The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30
The Spirit OF Progress
IN SCOTLAND neck

NAAoN5
dreams Of supreme satisfaction, the
town of Scotland Neck has aroused
to realization of the fact that to
keep pace with her sister towns she
must do something in the way Of
improvements, both municipality and
privately, and today the old Rip Van
Winkle is fully alive and the town in
the midst Of perhaps the greatest
wave OF industrial activities in its
history.
There are evidences of progress
on all sides, and almost every one
you meet is just bubbling oyer with
the progressive spirit and material
prosperity. The old factional strife
that has cursed the town for the
past decade or two is rapidly passing
away, and one seldom hears another
kicking or crying extravaganza.
Among the most noted improve
ments that are taking place here is
the handsome new bank building
being erected by the Scotland Neck
Bank on the corner Of Main and De-
pot streets. This Will be a modern
banking house and will cost when
completed around $50, 600.
There is the new municipal build
ing that is just being completed by
Mr.. A. Paul Kitchin, in which are
several handsome Offices on the sec
o:ld floor besides the town hail. On
the ground floor are the Palace The
a.re and the Model Barber Shop.
This structure, which adjoins the
postof1ce building. completed early
this year, cost Mr.. Kltchin about
/ $S. 600.
Material is being placed on the
premises BY Mr r. J Matiry for his
new theatre building, which will
cost around $40, GOO, The architect
who drew the plans for Mr.. Madry
says it will be one of the most com
plete play houses to be found any
where. Besides the opera house
which will be on the ground floor If
the rear, entrance 10 be through ar
arcade leading from Main street
there will be a large store room II
front and a number OF splendid
offices on the second floor.
There is the peanut factory, being
erected by the American Spanish
Peanut Company opposite the pas
senger station Of the Atlantic Coas
Line. This company is composed Of
local capitalists, and will be a bis
thing for the town and C nmunity~
The Masons are planning to cree
magnificent Masonic Temple OF
North Main street at cost of abou
| SO, ,C0o. This building will be TIVE
stories high, and possibly three
The ground floor will either be use'
for store room or 4 town lnarke
house, the lodge rooms being on t}lt
second floor.
The municipal electric light an'
power plant is TO be trlpled in ca
pacity, the contract for the add!
tioaal machinery being let last week
70 show how anxious the contractor
are for Scotland Neck business
there we're nearly forty bids for tni
work. The additions to the ligh
, plant, which are made necessary b
the constantly increasing demand
will cost around $4,000. The TO
lowing apparatus was purchased
One Harrisburg-FIeming four valv
Corliss engine, 400 horse DoHer; OF
: General Electric Company genera
{ tor, $50 kilowatt $50 per cent 2. /.
one Stirling water tube boiler, rs
T horse power. The consulting e1
, gineer states that the plant is mos
7 fortunate in getting such high grad
: apparatus. It will be installed an
in operation it is thought by Oct
Der 18th.
= The Mint Cola Bottling Compar
under the management Of Mr.. I.
! Whitley, is another enterprise Ju
S being installed and will soon be
: operation. The capacity OF the pial
: Will be sufficient to take care Of al
demands that may be made upon
:. The town commissioners are figu
ing on the probable cost Of instaillr
system of waterWorkS and seWe
/ age, q survey having already be-
y made and experts are now engag
;, in making & map Of the district wi
4 estimated cost OF putting in mo
e ern system.
n Besides these mentioned there q
y quite large number Of homes
n ing erected in different sections
j. the town and various minor improN
q ments upon premises all over toWf
e. Let the good work go on, and
10 some of the other towns III tins 81
r ton take notice, or Scotland Ne
so will become the metropolis OF Ea
,g ern North Carolina.
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