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HERBERT
Insurance.

A growing industrial and seaport
city like’ Wilmington is a splendid
place to make inyestments in real
estate as the increase in value is only
a question of time and increase in
population, and Wilmington is grow-
ing 'more rapidly today than at any
time in its history.

A gentleman who is in a position
to render valuable and reliable sor-
vice along this line is Mr. Herbert
F. Wilder, who has been actively
identified with the real estate inte1
ests of the city for the past ten yet
thus placing him in a position to give
expert information relating to Wilm-
ington realty values, Mr. Wilder also
handles a Ine of general insurance
and is Secretary and Treasurer of the
Hanover Building and Loan Associa-
tion. His office is in the Wilder
Building, which he owns,

WILDER, Real Estate,

    

     

 

OPPORTUNITIES FOR MANUFAC. '

TURING.

A good place to manufacture suc-
cessfully is evidently at a point where
the raw materials accumulate or
where they can be procured advan-
tageously, and where at the same
time there are ample facilities for
sending the product to market,
Wilmington, in a large measure and
for certain branches of production,
may be said to furnish these condi=
tions, Situated at a focal point of
three great systems of railroads and
with convenient river and ocean
water communication, connecting the
locality with the markets of the
United States and also with foreign
countries, contiguous to great timber
and lumber producing regions, and
furthermore, being a great center of
distribution for agricultural products,
material can with facility accumutete
here. Opportunities are presented in
Wilmington to the manufacturer in
certain lines of a much more advan-
tageous character than are offered
by larger cities, inasmuch that while
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at hand, the cost of living and labor
and, therefore, production is lower at
the same time that suitable and con-
venient sites are available at com-
paratively little cost.

Ist. It is located on one of the
most fertile and productive regions
of the United States and one of the
most thriving sections of the South,

 

 

turning with merchandise to supply
the wants of these localities.

4th, It has ocean communication
with all parts of the world and. two
regular lines of steamships to New
York, bringing the elty into close and
intimate contact with the principal
ports of the Old and New Worlds.”

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up all parts for its products: an,
obtaining raw material. ~~
3rd. It has a good system
steamboat lines, which ply on
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4] Estate and Insurance.

leonnection both by land and water
{with the great lumber and bitumin-
“ous coal regions of this and adjoin-

ing states.

6th. It has a complete system of
electric cars in operation. The city
is well lighted with gas and elec-
tricity and {s efficiently policed and
guarded against fire. The fire de-
partment of the city is particularly

“consistent with safe and secure pro- |

efficient,~securing to residents the
lowest insurance rates,

7th. ‘The local government is now
based upon strict ideas of economy

gress and the spirit of-the people ts
decidedly in fayor of every measure
to make the rate of taxation low, |
while at the same time, all real im: |
provements are well supported. |

8th. “The public school. system ts |
among the best in the South and af-
fords excellent opportunities and
facilities: ‘The social . advantage.
here are numerous, the tone o
society healthy and the generai
morals of the community will com-
pare with any elty North or South.
;9th. The cost of living here is
much lower than in most cities of the
South.

10th. The surroundings are de-
lightful. ‘The climate cannot be ex-
celled. There are no epidemics, the |

locality is generally free from’ pre-
vailing sickness, and the sanitary pre-
cautions are enlightened and vigilant.
Recently a complete modern system
of sewerage has been introduced, en- |
hancing materially the healthfulnes |
of the city. |

1ith. “Available sites for manufac-
turing are in plenty and are low in
price, and residential property is
obtainable upon advantageous terms.

Further information relating to
the advantages of Wilmington from a
manufacturing point of view will be
furnished on application to the Secre-
tary of the Chamber of Commerce,
Wilmington, N. C.

 

 

FARMING AND TRUCKING. |

The country within a fifty-mile~

radius of Wilmington is offering to-
day greater inducements to the farm-
er, and fruit and vegetable growers
than almost any section of the United
States. Here can be obtained at a
relatively moderate price, lands of
the greatest fertility needing little,
if any, artificial fertilizing in the
heart of a country which is steadily
progressing. In no part of the Unite

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“THE SEABOARD” .

Mercantile and Industrial Review
OF WILMINGTON AND NEW HANOVER COUNTY,

| NORTH CAROLINA

| N INDUSTRIAL EPITOME of the vast resources of
| the Cities and Territories contiguous to the Seaboard
Air Line Railway —showing the splendid opportu-

nities existing for the safe and legitimate investment

of capital and the advantages offered for the establish-
| ment and development of all-lines of Industrial, Com-
| mercial and Agricultural Enc
flashes and vivid descripti
|

| ISSUED BY THE INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT OF THE

_|SEABOARD AIR ‘LINE RAILWAY

-" i
S. DAVIES WARFIELD, R. LANCASTER WILLIAMS anp E. C. DUNCAN, Receivers.
W. A. GARRETT, Chief Executive Officer for Receivers,  L. SEVIER, First Vice-President, T. F. WHITTELSEY, General Manager,
NorFOLK, VA. Norroux, VA. ___ Norrouk, Va.
CHARLES B. RYAN, General Passenger Agent, CHARLES R. CAPPS, General Freight Agent,
PorrsMouTH, VA. NorFouk, Va. ;
} J. W. WHITE, Gen’l Industrial Agent, H. B. BIGHAM, Assistant Gen’l Industrial Agent, H, CURTIS, Assistant Gen’l Industrial Agent,
* “PorrsmoumH, VA. ATLANTA, Ga. JACKSONVILLE, FLA.

 

    

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LOCATION OF WILMINGTON.

Wilmington is located on the
banks of Cape Fear River, 35 miles
from its entrance to the sea and 11
miles west from the seashore. It is
the seat of government of New Han-
over County, and is one of the prin-
ciple points of industrial and commer-
cial operations in the state of North
Carolina. The city is in 34 degrees,
14 minutes North latitude and 77 de-
grees, 57 minutes West longitude.

