Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-07-28
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ROWAN COUNTY

In Central Piedmont; population, 1856; area, $4,000 acres; topography,
lines, Southern Coach, Yadkin Coach, Camel City, statesv1le-% Salisbury; high
ways; Nos; 10, Is, 50, $50; incorporated cities and towns, China Grove, cev-
Gland, T. Spencer, Granite Quarry, Lands, Rockwell, *+SaGsbury, Spencer.
Industrial statistics of the county follows:
1a ahs E sta Esras, Wages asssa .aa5f Power wee Proc Prod seaS by ~, M.n Vi
All Industries
g. $3.50 @$,'36,66s s11sl'775 $2l,744H ~s9,76o'642
Fl 1H' 1os66s 1,252,564 1,s11514 $3.50
Forest Products
- 1872 1929 355,46s 64,11o 0s,642
miscellaneous Industries
IS 2@4 277599 ',5e7,645 7,D';94s 3,567,e45
FOREST PRODUCTs-The forest area is approximately 1860 acres,
comprising ~ per cent of the total land area. More than Sc per et of the
ture. The principal merchantabe species are shordeaf pine s. per cent, oak
'5 per cent, Others 10 per cent: .no.
Probably 50 per eet of the forest is still in the original stand of hard
woods o. pine mixed with hardwoods. Though heavily ut over, the oaks hck-
orys, etc, persist. The southern part contains little pine and is characterized by
Some 20 sawmls produce about 5,oooo 600 board feet of lumber per an
mum. Some veneerl logs and perhaps L, 900 ties are also cut The estimated
stumpage value of the timber ut annually is around $35 1000.
MINERAL PRoDUcTs-one-hhf mile south of Salisbury there is an
of swamp land undalad by a 6-foot layer of very plastic clay suitable
for brick manufacture. In the southeastern part of the county are the Gold
Hill copper mines. The ORE, copper pyrte, veages from 2 per cen to 4 per
cent copper. In tMs; sam area gold oresa are found One OF the principal and
most important granite treas of the state occurs nerS Salisbury. The area marks
a nearly continuous ridge beginning about four miles east of Salisbury and ex-
tending southw@tward for a distance Of II miles: Another area is in ne Vi
entity of Woodeaf about II miles northwest of Salisbury The nos import
ant producing areas are Dunn's mountain, Granite Quarry, Faith and Powders
mountain. Total value of the mineral production in the county for 1926 was
WATER RESOURCES AND p~owER-water:Y adkin and South Yad-
kin rivers; Back, Dutch, Crane, Fourth Grants, North Second; Town. South
sources of supply numerous; chemical quality, generally excellent; physical
quality, usually excellent but moderately high turbidites prevail in larger
Streams Power: Duke Power transmission circuits radiaung from vicinity of
Salisbury with other circuits crossing corners of county: The 100000 mp.
RICK steam plan located northeast of Salisbury IN the Yadkin rver.A 44,loo
hip. development of the Yadkin river by the Talhssee Power Company IS 10
Gated at High Rock, partly in Davidson county.
AGRICU ITURAL PRODUCTs-There is probably a larger proportion
of Rowan county under cultivation than any other county in the state and it
has we'll balanced agricultural diversficaton. Wheat and livestock are very
Important here. A study Of the crops below is interesting lin his respect Here
we find the largest number of active tractors in North Carolina with q re-
norted last veal. They report wei 5000 dairy cattle; 100000 hens, over 5000
hoos last year: considerable interest in bees, field and home truck, as we'll as