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atm st 111 boomi 11 g*. (HIVE I S 10,000.VOL. XIXRALEIGH, IV. C., FRIDAY, .ll l.Y V, I SS'l.iil'lil 11)1 N i'.NO I'RIM.HISS:v'u iv -**iiio in-.mini Hu tram, others ill' * * i spend i while ami enjoy the • da\ * in thi- pleasant place. High - .d numbly sit wated. Lying upon ! t.lge on the Richmond A l'au .: i; , ifiw.eii Richmond ami rim i' ~ iimate temperate and far stir - ia.it i uiany townsa liuudivd mi.es ■ -re t he drainage is p. ru-it • •• •i a I • I !.y t lie stream.' which .1-1 • ,de • i the •••ah uiauy feet below tuatioti. Though noi a western town Point is I,in;.» feet above the sea thus g v :*:t* it the advantages of a. talid\ ant; :liala;. 1 Vheh■ .i helNotthe Mimmriperiodicals of southern rvsitt-1*. ‘ by no means put u the-:... k• » '! health record it lues beeu itas-ed -g ' most desirable resorts IV: Isa, -'vad-T tu.iv h.ke to see sotuet hitig t tm ■lt; whieti have developed this piav a!.at nature has done for it. id tlis! High Poiu! is not entirealthough her people never real z d ly tne fact that they had nd - which could make it, soae day. ig and successful manufm • :;r:r.g: •. v. aintlived p ■re High P;-.-gmdi.ui'.y ‘dcin . : Atlanta and Richmond topohtan cities cmachine shops. In tuber -. e mills, sash and blind fact-. tobacco factories and cotton' mills. ;ese have been the making of nearly : . manufacturing center. It not •• ‘a turns, shuttle int.is. or machin-- tli.it have by themselves madeetties.• all .fttem together. This fact mis •i d-.rtiot -‘rated by nearly every tl.tiv.* city. A most thriving bu st mss in ; .a • i- the tobacco factory of \V 1*. PICKETT A- CO.1 iis firm was established herein is7: ! :s eoiupotted of some of the ni-: ct: prising men in the county. Mu. W. P. ..nrri.-a native of Davidson muoty I may be said to have b* i n “cradled in . tie has made it a life business i ha- devoted many years to i's in ami -: .re The other members of the linu ■ Messf'. J. J. Welch and F. M. Pn k The firm is doing an immense busi-working on full time aud manufac-ug me finest grades of plug and twist, ■e factory is a large building and well htilated. There are 150 hands worked I til.-capacity of tin- factory is from • e fourths to one mil.ion pounds of to-. .. Among the many orands if. .v H• v-i,tnd and Hendricks stands in the v! and has a fine reputation. Resides is well known firm is that ofJ.I1. JEN KINS Ar CO.Mudept.y hereseveia ilt;:i and has decided to return to hi-itiou. Accordingly a few week-li s. Vera! others ; ue ahovc firm mu •d and arrttngcrneuts are b.-.m, • t for wot king ou a vcrv l.fgiivs of heat w. i Injure i he leal scorei i d out ;studying :t••Modern put togcthsolely from tobacco cur-Barn. He has several ite iudeed fine. He gave | st I requested an old | what he thought of if beats anything I ever I lay introduce his barn in | lie is offering to build j them and receive his pay in the primings, something that every tobacco cultivator throws away. But 1 must stop here. One . cannot give farmers bettir auvice than to M-.. Snow's wonderful barn. It will pay them in this day of hard times. The f hkonk i e rejoices hut there is a remedy , nderftil | for ••hard linn in places where the peo-.»befit. ! by the t-uow brands anil they me two of his b sun ker to tell m and he said “i saw. That he different section.-. forthI haling “thedepots. They have just finished an elegant builditig for the N. «!fc W. depot at l.yuchburg. Ya.. and are at present engaged on another one at liadway. Va. This aud the Snow I.umber Company are two enterprises which have done much for High Point. Following along as a him tier interest is theJ. El. WOOD COX, SPOKE, II A NO I. E\ SHUTTLE-III.OCK PACTOK1 .Mil. Cox has established an enterprise whi.-h, although good for any section, is in tiie country peeuliatly adapted to it. High Point surroundings are shaded by trees which make the best of shuttle blocks, spokes and handle.