The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-02
REVIEWS HER YOUTH
And Moves Forward to Richer
Industrial Life.
IaibIo, Her Mills and factories--- Work Of the
Land and improvement Company
Coming Carnival.
(Staff Correspondent.)

NoNdu correspondents
Tarboro. N. c., April This is court
week here for civil cases only. The
docket is small and will last but a day
OF so longer.
Farmers are very busy preparing to
plant, and before the recent rains much
farm work had been done. but the ground
is so wet and streams so swollen that
most all work is greatly retarded. / am
reliably informed that the farmers in
Edgecombe county are in a better finan-
cial condition than for some years, the
raising of hog and hominy is increasing
every year.
Since my last trip l see a good many
improvements in the way of buildings.
The new handsome brick stores on Main
street, built by Or. r. II. Lewis, of
Raleigh, are all occupied and viii do
credit to any city. Another large and
elegant brick store adjoining the How
ard Hardware Co. land erected by them)
is occupied by A. Ashein Bros 1t is a
neat and attractive store, filled with a
new stock of dry goods, notions and
clothing.
Through the courtesy of Mr.. George
Howard, Jr., president of tic Runnymede
Hosiery Mills I was driven out to the
mills and through the property of the
Tarboro Land and Improvement Com
pany. The mill is first class and up to-
date in every respect. 1t is located on
the old Fair ground lands, about one
mile from town and close to the Coast
Line track. The company gives employ
ment to about 140 frst-class operatives.
They have built thirty cottages on the
property which is regularly laid off in
streets, along which trees have been
planted. The mill output per day is six
hundred dozen pairs of hose These goods
are contracted for and sold long before
they are made.
The property belonging to the Land
and Improvement company comprises
about two hundred acres, lying on the
west of the town. 1t has been laid off
into streets and lots and the lots are
50x140 feet They sell corner lots for
$112.50 and others for 500. Quite
a number of these lots have been
sold and improved by the erection of
neat cottages. Thi snot only means de-
velopment and growth for Tarboro, but
encouragement to people to save their
HlDncy anu OWN Il NOME. L AN IOlQ JHdJ
the three cotton mills. which run
eighteen thousand spindles and two hun
dred looms, the two oil mills and
the knitting MILL all told give
employment to about ESQ to 700 people.
These factories run no company's store
and the wages paid out is generally dis
tributed among the stores of Tarboro
Every body is talking UP the Street
Carnival to be held here from the 18th
to the 18th of this month. 1t is for the
benefit of the x. of p. The contract
has been made with the Hatch Adams
Carnival Company. One of the managers
informs me that it is understood in the
contract that there are to be no immoral
shows. Reduced rates will be given on
the railroads, and trains on the East
Carolina road will make two trips day
from Farmville on Wednesday, Thurs
day. Friday and Saturday rs cents for
the round trip.
The graded school here is in more
flourishing condition, with a large en-
rollment
There is no doubling the fact that
Tarboro has taken on a now lease and
is going forward to development and
prosperity.
H. p. HARDY.