WILMINGTON'S ELEVATION,

This city has an elevation of 38
feet above sea level, with sufficient
slope to form excellent natural drain-
age, which makes the city one of
splendid health.

WILM ‘ON'S CLIMATE.

‘The splendid location of the city,
ils equable temperature, and freedom
from excessive heat and cold, shows
the adaptability of the climate and
Wilmington for the con-

 

   

    

duct of all branches of commerce and
industry. Snow seldom falls and re-
mains on the ground only a short
time when it does.

WILMINGTON'S RAINFALL. ~~

‘The normal rainfall for each Yeary «
covering a period of 25 years, was 54
inches. Heaviest rains occur in the
summer, in the spring the fall is
moderate. The percipitation is regu-
lar and usually can be depended up-
on.

ILLUSTRIATIONS,

The major portion of the views inw

this book were made by Mr. H.¥

Cronenberg, and copies of them may
be obtained from him on short notice,

WILMINGTON’S POPULATION.
When the census of this city y
taken in 1900 the population
20,976. It is now conservatively™
estimated at 36,000, and in addition
to this there is always a large tran-
sient population in Wilmington. It

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Wilmington a New Hanover Cinaty North Carolina

being a central place for trade, com-
merce and shipping.

WILMINGTON'S POLICE DEPART-
MENT.

The Police Department is a well
organized, effective force. It is com-
posed of 43 men, five of whom are
mounted. The department makes
about 2,400 arrests per year, of which
90 per cent are convicted. Revenues
derived from the department in fines
amounts to $4,000 per year and is
absorbed by the school fund.

WILMINGTON'S FIRE DEPART-
MENT.

The paid Fire Department of the
city was established in 1897. There
are now five stations and 36 men in
the department, and a Gamewell
system of alarms with 43 boxes in
use. ‘There are 135 fire hydrants
and a new station is now being erec
ed at Campbell and Fourth Avenue,
which will cost $10,000. The equip-

 

 

 

ment of the department is as good
as money could purchase and it
would have been an extremely fero-
cious fire indeed that would not get a
black eye by the Wilmington depart-
ment.

WILMINGTON'S STREETS.

The streets of Wilmington are the
pride of the city. They are wide
and well kept and in many instances
paved with substantial materials. In
the residence districts the streets
are terraced, and lined on either side
with inviting shade trees, giving the
city the complete appearance of home
and comfort. Much care is taken to
keep the streets cleared of all rub-
bish and litter, and the vigilence of

the Street Department is commend-
able in this respect. Improvements
and extensions are being made as
rapidly as the needs of the city re-
quire, no expense being spared to

 

 

 

 

Wilmington'’s Water Front.

 

 

ISSUED BY THE INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT OF THE SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY 3

make the streets as serviceable and
attractive as possible.

‘There are 15 blocks of parked
streets, lined with trees and hand-
some grass boulevards, twelve blocks
paved with brick, fourteen blocks
paved with Belgian block ‘and 120
blocks macadamized. he city will
in the near future construct a beauti-
ful park containing 30 acres, the site
having already been secured.

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH & SUBUR-
BAN DEVELOPING CO.

One of the finest beaches on the At-
lantic coast is Wrightsville Beach,
which is only thirty minutes’ ride
from Wilmington, and is reached by
electric railway. This is a very popu-
lar summer resort, there being two
very fine hotels here that have a
large and select patronage. ‘The sea-
son extends from May until October.

A feature of this beach is the
facilities afforded by the Wrights-
ville Beach Development Company in
the matter of summer homes and cot-
tages. This company completed dur-
ing last season 17 cottages, which it
has fitted up it an elegant manner
with electric lights, sewer, porcelain
baths, running water and all modern
improvements. These cottages are
for sale or rent, and can be had on
yery reasonable terms. ‘The pur-
chaser will here have a beautiful
summer home situated between the
two large hotels on the beach, within
easy access of the city and surround-
ed with every comfort conducive to
peace and happiness.

 

 

Cottages of Wrights

 

 

The officers of this company are
J. Van B. Metts, President; H. B.
Bonitz, Vice-President, and Thomas
H. Wright, Secretary and Treasurer.

‘The sale of the property being in ©

charge of Mr. Wright.

WILMINGTON'S CHAMBER OF
MMERCE-

Wilmington’s Chamber of Com-
merce was organized in 1853, and:
has been in uninterrupted existence
since that date. Six years ago the
Produce Exchange was consolidated
with the Chamber of Commerce,
thereby making the Chamber more
effectual than ever in its efforts to
exploit the resources of Wilmington
and New Hanover County.

The object of the Chamber of
Commerce is to entertain the city’s
distinguished visitors, to foster and
encourage industrial, commercial and
agricultural effort in the city and

 

Beach Improvement & Devefopment Co.

 

county, to guard against “adverse
legislation effecting the welfare of
the city and county, to look to the
settiement of industrial concerns in
Wilmington, to weld the business

element of Wilmington and New
Hanover County into a co-hesive,
co-operative body with the singleness
of purpose of promoting that which
is good for the city and county and
arraying its strength against that
which is negative to the development
of the city and county.

‘The Chamber of Commerce is com-
posed of the foremost of Wilmin;
ton’s business men, men who under-
stand the needs of the city and who
are not afraid to have their body
assert itself on all points pertaining
to the general welfare of the com-
monwealth.

By addressing the Secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce, you will be
able to receive an intelligent line of
information on any point pertaining
to the commerce and industry of the
city and county.

 

WILMINGTON’S PUBLIC LIBRARY.

‘The Public Library is situated in
the City Hall. It was established in
1903 and now has 1,428 members.
‘The circulation reaches 17,580 books
per annum. Additions are constantly
being made to the collection and the
library has become a real public
necessity,

PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

The public schools of New Han-
over County, including the City
Schools, compare favorably with the
best schools in the State and else-
where. Washington Catlett is Coun-
ty Superintendent and John J. Blair,
City Superintendent. The total cen-
sus is: City—White 3,128, negro
2,806, total 5,934; Rural—Wwhite
730; negro 917, total 1,647; grand
total 7,581.

