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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-04

To the Editor: The city Of High Point
drops tear on the grave of the old
year, and counts the blessings it brought
her not one by ore. but by the score
and hundred.
The city put in one of the best sys.
TENS of water works and sewerage to be
found in the South at a cost of 100000.
During the year about $4,000 has been
invested in rev enterprises including the
Continental Furniture Co., a buggy fac
tory, a veneer plant, a side-boar fac
tory, second coffin factory, trunk fac
tory, and a $4,000 hotel All the old
factories have had a good year, and the
New Year finds us building the North
Carolina Wheel Co., and a large silk
mill, which it is thought, bids fair to be
one of the largest in the United States.
While we are proud of all our manufac
proud of the silk mill. which will give
employment to different class of labor
On account of the large output of our
production, the Southern Railway has
found it necessary to have better ship
ping facilities, and are now preparing to
build q new depot to cost about $4,000
There is a much larger attendance in
the public schools, which proves that the
campaign of education has done good and
is bearing fruit.
High Point greets the New Year with
confidence and hope, and offers both
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NORTH CAROLINA IN 1902.

built heretofore), one mattress factory
the Lexington Brass Works and one
marble yard. $107, 500 expended for i'm
provements on manufacturing plants;
cotton mills, S105,000; cotton gin, 81, 500;
Furniture $1,000
There was SAL 800 expended for the
erection of new buildings-no one of them
very costly-and we need more. These
buildings We're erected for employees in
the shops and factories.
The outlook for 1903 is good. We have
in sight another chair factory, $4,000
Atlas Table Co, $4,000; Pants factory,
900: Overall pants, $4,000; new church
being built, $4,000; cottages, $4,000; i'm
provement to c. M. Tompson's foundry
and machine works, $4,000 and ice plant
to be erected soon at cost of about
100000 These estimates were made by
gentlemen who know what they are talk
ing about And | am sure the figures
are not too large.
You ask for q specific instance of pros
perity-well, all our people are at work
at fair Wages-we have but little loafing
here-and seem to be enjoying the glad
New Year.
JNO. II. MOYER,
Mayor.
Lexington, N. c., Jan. /. 1903.
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Roanoke Rapids.

To the Editor: The past year has not
been up to the average of the progress
usually made by our town in single
year since it's incorporation in 1897.
We have progressed, however. lhe mill
companies here during the past year
have erected three large warehouses at a
total cost of something like $1,000 or
$4,000. There has also been erected
large and commodious three-story hotel
at cost of $500 or $4,000 also two
large brick stores, eight frame mercantile
buildings and about forty dwelling
houses.
The Baptist denomination which had
already one church, have completed an
other while the Methodist denomination
with one church already erected, have
another house of worship now being built,
which will soon be ready for usage. An
other school building is also in process
of erection. and in a few weeks will be
completed.
There was also completed during the
year 1902, the large power house of the
Roanoke Navigation and Water Power
Co., which furnishes power to run sew
eral industries. The plant, which was
completed at q cost of about $4,000, also
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Selma.
Very truly
w. II. MACON,
Mayor of Louisburg.

