The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-10-24
Success Depends on the Man and
q What He Wants to Do-lnh- :,
4 mite Variety Shown
In the Way Of Opportunities and an
Energetic man Can Win Success
In Almost Any Section Of
North Carolina.

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A correspondent at Stahlstown
Pa, writes to ask me the chances
for a man of moderate means In
North Carolina, and In what part OF
the State 1t would be best to settle
Now, on the theory of taking the
least troublesome part of the ques
ton first, l will express my opinion
OF the preferable part of the State
North Carolina is practically d.
vtded into four distinct regions. On
the coast are the lowlands and the
swamps. The Northern man should
stay away from these. Next upmes
the sandy lands, in which Southern
Pines is situated. The water and
the climate in the Sand Hills are
without equal. II is my belief that
the climate of the Sands Hills Coun.
try of North Carolina, without ex.
fception. is the most delightful In the
United States. The droughts OF the
West, the Intense heat of California,
the cold of the North, the frequent
-'h NsN''NhS Nhahbtb VI Tue Lake
Regions and the humidity of the
Middle States are felt in less degree
here than In other sections.
The disadvantage is that the soil
is thin. and not adapted for the crops
the Northern man is familiar with.
1t is suited for the things the South.
ern man raises, and Is probably the
most promising fruit section In the
East. Lots of good general crops
are made in the Sand Hills.
Adjoining the sandy section is a
territory that has clay soil, and It
is one of the best farming sections
of the United States. From the
sandy belt westward n variety OF
soils are encountered. until the
mountains are reached. All the
way westward plenty OF good land
is available for farming, with range
OF crops that give the farmer all the
chance he wants. Malaria diseases
are not known. except down In the
low country. The upland sections
OF North Carolina, being well drain.
ed. are exceptionally healthy. Fevers
are rare, as compared with Pennsyl.
vania. ] have not known of a case
of fever in the two years that have
been here.
Now as to the opportunities in
North Carolina that is a bigger ques.
ton than can be answered except
by every man for himself. In a gen.
eral way It can be said that no other
State gives more promise at the pres.
ent time than North Carolina. CT.
gantic waterpower developments are
In progress that insure for this
State a marvellous Industrial future,
and that means the opening OF all
channels OF opportunity to the man OF
energy and sagacity. AS near as 1
can foresee, the future North Caro-.
lima will have to add to her popula.
ton In the next four years close on
to half million people to supply the
new factories that are to be the re.
suit OF the waterpower development.
What will come with all of that ex.
panslon is u thing my correspon dent
will have to guess at. for 1t can only
be guess at the best, Even now the
tide of progress is setting this way.
as against the West. In the ten
years covered by the last census pc.
Rod North Carolina Increased in pop.
ulation is per cent. But her manu-.
features increased by 1873 per cent;
her agricultural products by 80 per
cent; tne number Of wage-earners in
the factories by 112 per cent; the
steampower by $50 per cent: the
water power by 100 per cent. and
the rate of increase in waterpower is
now possibly 1000 per cent.
BY an official statement OF the gov.
eminent. issued at Washington. DC.
tober 8, | notice that the seat of the
cotton manufacturing Industry has
shifted from the North to the South.
Last year the South used 2,14O,151
bales OF cotton in its factories. This
surpasses the consumption of cotton
in the North. AS the Carolinas are
the principal cotton manufacturing
States OF the South, this feature
needs no great elaboration. The
difference between cotton milling
North and South is that the North
buys its cotton from the South.
while the South raises the cotton II
mills Cotton manufacturing in
North Carolina therefore means a
great industry hencefofth. and one
that viii make the State a substan.
tial field for the man who is looking
for a place to locate.
North Carolina has great oppor-