The city schools, divided into two
districts, No. 1 and No. 2, have two
large graded school buildings and one
high school for whites. and two
graded schools for negroes.

‘The buildings are valued at $85,-
000 for whites, and $11,000 for
negroes. They employ forty-three
white teachers, three principals, one
superintendent, total forty-seven;
eighteen negro teachers, two prin-
cipals, total twenty. Grand total
sixty-seven.

‘The total enrollment 1905-06 for
whites was males 893, females 1,140,
total 2,033; average daily attend”

 

 

 

 

Winter Scenes at Wrightsville Beach.

   

WILMINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
409 MARKET STREET

( WILMINGTON, N. C.

  

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4 ISSUED BY THE INDUTRIAL DEPARTMENT OF THE SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY

ance 1,521. Negro enrollment—
Males 553, females 646; average
daily attendance 717.

‘The High School ranks with the
leading preparatory schools in its
curriculum, and its diploma is of-
ficially recognized by the State Uni-
versity and the State Normal and
Industrial College.

‘A department of Domestic Science
has been successfully conducted for
four years, giving both the practical
and theoretic side of cooking, with
lectures on household science and
economics.

‘There are several well equipped
private schools in the city preparing
pupils for college or business.

‘The rural schools are divided into
fourteen districts, with fourteen
white schools and twelve negro
schools, employing thirty white
teachers and twenty-four negro
teachers.

‘These schools are taught by com-
petent and experienced teachers. The
Duildings are comfortable and well
furnished, many having patent desks.

‘There are twelye white schools
with libraries, containing 1,333 well
selected books, besides four circulat-
ing libraries, loaned by the Sorosis
Society, and eleven libraries in negro
schools, with 1,037 volumes.

 

 

Loading Lumber at Wilmington Docks.

Vocal music is taught in the
schools by a regular teacher.

Last year $20,190 was paid to
white teachers, of which $4,295 was
paid the rural teachers and $15,895
to the city teachers; $6,945 was paid

the negro teachers, of which the
rural teachers received $2,525 and
the city teachers $4,420.—Prof.:
Washington Catlett, County Super-
intendent Public Instruction.

CITY MARKETS.

‘The markets of Wilmington are
among the city’s distinctive features.
They are always supplied witu choice
vegetables fresh from the adjacent
farms daily, fish, oysters and other
sea foods, native and Western meats,
fowls and game in season. Go to the
city markets and take a look around,
and you will see there is little reason
to go hungry in Wilmington.

HOTEL FACILITIES.

Wilmington has splendid hotel
facilities. Its hotels are numerous,
the buildings are fine, and generally
speaking they are intelligently con-
ducted.

PROGRESS OF WILMINGTON.

‘The waye of progress that is now
washing the shores of Wilmington
cannot be termed a boom, but is due
to the natural growth of her various
enterprises and not to the speculator.
Whenever a building lot is offered
for sale a ready purchaser can be
found, who will erect a building at
once, and not as the speculator hold
for an advance. This has given to
Wilmington’s progress (what few
cities that have made the advance-
ment she has in the past five years
can claim) a firm, sure advancement.

 

 

Wilmington and River Front Another River Front View, Market Street, Wilmington.

 

 

 

ISSUED BY THE INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT OF THE SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY

ALEXANDER SPRUNT & SON, Cot-
ton Exporters.

‘This firm began business in Wilm-
ington in 1866, and was the pioneers
in the steam foreign trade, having
chartered the “‘Barnesmore” in 1881
to take the first ship load from Wilm-
ington to a foreign port, previous to
which time all shipments were made
in sailing craft. The business has be-
come so great, that now five or more
steamers may be seen loading at its
docks at one time.

This firm handles 350,000 bales of
cotton per annum, has excellent dock-
age, warehouse and storage facilities
and is probably the largest company
of its kind in the South.

Alexander Sprunt & Son own and
‘operate the Champion Compresses
and warehouses, maintain branch of-

fices in Liverpool and Bremen and
have one of the best organized work-
ing forces in the cotton business ia
this or any other country.

Mr. James Sprunt is British Vice
Consul and Imperial German Coun-
cil at Wilmington. The firm is com-
posed of this gentleman and Mr. Wil-
liam H. Sprunt.

 

 

 

 

British Ships Loading Cotton at Champion Compress Dock of Alex. Sprunt & Son.

PLEASURE AND AMUSEMENT.

There are two beaches so identified
with the city’s health and pleasure as
to be classed as a part of the city.
One of these is reached by means of
trolley cars to and from every thirty
minutes, the other by elegant pas-
senger steamboat, the boat ride mak-

ing the trip especially interesting and
pleasing. ‘These beaches have be-
come prominent resorts, people com-

ing to them for the summer from
every State east of the Mississippi
river. The Hotel accommodations at
the beaches are large and ample for
all who come and the amusements,
such as dancing, boating, fishing and

bathing are equal to any found any-
where. For recreation, pleasure or
health, these beaches are ideal re-
sorts. In fact they meet the require-
ments of any class or condition. For
those seeking pleasure they are an

Olympia. For those seeking rest a
Mecca, for the sick a Panacea.

WILMINGTON’S CONSULATES.

Some idea may be gained of the
importance of this city as a seaport
town from the fact that Consuls rep-
resenting Great Britian, Germany,
Norway, Sweden and Denmark are
kept in Wilmington to look after the

interests of the nations which they
represent.

 

 

 

View of Champion Compresses, from A. ©. L. Building...

 

 

of Alex. Sprunt & Son, Cotton Dealers.

