The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-23

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Good Place for Cotton Factories.
Two cotton gins here, and, by the
way. they are strictly up-to-date es-
Establishments OF their kind, and are
we'll equipped with all OF the modern
machinery. gin from 1000 to 1900
bales Of cotton per year. and all OF 1t
is shipped to other markets. It ought
% be manufactured right here, and
then If there was factory here 1t
could get from nearby stations on the
Seaboard Air Line Railway and the
branch line that runs from here down
into BERTHE and Northampton counties.
in North Carolina, thousands of other
bales. In short, there Is no better
location In the whole country for
first-class cotton factory than right
here at Boykins. Perhaps the next
best paying establishment that might
be located here would be a wood
working plant, one that could utilize
all Of the lumber hcreabouts; one ,a.-c
would saw up box shocks. barrel
slaves, building material and all of the
magnificent timber that stands right
around the town and for very many
miles away Arom the town.
Good Town as 1t Is.
But l have been talking so much
about what ought to be and what
could be here If somebody would hustle
for 1t In the right way, some OF my
readers may possibly have reached the
conclusion that there is not much. OF
anything here now. Such a conclusion
is very erroneous. There Is a great
deal here. In the first place. the town
has about 500 to 1000 inhabitants, and
that is a pretty good thing to start
with. There are four churches here
and one of the finest high schools in
the State. The school building cost
about $4,000. and the people paid for
1t before they put It In use. The 125
students who attend this school are
looked after by six competent teach
ers. Three wagons bring large num-
school from a distance OF FIVE miles
and more every morning.
Banking Facilities.
The town has strictly business
Council, and these city fathers, with
out the help OF dispensary or any
| thing else except the approval OF the
people, have given the town 700 yards
of first-class granolithic sidewalks and
equally as many feet OF good gravelled
| streets.
Two splendid little banks that have
ample capital for the business in hand.
and that enjoy the confidence Of the
people, look after the financial In
/ terests Of the community. They arc
the N1eherrin Valley Bank, which has
recently more than doubled Its capital
stock, and the Bank OF Boykins. Both
4 are headed by strong business men
4 and careful tinanciers. and both do a
A splendid local and out-of-town bust
] ness
A dozen or more merchants here
/ do an excellent business with all Of
/ the rich surrounding country. and this
i rich surrounding country is getting
richer every day.
Enlarged Agricultural Ideas.
(. have already intimated that cottor
4 and peanuts are the mainstay Of Tho
4 farmers hereabouts. but the latter-das
4 fellows are not giving !, all of theil
power to these two leaders. Potatoes
q corn. alfalfa hay and hog raising ar,
I, becoming very important factors II
+. the farming operations. and the people
are beginning to and out that they
have some OF the finest trucking lands
d in the State. That Is a fact, and tn,
convenience to the. markets Of Yir
GINA, North Carolina and the cities I,
Il, the North Is such that truck raised u
II this Immediate section can be gath
a cred in the late afternoon and place,
: in good markets In time for breakfas
t the next morning. Mark this prcdic
= ton: Boykins Viii some day be tn
Il dead centre Of the trucking region O
..-e eastern section OF the Westerl
|tHemisphere, Many OF the presen
! some OF these old fogies would not be
lieve tiff they did see II. hut old fogie
can't live forever, The boys and tn
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