The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-19
CRAZE FOR BUILDING.
Becky Mount Going in oallcp Along al
Lines
STAR Correspondence.l

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Rocky Mount ~ c., April ia citt-
zen said to me recently: Our people
have got the building craze. Get up in
ny buggy and let me show you And
away we went all over the town. l
counted all told more than thirty new
residences, costing from about $500 to ST.
GOO, some having the foundation laid,
some rapidly nearing completion and
others in various stages of construction.
| went for a stroll to the Falls of Rocky
Mount and since my last trip out in this
part of the town about six months ago
l counted seven new houses and two new
stores l doubt very much if there is any
other factory village in the State that
presents a healthier or cleanlier appear
ance than this, or where relations be-
tween employer and employees are more
pleasant and satisfactory. The village
contains about $50 souls, and the rules OF
health are rigidly enforced by the owners
of the property and all the inhabitants
seem to take pride in keeping everything
around the premises and along the streets
neat and clean. The mill now works
about $50 operatives and thirty-eight
thousand spindles.
The new city building is completed and
occupied 1t is a handsome brick struc-
ture of ten stories On the ground floor
are the market house and fire department.
On the upper floor are the mayors office,
town courtroom, tax collectors office,
etc.
Mr.. ]. c. Brasswel's handsome resi-
dence will be completed and ready for
occupancy about May 1st. Mr.. D. d.
Daughtridge is making improvements to
his already handsome home Con
tracts have been let for three more espe-
cially fine residences to be erected this
summer. Three new brick stores have
been recently built and work is rapidly
being pushed on three more, which will
be completed within the next six weeks,
The large brick wholesale grocery store
on East Railroad street, soon to be occu-
pied by Matthews Weeks & Co., is COM
Dleted and side track is being run in the
rear of it convenient for receiving and
shipping goods Another large lot on the
same side of the street. on the corner
lot far from Matthews, Weeks & Co., is
being cleaned off and put in condition to
build another large brick two-story
wholesale grocery to be owned and occu-
oied by Messrs. Hales & Edwards
Work will soon be resumed on the
Coast Lines passenger depot and l be-
Eieve it will be when completed one of
the most comfortable and conveniently
arranged buildings of its size in the
State
Brother Herbert, of 1.-THE Motor" tells
me he will soon issue a special indus
trial edition of his rapidly growing popu-
lar paper The business men and citizens
generally should take interest and en-
courage Brother Herbert in this enter
prise, for it will certainly do Rocky
Mount much good
From what I hear think it will be but
a short time before Rocky Mount will
add TO is manufacturing industries
knitting mill and furniture factory, the
question for both is being agitated by
men of capital, energy and business abiI-
.ty.
large force of hands are employed
laying the foundation for the Imperial
Tobacco Company's large factory. 1t
will cost about $4,000 and be fitted out
in every department with the very best
and latest improved machinery
The graded schol here is in a more
prosperous condition than ever with a
largely increased number of people over
last year.
Rocky Mount there is to be built a coun-
ty bridge of iron. There are four or five
representatives of bridge companies here
to bid on the contract
H 3. HARDY.