 

 

British Ships Loading Cotton at Alex, Sprant & Son's Docks.. Headquarters and Office Force

 

 

 
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SWIFT'S FERTILIZER WORKS.—
Designed and Engineered by
Burett H. Stephens.

The new fertilizer plant of the
Swift Co., covers an entire square

mile, including the buildings and
yards, and represents an outlay of
$300,000 and employs about 200
men. There isa 40-ton per day rock
plant and about 100 tons of rock
ig acidulated per day. The capacity
of the plant being 40,000 tons of fer-
tilizer per year. The plant is situ-
ated on joint road between Seaboard
Air Line and Atlantic Coast Line,
and is equipped with 440 horse-
power plant and 300 horse-power
Corliss horizontal engine and two
150 K. W. generators, one of which
is used for lighting and the other for
their own trolley system. There are
two 1,000 gallon underwriter fire
pumps besides a 35,000 gallon water
tank which gives a pressure in fire
mains of 60 pounds to the square
inch.

‘This is the most up-to-date fertil-
izer manufacturing plant in the South
and was only located in Wilmington
after a thorough investigation of the
commercial attributes of several of
the central Southern cities, the ad-
vantages of Wilmington proving far
superior in every particular to any
other location that could be found.

 

 

 

Swift's Fertilizer Works from River.

BURETT H. STEPHENS, Architect
and Consulting Engineer.

In the construction of large in-
dustrial plants in the South, Mr.
Burett H. Stephens has been an
active factor in the past few years.
He came to Wilmington for the pur-
pose of designing and engineering
the immense Swift Fertilizer Plant,
and after completing this enormous
task, decided to remain in Wilming-
ton ‘and follow his profession here.
‘The Swift plant, mention and descrip-
tion of which will be found on this
page, attests to the ability of Mr.
Stephens in his line. The Swift plant

 

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in Charlotte, one of the largest of its
kind, was also designed and engineer-
ed by Mr. Stephens.

In the construction of large and
heavy undertakings, Mr.Stephens has
had a great deal of experience which
enables him to serve his clients well
and intelligently.

THD NEW CAROLINA APART-

MENT HOUSE.

‘This building was erected by a
company organized for the purpose
with a capital of $150,000.. There
are 38 apartments in the building in
suites of two, three, four, five, six
and seven rooms, each suite having

Plant Designed by B. H. Stephens, Engineer and Arcliitect.

its own private bath. There are 22
housekeeping apartments with com-
plete kitchens furnished with every
utility known to the culinary science.
All rooms are outside rooms with
from one to four windows, steam
heat, electric lights, elevator service
and many other modern devices and
necessities. The real estate firm of
J. G. Wright & Son have charge of
the property.

WILMINGTON’'S SIDEWALKS.
The sidewalks of Wilmington are
the pride of the city, New walks are

laid as fast as the streets are im-
proved. The material used is con-

 

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Views of Wilmington's New Industry Swift's Fertilizer Plant.

Cost $300,000.

 

by B. H, Stephens, Ungineer and Architect.

 

General View from ‘Tracks—Acid Plant, F

 

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crete and the sidewalks are a credit
to the city.

I. M. BEAR & CO., Importers, Manu-
facturers and Jobbers of Dry
Goods.

One of the largest concerns of its
kind in this portion of the South is
the mercantile house of I. M. Bear &
Co., which has been in business in
Wilmington for the past fourteen
years, The business of this company
has grown so steadily that it found it
was necessary to construct a large
and commodious building for its oc-
cupation which it has just moved in-
to. The building is five stories in
height and contains 40,000 square
feet of floor space. The premises oc-
cupied under one roof are the largest
and handsomest mercantile head-
quarters in the two States.

‘This company manufactures the
celebrated “Imperial Shirts and
Overalls,” is importer and jobber of
dry goods, is sole agents for the
Glenham Mills, and keeps six sales-
men on the road all the time. A
purehasing office is maintained in
New York City, which enables the
company to pick up lots from manu-

 

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I. M. Bear & Co.'s Building,

Chas, McMillan, Architect.

facturers who at times are forced to
get quick action on their out-put
thereby enabling this firm to offer its
patrons values that ordinary concerns
cannot do.

FURNITURE.

Wilmington has one exclusively
wholésale furniture house, which
carries at all times a large stock of
cheap and medium-grade furniture
and house furnishings, which it ‘sells
at manufacturers’ prices.

RETAIL TRADE.

Wilmington has a large number of
retail stores, There are many fine,
well-managed retail and department
stores in the city, We doubt if there
is a city in the South that has such
a large out-of-town retail trade as
Wilmington, so many of whose pa-
trons go from so great a distance. The
finer grades of clothing, dry goods,
millinery, notions, Jewelry, _ hats,
shoes, furniture, carpets, heavy hard-
ware and vehicles is practically con-
trolled by Wilmington merchants for
a radius of more than fifty miles.

 

 

 

 

 

Market Street, Postoflice, City Hall.

 

 

 

 
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Southern National Hank Building.. Chas. McMillan, Architect.

THE SOUTHERN NATIONAL BANK.

This institution began business
September 18, 1905. When the bank
opened only $100,000 of capital had
been paid in, $100,000 additional be-
ing paid in installments, together
with a surplus of $100,000, also paid
in installments, giving total capital of
and surplus of $300,000.

‘The bank distributed its stock prin-
cipally in Wilmington with a good
portion in the outlying neighborhood.
It was sold only to successful busi-
ness people, and to one hundred and
seventy-five stockholders. One spe-
cial advantage lies in the fact that no
twenty of these stockholders hold the
control of the institution,

Notwithstanding the bank is only
twenty-seven months old, it now has
deposits $1,250,000, and total assets
$1,800,000. It has surplus and un-
divided profits amounting to $125,
000, and has paid two dividends since
organization. ‘The bank is a deposi-

 

 

 

tory for the United States Govern-
ment, also for the State of North
Carolina, and for county funds as
well,

‘This institution occupies an ele-
gant banking room, handsomely fitted
with every modern convenience. Dur-
ing the recent financial panic, when
currency was selling at a high pre-
mium, the Southern National Bank
continued to supply its smaller hank-
ing correspondents in the Carolinas
with currency, silver and gold, mak-
ing shipments to them without pre-
mium. It has a large clientele with
the smaller banks in the Carolinas
and deals direct in making its collec-
tions at every banking point in the
two States.

Statement of condition, December

3, 1907:
Resources:

Loans and Discounts..$ 871,732.20

Overdrafts .......... 1,464.51

U.S.Bonds & Premiums 259,296.88

Furniture and Fixtures
Cash:
Due from
banks ..$435,418.16
In our vault. 95,667.74 549,085.90
$1,688,109.98

6,530.49

    

Liabilities:
Capital -+++-$ 200,000.00
Surplus .......... 100,000.00
!Undivided Profits, Net 25,644.45

 

irculation ........ 200,000.00
Bills Payable and Re-
discounts ......
Deposit
Banks .. . . $690,446.16
Individuals 317,019.36
~. 8. Gov-
er'ment. 50,000.00 1,057,465.52
$1,688,109.98

!After dividends of $12,000 paid.
NEW STREETS GRADED AND
PAVED.

In the contemplated bond issue of
$400,000 for street improvement, the
fund will be expended at the rate of

 

105,000.00

   

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$100,000 per annum. This large
amount will place the streets of
Wilmington in splendid condition,
enhance the value of business and
residence property and reduce the
rates of insurance in those parts of
the city effected. £

HARDWARE.

There are three matimoth hard-
ware establishments in the city.
very one imports foreign goods in
large quantities, carries a complete
stock of domestic hardware, mill
supplies, cutlery, tinware, agate and
enamel ware, heating and cook
stoves, farming utensils and building
material. They possess every facility
known to the wholesale hardware
business for handling goods to ad-
vantage and can guarantee quality
and prices to their customers.

Carolina Apartment House. Cost $150,000 and contains 88 Apartments,

 

 

 

 

ISSUED BY THE INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT OF THE SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY 9

 

 

 

 

 

‘The Murchisan National Bank Building.

MURCHISON NATIONAL BANK.

‘The Murchison National Bank was
established in March of 1899, and is
now doing an enormous business
with a capital of $500,000, surplus
‘of $250,000 and deposits of $2,000,-
000. This bank has 2,000 local ac-
counts and has connections with the
largest and strongest banks in the
Northern cities. Its foreign corre-
spondent is that of Brown, Shipley &

Co., of London, England, and the
bank is depository for the United
States Government, State of North
Carolina, the City of Wilmington and
for New Hanover and several sur-
rounding counties.

   

They own their own magnificent
building and have just strengthened
themselves by consolidating with
the Atlantic National Bank of this
city, which will increase its already
enormous business very greatly. The
officers and directorate are men who
have had wide experience in business
matters and are conservative financial
experts, many of whom are connected
with the largest interests of the city.
Mr. H. C. McQueen is President, and
has been since its organization; Mr.
J. V. Grainger is Vice-President and
Cashier, and Mr. C. S. Grainger is
the Assistant Cashier.

STREET CAR SERVICE.
The street car service of Wilming-
ton is one of the best of any city in

 

the South of the same size. There
are six miles of city tracks and 12
miles of suburban tracks, 30 cars
are operated and about 2,306,528
passengers are carried annually.
Seventy-four employes look out for
the interests of the company, and
their wages amount to $40,000 per
year,

WILMINGTON'S GAS SERVICE.

The gas works of Wilmington is
operated by a private corporation.
The company has a well-equipped
plant with a capacity of 300,000

cubic feet in 24 hours and runs up to
two-thirds of its capacity daily. The
rates are reasonable and the service
is all the community demands.

WILMINGTON — A WHOLESALE
MARKET.

Wilmington has an __ extensive
wholesale trade. ‘There are 26

   

 

wholesale grocers in the city. There
can be nowhere found a cleverer set
of men than those engaged in the
wholesale grocery business in Wilm-
ington. They keep posted as to
prices and market conditions. They
always buy to advantage and are,
therefore, able to give the very best
prices. Molasses is brought here
direct from the West Indies by the
ship load. Much of the material is
brought here in the crude state, re-
fined and. distributed. Domestic
groceries are bought at first hand in
large quantities. . With its low rate
of freight to Wilmington from the
North, Hast and West, and the low
rate of freight from Wilmington to
interior points make it to the advan
tage of merchants to buy from Wilm-
ington.

DRY GOODS, NOTIONS AND HATS.

Wilmington has six wholesalers of
dry goods, notions and hats. Nearly

 

  

 

 

 

 

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Group of Wilmington Churches.

 

 

 

 
10

 

 

 

 

Wilmington Scenes.

every one of these large houses con-
trol the output of several mills.
BOOTS AND SHOES.

Wilmington has two large whole-
sale establishments dealing in boots,
shoes and rubber goods. They travel
men and sell goods in nearly every
Southern State.

DRUGS.

Wilmington has three manufactur-
ing chemists and wholesalers of
drugs, chemicals, surgical imple-
ments and druggists’ sundries.
PAINTS AND OILS.

,, Wilmington has three concerns.
wholesaling paints, oils, varnish,
putty, ete.

FRUITS, CANDIES AND CONF!

TIONERIES.

‘We have two wholesale fruit deal-
ers who receive oranges, bananas,
pineapples, cocoanuts and other
tropical fruits in shiploads direct

 

 

from the fields and groves. Cali-
fornia and other Western fruits are
brought here in solid carloads. There
is one large candy and confectionary
house, which carries an extensive
stock of all grades of candies and
confectioneries.

CLOTHING

The clothing houses of this city
also do a large and extensive whole-
sale business in the city.

