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The Washington herald., 1912-10-17
John I. Roper Lumber Co.

Tho plant Of the John L. Roper Lum-
ber Company, located here. 10 consid-
| cred one Of the best equipped lumbef
plants in the South. and has the ad-
vantage Of being situated In q milling
and commercial town Of about 1900 In
habitants. bounded BY two navtsable
rivers. the Nevse and the Trent. the lat
ter tntersecting the Neuse At this point.
There are also two railroads entering
New Bern. the Atlantic Coast Line and
the Norfolk-Southern system, connect
Ing for all points North. South. East.
and West. These afford admirable ship
ping facilities by rail and water The
Roper plant Ii situated on the northern
boundary Of the town. on the Neuse
River. with q water frontage Of half =
mile. The company's plant comprises
about thirty acres. being surrounded
from the water side by Q rustic fence.
made Of cedar posts and covered with
honeysuckle vines. The loading tracks
within the inclosure comprise nearly
three miles. Tho various buildings are
conveniently located. but properly spaced
for fire protection. The lumber sheds
possess a capacity Of about 100000 feet.
providing enormous storage facilities and
enabling the company to expedite ship
ments. This plant employs about 500
men. At Oriental. N. c.. about TWEEN
ty-dve miles distant. on the Neuse. the
duplicate Of the New Bern plane, except
for planning mill, the local plant taking
care Of the planning mill stocks from
Oriental
The vast timber holdings Of the COM
pany in this section. practically all North
Carolina pine. are principally owned in
fee simple. and the logs are delivered
equipment. operating over their own
tracks In connection with those Of the
Norfolk-Southern Railroad. They are
maintaining about eighty miles Of stan
dard gauge railroads In this section, in
cluding main line and spur tracks, op-
Grating about 80 log cars. three main
line locomotives. and nine small locomo-
supplies the New Bern and Oriental
mills with logs. One Of the company's
main line roads connects with the Nor
folk-Southern road about five miles from
New Bern and has trackage privileges
into New Bern. This road 10 standard
gauge. with excellent roadbed. and ex-
tends into the company's main timber
holdings. The main line is now extended
distance Of about forty miles, with
numerous spurs and branch lines.
In addition to the New Bern and ORR
entail double cutting mills, the company
operates another double mill with planer
at Belhaven. N. c., and two mills at
Roper, N. c. (pine and cedar,. also q
cedar mill At Gilmerton. Va The Roper
cedar mill manufactures the celebrated
Roper brands OF dressed white cedar
shingles. The Gilmerton plant also man
ufacturs these shingles, as well as ce-
dar cross arms, cedar tank plank. and
boat boards.
The main ofnces Of the company are In
the Union Station Building. At Norfolk.
Va.
Mr.. c. !. Millard Is president and gen.
eral manager Of this extensive lumber
ing industry. under whose management
the company enjoys an immense busi-
ness. with excellent prospects for con-
tinued Increased sales
The operation Of these properties Is
under the supervision OF General Super
c. Z. Emmert. with headquar-
ters at New Bern. N. c.
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LUMBER PLANTS HERE +.
ARE HUGH CONCERNS

Many mammoth lumber manufsctur-
ing plants representing the Investment
OF . vast sum Of money and giving en-
ployment to thousands Of men At . good
scale Of wages. are located at New Bern.
North Carolina abounds with standing
timber. and North Carolina pine 10 ever
In demand. New Bern affords excellent
transportation facilities. water and rail-
for the large number Of lumber plants
located here. among which are some Of
the worlds sreatest. The following viii
give the reader. an idea Of the extsae
OF this industry and IT. value to the
community,
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NEW BERNOI AND
FERTILIZER MILLS