-. In ten miles of High Point there are large quantities of wood suited for this business and there is plenty ol room for more enterprises of the same kind. This factory in one of the oldest inmediately honored him with this position. | The eoiu'i i--ioiiers are M.K. A. 1 ; Smiw, \V. P. Picket. It. -t l.tvi.s.w. and j T. A. Sei j-lst. all of whom are largely , interested in the growth aud developmentThe i-f the town.AS A RESORT.and tin- remarkable health record the surrounding community shows ... iclu-sivciy that her people could with very lit tie exertion or expense place it along t;i the lead atnong Southern resorts In tin-game season hundreds of Northeiu g.-n tlemeti with their families and their trained dogs spend mouth- at In t is*»t-. They have a regular organized Ti ial ( . il» and it represents million.-of capital. Tlic.-c gentlemen rove over the tields for miles around and kill aud trap thousands of quail in a sea.-oti. Tin- approach of the season is longingly looked forward to by llie inhaliil.-iiits of the placeFor the convenience of the visitors to this place there are two large and com furtabie hotels The oldest of t hese is the J A It It K 1.1. no IKL.Every one knows, if they have ever been in High Point, the clever proprietor of this hotel. Mu Mani.ef.I.vuuki.i. lie came here m 185U and on the completion of the railroad in 18-V.i he built the present large hotel. At that lime every inhabitant that could le found in the whole community or vicinity would not go over tint) people. Now the town is large enough to stipporl two large hotels. ••The Jarrell-’ can accommodate over a hundred guests, having 52 large rooms besides offices and din ning rooms. The convenience to the bus incss portion of the town, the unsurpassed water aud the large piazzas all make it i.ne of the most pleasant stopping places between Cireenslioro and t harlotte. i Another here isTHE KELLEYI K HOTEL.I This is a .substantial l.rtck structure near I the depot having a wed shaded front and double piazza. This is the popular In ad quarters of 'he hunters whom I have d luded to ;r - .me of the lest hotelsJ in the south and r. fleets groa* er.-.ltt uj.oti I the town Ps proprietor is Mi;, G T.; I.k.m it. a popular and clever num . of ChatThei N. • iwhoYork toirat l«UI fact Ir the h- t.-lst.'liHigh P..Pr111'.II 1*01 N I’ FEMALE COLLKIJE.It is arranged - there is litt le trou which the old wuThTHE 1.1 MBEtt INTERESTSplace is building up a very largelumber business. It is situated itt the lower edge n: Guilford county and has a i tine i i:.iH-r-d country hebiml it. The open the A.-hboro railroad or the High poit-r. Ilai.dlt man. Ash born ,v Southern Kailro d i- an earnest of w hat it may some day aehteve in the mmber line. This road runs down into the finest kind of pine lust.'country in the South eastern parr ..f P..mdoli a and North western part of M mnties. These counties supply a !atg.- .f this and High Poiut will be in eh- The lumber market. Hankiug among th.- sa-h and t-lind fac tories in the St g. i- the well known firm of thetom of a tilled barn top around i-ai!: h atSNOW 1.1 MUER COMPANY.This linu i~ successor to the Snow Dalton I .timber to, wfiich was established at (out seven years ago. They began on a very small * ale, only working a few hands and doing a -mall business. Now they are working seventy five men, manufacturing I1' doors, inn pairs of sash, TO p iir.- til'.nd-. .te., per day. and do over‘ n ut • tie time furnished a great por-:. of :!ie State with his goods. Ti.eraer• - vi re ogn /.-• him as the forme: luuta. T’irer of the famous brands: KingF..--st. Yadkin Valley. Dixie Oirl, Tii-' votup^ny has such men as Mu. H. Mit.t.is comprising it. They will oi.ihufacture medium grad.. - thi.-:V.1» c.cise of the poor quality of tobacco •he market, but will pay much atten • to the style of putting it up. The q -a: .-lock is *10.000 and the capacity Die factory 30.0,000 lbs. This is auntli - enterprise which will do much in .. way of development for this section EMPIRE PLAID .MILLS.This is owned by stockholders aud has i ipital .