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Fayetteville's Merchants and Growth Ambitions Spotlight
In Fayetteville North Carolina a survey highlights leading dry goods firms and retailers from Thornton to Rose & Leak plus Williams Kalais and more. The piece lauds the town’s moral schools and health, notes a thriving timber trade and potential factories, and urges investment opportunities along Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley lines. It also praises local doctors, lawyers, and tradesmen, and extols hospitality and steady progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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Fayetteville
Frank Thornton
Cikoniclee
Rose & Leak
W. E. Williams
C. H. Kalais & Co
G. B. Randt
E. F. Moore
J. A. Barnes & Co
Mary H. Smith
John Shaw
Spencer
W. C. McDuffie, Jr
Sedberry Brothers
A. J. Cook
H. H. Horne
Beasley & Houston
Warren Prior
Mr Glover
W. C. McDuffie
T. D. Haigh
J. W. McNeill
J. H. Marsh
J. A. Wedges
J. F. Highsmith
Paul Melchior
N. W. Ray
R. P. Buxton
J. C. McRae
George M. Rose
Duncan Rose
N. A. Sinclair
Col. C. W. Broadfoot
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North Carolina
Cumberland County
Cumberland
Cape Fear
Atlantic Coast Line
Seaboard Air Line
Yadkin Valley
Ronanoke & Southern
Walnut Cove
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