Foremost among the mammoth indus
tries Of New Bern Ii the New Bern
Cotton Oil and Fertilizer Mills. This
company manufactures cotton seed prod
ucts and high-grade fertilizers. occupies
q number of large buildings, and covers
q large area OF ground. gives employ
ment to a large number Of workers. and
proportions. The product of this COM
pany. because Of its uniform quality. ID
bought and used by many OF the sue
cessful planters Of the South. The quail
ity Of their product. together with lib
eral and fair treatment Of their patrons,
Is q potent factor in the growth and
expansion of a business that was es-
tablished on a modest scale.
With reference to ammoniates, the
company operates a cotton seed oil mill
and has an interest in a fish scrap fac
tory. being well prepared to supply the
trade with cotton seed meal and flsh
scrap fertilizers Of the very best quality.
To make particularly nourishing and
stimulating combinations, the company
uses as additional ammoniates, blood.
nitrate IF soda, and sulphate Of am.
monia. Acid phosphate. the selection Of
which Is as important as ammoniate, ID
of the best quality, and none but we'll
dried stock il used in their mixturea
From Germany Is imported kainit. sui
phate. and muriate Of potash. which IL
also used in the mixing. The fertilizer
prepared by this company for tobacco
is Of the quality designed to raise the
bright leaf" 30 desired by the planter
and which brings the fancy prices. All
goods sre shipped from the factory in
a dry state and good mechanical con-
dition. newly basged- An added feature
of this industry Is the bag printing de-
partment. which enables them to expe-
dite orders. The company issues . PAM
phlet entitled Growing Three Bales Of
Cotton per Acre. and How II Is Done"
that should be Of value to the planter
and can be had upon application. A
view Of this plant is shown elsewhere
ON these na1es
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Progress, Markets, Character Of
Churches, Schools.

New Bern has kept apace with the
progress SO prevalent In the South to-
day. Over . million dollars have been
expended here in a short period. Amona
the recent improvements are three
churches. one OF which. the Methodist, Is
the finest in the State: Hotel CASTOR. one
Of tho best In the State: Elks' Temple,
q modern five-story. yellow brick store.
ofhces, lodge and club rooms: twenty-five
miles Of concrete sidewalks with gran
ite curbing. and fifty-five blocks paved
with vitrified brick: new factories Ium-
Der mills. school buildings. jail. hand
some REINFORCED concrete block Of fivs
large stores. and a number Of modern
brick stores. q new union passenger sta
ton and railroad shops.
New Bern Justly boasts of one Of the
best hsh and oyster markets on the coast
This market IL supplied the year round
with delicious fish. meats. poultry, and
vegetables, and with oysters eight
months in the year.
Our people are exceedingly hospitable,
cultured. refined and industrious, and
welcome good citizens and new indus
tries.
New Bern is a city Of churches. All
denominations are represented. The
Methodists. Presbyterians. Baptists, Dis
ciples, Episcopalians. Roman Catholics
Hebrews. and Christian Scientists all
have their houses Of worship. three OF
which. the Methodist, Hebrew. and
Christian Science. are new and modern
structures.
There Is an excellent public school sys-
TEN from the primary to high school,
preparing for the various colleges In the
State.
Also a modern and well appointed hos
rital. Three modern hotels, with num-
erous high-class private boarding houses
AFFORD ample accommodation for tour
lists looking for mild and healthful cli-
mate.
A continuous stretch Of inland water
OF over 100 miles affording delightful
motor and sail boating. yachting. fishing.
and hunting.
One Of the best equipped fire depart
ments in the country. Two steamers,
four roller-bearing horse hose carriages,
and one hook and ladder truck,
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NJ II. r. LEWIS,
Stan Correspoodens.

New Bern. N. c.. Oct lk-New Ben
- the second oldest permansnt settie-
ment In the Sts4s Of North Carolina,
having bean settled BY the Swiss IN IN
and Incorporated in ma It was here
that Colonial Governor william Tryon
erected In 17n his beautiful palace. which
was said to have been the most ex-
pensive structure In the colonies. White
this palace was destroyed by accidental
fire, twenty-ope years after complexion.
the stable wing was saved and is still
standing In q state Of preservation that
marks the excellence Of construction Of
that period.
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lagement Of Wade Meadows and e. H.
Meadows. jr., and was established in
John w. Stewart.

A wide diversity Of business interests
succeeds in keeping John W. Stewart
fairly busy throughout the day. Pleas
ant and afable; able and energetic, he
Is one Of New Bern's busiest citizens.
Mr.. Stewart is the active head Of the
Enterprise Brick. Tile and Manufactur-
ing Company. q concern turning out s, :
900 brick each day. Mr.. Stewart Is the
head Of the Stewart Sanatorium Com
pany, conducting q highly efficient hos
pital that accommodates twenty five pa
tents and takes all but contagious dis
eases. This hospital - the pride institu-
ton Of its kind Of this section Of the
county. John W. Stewart. loans. real
Contin1sA On Page Thirteen.
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Climate.

