The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-17
GROWTH Ar JONESB0R0.
Not a Boom but Building on Founta-
tions Broad and Deep.
Especial to News and observer.)

Jonesboro, n. c., April 16.-As the
News and Observer is In full sympathy
with the progress of all North Carolina
towns, perhaps Il line from progressive
Jonesboro will not be out OF order.
.lonesboro has never had regular
''boom, as many other towns In the
state. but she has grown steadily al! the
while.
The opening of the new century found
her with foundations broad and deep upon
which to build town that would reflect
credit upon all her people. Our people
we're content to move slowly, but surely,
till necessity demanded larger and better
buildings IN which to manage their
growing business.
The enterprising firm of Watson and
Godfrey outs their quarters a year or
SO ago and erected a splendid brick
building. whose capacity is now fully tax
ed to manage their large and increasing
business, which seems TO be in its in
fancy so far as growth and eXtensiveness
are concerned. The other merchants of the
town are all wide-awake business men
who are forging to the front, and already
looking out for larger quarters as their
business continues to grow.
Our cotton mill, under the wise and
able management of the Messrs. Clark,
has been and is still an important factor
in Jonesboro development.
One of the youngest and most important
of Jonesboro's enterprises is the Jones
boro Sash and Blind Factory, under the
able management of Mr.. Fletcher Make
peace, who is recognized as one OF the
coming business men of the State. This
plant, with its large force of first ella S
workmen-all o. whom are specialists in
their several departments. is growing very
fast, and by their promptness in filing all
orders committed to them and their re-
cord of first-class work, is reaching out in
many directions and successfully meet
ing competition in their line. This enter
prisng and growing firm has just COM
pleted three splendid new residences, and
is row erecting three large brick stores,
all of which were rented before the first
brick was laid.
Mr.. l.. NJ. F'orshee, our wholesale mer
chant, has nearly completed a large store
house and has the brick on the ground
to erect a large and comfnodious brick
building to meet the demands of his
growing business.
1t is also stated upon the best authority
that JonesEoro is to have another large
and thoroughly equipped brick building
before another summer has passed.
The Bank of JoneSboro is also keeping
pace with the march of progress, and is
rapidly gaining the confidence of all our
people. So you see, Mr.. Editor. Jones'
boro is marching to the music of the saw
ard Hammer and her watchW orr is onward
and upward in all things that look to
solid and substantial growth. Jona5boro
which hurtle from the Rocky Mountain
is blessed with churches-P yterian.
eddies form in the bends Of sinuous wa
Baptist and Methodist-aH served by
faithful pastors who are looking after the
spiritual int erests of our people
he Jonesboro school, und II the man
agement of Rev. e. Pope, with faculty
of faithful teachers, is second to none Of
the best schools in the State in point Of
work and discipline.
With two railroads, an up-td-date bank,
fine schools, three churches twenty
stores, two factories, electric lights and
a population of 1,200 active, thorough-go-
ing people, Jonesboro goes forward.