY.