High Point Leads South in Furniture and Hosiery Output
High Point ships more than 700 dollars per person in annual product value with total output of 8 million in 1916 and projected 9.16 million for 1917. Furniture and hosiery dominate, wages near 2.5 million for about 6,000 workers, with raw materials around 4.25 million rising to about 5.1 million. The city, known as the furniture city and Grand Rapids of the South, houses 100 plants including silk mill and street car works, reflecting diverse manufacturing from mirrors to bedding and building materials.
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High Point Firms See Wide World Reach
High Point furniture and street cars from local plants are in use nationwide. The article notes Wieh Point furniture in Puckingham Palouse Rae and other places while High West street cars operate in major U.S. cities. It emphasizes High Point as a thriving industrial center and its products as national advertisements.
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Capitol Building
High Point North Carolina Authority on Climate and Industry
High Point sits near the center of North Carolina in the Piedmont plateau offering a cool climate and fertile farming land. The region supports agriculture and stock farming and hosts growing cotton and furniture industries with abundant water power. The city sits on major rail lines, stands 940 feet above sea level, and features mild winters and warm summers with mean yearly temperature around 50 degrees.
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North Carolina Railroad
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