The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-10-05
(BION FL. BUTLER).

(BlON II. BOlLEk).
Coldsboro, Oct. 2.-Coming down
the street near the new high school
building Just before the opening Of
school one morning 1 met the prin-
cpal. w. +. Allen. l remarked that
ne had got into the fine new building,
and that probably Goldsboro was
happy now in it's schools.
Not enough room,' said the prin-
cipal Yet a year or so ago when
happened to be talking with Mr. Allen
and c. A. Norwood, of the National
Bank of Goldsboro one of the live
school men of the town, they were
Joyous because they were getting a
fine. big new school house to supple
ment the famous old three story brick
school that had been taking care of
the situation.
The new high school has been COM
mssioned, and is filled with children,
and it is not big enough. Goldsboro
does not quite understand. 1t had
thought another big school house
would answer the requirements. But
one thing was overlooked.
l had occasion to hunt for Charles
Dewey. 1 found him out along the
street railway that is building. ''We
are getting ready to put the cars in
motion in day or two he said
And they surely were. Building a
street railway that would be good
enough for Washington or Phila-
delphia or Pittsburg, substantial and
well equipped, and connecting al
parts Of the town.
And what Is the answer?
Growing Away From Itself.
Simply that this town Is growing
away from itself, and from the con
ceptions the people have OF 1t. Colds
boro has grown to where the schoO
house that a couple Of years ag,
seemed to be big enough to serve tn
purposes is destined to fall short o
tho requirements. GOldsborO ha
grown to where the transportation
OF those Of the cities of the country
and the intelligent builders Of tn
trolIy line have put down a line tina
runs from the union station on tn
south of town to the court hous
square, and from there, north, cas-
and west, covering the whole com
munity at one bold sweep. Colds
boro is still at the stage where it doe
not know whether it is to be calle
Bud or "Mister' but 1t is comm
across and will presently feel It's fee
city Of a certain assured standing an
on a much broader foundation tina
1t has suspected industrialy and com
Mercially.
Primarily the town has grown u
TO serve the surrounding agriculture
region. Agriculture has made enol
nous strides Of late, and here Is
great market for all kinds Of Pre-
ducts, including those diversified pro
ducts that are becoming so conspicJ
Gus in the last two or three years
North Carolina farming. Here ais
factories have been growing up an
broadening out. Here also has bee
growing a center Of country trade an
OF distribution Of merchandise. Hel
has grown the center Of a big lumbt
Industry.
Around Goldsboro, that is within
commercial distance, are vast II
sources of lumber yet unharveste
and at the present moment big e.
pansion Of the saw mill industry
facing this section. For some tin
Firginian, Charles r. d. Reed, fro
UP about Norfolk. Mr.. Reed is
iumberman. He is connected vii
the Virginia Lumber and Box Ct
concern having mills in Michiga
west Virginia, Pittsburg, Pa, al
tetersburg, Va. His errand IN
North Carolina is new site for
nail for his company, and he HI
secured about a hundred million fe
of timber in the Goldsboro field, Wi
'he hope Of securing as much more.
LAUNDERING Not Done In n. c.
~ Is interesting to hear this ma
k r'lk OF the timber prospects in tn
Unity. You may imagine tn
iumoering is done in most Of Nor