Climatic conditions are unsurpassed. A
happy medium between the blizzard
beaten. and drought scorched North, West
and Northwest. and the enervating cli-
mate Of the far South. Winters are short
and mild, practically no snow (there hav-
ing been no snow for four winters past),
being tempered by the Gulf Stream,
which flows nearer the North Carolina
coast than any other State, while the
summers are pleasant and healthful,
cooled by delightful ocean and sound
breezes.
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The New Bern Gas Company.

That New Bern Possesses a modern
and enicient gas plant IL due to the
fact that the present company acquired
control of the old plant about three
years ago and spared neither money nor
effort to give the town first-calss serv-
Ice. At the time the present company
took over the plant there were but about
Q half dozen gas arc lights in the city.
At present there are about 200 Of these
lamps. each giving 500 candiepower Of
light, an approximate total of 10000
The use Of gas for fuel
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purposes is becoming very popular and
has made q wonderful gain recently.
because of the new elevated type Of gas
range and instantaneous heaters sup
piled by this company. The gas plant
has been completely rernodeled, and the
machinery is up to date in every respect.
The quality OF gas produced is equal to
any in the country. F. H. Sawyer is
the secretary and general manager, to
whom credit Is due for the present effi-
cheney.
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Tolson Lumber and Mfg. Co.

The Tolson Lumber and Manufacture
ing Company manufactures rough and
dressed lumber Of all kinds. sashes.
doors. blinds. shingles. and laths They
are wholesale Jobbers Of window and
plate glass, paints and oils. builders'
hardware. and all building appurte-
nances. They have published . cata-
logue giving In detaii the work done by
them and. materials that can be fur
nished. which can b had upon appaica-
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]. B. Blades Lumber Co.

The J. B. Blades Lumber Company.
organized In 1906. produces annually 10. :
100000 feet Of lumber. Their capacity IL
100000 feet. The company operates two
plants. and their production IL entirely
for the foreign trade. Seasoing vessels
are loaded at the plant. The employees
at this plant number 100. and draw down
an annual wage Of 5.00O The COM
pany manufactures North Carolina pine.
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The Neuse Lumber Co.

The Neuse Lumber Company manufac-
lures kiln-dried North Carolina pine,
rough and dressed. This company gives
employment to leo workers. which II
pays about $4,000 annually. Their an
nual output Ii l00oo.0o0 feet. which ID
their capacity. They ship by rail and
water. shipping facilities being immedi-
ate to the plant.
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Health.

Few places can boast Of New Bern,
health record. The death rate Il as Low
and longevity rs great a. any place In
the State. The dreaded pneumonia, Ia
grippe, and kindred diseases 30 fatal In
blcaker climates are infrequent and mild
ii form. and typhoid is seldom known
while malaria has been practically elm
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Agricultural Possibilities.

Nowhere in the United States may be
FOUND 80 varied . production Of crops as
here. where fertility Of soil admits Of
three or four crops being grown ON
same land In season. Everything re-
quired il grown. and crops are cultivated
every month Of the year. Alfalfa grows
luxuriantly. yielding five or six cuts an
nually. at great profit and little expense.
Here agriculture is . science and the
possibilities are limited only to mans
capacity to cultivate and harvest natures
bountiful production.
Cattle, mules, horses, hogs. sheep. and
poultry of all kinds are raised with
ease and sold right here At good profit.
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The Peoples Bank.

Opened for business October I. 1907. the
following statement Of deposits will give
the reader an idea Of the growth OF the
institution: June IA. 1905, $1s3. .45s.75: 1909.
49,, $407. .9s306. The capital Is $4,000. The
officers are: William Dunn, president: c.
d. Bradham. vice president. and T. A.
CZzell, cashier.
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mated by warfare upon the mosquito,
under municipal supervision.
Drinking water which is supplied from
six deep artesian wells. Is pure and
wholesome and is under sanitary regula-
ton An excellent sewerage system is in
operation and every law Of health is
observed.
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The National Bank.

