The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-23
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pie This feeling OF fellow interest is
strongly apparent at Rocky Mount
Good streets and attractive buildings
are for the benefit OF all The mayor
is wide awake to all these benefits
and duties. The town is in good con-
dition financially. 1t keeps itself
rsasonably free Of debt, has good
credit and ID able to. make improve
ments that are deemed necessary and
that the people demand.
Associated with Mayor Greer In the
administration Of the city's affairs are
the following counciimen: w. c. Meme
fee, W. A. Belcher, A. b. Garrett. N.
r. Angle, W. r. Davis and III. w.
Peak. H. D. billiard lis superintendent
OF public schools.
Permanent Builder.
There are two kinds OF town build
era. Ons makee a hurried harvest
ing of all the profits that he can get
while the spring time and summer
are warm and pleasant. then hurries
away to fresh fields. The other
builds slowly. permanently and re-
mains through the winters and storms
Of the towns trials lending the
spirit Of his courage, enterprise and
confidence when 1t 10 most needed.
N. p. Angle. Of Rocky Mount. is Of
the latter type. He was born in this
county. He knows it's possibilities He
knows its people. He has toiied up
ton on a hillside farm In this coun-
ty. He liz one OF tho people. He
knows their ambitions. their hopes,
their capacities.
He has succeeded through sheer
force Of character and enterprise. He
In q leader in the town and commun-
ity because Of his Willingness to as
sume public responsibilities along
with his private enterprises. His is
a win that hungers for activity. Be
sides his long list of private business
interests Mr.. Angie Ia interested In an
active way In every movement for the
Improvement of the town. and the
comfort and happiness Of the people.
The sch oois and churches have his ac-
tive support.
Opens In Small Way.
Mr.. Angle began his activities in
Rocky Mount twenty-three years ago
when he opened a small general
store In n small building where now
his mercantile and banking business
covers an entire block. His success
In business is easily chargeable to a
habit Of industry that still clings to
him, and to principle Of square deal
inE ana neighborIy courtesy.
There In hardly no limit TO Mr.
supply every public demand that has
arisen In the town. 1t mattered NOT
what the people wanted he tried to
answer the desire. If 1t was black
smith shop he built 1t for them. If II
was factory. up went the factory. II
1t was a warehouse. behold eie ware
house. II II was a hotel the hotel was
built. So II happens that Mr.. Angle
u interested in perhaps half the live
0nfAYnp}zae nhn,yt "a M ha
cause he Is trying to dominate the
community. but because he Just can
not keep idle. @@.+,
Montgomery 4 Company.
Small manufacturing plants are val
liable assets TO any town or commun-
ity. They not only bring their share
Of prosperity. give employment to
people and bring to the town q pres
tise Of practical value. but every
small plant 10 a suggestion Of other
avenues Of opportunity. Rocky Mount
has two small but highly valuable in
dustries that are rapidly winning their
place not only In this community, but
over 3 very large and expanding terri
tory. They are the handmade tin
ware plant and the Rocky Mount
overall factory, both under the pro-
prietorship OF j. N. Montgomery &
Company.
The tinware establishment has won
IN enviahle reputation for fne and
dependable quality Of goods. Indeed
the products Of this plant have won
ana fully merit the trade name. The
Dependable Kind" One man 10 kept
on the road to sell the goods Of the
EoMpany. and the output Of the two
pIaAtS have been steadily increased to
mest the growing demand The over
MI plant manufactures this popular
hrand ~ Foods known to the trade as
Black Prince.
y. M Montgomery 4 Company are
Also whplesaie dealers In sheIf-hard-
1apen -ea5sss -slleI
1oxUe ~ 0sQWtng tFale that ffs en-
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