The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-25
THIRD GRAND RAPIDS.
Busy, Bustling Cheraw and
its Industries.
Far Heels in Large Numbers Join in Pushing to
The front This Eaterprising
Town,
Especial to News and Observer


Cheraw, s. c., June 24.-The town of
Cheraw held an election today to decide
upon the issuance of $4,000 bonds for cleo
trio lights. This is but in line with the
pronounced development which has taken
place within the past two years. Within
this period, over one hundred people from
North Carolina have settled here, and
among the older citizens are many North
Carolina families: in fact. there are SO
many here that Tar-heel feels perfectly
at home.
Among the manufacturing interests here
are Messrs. VIM. Godfrey & Co., whole
sale lumber, at the head of which is Mr.
VIM. Godfrey, native of this place, but
who was for years located at Hoffman, N
G. This concern ships more lumber than
any concern between Columbia and Ham
let The Cheraw Door and Sash Company
is handled by Mr.. N. T. Cobb, formerly
of Raleigh, as president and manager
The Clement-Ross Manufacturing Co.,
| about the largest veneering manufacturing
concern IN the South, moved here last
year from brownsville and Sanford, n.
c., and the Pee Dee Char Company, at
the head of which is Mr.. c. f. Pendle-
ton, of Chatham county, North Carolina,
is just installing its machinery in
commodious factory building. In addition
to these plants there are the Independent
Cotton Oil Company, at the head of which
is Mr.. Robt Keith Dargan. a brother-in-
law of Mr.. B. Sydnor Jerman, of Raleigh;
the Chesterfield Lumber Company, the
| Cheraw Iron Works. the Cheraw Naval
Stores Company, manufacturers OF pine
products from lightwood knots under the
Tsilfnscr process, Ingram lir)s. trick
yards ]. r. Harrall's steam ginnery Two
years ago, there was one smoke stack in
the town-now there are nine. For the
small investor, no place in the South Of
fers more exceptional advantages mas
much as we have the main Florida line
of the Seaboard. the Wadesboro- Charles
ton line of the Atlantic Coast Line; the
Chesterfield and Lancaster (the latter
handled by Mr.. Dolly" Page, of the
North Carolina family of railroad and
lumber Pages), and the Bennettsville and
Cheraw Railroad, which will be completed
from here to Bennettsyille some time III
August.
There are two banks here. the Bank Of
Chcraw, and the Merchants and Farmers
Bank, the president of which is Hon. w.
f. Stevenson, a native OF Davidson county,
n. c.
A year ago Congress appropriated the
sum OF $3.50 to be used in removing
the distractions in the Pee Dee R,yer.
which, when done, viii give us water
transportation to Georgetown, where con-
nection will be made with the Clyde Line
of steamers for New York, thus aff)f..
ing water transportation from Cheraw to
the markets of the world
The writer tells the good people OF the
town that the place has not yet been dis
covered; that when the outside wo~li
once sees what we have here, we Will
have a second High Point Tor third
Grand Rapds?) just eight miles from lie
North Carolina linei
There are twelve miles of streets one
hundred feet wide, with beautiful shade
trees at each curb and a row in the mid
lie of the street; the water is good and
drainage to Pee Dee River is all that
COULD be desired. With a natural w
toward the river, the question of sever
age which viii doubtless be taken up soon.
wIil not present many physical difficulties.