-rock of i-i,lt;»•. The officers • the company arc H. E. Calsev. I Test-E. II. C. Fiei.ii, Secretary andTiea.-The President is quite a young .. II. being just in his Twenties, and is a diiate 'it Eastman National Bu.-inc.--' g.-, I'oughkecpsu... N. Y . where h-■ d i.im.-'-If for active business life. Mu.• -e\ is perhaps the youngest cotton millid-nr in the State, arid has except am-tv as a busiut-ss young man. The -T_v consumes tremendous quantitic.-v.a-'ps out of which they maiiutacture ' yard.- of goods per day. The goods manufacture are not only the usual .dm. Hon of plaid mills, but they Ik*um a sup.-rior brand kuowti as, “The Ken ...I. which has gained f..r the mill an .v:ab!c reputation iu most every whole i drygoods house in ti.e Union. They rh loo hands anil 11“ looms, which ar.:- rintended by a very experienced mari-• Mi.. E. .1. Stf.ed. Their salesmen . -he ' nil*n are Mkssks.Coehn, Alt:mi -1 . . New York. Boston, Baltimore and iudelphia. The report of the success : -be mill is flattering, they having had * call in their traveling men so as to -.u li up with orders. This mill offers a s’ it inducement for a spinning mill to ocated here. They will guarantee to■ The out put or a fio.eao mill. There a«.ald be no trouble in raising half of- amount here, and they would besides .ve a market at their door, one that ■i! ; contract by six and twelve months take from l.fiOU to 2.n«K» pounds per The expense of preparing to ship ght would t hen be avoided anil it .Id prove both lucrative to the conipa-v and beneficial to other enterprises of■I V RKELL'S HOTEL.Theired. f lou.noO worth of business a yeai oi.n l present factory covers nearly three acres ■!- nl of ground. The work of t he Snow Lutn-of . ber Company has U-eu very large the past in year. They have had in const ruction some i-ath, of the -Hid strongest buildings iu this a ami other States. In South Carolina they - ..! have put tip many cotton mills, while in i:ttout- uii'u State they have furnish' d the i- wood work of the magnificent new denot .ui at Asheville. They have been awarded 'tin.-, the contract* to build the depots on the dr-* A-liloro road and also the road by way of m km :d Hall, the new extension of the North To- Carolina road from Winston. This is a y large contract and was worthily be stowed on them. The officers of the company are Mil. R. F. Dai.ton, President; Mi:. J. H. Milus, Vice-President; and Mu. !'.. A. Sn.iW, Secretary and Treasurer.the place. It was establish'''I here when Htgh Point was dressed in berinfaiii .-loth ing in the early days of Sin*-.- thattime it has been in successful operation. Mu. Cox is an enterprising citizen much devoted to the upKuilding of High Point.Illllll POINT .MACHINE WORKS.This is iu its infancy and is under the management of aggressive young men. Mit. J. E. C\ is President of t lie cum pa uy; Mu. lt;. N. P.ichardson.Treasmer. and Mu. It. li. Bouen, Supi‘rintendent. This is the only foundry and machine shop here They manufacture all kinds of machinery, horse powers, stoves and do repair work TIIEUI II.FOKII FLOCKING MILLS.The proprietors of these mills arc Messrs. A. It. Hammer and . Am» P.agax. They are old and esteemed citizen* mid have the respect of the whole community. The mill has been running for many years on the old style hut at present it is Is-ing renovate*] and every improvement made. They will put iu rollers and burrs, and t'luipit equal to first class roller nulls. The present capacity of the mill i- aim Lii.-hi-ls and it will be about 5oo w hen completed. The quality of Hour they manufacture is of the very finest and they eti joy a large patronage from the state at large as well as other States. Beside this they sell large quantities of meal to the wholesale trade and their bu.-tti.is ou i he increase.THE HIGH POINT FI'RNITI RE t O.has leen established only a few months. It is finely situated he e where lunib -r is -. cheap and well handled Th. v are abundantly supplied by the surrounding country, getting tine poplars and wal nut from Western North f.no'ina. This enterprise is owtied by a stock . .itn-patiy of which Ml: E A Snow i Pres idem. A furniture company add.