The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-08-27
PARKTON PARAGRAPHS
An Up-to-Date Lumber Plant-Pic-
nlcs-Epworth league Reorganized
Personal

nics-Epworth league Reorganized
Personal
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Parkton, Aug. 25-Monday morn.
ing of this week found this scribe in
company with Mr.. J. B. Mccormick
and W. E. Blount at the wheel en-
route to the Mccormick Hughes Lum-
ber Co.'s plant, located twelve miles
north of Fayetteville on the Linden |
road. An IDEAL location for a mill
plant. Just about a year ago the /
foundation of this mill was laid and
| have yet to see a more up-to-date
mill IN every respect than this one.
1t was we'll planned and we could
not find a single mistake. More la
Dor saving than any mill We have
ever seen. There were two large
boilers side by side, one ninety horse
power and the other one hundred and
fifty horse power; one for the plan
ing and the other for the saw. This
plant in addition to saw and plan
ing has lathing machine, and thus
uses the surplus slabs and the dust
and shavings are consumed in those
! huge furnaces. Even the strips are
ground up and conveyed to the fur
naces. The cars are loaded from the
planer. The capacity per day is
thirty to forty thousand feet. The
mill employs from fifty to seventy
five hands. We found our old friend,
Norman Campbell, as foreman and he
, is an experienced mill man and in
dustrious. The plant is located on
} the lands of Mr.. J. B. Mccormick
} and right near the old Mccormick
| yh !,
family was reared. We were advis-
ed that sufficient supply of timber
was in sight for eight or ten years
owning more than fifteen hundred
acres. After the timber is all cut,
i. fine farms can be cultivated. For
: tunately for the said firm the COM
missioners have just completed one
!; of the best roads in the county, and
| the twelve miles can now be made in
t the mill 1t is just a pleasant trip,
n nish her part of the road from our
should have mentioned in addition tc
t the mill plant the nice commisary
which is upto-date, and the mill cot
: tages are beautifully located and at
), tractive. The beautiful grove can
:, not be exceled in the State But w.
}. must rush along down the line.
:, Tuesday evening the Christian En-
n deavor of the Presbyterian churcl
l. enjoyed verv pleasant picnic up a
l, Ardlussa, an ideal location.
$; Last, but not least, the M. E. Sun
d day school enjoyed their annual pic
y mic Thursdav evening at Victor
al Lake, just two miles west of Fayette
vile. Numbering about fifty mer
IS women and children about ten car
IS we'll loaded left the church at 4 O.
e, clock and making the trip Of IA mile
time was we'll spent. A goodly mum
ber of young folks soon after thei
arr arrival wffe enjoying 5Gs ytch the wafHrs 5
e. soon be forgotten. We doubt if tn
waters Of the above lake were eve
disturbed to such an extent befor
s. At seven o'clock the ladies called fc
I'd supper and this put the bathers OF
~ of business. A better picnic was ne'
at er enjoyed. Rev. H. B. Porter r.
turned thanks and you can imagir
is the rest. A majority of the youn
is lOlkS lelt lOi tlle LIOV1eS OVtI
town and all arrived home ere tt
nd clock struck ten, vouching they ne
[r. er enjoyed a picnic just So we
1g Chaperones, Mesdames A. M. Stubl
nd and E. B. Daniel.
he Mr.. L. E. Hughes returned hon
Thursday morning from, busine
il trip to Baltimore, while Mr.. C.
m Macarthur is yet to arrive, but v
is can guess the reason.
Mr.. w. T. Thompson is yet
I'd, Maryland buying melons. He w
an not SATISFIED after buying Mort
or Carolina out.
Mr.. Justin McNeill of Lumbert'
ay spent couple Of days this week wi
ill relatives.
The Epworth league of the M.
IN church was reorganized Friday wi
80 siteen charter members. Somethil
st, doing all the time.
he
ch. Stepped on Snake
w. Mr.. Ira B. Townsend, town Gle
EN- and treasurer, stepped right on t.
1e- of large snake while walking alo1