The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-12-30
THE YEAR AHEAD AND
WHAT TO MAKE OF II
Elizabeth City Is A House In Order, But tt
Highways Leading To 1t Are =
All Inadequate

VII tllc lIlIcSIlOlu VI d M
Year Elizabeth City and Mort
eastern North Carolina a |
feeling pretty confident, thar
you. One fines a prevale
feeling that big things are
store for Elizabeth City. Jul
what those things are, no OF
! has any definite idea bit ha
ing put our house in good ord
we are all set for company. |
Elizabeth City snen' d lot
money putting its house In ord
this year. We cOm"ln'nd n '>-Hgra|
of municipal imnro""mn ~" p
ltf nearly two million dollars th|
gave hs miles of newly p'r'|
streets. a supply Of pure water tn
anticipates the needs Of Years
come: a new and adequate sewe|
age system and better street ligl
ing.
This year came super-power.
stead of generating our own cure
for electric light and power, VI
contracted for current with the vii
ginia Electric & Power Co. puttiII
the resources of that great intel
state power company at our COZ
mand. giving us cheap and abunda
power for new industries.
Hotel facilities in Elizabeth Gil
were wretched. We built Il col
muniiy hotel at Il cost of more thai
/ $6GGG";". providing u new sOcii
centre for the town and one Of til
finest hotels In the State for u
travelling public.
We were shy Oh entertainment
One small moving picture theati 4
, hardly Suf1'iced the rccreationi
needs Of the town. We built Il srd
ond and larger theatre. the Carolin|
called the most beautiful theatre i
Coastal Carolina.
Elizabeth city WAS backward 4
| Decentralization. DR.. John, Shli.t
/ owner of the Elizabeth City Hosp
tai took an experienced and pop
| lar surgeon. DR.. NJ. :. Bnlla. int
partnership with him and the pai
If them have given Elizabeth Cit
one of the best hospitals in I'D
, State.
Elizabeth city'S hosiery industr
! was suffering from Ovcr-producti0
of cotton hosiery for which thcr
wus little demand. The Elizabei
City Hosiery Mills Scrapped tons q
old machinery and installed ne'
and modern machines for the mani
facture # silk and rayon hose, II,
ing new life to the hosiery industr
in this city and providing stead
work for more labor.
Scores Of new homes were bull
This year and many homes are plan
ned for construction early In th
coming year. \ lot of work Is j
prospect fer the building trades J
the coming year.
E.lizabctE City has put its hous
i'm good order for the year 1928.
The growth and development q
fin" AIbpmarlp Region of which Elil
abcth City is the metropolis i's.i'
depend largely upon outside caplta
, Elizabeth city needs many enteI
IriSeS. but local capital hcsitates I
invest its money i'll things it dcesn
know anything about. New eilfel
pirsc must come through outsider
who arc familiar with processes AZ
markets and who can make the mo-
of our environment.
But to attract outsiders Eiii
aheth City must be more accessiDl
thun II now Is. Thousands of t0ul
i ISIS who are eager to utilize III
Albemarle Coastal Highway VI
Elizabeth City. HertfOrd and Edel
ton are deferred by the unimproye
ouuroaches to the Great thOwa
River Bridge near. Until those nj
proacheS are paved this whole rcgio
must suffer.
| Thousands Of farmers in Tld'
water Virginia are Interested IN III
agricultural possibilities Ct this se'
tjon of North Carolina and ihel
interest could bc enlivened and turn
ed 10 profit if they had Il pave
road from Suffolk TO Elizabeth Cit!
, Gates County trade that should u
centered in Elizabeth City, goes I
! Suffolk in Virginia because thef
are better roads from Gates Count
points to Suffolk than to EliZabet
CITY. The State Highway Commi'
sion must he persuaded to pave III
road from Newland Methods
Church in upper Pasquotank to SUI
hurry i'm Gates County.
This section Is also handlcappc
/ by two nine.fOOt roads that mus
bc widened and made safe and adt
1uate for modern traffic. One 4"
these leads out Of Elizabeth City o
tbp George Washington Highway
the other Is from llertfOrd 10 III
Chowan County line. These road
must be widened.
And then Elizabeth City mus
have new and adequate prlds
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