WILMINGTON’S FREIGHT RATES.

‘The several railroads, ocean lines
and river lines centering in Wilming-
ton conspire to keep freight ratos
down to the very minimum, thus
making this city a very desirable
location for the establishment of all
kinds of commercial and industrial
enterprises. There never need he
any fear of the rates being increased,
‘as the water connections afforded by
the city are a guarantee against. any
raise.

 

 

ISSUED BY THE INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT OF THE SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY

GASTON D. PHARES & CO.

‘This establishment, one of the lead-
ing furniture houses, both whole-
sale and retail, in Wilmington, has
been in existence as such for the past
six years. Mr. Phares has invested in
up-to-date stock about $10,000, and
he employs four men to assist in
handling his $20,000 per year busi-
ness, which for convenience of his
many patrons is cash or conducted on
the easy payment plan. Besides his
three-story store, he has a commo-
dious warehouse.

HARD ROADS OUT OF WILMING-
TON.

One of the most splendid features
of Wilmington and New Hanover
County is their system of hard roads.
There are 42 miles of these roads
radiating out of Wilmington in three
different directions, one of them lead-
ing to, Wrightsville Beach. These
are macadamized and built in a very
substantial and durable manner,
making Wilmington and adjacent
country the rendezvous of the man
with an automobile, the ride to the
beach being exceptionally fine. The
county is adding to the mileage of
the hard road system each year, and
in time the entire county will be
made accessible by these roads.

WILMINGTON'S HARBOR.

Wilmington has one of the finest
landlocked harbors on the Atlantic
coast. It has ample room for en-
largement of dockage facilities and
has a depth at low water of 22 feet.

‘An organization is maintained in
the State that has for its purpose the
deepening of the channel between
Wilmington and the ocean to 30 feet.
This is a wide-awake body of busi-
ness men and they constantly keep
their project before Congress, and
will ultimately carry their point to
completion.

FURTHER INFORMATION.

Any point that we have not gone
Into deep enough will be gladly taken
up by the Chamber of Commerce of
Wilmington and detailed information

 

   

 

furnished
Secretary.

upon application to the

YEE |

=:G:D-PHARES&CO.

 

 

 

 

   

  

 

 

ISSUED BY THE INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT OF THE SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY Bb

 

aay

 

Wilmington Residences.

WILMINGTON’S HEALTH.

The splendid drainage of the city,
its fortunate location on an average
elevation of 38 feet above the sea
when it is only eight miles distant
to the sea, its pure supply of water
for domestic purposes, the activity
of the sewer, sanitary, street and
other city departments, all conspire
to make Wilmington a very healthy
city. The death rate is about 17 to
each 1,000 population.

CAROLINA YACHT CLUB,

This is the third oldest Yacht
Club in the United States. It was
organized in 1853, and was incor-
porated in 1872, and has been in cou-
tinuous operation since that time.
The club has a fine home on
Wrightsville Beach where during the
summer months, the flower of Wilm-
ington’s business and professional

men gather to devote their leisure to
this most exhilerating sport, the
Club being one of the social features
of Wilmington’s summer season.

The Club has 350 members, 25
sloops and several launches. The o}
ficers are C. W. Worth, Commodore;
W. L. Parsley, Fleet Captain; B. S.
Metts, Flag Captain; J. B. Peschau,
Purser.

WILMINGTON'S WATER SUPPLY.

‘The waterworks of Wilmington are
now owned by a private concern,
There are 15 miles of mains and
1,500 patrons of the company.

The city has long since realized
the importance of municipal owner-
ship of the waterworks plant, and
will either purchase the present plant
or erect an entire new one. Bonds
for this purpose have recently been
voted, it being estimated that the

 

 

water and sewer plants can be built
for $500,000.
WILMINGTON’S SEWER SYSTEM.
As in the case of the waterworks,
the sewers of the city are owned by
a private corporation. The charges
are very similar to those made for
water service. In the recent bond
issue voted by the city, provision was
made for the installation of a city-
owned sewer department. The pre-

sent company will be bought out or
an entire new system installed.

WILMINGTON GROCERY CO.

One of the most influential busi-
ness houses in Wilmington is the
wholesale grocery concern known as
the Wilmington Grocery Co. This
company has a splendid trade
throughout North Carolina and ad-
joining States. It handles a full line
of staple and fancy groceries and
grocers’ supplies, teas, coffees, spices,
canned goods and in fact all items
usual to such concerns. Mr. A. M.
Hall is President and Mr. W. D. Hall
is Secretary-Treasurer,

 

 

 

 

 

Wilmington Grocery Co.

 

 
12 ISSUED BY THE INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT OF THE SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY

 

 

 

 

 

Armory of the Wilmington Li

WILMINGTON’S FISH AND OYSTER

TRADE.

‘The fresh and salt fish and oystei
business of Wilmington and vicinit:
is a large and growing item of com-
merce, several large concerns being
engaged in this business. The vari-
eties of fish handled are mullet, shad,
black fish, trout, sea bass, rock, pis,
flounders, croakers, spots, sturgeon,
cat, drum, whiting, snapper, red
mouth, herring, blue, bream, sheep-
head, stripped bass and innumerable
other varieties. Large quantities
of all kinds of fish are salted and
packed in Wilmington and shipped to
all parts of the country. Clams, te:
raping and oysters are also shipped,
and the Wilmington varieties are
famous for their deliciousness.

WILMINGTON'S CHURCHES.

Wilmington has in all 18 churches.
Some of the buildings are very hand-

 

 

  

  

 

 

 

ht Infantry, Market Street. Union School.

some and substantial structures. The
churches are well supported and the
societies of each are largely attended.
Improvements are made from time to
time and no effort is spared to keep
the church accommodations right
along with the development of the
city.

