The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-09

sonIans here today and, the number ln-
creases at each reunion. A special effort
IS going to be made at the next reunion
to get every old Ansonian living away
from the county to attend the 1904 re-
union
These people are taking long strides in
making good roads-the precursor of good
schools and free rural delivery the three
thlngs that will stop the tide of country
1olks leaving the farm. Some years ago
$4,000 bond issue to build good roads
IN Wadesboro township was voted and
d lew months ago an additional $25, 900
pond issue for continuing the roads was
voted. AS result there are twenty miles
OF splendid roads in Wadesboro township
ana the work goes on In keeping with
the good business sense that is anplied to
county affairs, provision is made for lew
ing sufficient tax to pay off two one
thousand dollar bonds each wear so that
the debt incurred can be annually re-
duced.
Though late, the crops in the county are
good. If there is a late fall. the cotton
crop of Arson will be large. Some farm
ers even dare to hope that with good sea-
sons 1T will be as large as last year. which
was record breaker. Others think there
is no hope Tor so good a crop. The farm
ers are IN good spirits and are hoping that
the price OF cotton will keep up so that
they Will realize a fine price for it. The
farms here are cultivated with intelligence
and skill The farmers of the county are
men of sense and capacity and understand
business methods, and in the successful
conduct of their private and public affairs
are second to none
'Wadesboro goes forward steadily and
prosperously. 1t has strong and successful
manufacturing establishments The lar
gest Is probably the silk mill which gives
employment to two hundred people. 1t
Is owned by the same parties who own
SILK mills also in Patterson, N. j. The
company was induced to locate here by
Mr.. John T: Patrick and has succeeded
well. Mr.. Robert Singleton is superin-
tendent, The Wadesboro Cotton Mills
represents an investment of $4,000 and
has 5000 spindles. w. c. Hardison is
president; w. l.. Steele secretary and
treasurer; and w. j. McLendon. Jr., SUI
perintendent. The cotton seed oil mill is
prosperous industry. 1t was owned by
local capital until about two years ago.
when 1T sold out to company called the
independent Oil Company, which owns oil
mills at Charleston, Spartanburg and other
places. The Hargrave & Leak Manufac-
turing Company is one of the towns best
industries 1t gives employment to about
one hundred young women. They are as
fine looking, and as respected young women
as can be found anywhere, as well as
skilled In their work. The Company is now
employed chiefly in making ladies' skirts.
Tor which tney find ready sale. Mr.. Fred
Hargrave, who is the active manager of
the enterprise, takes pride in the character
OF the labor employed, as well as in the
excellence of the product Wadesboro is
justly proud of the high standing of the
men and women employed in its industries.
In education, Wadesboro has an institu-
ton that makes it like city set upon a
MIL The Pee Dee Institute. built and
controlled by the Pee Dee Baptist Union
IS large and commodious brick building.
Last year large dormitory was built tor
boys. A handsome brick building for
girls is now In process of constructions In
addition to large local patronage, there
were over fifty boarding pupils The
principal of this useful institution is Prof
w. J. Ferrall, who resigned as a member
of the faculty of Wake Forest College to
become the head Of this institution. He
has succeeded grandly and stands high in
the esteem of this people, This is. of
course, gratifying to the News and OBJ
server, for Professor Ferrall is a native of
Wake county, and Wake county men have
a way of succeeding wherever they so.
The school is conducted upon broad lines
the whole town is justly proud of it.
THE outlook is very good for a fine year
at the re-opening," said Professor Ferral
The business of Wadesboro is very large
and it is conducted by a class of success
tul and progressive business men. They
are up with the times and are enlarging
their business safely A very handsome
three story press brick building on the
main street is nearing completion 1t is
being erected by Mr.. w. P. Parsons and
Leak & Marshall
Wadesboro has two of the strongest and
most wisely managed banks in the State.
They have done much to advance the solid
growth of the community
There is one institution that all Wades-
boro has just pride in--I refer to its news
paper, the Messenger and Intelligencer,
edited by Mr.. James G. Boylin. 1t is an
ideal weekly newspaper Scredit and an
honor to Arson county. It has character,
conviction, force. 1t is devoted to its
town and county, leading in whatever
Will make for their advancement. Twenty
years ago Mr.. Boylin came here a stranger,
without money or friends. Today his pa
per Is one of the foremost institutions in
the town, he has made it necessary to the
community, and prosperity has smiled
upon him. 1t is pleasure to find a coun-
try editor who owns so handsome home,
and is showing that journalism can be
made profitable where managed on bust
ness principles. 1 wish every town in
North Carolina had such an editor as
James G. Boylin and such paper as the
Wadesboro Messenger Intelligencer.
have hardly touched my notes and
yet this letter is too long. This town has
always been the home of men of note
the two most conspicuous citizens of the
past being Atlas ]. Dargan and Thomas s.