The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-07-25
The South's Chair Town.
Observer.

Nhdi toIlt oDoeFNef.
10 its friends who gathered at the
Ihomasville Orphanage last week
Charity and Children extended a well
come in these terms:
"Our town this week will be full of
strangers whom we will be glad to
have among us. We invite them to
a thorough inspection of what we
have to show, and that is a good
deal, considering the size of the place.
OF course the orphanage occupies the
first place and is the pride of every
citizen who has good sense; but it is
needless to speak of the orphanage
in this connection, since that is the
magnet that drew our friends from
their distant homes, and of course
they will spend most of their time in
the beautiful grounds of the institu-
tion. Thomasville is not noted for
its furniture Or cotton mills, but for
chairs. We make a million of them a
year. AS Mr.. C. H. Poe remarked in
the Worlds Work for May, we do not
let the sun go down on any day in
the week until we have made a chair
for every man, woman and child in
the whole town. Some of our plants
are unpretentious; others are vast
concerns with long pay rolls and an
army of workmen, but all of them
are busy increasing the seating ca
pacity of the world. 1t may seem
strange, but it is true, that while
Thomasville makes so many chairs
it does not use them. 1t is a busy
place and keeps on it's feet. There
are no loafers here whose time hangs
heavy on their hands. No white
pine is whitfield in front of the stores.
Time is money and everybody is
making every moment count. Our
factories employ no women and few
children. Brisk boys make good
wages, but the girls and their moth
ers are at home The graded school
is crowded with children of working
men. We cannot estimate the worth
Of the school now, but ten years
hence will tell the news. Thomas
vile is a fine place for an energetic
man to settle in, but there is little to
attract lazy one. He would be
lonesome, as nobody could wait to
listen to his long STORIES
By way of amendment to this we
only wish to say that Charity and
Children itself-the Youths Compan-
ion Of North Carolina-would lead
both the orphanage and the town
in point of interest for many visitors.
The remainder of the salutation
meets with our complete assent.
ThOmasville is indeed a remarkable
town, a model of economic efficiency.
Its production of wealth in proper
tiOn to population is sextremely high
Its people iare doing their full share
of the worlds work and are being
correspondingly rewarded. Best of
all these notable results are attained
without the labor of women and
girls. The picture of it's industrial
life as presented by Charity and
Children is highly inspiring. Among
the furniture towns and cities of
North Carolina and the South High
Point, a similar efficient community
on much larger scale, is, of course,
exhibit A; but Thomasville is ex-
hibit B.
Nearly all od-fashioned Cough Syrup sare
constipating, especially those that contain
opiates. They don't act just right. Ken
nedy's Laxative Cough Syrup contains no
opiates 1t drives the cold out Of the sys-
TEN by gently moving the bowels. Contains
Honey and Tar and tastes nearly good
as maple syrup. Children like it SCld at
Parker's Two Drug Stores