- atmth er to the long line of enterpri-cs that makes this place what it is.th.- col! J A :BARKER'S DOOR. SASH A BLIND FACTORY.their father's ways, but. nevertheless, the |SNOW’S .MODERN BARN.losely allied to the manufacture of; its curing. To some reader* ho are not accustomed to hear such in- we will say that the process by 1 • h the prmluct is changed from a . • -I to a dry state ready for the market .....! . uring However fine a tobaccoop may lie. however well it has beeu . -.i...»• l arul cultivated, unless jiroperThis is another enterprise of O.vitain Snows. He carried me through his barn and showed me the wonders therein and then went to bis factory t prove that the tobacco cured by tin; ••modern could not I c equalled fot ilavor, utior, cleanliness, Ijeanty and purity. It was wonderfully true. ’ Never have 1 seen prettier leaf or a sweeter ilavon-d smoking tobacco, ll is pure, free from nicotine and other irnpur-Tbis firm was established in 1891 with a small capital but have increased rapidly until now they do a large business. Mu. A. A. Barker, the senior member of the firm, is a native of Randolph county and has spent the greater portion of his life in the lumber milling business. Now in a good old age he leaves it to the management of bis sons who are pushiug the enterprise. This factory has built many stores here and in surrounding towns,and has furnished the wood work of factories, «Vc.. iu this and other States. Their main business at present is building newHigh Point has a splendid future and has begun to show signs that she does not intend to remain a town. It has advantages which cannot be over estimated. Her railroad facilities are such as will make it a market. The R. A- D. road furnishes an outlet for the north, while it will be a splendid point to cope with Greensboro and Salisbury for the trade of Randolph county. Tin- new road opens up a country which is rich iu lumber and produce as well as manufacturing. The proposed line to connect with the Roanoke Southern road will soon be built and this will afford a competing freight line to the North, giving High Point four outlets.HIGH POINT NATIONAL It AN K.This place claims the honor of I ing the only town iu the State, with one . v q tion, outside of a county seat, that ha- a bank. The above named bank lias only been organized three ye ig and t ow does a large aud growing business. It wu - s tablishcd in lStffi. The following are the officers: President, Mu. \Y. J. Aumiiklij:Cashier, Mr. E. M. AUMFIELI'. The Directors are Messrs. A. J. Sait, VV. P. Pick Err, W. II. Kauan aud J. A. Lindsey. President Arm held is a native of thi- 'iinty, aud was raised near this place. He is iu terested in other firms and also a Director of the National Bankof Greensboro. The Cashier is a young mau of fine business tact anti I am told makes a very efficient Cashier. He is the sou of the President aud was educated at Chapel Hill. The cap ital stock of the hank reaches $.io two, while the individual responsibility of the Directors will sum up more than 000. The deposits run from sixty to ninety thousand per year, aud the total net surplus of uudivided profits amounts to 000. Being already the banking house of the large mills on Deep river, the opeumg up of the Ash boro road will give them quite an increase, it is stated. POLITICAL, SOCIAL, EIH’CATIO.N-A I. AND MORAL.High Point is governed by a mayor and town commissioners. The honored mayor of this place is Mu. E. I). Stf.ei.e. Mu Steele is a gentleman of legal attainments, a most genial youug man, and is said by his people to be a very just and able mayor. Mu. Steele is a native of Greensboro, and was educated at the University of North Carolina and Vanderbilt. After reading law in the law school of Messrs. Dick »fc Dili.iaru be settled down to practice in this place, but upon the election of President Cleveland he was appointed as Register hf the U. S. Land office in Wyoming. He resigued this place and I returned to High Point, whose people imauiougfemale iusuttiiions ot the State s the HIGH 1*01 NT I’K.M \ I.E COLLI 'which has knely been c-'abli.