To the Editor: Three years ago the
world looked upon and spoke of Selma.
N. c., as the sleepy old town. But she
has at last awoke and 1902 was the most
prosperous of her history. She has two
well equipped tobacco warehouses where
they have sold near two million pounds
of tobacco during the year 1902 at sat
isiactory prices to her patrons Has
nice and we'll equipped bank, established
April, 1902. with deposits of $50, 600. Has
built nice town hall with first class
furniture company in healthy condition
beneath. Has built and is running
we'll equipped gents furnishing goods
establishment Citizens have already ar
ranged to enlarge our tobacco ware
houses and build large brick prize houses
which will be ready by next season. There
is no town in North Carolina with
brighter future. With fifty thousand in
vested during the year 1902 we have Just
started to make Selma, N. c., what she
justly ought to be and what she shall
ae in the near future.
Our town is out of debt with well
equipped graded schools, ETC.
Yours &C.,
r. B. WHITLEY,
Mayor
Selma, c.. JAM 1, 1909
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To the Editor: The general business
of the town during 1902 was very much
increased over that of the year previous.
There were right many Improvements
in the way of buildng-quite a number
of new residences being erected, and
several brick business houses-among
them a mammoth brick sales stable
During the year the large cotton seed oil
mill of Allen, Brothers & Ford was COM
pleted and put into operation. Our to-
bacco warehouses-four in number-have
all had unprecedented sales. The Metho-
dist, Baptist and Episcopalians have near
ly completed new and expensive churches,
and our educational institutions, especial
ly the Louisburg Female College, are in
a flourishing condition.
AS stated above the general business
of the town is in a good condition. the
merchants have had large sales and the
outlook for 1903 is very promising.
The railroad men inform us that more
freight is brought to Louisburg than to
any other point on the Seaboard Air Line
between Suffolk and Raleigh
Very truly.
w. Fl. MACON,
Mayor of Louisburg.
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To the Editor: When we consider what
the town of Laurinburg pulled through in
1901 and her capital in hand to begin
the year 1902 with we are forced to
the conclusion that she did we'll to hold
her own without any attempt to spread
sail. In the very face of destructive
fire. very poor crops and uninvting pros
poets in the business world she has
forged ahead, repaired the wall here and
there and has almost forgotten the evil
day in her reach after the things that
will be for her good. While we may
have evidences of our growth in an ex-
peu''tUr II -7m1thi~~ like twenty five
thousand dollars IN dern hotel mer-
caEjile and residence ildings during the
ye9e Laurinhura ready one of the
beae towns IN this pa. of the State and
boie ye that vita a t lie more push and
emery such as has characterized her
citizenship for the past years she can
and will be the best.
]. L. BUNDY,
Mayor.
Laurinburg, N. c.. Jan. 1, 1903.
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Elizabeth City.

To the Editor: Elizabeth City is keep
ing full pace in the advancement of
North Carolina cities. She now stands
at the head of the fish and oyster in
dustries; her position relative to the
sounds country giving her superior ad
vantages. Besides these there are large
manufactures of lumber, hosiery and
cotton. The marine railway and iron
works industries are having rapid
growth.
During tie past year $4,000 was spent
in street curbing. All the more import
ant streets were shelled and their side
walks paved. A private land corporation
has spent $4,000 in paving with vitrified
brick q street over half mile long. In
the coming year Water street is to be ex-
tended from the business section to the
Norfolk and Southern depot. To do this
a creek must be spanned by an iron
bridge at cost of $4,000. Great prepara-
tons are being made for the Suffolk and
Carolina railroad which will he built to
Elizabeth City in the spring. The com
pany has bought extensive water proper
ty on which to erect their depot and
sheds. Surveys are now being made for
an electric street railway. Franchises
have been granted for improved water
works and sewerage and gas systems.
With these improvements and her situa-
ton st the head of Albemarle Sound,
Elizabeth City will soon occupy a position
second to no town in the State.
Respectfully,
T. B. WILSON,
Mayor of Elizabeth City.
Elizabeth City, N. c., Jan. /, 1903.
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To the Editor: 1t is impossible for me
at this time to approximate the amount
of money invested during the year in new
industries.
Our city has enjoyed great prosperity
and considerable growth along many
lines. The tobacco industry which was
already large has grown larger during
the year and the leaf sales have been un-
precedented both in quantity and prices.
The Knitting Mill industry has been in
creased by two large plants and promises
to be a factor in our industrial life.
Our postoffice, revenue office, banks and
depots have greatly increased their vol
ume of business which is an index to our
industrial development.
Our educational facilities have been i'm
Continued on third page)
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Raleigh.

