New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-08

this town Of twonty-eight hundred souls. It
pies about and three-fourths square miles OF
territory; has broad, well shaded streets. many
commodious and handsome residences. an album
ance OF artesan well water. such perfect natural
drainage II Will probably never nave t. ee sewerea
fact that is only fOrty-seven miles. the
s from sS Gulf and Of Ne s5 Pa make The it ne
allure in winter never falls below . degrees
MUNICIPAL CREDIT.
An incorporated town. with a mayor and board
OF aldermen lin the new county of Lamar, its
credit is excellent Its appraised valuation is
$4,000 its Indebtedness 5000 at per cent and
its ratio Of taxation l2ia mills
SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES.
This Indebtedness was incurred for its fine brick
school building. in which enrolled Cunder the
able supervision of Professor a Z. Morehead) two
hundred and fifty white children the two hundred
colored children have equally good instruction anu
occupy frame building costing Soeo- Lum6erton
Training School tagriculturaD, now in its second
half time 10 study and the other half to the tn
ing Of the one thousand acres given by the camp
rate limits. 1t is supervised by its president and
enthusiast in this lire Of work
Although all denominations are represented IN
Lumberton. only the Baptists ami Mcthodsts have
their own edihces. the others renting.
AS the citizens OF LumbSrt9n are n. mainly ssr2et
societies should be represented there
MANUFACTURES.
Lumberton has four sawmills and three planning
mills with a capacity Of 225.O00 feet daily 60 -
per cent OF which is exported. The proprietors OF
these mills the Camp & Hinton Co. and the Hinton
bros; col 1 S 30 enRtSs 10 4'q I 70 MON JS2
has fine turpe2tine plant. employing q hundred
hands. TO whom is paid $0o0 month while Messrs.
their live hundred hands 5000 month The Lur,
bertOn Naval Stores (''tin retOrt,' using dead
wood turn out three hundred gallons OF turpentine
a day. with fifty hands. 10 whom they, pay $500
/ capacity $1,000 a day. manufactures a good quail
ity of building brick. and has payrol! Of 5000
payroll Of 5000 a month: sX-ton ice factory,
and J. II. Miners circular works-he has five
! sent all over the world and is well known
teacher Of saw filing.
COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS.
r. W. Hinton & Co. have a general store. with
$4,000 stock. a mems furnishing with s3ooo.
and furniture with 5000 Of goods: ". ".
Pgford has general store with a stock OF SIS go:
the FISHER Company with S 600; Dorsey Bros
one with S60o, and there five other general
stores carrying stocks OF from $1,000 TO SCss0.
one somewhat smaller but carrying a good stock:
two retail groceries, with nice stocks of sta PIE
and fancy goods, and one millinery that seems
answer the needs OF the very we'll dressed women
OF Lunberton.
LUMBERToNs NEEDS
Lumberton badly wants cottonseed oil and fer
tlzer works; a cannery for fruits and vegetables:
shngle mill: paper mill; door. sash and blind
factory, and novelty wood works. II will give
extraordinary favors 10 good truck farmers and
fruit growers Labor is always needed and well
paid, from 81 Is 20 81 75
REALTY AND LAND VALUES
Business lots in the town I25x175 feet sell for
5000; residence plots OF same dimensions be