The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-21

useful And eminent sons. but in moth
ing is she so fortunate as in having
Prof. Ragsdale as County Superintend-
ent.
Winterville is a progressive MANN
featuring town and furnishes emnIov-
ment for a large number of thrifty
and industrious people in it's three
large establishments-the A. G. Cox
Manufacturing Company. the Winter
vile Manufacturing Company, and the
Pitt county oil MILL which was or
ganized last year. The plant cost
$4,000. runs day and night. and cam
not supply the demand for its pro
duct.
The A. G. Cox Manufacturing Com
pany has grown in four years from a
corporation with $4,000 stock to $780,
600.
The Winterville Manufacturing
Company was organized three years
ago and has built up a good trade.
These companies turn out many
kinds of product. The Cox Cotton
Planter. patented in 1878 has wide
reputation and is sold in several
States and every year it's sale in
creases. 1t is made honestly and
strongly and is durable. The COM
pany manufactures nearly everything
that is used on farm. Including cot
ton planters, wagons. buggies. back
bands. cart saddles. tobacco trucks and
flues. guano sewers. wire fencing. and
in fact the companies are ready to
make anything in. iron or wood that
farmers may need. and the secret of
the large and growing trade is found
in the fact that no product leaves the
factory that will not meet every
guarantee.
Ten brick stores were built here last
year and a bank building and two
stores are in process of construction
now.
Three churches have been built
Baptist. Episcopal and Methodist. This
is church going community where
religion is honored.
Pitt was the first county in North
Carolina to hold a four weeks county
institute. superintendent Ragsdale
has made his enthusiasm and faith
contagious. and not only do the teach
ers attend these institutes but many
school officers and parents drop in
from time to time. In this way the
Ieaven leavens the whole lump. There
is some rivalry between the towns in
the county for honor of holding the
institute. This year Greenville and
other towns invited the teachers. 1t
is left to a vote of the teachers as to
where the institute shall be held. and
a majority again voted to return to
Winterville-a high compliment to the
hospitality and pleasant reception the
people here gave to those who at
tended the last institute This year
Prof. w. B. Dove will be superinten-
dent of the summer school. and he
will be assisted by Miss Mary c.
Wiley daughter of the late Calvin II.
Wi!ey) and Miss Moore. of the Green
Vile graded school. The session be-
gins June 5th and closes June Both.
The story of Winterville is largely
the story of Amos G. Cox, who is lit
orally the father and founder of the
town. 1t was born in his brain ana
he has been the leader in the indus
trial, educational, political, social and
religious life of the place. He has
prospered and is man OF large
wealth for his section, every dollar OF
which has been honestly acquired.
His career should be an inspiration to
the youth of the State, and that is my
reason for touching upon it here. We
are accustomed to hear some
young men bemoaning that
they haze no chance and
that the Door of Opportunity has
booo creation Of