The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-22
EARLY DISCOVERY
OF HIGH POINT CITY
Real City That Grew From a
Small Lumber Intercst-Bril-
liant Future Ahead.
ny IrIoRNwELL HAYNES.

/ nigh Point. n c., February ri
( Fifteen or more years ago man by
Tho name OF Snow passed through Inc
section OF country now known as High
Point. and had q vision that the hard
wood timber growing so abundantl.
/ everywhere could be utilized for
puiiding purposes. and so he, with
others. began to take t1i.s tree pro-
duct of the work OF rain aud sun and
wind and cut Ii into lumber. which
meht toward building homes and ad-
Vancsng civilization
After period came other mon ,,bo
also had vlsiona They gaw this lu,n-
Der not only as cross ties. fences opJ
we rougher parts of construction. b,,t
'hcy saw chairs. tables, beds;eade ami
no" In many places men and worne,,
hit and rest in High Point chairs. thev
sieep III High Point beds. rock High
Point cradles. and arc buried 4, Hin
Point collins =
"til iater came other seers Whcr.
capital Nourishcd and labor was chcar
"here sun abounded tho same healthy
| sunshine ana the pure mountain mir
mat mad built so many strong nines
ana oaks and hickories, no more nj.
NHhtageous location could be round
10, INC maNing OF street cars, buggies.
N
| ana 'wine. plate glass. shuttle blocks
bricks, nd ether maryelously-rroutn.
enterprises
and after another period arrived
more iookers-into- the future of an
other kind. men who thought To clothe
people, and SILK mills began TO spring
up. and cotton and hosiery mills ana
oVerail and pants factories until at
present one is surprised 10 see the f,e.
showing hn
material With the diversity or worl,
me workers wanted better Iight, and
with the building or homes and the
increase OF distances, came a need for
improved and quicker locomotion ana
80 came the North Carolina Service
company with its network OF wires
over which this sunshine which grow
tho trees now spins Its way into fac
tory and home and store and church
apd club. and turning, too, the wheels
which carry busy, working people
pack and forth among these. places.
and running tho machinery which pro
cuces for all the clothing and food
which enables people to advance
civilization
Point was first placed on the man bv
Cantain Snow, as a little spot In the
SOUTHWESTERN part of Guilford County.
something has happened. Last year a
new railroad went out Of the little city
southward by the way of Thomasville
and High Rock, connecting with tie
southbound, giving an outlet OF pec,j
Liar advantage from the fact that be-
icre only the Southern hauled High
Point freight.
This new year brings another devel-
opInent 1t is the Joining OF ligh
Point, winston Salem and Greensboro
INTO trolley triangle an nterurban
system eventually to BIO part OF that
electric road which first took Its start
between Belton and Greenwood, S. c.,
was later heightened TO Greenville be-
came known as the Piedmont Northern.
and stretched itself from Greenville 10
Spartanburg. and is now running cars
between Charlotte and Gastonia, with
near prospect of reaching Spartan
burg. Next likely will come Durham.
Raleigh. later DanVille and Richmond
and perhaps Atlanta, for Bolton, S. c.
is near the Georgia line The people
behind this interurban system to con
meet High Point and Greensboro with
the twin city. Whist Salem, are men
who are behind the Piedmont Northern
and tho North Carolina Public Service
companies. They hope to complete
their plans and have cars running
within twelve months. These men.
Bird s. Coler, j. Peyton Clark and 9th
ers, were In High Point Friday and Sat
urday perfecting arrangements. The
communities affected will assurediy
Ing of producers and the DEVELOPMENT
of civilization.
While II is n far cry between Captain
Shows vision and present conditions.
one cannot help but wonder as to the
future.