To the -Iitcr: IN compliance with your
request for statement showing the pro-
gress of the city of Raleigh for the year
1902 and the outlook for 1903 / must say
that you place me in rather an awkward
position. In the the first place the time
followed is too short to gather the infor-
nation that would do justice to the the
I.ity's progress. Secondly, Raleigh being
1 the capital, and historical centre of the
State, where number of important
meetings and conventions of all kinds are
continually being held, which fact brings
eons;o rable business of every description,
and oce. sioE5 the presence CT many cltl-
zens Of the State. it would lie unfair to
make a comparison with other cities Of
Merit Caroline. However, as.de from this,
its material advancement for the year
1902 is mere rotable than in any previous
wear of its history. In every Inc of BUSH
ness a rapid. Lut rot mushroom growth
Is plainly visible. The enormous de-
posts in It's banks. the, wonderful in
crease in it's sGost office receipts, the in
creased attendance at its ten colleges
with mere than 100000 spent in build
ings, $15,0C0 in street improvements, with
10 failure in business, with every dwell
ing and store house occupied, with death
rate lower than any city in the Union,
with it's improved social conditions and
general industrial progress, with its in
creased churches, orphanages, hospitals,
libraries and educational institutions be-
ing now one Of the most model and at
tractivc residence cities in the entire
country, we say truthfully that the pro-
gress for 1902 was phenomenal, and the
year 1909 VIII be one of undoubted pro-
gress and q continuation of the many
blessings that this city is alone heir to.
Very respectfully,
A. M. POWELL,
Mayor.
Raleigh, ". c.. Jan. l. 1908.
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To the Editor No town in North
Carolina has enjoyed the material pros
perity that Thomasville has during the
last twelve months. Specific instances of
It's prosperity are as follows:
Graded school buildings for both the
white and colored whose value is $40, 900;
Ryder Wagon Works, 100000; buildings
and water works at the Baptist Orphan
age, $4,000; G. A. Thompson's residence
and chair factory, SIT 900; the Fleer Ce-
dar Lodge, s., 600; two blocks OF store
buildings, owned by f. S. & j. W. Lam
beth, So, 900; the Climax Chair Factory,
S11 COO; electric lighting plant, $4,000; res
dences, E. w Gates, $4,000, NJ. j. Jones.
So, COO, G. H. Vow, $1,000; C. A. Julian,
$1,000, j. II. Mock, $4,000, Mrs. James
Mcintosh Jones $4,000; Mcknight Machine
Works, $4,000; hundreds of cottages
built by J. #. Skies and the Cramer
Furniture Company
Inventories have been taken by all of
the old industries of the town and hand
most every instance. Never before in
the history OF the place has it been so
easy for the people to prosper. Capital
stock for a new industry a buggy fac
tory has just been subscribed. Thomas
ville's outlook for 1903 is brighter than
ever before.
JNO w. LAMBETH,
Mayor.
Thomasville, N. c., Jan. /, 1903.
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SiIer City.

To the Editor: During the year 1902
there have been erected in our town five
brick store buildings at cost of SIS, 900,
fourteen new dwellings at a cost of $13,-
geo, a bending mill and equipments So, coo.
Our cotton factory has added 900 spin
dies and other improvements at cost
of $4,000. The Chatham Bank has been
established with an authorized capital OF
$4,000. The Siler City Telephone Com
pany has put in an up to date telephone
exchange and a line extending eighteen
miles east to Pittsboro at a cost OF 81, 500
office buildings, a bowling alley and other
improvements added at a cost of 81 500.
The total Improvements added to our town
during 1902 in round numbers is $4,000.
We feel proud of our record for the past
year but have still greater things in
contemplation for 1903.
Very respectfully,
D. G.. FOX,
Mayor.
Siler City, N. c., January !. 1903.
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E. J. ARNOLD & CO., of st. Louis, Mo-,
race horse owners and boolmakers, in
vite the speculative public to an in
vestigation of their, methods. This is an
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ton Subscription to their capital may
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subject to withdrawal in full on de-
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times every year. The best paying safe
investment in the country. References:
Banks, Trust Companies Commercial
Agencies, st. Louis business men and
prominent mon everywhere. For full
particulars, address E. ]. Arnold Co.,
9th and Pine streets. st. Louis, Mo.
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To the Editor; During the past year
there have been built in Hamlet twenty
five thousand dollar planning mill,
twenty thousand dollar sash, door and
blind factory, q ten thousand dollar cleo
trio light plant and a five thousand dol
lar steam laundry. Also two brick blocks
of ten large stores; a brick building OF
the Bank of hamlet, which was also or
ganized during the past year with a
capital of fifteen thousand dollars large
two-story brick building of the Capital
Printing Company, besides numerous
dwellings ranging in price from six hun
dred to three thousand dollars.
Preparations are being made to rebuild
the compress and ice plant that were
burned last fall, which will cost some
thing like two thousand dollars.
NJ. G. FREEMAN,
Mayor.
Hamlet, ~ c., Jan. l. 1908.
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GOIdSbOrO.

