The farmer and mechanic., 1915-08-31
SON---GREAT TOBACCO MARKET
AND THE HOME. OF GOOD SCHOOL S
ods Glimpse of The Progress That Ahead OF The Whole
Much Accomplished Already and Plans Being Made For Accom-
pishng More----In Fertile Farming Country
BION III. BUTLER.

BION III. BUTLER.
wilson, August 2S.-A right good
lace 10 catch a glimpse Of the devel-
pment that is ahead of North Caro-
putting away village fashions and
eaching out into city customs, and
is just beginning to realize what
is doing. Here is a town that is
baking some innovations in educa-
Jon, for instance, and does not yet
ealze what it is doing. Here is a
ommunitv that last year marketed
Ncr 100000 pounds of tobacco,
nd which probably does not fully
brasp the fact that steps forward
ke this are starting it ahead on a
road and uncharted sea Of advance
nent which is limited by no bounds
hat can be suspected.
The stranger who comes to Wilson
hterested in the development of the
State Of North Carolina is at once
eaught by the various assurances of
Ehat is directly ahead. Probably the
hrst thing that strikes his eye is the
hne location and topography for a
good big town. The little slopes are
buCh that the streets have room on
either side for ample lawns, and the
coutour of ground gives opportunity
Tor landscape gardening that car
make Wilson one of the most attrac-
tive of the little cities of the United
States.
Town OF Beautiful Homes.
Chance and design working together
bave taken advantage of these condi
tions. and in several quarters Of tn
Town the foundations are laid TO
Groups and clusters of houses tha
Xhave already made Wilson a town tn
Presidents can show with lot OF hon
lest pride. Perhaps the big trees con
etitute the first striking feature o
this home e-making. Then the room
and substantial style Of the house
and the size Of the lawns emphasiz
the impression. AS the visitor in viii
Son wanders up and down the street
he gradually begins to see that it
not long until the ideal cities of th1
continent will be in the South in
stead Of in the North and West. Th
colder country can have nice towns J
summer time. but from October
May city in the North is not attrat
tive. 1t is frost-bitten vegetation an
dead leaves. In this latitude rose
may bloom In December and soms
thing green adorns the lawn frol
January to New Years day, and gree
on the lawn is the whole thing.
Wilson has been doing a lot
things to become a substantial tow
as we'll as a handsome place, and
getting ready to do lot more. On
a short time ago a hundred thousar
dollars in bonds was voted for loc
improvements, and this will make
Wonderful advancement. Alreat
Wilson has been undertaking imprpv
ments, the school facilities beir
among the best for a town of it's ST
or any in the whole country. I a
not versed sufficiently in school wol
TO give absolute figures, but SO f
as my superficial knowledge and 0
Servation go Wilson has been doil
some pioneering in very importa
lines in school work 1t is pret
hard to tell just where this pionee
ing begins, for I ran against three
Tour marked exhibitions Of it. l do'
know who is responsible for it. bat
reckon in the main the whole mass
the people are, for while q leader h
10 be ready to start the thing a lead
cannot lead very far without som
body TO follow.
The Farm-Lifc School.
one of the first things to catch I
eye was the farm-life school viii
- NOT in town at all, but out at Ro
iIHdee. several miles from the tow
OUT In close enough touch SO that t
f'ople OF the town seem to have
5alherly and community interest in
me people of North Carolina cot
put IN day at Rock Ridge and s
ne work that is done out there
IH1@lne the farm-life school wol
ana favor in q lot of directions whe
- TAR 1T is regarded as a good thi
IuI TOO expensive to undertake. Re
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