The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-26
WHERE WHEELS HUM
Greensboro is Looking About
for More Workers.
New Enterprises Starting Up--- -Heavy D,matd
for Building MateraIs- hot Weather
and Hustle Harmonic, Here.
a Porch Party.
A Porch Party.
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Greensboro, N. c., July 25.-Sheriff j.
f. Jordan has completed survey OF
tract of land recently purchased on the
suburbs of High Point. He has had it
laid off into streets and building lots, and
on August 10th will sell the whole prop
erty, consisting of one hundred lots at
auction.
The executive committee of the Board
of Trustees of Guilford College" have au,
thorized the treasurer, Prof. George w.
Smith, to purchase a boiler, engine and
electrical equipment for an electric light
plant for the college.
The Greensboro Board of Aldermen last
night made among others the following
orders:
from $500 to 81, 200.
The drivers to the fire engines were
given $35 instead of $50 per month
The cemetery committee was allowed
81 900 per year for beautifying and improV-
ing Green Hill cemetery.
An election was called on the first
Tuesday in October, on the question OF
voting a $250,000 bond issue, payable fifty
years after date: 100000 for water
works extension; $4,000 for enlarging and
maintaining the sewerage system; $4,000
for additional street paving and macadam.
izing.
Greensboro is to have another enter
prising real estate firm, the second within
two weeks. 1t will be composed of the
following first class business men: United
States Marshall J. M Milhkan, OF Greens,
boro; A. l.. Balm, superintendent of the
Delgado Cotton Mills, of Wilmington, and
Col. J. E. Walker, of Asheboro, one of the
most successful business men of Randolph
county.
The new real estate firm of r G. Abb
bott & Co., recently established here from
Charlotte, is behind a. movement to build
$75SO0 seven-story building opposite the
county court house and the United States
building, on the corner of Elm and Mar
ket streets. now occupied by Gordon S
drug store Most Of the stock has been
subscribed
The State Normal and Industrial Col
lege, purchased yesterday of c. O. Forbes,
Cne hundred iron beds for the new addi-
tions recently built to the dormitory.
JOS. J. Stone & Co., have just installed a
new $500 printing press In their exten-
sive job printing department.
So much stone is being used here in
building operations, proprietors of stone
yards are having great difficulty In get
ting enough stone cutters. There is room
here for more at good wages. The great
amount of building and sidewalk paving
now being done in Greensboro, has made a
demand for brick that was not being
kept up with by the numerous large brick
manufacturers here, and Banner Brothers
have opened up an extensive brick-making
plant in the southern part Of the city.
There is room here for still another to
make out a round dozen.
Guild & Co. the sewer contractors. are
working four separate forces OF hands IN
the construction of the three trunk lines
OF sewerage for the city. Over one hun
dred ablebodie men are new at work
and the force is being increased daily.
There is 10 excuse for any one here
to complain of want of employment at
good wages" said Mr.. J. w. Lindan, OF
the Finishing Mills, last night. I'VE are
in need right now of one hundred more
intelligent ladies to assist in the shipping
mailing and makeup department of oul
establishment" The same trouble is eX-
perienced by the cigar factory, where 40(
ladies and boys are employed at good
wages, and there is room for six hundred
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