The Lexington advertiser., 1905-11-02

NJ LONH III tHt oLaLe can DDaht OF a
more wonderful development in the past
two years than New Albany. II has
been transformed from an ordinarily good
county town to a thriving manufactur.
ing city. The population has increased
from 1,o33 in 1900 to 2,700 at present.
Large factories for the manufacture of
hardwoods, clay and other materials into
the finished article have been built.
Splendid business structures have taken
the place Of insignificant buildings and
the town has undergone one of the most
remarkable transformations ever wit.
messed in the South. 1t was the writer's
| pleasure to visit the numerous factories
recently and learn something of their
magnitude. A siXty-ton oil mill was the
first and has completed two seasons of
! success. An $4,000 cotton compress.
with the latest machinery and immense
brick sheds is just beginning the second
season A clothing factory that employs
1875 hands has just completed its first
season, paid 80 per cent. dividend and
| increased capital stock from $4,000 to
/ 100000. A handle factory is nearing
year OF good work and promises to bc
! good investment. An immense fur
nlture factory, with the very latest ma.
chinery and employing 14O hands, is
running and turning out a product that
is pronounced by experts to be equal to
! any made anywhere. A box factory
with large capacity is just beginning
to set the wheels in motion. Two brick
factories, one for pressed and the other
for plain, are running on full time to
| supply the demand for home consump-
ton. The NJ, j. & X. c. railroad is
building large shops and relay stations
| which adds a great deal to the prosper.
. lty OF the town. The town has recently
| installed one of the most complete sys.
| tens of watcrWOrks and electric lights
to be found anywhere. A $G500O hotel
and hundreds of other buildings are 90.
| ing up as fast as men and money can
| push them along. 1t is in good section
whv tho nI,co ahouII La,o 1Gooo ;n
hoIitonts Whom tho on,norat;or j., ,,,,Io
bv I,nrIo Sam !, toto Na,r lIhan,, ,,in
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"' ,'''o" my 'i0.'' one 0, our of'2"''
est exchanges contains q splendid lesson
ana wholesome moral:
"Wc know a man who as farmer was
on acknowlclged success. He made the
| biggest crops of any one in his section.
His wife was the best cook in the neigh
| boYhu0d ard she always had plrnty to
cooE. Ills hogs were alvays fat. his
barn lot full of cows and he had con-
siderable money ahead. But the desire
TO g to town at Iast took possession OF
','',' L'},., 'io ",,'u'u '','V WI" t"' money
S''",t "|lF :" ''"i'' I'VE '"9}, wear
anna If bis Gfo III, ,,,;fa boiI ~,,t
AGAINST the move for = lonr time hut at
last she signed the deed and they let
the old place 60
"That was ten wears ago. Today the
old man is driving a draw. the few uuar-
body and soul together in little rented
threeroOm house in the outskirts of the
Town. y success as farmer and hon
ESy' cn' I'e "'"' in'o BUSINESS "l'h 'oWh
io ,e''o" 90 q pa, '"''' il,t ?ea'S ago 'llt
Inst hc hoa ~ s9 hs 7on r'ny%r,'t'' ,Inca ~ now
A note he indorsed for a friend. ~ His
wife lost her health and is now an in
valid. The farm he left ten years ago
is worth $4,000, just four times what he
old to start over as farmer and is
most unhappy man."
Which leads us to remark that a sue
cessful farmer is the most independent
man on earth and should be the happiest.
exnosition Of one DAVIS duration recently.
with excellent success. This little event
NAV naye the wav TO the oruanization Of
n successful county fair. Our people are
fast awakening to the advantage of such
institutions.
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F'o'e','"'' "'e '"o N'''S "'"N VAIN, M,
ana ro9aS are an ea"c"'ot 'ha' WIN
eventually ieao TO 'Ile pest Oh every 'n'hg'
|. w. FARRELL, of Newton, made 1000
gallons of molasses from a two,acre
patch. It was Louisiana cane and the
crop throughout that section is said to
The Aberdeen button factory has re-