-hed. It, Spring ati otof II'L 1* Itwhich wa.- rh.-i. at Thomas) would ni'.vi- here, l’r* - d.-n t.in* .- a ft.d» !ii*erat ■ n id.-to do so. whereupon on Frida,March they cam*- clown all it: ; boarding pupil.and the pupils ••d to go ..li with their .-tudi. Monday, tnus losing no tim This was amove which will prove to 1h- the part of wi-drn thought. The college btiildi Point is a handsome brick In: two piazzas and three stories.1 convenient to all parts ofV;-11 shaded la lings informed uie that the pto.-pi another year was indeed flattering, l— weli pleased with the change marks that he regrets tli.it i.-- had made it sooner, lie has employed i eilicienr corps of instructors for theimprovements and preparing for; si-ti'-d next term. The fa. ul'y is he reinforced hv some ot the U-st talethedate.President Si ai.[.i\..s is Well piepai i he duti.-s of the Presideuey th;s tlition lie is a graduate of the I ur in the class wilh Cot.. Tfto- S bI IK.E A very. V %.t J.N rthers. Alter this ti'-eio, of the law under thi HoHe only ;• heed htsM i'lyears1800. His educational work enite numlier of year.-. He was tirst Pri: of Wars ' ) High S' h..I 111. n I lint.) male Institute, from wln.-h he m*.-. Thomasvnle where he lur.lt up a very and growing school From thence nlt; lien*. In * lie pieseuf itisiiiii': ;i oi I am now speaking, he is spa: in.* no or time in making every cot.ve ,i. n- . ble in-tore the opening of the Fail sc-The faculty can hardlyfemale instructors in the State. Puol J. A. Dei.iv. A. M.. LL. D., is the ctunpe tent instructor of Mathematics and Natural Science; Rev.St F.vnuissiu English Literature and tlreek. The Musical De-pariinent is provided with three young ladies ot excellent qualifications, and the Art Department will be under Miss Clara E. Wiim-OMI!, of Indiana, a gradual.- of Boston Conservatory, and of nine years ex per once in teaching. She conies to take charge at the opening of the session rceoni-meii'KU by the highest credentials from prominent scholars. With this competent faculty, the unrivalled situation, the remarkable health record, ami the general equipment, the Chronicle congratulates High Point ou this addition of a Female College to its educational ad van i age.-.There is also a male school conducted here each year by some scholarly man. This has been known by either the name of Blair s or Lynch's old school. 'I he Principal for the coming yar has uot vet been selected, but we may well pla aph as au advai thismen and IButof thi- section.• king of these institutions, e life of society and ’ha': p.,ud IHere iicfacTIIE II l(,H 1*01 NT ENTERPRISE.Though there is great good derived from uniTufact uring enterprises of all kinds and th.. development of the natural re-ourvs ■ t any community, the stilts:.int ial worth of a good, live and progressive newspaper cannot easily be overestimated. The above named paper is edited by Mr J. .1. Far hiss, a young man of large exj erience ami he is ever on the alert for the upbuilding of this country. He has been editor for only a short time ami in that time is endearing himself to the hear:s of this people by hits views on subjects of vital importance to High Point. The paper nas improved since lie oecaiue its edito: ami it is hoped the people of this place will encourage our young brother that he may feel stronger iu baltiing for their welfare.I might fill the columns of this paper in I] speaking of Iligh Point enterprises ami ! .-| |oople. High Point is on the road to j \j a prosperity which will not be shadow- •I ed by any town iu the State outside of a | county seat. But we will uot say always J that she will remain thus a country town, j i I for her people are watching eagerly for ^ ( the chance to make her a capital of some ; county to be constructed. tG.P.P. =
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