NGER & CO., Whole-
sale Hardware.
Metropolitan in all things is Vi

ington, in its professions, trade, com-

merce, industry, arts, science, eduea-
tional advantages, and in its hard-
ware business. It is this last branch.
of trade to which we desire to call

the attention of the reader. The
above firm first began business in
Wilmington in 1877, succeeding the
that had been in business in
Wilmington since 1856, thus making
the present concern one of the oldest

 

  

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in the city, the members being Wm.
BH. Springer, who is now serving his
second term as mayor of the city, and
John C. Springer.

‘The line handled by this firm con-,
sits of hardware of all kinds and’
grades, tinware, stoves, crockery,
Buck’s stoves and ranges, Comfort

wood and air-tight heaters, builders’
hardware, edge tools, sporting goods,
cutlery and all items usual to such
an establishment. A wholesale and
retail business is handled that will
amount to $100,000 per annum, and
employment is given a large force of
men,

 

 

 

 

 

Home of W. E. Springer & Co., Hardware Estal

 

hment.

 

 

ISSUED BY THE INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT OF THE SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY 18

 

 

 

 

Courthouse... Cape Fear Club House.

NAVAL STORES.

‘The naval stores shipments of
Wilmington for the last fiscal year
amounted to 17,528 barrels of spirits
and 103,712 barrels of rosin, having
a total value of one and a quarter
million dollars.

WILMINGTON’S TRANSPORTA-
TION FEATURES.
Railroads.—Wilmington has ample

railroad facilities to properly care for

a large volume of business. Its rail

connections place the city and county

in close communication with all the
great markets of the North and East,
and prompt service can be had in the
matter of handling perishable pro-
ducts. The railroads centering in

Wilmington take a healthy pride in

the development of the country con-

tiguous to the city, and do all in their
power to foster the general develop-
ment of the community.

Electric and Suburban.—The elec-
tric lines of Wilmington furnish the

 

city with fine, intra-city transporta-
tion, there being many miles of
splendidly built double track road in
the city and also a fine line of interur-
ban running to the beach, some ten
miles < ay. The street car people
are constantly alert to the needs of
the city and make extensions as
rapidly as the increasing population
demand them.

 

Ocean ‘Transportation.— Wilming-
ton is a deep water port of no small
consideration. The city is situated
on the banks of the Cape Fear river,

thirty miles from its entrance to the»

sea, and has a channel of 22 feet
when the water is at low tide. This
enables steamships of large tonnage
to load and unload at Wilmington,
and it is a common sight to see all
the wharves in the city crowded with
this craft, taking on and discharging
cargo from and to foreign ports.

River Transportation and Coast-
wise Trade.—There are 145 miles of

 

navigable inland waterway connected
with Wilmington that. is plied by
hustling river craft which exerts a
great influence in directing trade to
the city. In addition, there is a large
trade in coastwise business with
Wilmington for the radiating center.

General Advantages.—These _gen-
eral advantages in transportation
conspire to make Wilmington one of
the most important ports on the At-
lantic Seaboard.

‘PEIN DRY GOODS CO.

  

THE RHEIN!

 

Many of Wilmington's more sub-
stantial mercantile concerns have
literally grown up with the city, This
might be said of the above firm which

was established in 1865 as Aaron &
Rheinstein, succeeded in 1888 as F.

Rheinstein & Co., and in 1895
changed to the present company. The
business of a wholesale nature and
one of the most comprehensive stocks
of dry goods, notions and staples
carried by any similar concern in the
South is handled by this company.
Its trade extends for 250 miles
around Wilmington and seven travel-
ing salesmen are kept on the road.
‘The premises occupied are very im-
posing and finely adapted to the uses
to which they are being placed.

Mrs. F. Rheinstein is President, L.
Bluethenthal is Vice-President and
Treasurer, and G. Dannebaum is
Secretary.

 

 

 

 

‘The Rheinstein Dry Goods Co.'s Building.

 

 

 

 
14 ISSUED BY THE INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT OF THE SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY

 

 

 

The Garrell Building, Home Southern Business College. H. G. Bonitz,
Architect.

THE SOUTHERN BUSINESS COL-
LEGE—Will 7. Snyder, B. Se.,
Principal, 39 Garrell Building,
Wilmington, N. C.

This is a high-grade business col-
lege where young men and women
can secure the best possible business
training in Shorthand, Typewriting,
Bookkeeping and English.

All work done in all the courses is
practical from start to finish. The
Bookkeeping course includes thor:
ough instruction in Banking, Muni-
cipal and Private Corporation Ac-
counting, Railroad Accounting, Cost
Accounting, ete.

Breviscript, or The Gabelsberger-
Barlow Shorthand, of which W. H.
Barlow, Esq., University of Virginia,
is author and Mr. Snyder is editor, is
the system of shorthand taught. It
is the shortest and best system ex-
tant, and meets the requirements of
the reporter and amanuensis alike.

 

Mr. Snyder has had several years
experience in training young men and
women for business. He studied law
at the University of Virginia and was
admitted as a member of the Bar of
Virginia. His lectures on the differ
ent branches of commercial law, that
he gives to his pupils, have been
found helpful and worth more than
the cost of a complete course.

Thorough and efficient instruction
is given by mail.

WILMINGTON'S HOMES.

Wilmington is a city of homes—
not rented habitations—but homes
that are owned by their occupants.
‘The palatial residence of the ve
fortunate and those of the less fort:
nate form a happy contrast, and in
many instances are built side by side.
Much enterprise is shown by the citi-
zens in the care and pride they take
in the appearance of their surround-
ings. The lawns and terraces in the
resident sections of the city are

  
 

splendidly cared for and an abund-
ance of shade trees make a home in
Wilmington a home indeed.

YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSO-

CIATION.

‘The Young Men’s Christian Asso-
ciation is one of the city’s most influ-
ential organizations for the good of
the community. It has a membership
of 300 and large, commodious quar-
ters, the building having been erected
in 1888 at a cost of $40,000. The
Association quarters are fitted out
with all the accessories usual to such

institutions, and its work is along
lines that have become nationalized
by the Y. M. G. A.