Founded In 1855, the NatioaAl Bank Of
New Bern has lived a long. honorable
and useful career in the community. Pre-
sided over by men who inspire confidence
II is the banking place Of the manufac-
turer. merchant. and farmer. Tho capi-
tai and surplus is $lso. 900. and the de-
posits $5O65e356. The officers are: James
A. Bryan. president; John Dunn, vice
president, and G. H. Roberts, cashier.
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Broaddus 4 Ives Lumber Co.

This plant comprises about six acres
and has q capacity Of 5000 feet daily.
which taxes It to its utmost. and plans
are under way to increase 1t to 5000
feet. This company employs about 100
men. on an annual pay roll Of $50, ,000
The company caters Indirectly to the
yard trade. getting out mixed car ship
ments.
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The Wholesale Grocers.~

New Bern, among other claims to dis
tinction, is q large jobbing center. The
large number Of prosperous wholesale
houses located here Is SUFFICIENT evidence
to prove the statement. Excellent trans
portation facilities, both water and rail.
make II the ideal marketing place Of the
merchants in this section. These whole
sale establishments are modern and
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West Lumber and Box Co.

The West Lumber and Bcx Company
are manufacturers Of lumber and box
shocks. The company turns out ten cars
Of shocks weekly. employees ninety men.
and maintains an annual pay roll of
$4,000 The company's plant comprises
eight acres. The company was organ
lied in 1911. BY J. H. West and w. A.
West. The annual capacity il 1o.ooo.oos
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nav materials for hosiery. cotton. yarn.
and Uniting mills. furniture, sash, door
and bind factories. and wood working
plants for the manufacture Of wagons.
carriages. novelties. homes. wheelhar-
rows. trucks. trunks. boxes. laths. &c.
Also stannerses and trunk and leather
goods factories are wanted here.
There 10 no labor problem here-both
skilled and unskilled labor u plentiful
and wages are moderate.
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The CASTOR Hotel.

Containing seventy-five rooms, thirty Of
which are equipped with private bath,
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BERN, North Carolina

e Second Oldest Permanent Seftlement in the Old
North State At the Junctnre Of Two Beautiful
Deep Rivers on the Lines Of Two Great Rail
roads, and But Forty Miles from the Atlantic
Ocean-ls the Home Of Numerous Mammoth
and Flombhing Enterprises Possesses Good
Climate, Low Death Rate, and High Type Of
Citizenship Excellent Opportunities Await the
Newcomer.
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Industries Wanted-LAber.
Owing to unlimited supply or cotton
ana humber. a. pine, ash. poplar, gum.
cypress, oak. &c. We are able to supply
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-19
OLE MISS. IS Up IN
AIR ON GR|D|RON
SITUATION
+ AcKsoN, MISS, Dec. 1s.-The

i AChSON, MISS, Dec. 1S.-The
action Of the Southern
~ intercollegiate Athletic as
soeiation in outlawing the Uni
vC.sity Of Mississippi football
organization and putting up
the ban against Coach De-
Tray and Fletcher, player of
the 1912 team has created no sur
prise and very little comment in
athletic circles.
In fact, the action Of the :. /. \.
A. had been fully expected. and the
University of Mississippi did not
make any effort to oppose it, real
izing the hopelessness Of their
cause. After Ole Miss refused to
play the Thanksgiving game with
the \. & NJ. college in jackson UNI
less Fletcher was allowed to play
with the team, it then became
question Of how severe the S. l.
A. A. would be in its censure. and
former university students are
bit surprised that the resolutions
We're not more caustic in tone.
What effect the action Of the as
ISOLATION is going to have on foot
ball at the university is a matter of
conjecture. 1t is certain. of course
that there is no hope of reinstate-
ment In time for the 1919 season.
regardless of what action may he
taken by the university authorities
and up to this time there seems to
be no sentiment in favor of an
outlaw organization. In fact. Ole
Miss would make poor headway in
scheduling games with an outlaw
eleven, and the athletic leaders at
the university are well aware Of
this fact.
Among local members Of the
alumni association the opinion is
unanimous that the university fac
uity in charge Of athletics could
hardly have made a worse mess Of
things than they have succeeded in
doing. They literally Jumped from
the frying pan into the fire in their
effort to purify athletics" last
summer by bringing charges of pro
fessionalism against five players
and the 1911 coach. whom they
were afterward forced to exoner-
ate. DeTray was not barred by
the association before the season
was Well under way. because Of his
past record with one of the outlaw
elevens in Texas
Advices from the university state
that football spirit among the stu
dents is deader than Hector's pro
verbal pup. and among q majority
Of the students the feeling is one of
sore disappointment and disgust
over the methods OF management
and actions of the faculty during
the past eight months.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-19
BY w. J. McBeth.

NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-Frank
" Farrell, owner of the Yam
KEGS. will make a ten-strike
i'll securing the services Of Frank
Chance TO manage his team, al
though the price demanded by
Chance-$20,000 years. the
largest ever paid to baseball man
ager or player and, next to Ban
Johnson's $4,000 a year, the high
est ever paid to any man in base
ball.
The friends of the Yankees and
the American league in Greater
New York are a legion and they
virtually demanded that Chance
come here to take charge of the old
hilltop aggregation.
The New York American CLUB
. here has been put under more or
less OF handicap by the rather I'M
favorable location Of their grounds
heretofore and the transportation
facilities. But now that the Yam
KEGS are to play on the Polo grounds
and with Frank Chance as mana
ger, there is a glorious opening for
Frank Farrell
1t makes no difference what Far
rell pays TO Chance. If he gives
him the $4,000 a year as q salary,
all well and good, and it will be
taken in at the gate, aud much
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-19

ball stars. He was first heard of as
a professional with the Greenville
club of the Carolina association in
1910, where he was a team mate of
Jackson. the great Nap outfelder
second only to Ty Cobb. He play
I'd IN various positions on the
Greenville team until he was finally
selected as the regular catcher.
That he had staying qualities IS
proved by the records, that show he
caught in 104 games.
Bought Him Outright.
Big league scouts soon detected
the Youngsters promising ability.
and Bresnahau bought the catcher
outright FOR the Cardinals although
the recruit was then only 10 years
of age.
He was given very little chance
in 1910, only to warm up pitchers.
but he was used a few times to-
ward the close of games that were
either lost or won beyond any
doubt.
In 1911 Wlngo played in is games.
Bre nahan and Bliss doing most OF
the catching In those rs games he
battcd .211 and had a fielding per
oeutage OF .9l6. He only had three
passed balls
Bat It was last season U9i2) that
the younGstcr came to his own He
was given every opportunity to
show his worth and he made a great
record. He caught in 20 games and
hud a batting average OF .265. He
made s. safe hits in $40 times at
bat, including two home runs, eight
three base hits and is doubles. He
also is credited with IS runs
Fielding Average 1857.
Wingo's fielding was very fine.
He had $50 putouts. las assists and
% errors. giving him the fielding
average of .957 Three passed balls
are charged against him for the en-
tire 80 games. His big number Of
assists demonstrates how good a
thrower the youngster is.
Wingo was given the rather pc
culiar name of Ivy by his parents,
but he is as sturdy as young oak;
there is nothing of the tender
clingiug tendency about his make
up.
Wingo is i'm the red headed class
of tatchers, like Charley Doom, and
both are OF the fiery. energetic class
of backStops
Wiugo. with his youth and stu-
oiness good habit. and ambition,
has very promising future He is
the style Of player in character that
baseball wants
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-19

p ERHAPS the most short sighted
thing the league did at its re
cent meeting was to cut out the
provision that the salary limit didn't
stick for the first month Of the
league season. That rule enabled
managers to Try out bah players.
Anybody knows that YOU can't
tel player by what he does in ex-
hibitiOn games. Atlanta has had q
lot Of cases. Bill Smith let Neal
Ball go because Neal had q sore
arm and Bill didn't have any time
for experiments. Smith went along
with Castro at short and won a
pennant But the Montgomery club
picked up Ball, virtually for moth
ing, and made good money by sell
ing him. With a months trial this
money would have been kept where
IT belonge in Atlanta. Then.
on the other hand, there was the
case of Bin Viebahn. The giant
looked like the wonder Of the world
in exhibition games, only to slump
when the real test came.
Minor league teams must depend
for much of their profits on devel-
oping ball players for sale to the
big leagues. Under the old rule,
managers had nearly twice the
chance to discover real talent that
they have now. II the moguls are
wise, they will put this rule back in
force at their coming meeting.