To the Editor: This has been an I'M
usually prosperous year with the people of
Goldsboro and adjoining territory. Good
crops were raised and The market prices
satisfactory. Immense quantities o: cot
ton and tobacco being marketed here, es-
pecially the latter.
No failures; merchants out of debt. All
the manufacturing enterprises running
regularly with ready demand for the
manufactured articles. Tax books show
an increase in real and personal property
of $15O,OOO. Part of this is real estate
improvements, to-wit: Annex Kennon Ho~
tel, adding to furniture factory. annex to
cotton mills. new warehouse of Atlantic
and North Carolina Railroad, two new
school buildings, handsome new city hall
and market.
During the past year the city has pur-
chased water work plant and electric
light plant.
$4,000 in bonds have been issued with
only an additional tax of ten cents on
the hundred dollars worth of property
and twenty cents POLL
Our people have been law abiding, hap
Ply and contented. The indications for
the future are bright and promising, streets
to be macadamiZed, government building
to be erected, union depot to be located
and new dwellings to be put up. Thanks
to the "beneficent smiles" of Providence
that have enabled us to move forward on
all commercial, industrial and education
al lines.
GEORGE E. HOOD,
Mayor.
Goldsboro n. c. January /, 1903.
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To the Editor: The progress of
cur town during the year 1902
is really greater than one on
the spot would imagine. During this
year there has been erected about TWEEN
ty dwellings ranging in size from the
three-room cottages up to the largest
size buildings; also in course of erection
a Baptist College for colored people and
a brick church for the colored Metho-
dist.
There has been considera BILE amount
of money invested in addition to the Silk
Mill and Cotton Seed Oil Mill of this
place.
The merchants have had a splendid
trade and good collections and are in
good trim.
The farmers of the county made fine
crops and are in good spirit.
The outlook for the year 1903 is bright.
Very truly yours.
j. A. LITTLE,
Mayor.
Wadesboro, c., Jan. 1, 1903.
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North WilkesbOrO.

To the Editor: There has been built in
our town during the year of 1902 one
furniture company, paid up stock $4,000;
one furniture factory, stock subscribed
and factory to be built at once; one large
-four mill just started; one large insula-
tor pin factory; one lumber plant. Sew
eral other plants have been enlarged.
Four new brick stores; a considerable
number of dwellings, new bank, stock
subscribed. furnishing bought and will
open in a few days.
The volume of general business has
been largely increased. The outlook for
this coming year is better than ever be-
fore. w. NJ. ABSHER.
Mayor.
North Wilkcsboro, N. c., Jan. /, 1908.
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To the Editor: The year just ended
has been one of the most prosperous in
ChaTlctte's history Every builder and
contractor has been most actively and
remuneratively employed. A great many
new residences and business houses have
been erected, among the number, the Car
negie Library, Academy Of Music and
Piedmont Realty and d. A. TompkinS
Company buildings are especially attrac-
tive.
Our manufacturing plants are all run
ming On full time and large amount of
capital has been invested in new plants
and in addition to old ones.
During the past year, the city has ma
cadamized thirteen blocks and has spiked
up and relaid five blocks of old macadam,
in addition to much general repair work.
Fourteen blocks of cement paving and
more than five thousand feet of eight and
ten inch sewer pipe have been laid,
Our water plant, owned and operated
by the city, is being still further eX-
tended and improved, and in consequence
the past year has shown a very hand
some increase in revenue over the pre-
Vious one. From Charlotte's experience
would advise every city and town to own
it's water plant.
Our fine electric street car system has
added about four miles to its trackage,
covering additional territory in and
around the city and is giving this new
territory the beenfit of it's safe and
rapid transportation.
Charlotte's new year opens suspicious
ly and with every prospect of continued
prosperity
P. NJ. BROWN,
Mayor of Charlotte, N. c.
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Henderson.

