The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-04-04
Unimsagined Resources That
North Carolina Possesses
FIGURES THAT ARE SURPRISING
Hag a Greter Diversity Of Resources
Than Amy Other State In the IN
ion-A Greater Variety Of CHM
ate-Its Timber Resources. Its
Truck Farms and It's Man-iactur-
ing Iuterests-Her Vast Mineral
Stores Not Exploited-Need OF
RAlroads-The States Renarka-
BILE Progresaveness.

Radlroads-The States Renarka-
BILE Progressiveness.
The Tradesman.
The statement that North Carolina
has q greater diversity OF resources
| than any other In the United States
NAV seem exaggerated, but an ex-
| animation of its various products
bears out this assertion. 1t should
be remembered that located as 1t Is on
the dividing line between the temper
ate and sub-tropieal region, 1t pro-
duces vegetation patural to both
/ zones.
Comprising over $4,000 miles In
area, it is considerably larger than
the State Of New York and its topo-
graphy includes mountains, plateau
plains and swamp land, which yield
resources Of great value. Beginning
a survey Of the State at all coast
line, attention is at first called to the
extent of its fisheries In value
these at present are equal to the COM
bined industry in South Carolina,
Georgia and Florida, and are among
the most important in the United
States. The money revenue at pres
ent secured from them amounts to
nearly $2,OOO,0OO annually and they
give employment to no less than l5,-
900 men. This is partly due to the
natural advantages for the industry
as the eastern section of North Caro-
lima includes the three great sounds
:: Pamlico, Albemarle, and Currituck.
Pamlico sound is an inland sea In
, dimension, being no less than S0
miles in length with a maximum
width of thirty. Albemarle is 90
miles long and Currituck so miles,
the total area of these natural fish
ing ponds aggregating over 5000
square miles. Bordering the sounds
is a territory which at present has
been but little developed except in
securing the literal wealth of timber
which it contains. In this territory
is oak as we'll as cypress, and al
; though the numbering industry In
North Carolina has attained very
large proportions, but comparative
ly small proportion of the hard wood
has been thus far secured, the prin-
cipal industry being confined to the
long leaf pine which originally eov-
cred $4,000 square miles of the State.
+ Timber and Truck Farming.
The timber product from the low
lying territory adjacent to the sound
is largely transported by water for
the reason that the mileage of rail-
road lines is extremely small. In
, fact, the only railroad Of Importance
t extending parallel with the coast in
: the far eastern section is that be-
5 tween Wilmington and Newbern
o leaving a very large area Of the
+ northeastern part Of the State with
: no railroad mileage whatever. For
a this reason, much land especially
: suitable for agriculture is as yet un-
occupied, this section of the State
containing a very small population
in contrast with the central and even
S the western portions. That this land
q is especially adapted to certain
/ kinds of farm products is indicated
. by the remarkable development to
:, . the growing Of fruit and vegetables
y which is to be noted further south,
especially in the vicinity Of Whining
ton. This industry has literally
progressed b. leaps and bounds with
:. in the last fas years and contributes
:. no small portion to the wealth
" Of North Carolina. AS an illus
le tration cf the extent and pro
n fit of Embarrassing it may be stated
d that one farL: containing about 1,O0(
" acres in the lcinity of Newbern ha'
=, yielded net revenue of $4,000 in ;
- single year after deducting all ex
penses, including taxes and interes
on the original investment made II
the land. The results obtained from
IS operations on smaller scale hav
ut been equally as profitable in this par
o. of the State, for, by reason of tn
ic climate and soil, the locality is es
pecially adapted for the growing o
n winter vegetables. This is one o
p the reasons why North Carolin
en- ranks among the most importan
ee States in the cultivation of sweet pc
tatoes The extent of this branch o
ln agriculture is such that during th
as shipping season entire train loads o
lis vegetables and small fruits are ser
10, to the Northern market, while th
eoast-wise stemers plying from New
sts bern and other towns depend largel
re upon it for freight. The natural col
'e ditions in eastern North Carolina al
~ -; somewhat similar to those in soutl
ha ern Florida. Investigations by el
gineers shows that much OF the Ian
=, at present under water can be reat
- lily drained, while its richness is sue
es- that it will produce abundantly witt
er- out fertilization Of any kind.
Of The Manufactures.
mt Few States have been as natnrs
fv favorad fnr manufacturing