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being offered by the owners as
free gift. Other and larger
factory sites may be purchased
at a very reasonable figure.
There is an abundance of good
labor at a moderate figure.
To the sportsman the Roanoke
River and the many small
streams offer excellent fishing
with striped bass, pike, black
mouth bass, perch, red fin, rock
and many others. The large for
ests in and near Weldon abound
with deer, turkey and smaller
game. The merchants of We'll
don are progressive and carry
modern stocks. The banking
facility is the Weldon branch of
the Bank of Halifax. A modern
up-to-date hotel and a number
of good restaurants are offered
the traveller and a spirit of
friendliness and good will pre-
vail among the citizenry.
Scotland Neck
Scotland Neck, aside from the
historical items of interest, Of
fers much to the travellers and
northeastern part of the State
and in the southeastern section
of Halifax County, 19 miles from
the county seat at Halifax, it is
only % miles from Rocky Mount,
an important railroad center, 85
miles from Raleigh, the capital
of the state, and 95 miles from
Norfolk, Virginia.
1t is one of the shortest con-
Meeting links between the Allan
tic Coastal Highway in Norfolk
and Wilson, N. c., the largest
tobacco market in the world
The surrounding country, al
though flat, is extremely we'll
drained. In Scotland Neck we
find the section particularly
adapted for mills and factories
of all descriptions. The mills in
Scotland Neck furnish interna-
tionally-known products.
Scotland Neck was one of the
important cities of the Revolu-
tlonary War days, many histori-
cal items of interest being iden-
titled with that city. 1t also has
the distinction of being the scene
of the building of the famous
ram, Albemarle, which played
an important part in the War
Between the States. The Old
Trinity Church is one of the
most historical places in Amer
lea.
The abundance of timber in
the nearby territory offers ex-
ceptional opportunities for fur,
niture factories, box and crate
mills, veneer plants, shingle
mills, barrel factories and paper
and pulp mills. The timber is
chiefly pine, gum, cypress ano
ash in great quantities. Scotland
Neck is also the logical location
of textile mills, the local mills
having been successful for years
The Weldon Kinston branch o1
the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
connects with Weldon, 27 miles
distant, which is junction oi
the Seaboard Air Line Railway
and the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad. In addition to the rail.
way connections above mention.
ed, overseas shippers have hard
surface highways connecting
with Norfolk or U. S. highway
301 connecting with Wilmington
N. C.
The climate is mild and this
region is exceptionally free from
extremes of temperature. Labor
in Scotland Neck is not only
plentiful but intelligent, tract.
able and inherently loyal. With
the diversity of industries and
its large agricultural back
ground, Scotland Neck offers
both industry and farming. Cot
ton, peanuts, tobacco and truck.
ing crops are the agriculture
products and all of the other
resources offer excellent sup
plies Of raw materials to special
lied industries. Clay suitable for
the manufacture of bricks exists
in great quantities and in sew
eral grades Choice industrial
sites may be secured with ac-
tically no difficulty, there be-