To the Editor: During 1902 the side
walks of our main streets have been
paved with vitrified brick. Citizens have
urged the establishment of the sewer
system and the necessary legislation will
be secured at this session of the General
Assembly. The capital stock of one of
our mills has increased $4,000, all of
which was subscribed by home capital
The Citizens Bank has increased its
capital $50. 900, and it's deposits have in
creased over 100000 during the year.
This increased capital ana deposits were
furnished by Vance county people. The
North Carolina Cotton Oil Company es-
tablished a Acton oil mill here. invest
ing in the plant an operating capital of
$T5, 900. This industry will probably be
added to during 1903. We are looking and
working for the establishment of the
Methodist Protestant College at Hender-
son in 1903.
Very respectfully,
r. J. SWITZERLAND,
Mayor of Henderson.
Henderson, N c. Jan 7 1903
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To the Editor: Our town is in a very
thrifty condition. The trade of tho mer-
chants for 1902 was better than ever be-
fore. Our market sold more tobacco of
better quality and at better prices than
for several years.
Some handsome new brick stores and
offices were built
The Warrenton Furniture Company in
creased its capital stock and has large
orders ahead for its product.
The farmers in the county had sue
cessfui year, have some money in the
hank and are in much better financial
condition than they were a year ago.
Desirable farming lands have advanced
in price and the outlook for 1903 in town
and county is very bright.
w. A. BURWELL,
Mayor.
Warrenton, n. c.. Jan. /, 1903.
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Davidson.

To the Editor: In reply to request that
| give statement showing the progress of
our town. etc, will say that, after having
seen some of the leading builders and
contractors, w. Lee Hardin and w. N
Kinney, who kindly furnished what
figures [ give you. I find that during
1902 there was invested in Lexington the
sum Of $500 for new industries-one
furniture factory (he others having been
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of six room making seventeen large
rooms, is one of the finest hotels OF any
little town; value $1,000.
The new Ellington, house near the
school building. with II rooms valued
at abut $4,000.
Mr.. ID. w. Barbours new dwelling on
Lombard stree, valued at $1,000.
]. S. Barnes & Coo have built an ex-
cellent store on Main street with ex-
quisite glass front, valued at $4,000.
We are having complete sewerage
system put in which will cost upward
of $4,000 when completed.
E. L. HINTON,
Mayor.
Clayton, N. c., Jan. /, 1903.
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KinStOr1.

To the Editor: Kinston is in a good,
healthy condition, not on boom, but OF
good healthy growth.
The Harvey and Chadwick Ornamental
Wood Working plant is the only in
dustry OF Importance for 1902, but our
many other industries have enlarged.
There has been a large amount invested
in residences, stores, etc, and enlarg-
ing the already established tobacco in
dustres Kinston is growing.
Respectfully,
GEO. b. WEBB,
Mayor.
Knston, N. c., Jan. l, 1903.
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furnishes several nearby towns with
electric lights.
Roanoke Rapids which in the beginning
of the year 1902 was a town without an
electric light is now brilliantly lighted.
The Rosemary Mills have recently pur-
chased much new material and expect to
greatly increase their production.
This about completes our doings for
the past year, but our prospects for the
present are very bright.
Respectfully,
SANDS GAYLE,
Mayor.
Roanoke Rapids, N. c., Jan l. 1903.
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Wake Forest.

To the Editor: Wake Forest has gone
forward rapidly in the last II months
There have been $4,000 expended in
building and five thousand in repairs in
the last year, and there are now plans
and specifications for the year 1903 for
dwellings, that will cost more than $780,
600.
The Royal Cotton Mills have built 20
houses and made other improvements tc
the amount of $4,000.
SOL. ]. ALLEN,
Mayor.
Wake Forest, N. c.. Jan. 1. 1903.