This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1922
Page
10
A Charlotte dispatch notes southern resources underpin rapid industrial expansion. Labor shortages and strikes elsewhere boost southern mills and plants, with Gastonia moving equipment to Loray Mill, and new mills, furnaces, and village developments announced across Tennessee, Alabama, and nearby regions.
A broad survey notes rapid refinery and plant expansion in the southern and western United States. It cites large investments in paper, sugar, and furniture facilities, plus rising payrolls and improved bank deposits as the region moves toward normal business conditions despite past strains.
Birmingham Alabama September 11 work began last week on the Phoenix Portland Cement company plant to cost about 2 1/2 million dollars when completed it will be one of the largest and most modern in the south with a projected yearly output of about 1 500 000 barrels of cement.
L. C. Morton of Philadelphia heads a newly formed company that has filed incorporation papers in this state. R. J. Hawn serves as Alabama supervisor for construction, E. P. Haubert is secretary and purchasing agent, and R. 38. Scott acts as consulting power engineer.
John A Roebling's Sons Co Tren ton New Jersey announces group life insurance and pension plans for employees with one year of service or more as of September 1. Coverage began August 31 under Equitable Life Assurance Society terms with graduated life benefits up to 1500 and pensions from 25 to 250 per month upon retirement at ages 60 for men and 55 for women, plus additional liberal features.
Road contractors in Clarksburg West Virginia report difficulty securing laborers as miners leave highway projects for higher coal mine wages. Municipal authorities respond by raising pay by 20 percent from two weeks earlier.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.