WILMINGTON'S WHOLESALE
RADE.

The wholesale trade of Wilming-
ton constitutes a very considerable
item of the city’s commerce. It has

  

 

a large number of jobbing houses
covering heavy and fancy groceries,
hardware, dry goods, boots and
shoes, drugs and druggists’ sundries,
and other materials and finished pro-
ducts. The city’s trade covers all
the adjacent states and is becoming
larger each year.

BUDGET FOR THE YEAR ENDING
MAY 31, 1908.

General expense account.$ 11,050.00

 

 

 

Police department ..... $6,403.00
Streets and wharves..... 32,060.00
Fire department. + 44,030.00
Public buildings....... 2,590.00
Insurance . 1,000.00

Sanitary department... 22,652.00

  

Street lighting... 11,940.00
Water service... . + 9,250.09
City markets.......... 14,735.00
Special accounts ....... 7,100.00
Miscellaneous ..... 3,800.00
Bond and interest ac-

count

 

sess 89,755.00
+ +25 + $236,365.00

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ISSUED BY THE INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT OF THE SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY 15

SPIRITTINE CHEMICAL CO.

Wilmington has many enterprises
of a national character that are do-
ing much to advertise the city and its
many diversified products. Notably
among such enterprises is the
Spirittine Chemical Company, which
since its inception here in 1879, has
been promoting the interests of the
city by the manufacture of an un-
excelled wood preserver and paint
known throughout the world as
“Spirittine,” with a successful record
of 25 years, has proven the best and
cheapest wood preserver on the
market, is adopted by United States
government and many leading rail-
roads and ship builders, will never
wash out nor evaporate, will remain
in the wood forever. ‘This company
was incorporated in 1890 and each
year has shown great advance in the
distribution of “Spirittine products,
and incidentally facts about Wilm.
ington throughout the United States
and Europe. The Spirittine Chemi-
cal Company is located on the river
front, having 360 feet of water and
dock space, employs 12 men, and
travels two men. Their Spirittine
Rubber Composition Paint and Roof
Puint haye been adopted by many

 

 

  

 

 

leading railroads, and upon applica-
tion to the main office full particulars
and testimonials as to the efficiency
of “Spirittine” ofl as a wood presery-
er will be tendered.
WILMINGTON'S RETAIL TRADE.
Wilmington is the metropolis for a
large area of country, making it the
natural supply center for the greater
portion of the population of that

 

area. This has conspired to make the
city one of the very best retail cen-
ters in the South. Its merchants
were ready to take advantage of the
city's natural location, and have
built handsome stores and filled
them with merchandise of the latest
and most marketable varieties, and
the increased trade from year to year
justifies their judgment.

WILMINGTON'S COTTON

RECEIPTS.

‘The cotton receipts of the port of
Wilmington from September 1, 1907,
to January 1, 1908, amounted to
375,000 bales, having a value of
$21,000,000. This number of bales
would require 9,375 cars to haul
them, being equivalent to 469 full
train loads of cotton. Wilmington
has two compresses, two cotton seed
product manufactories, two cotto:
mills and one exporter. The greate
portion of the cotton passing through
this port is destined for foreign
manufacturers.

BELL, CANTWELL LUMBER CO.

This company was established im
1905. It handles short and long leat
pine lumber, both in the rough and
finished. ‘The firm runs one of the
best equipped planing mills in the
South, and its plant covers an area of
10,000 square feet, located on the
Cape Fear river with good rail con-
nections. The company also controls
three mills in North Carolina and
handles a yolume of business that
s to $35,000 per annum.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seaboard Docks, Compress and Warehouse, Lumb:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mills, Third Street, St. James Church, Masonic Temple.

 

  

 

 

 
16 ISSUED BY THE INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT OF THE SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY

W. B. COOPER.

Among the leading wholesale gro-
cers and importers in Wilmington is
found on Nutt street W. B. Cooper,
who, since 1894, has been carrying
on ‘a steadily increasing business.
He is a heavy peanut manufacturer,
and has a fish packing establishment.
He has a large warehouse for storage
of imported nitrate of soda and muri-
ate and sulphur of potash. He gives
employment ‘to twelve and travels
four salesmen in Georgia, Florida,
Alabama, North and South Carolina.

W. B. THORPH & CO., Coal and
Wood.

One of the prominent concerns in
the line of fuel and building material
in Wilmington is that of W. B.
‘Thorpe & Co., dealers in coal and
wood, lime, plaster, hair, cement,
marble dust, tar paper, shingles,
laths, fire brick, fire clay, chimney
pipe and brick. The company has
large and commodious yards at the
foot of Ann street with two hundred
feet of water front, giving employ-
ment to a large force of men. Its
facilities for taking care of large con-
tracts are as good as can be had in
Wilmington. W. B. Thorpe is Pr
dent and Treasurer.

LUMBER.

For the calendar year there were
handled at the port of Wilmington
sixty-two million feet of lumber, hay-
ing a value of two million dollars.
‘The importance of this port as a lum-

 

 

 

 

 

Residence of W, B. Cooper, Wholesale Grocer.

ber market has been steadily in-
creasing for the past fifteen years.
‘There are thirteen dealers, one firm
of exporters and seven manufactur-
ers of lumber in Wilmington.

NEW BUILDINGS IN WILMINGTON

‘The growth of Wilmington is best
depicted by the increased number of
new buildings erected from year to

year. There is scarcely a building
at all suitable for any ordinary pur-
pose that is yacant, the demand for
houses for residence and business
being far in advance of the supply.
The value of buildings erected for
the past four years was as follows.
The year 1907 being estimated:

1903 .. + $249,000

  

 

1904 . 331,000
1905 ... - 376,000
1906 . 775,000.
SED S5e650

     

$25,000
WILMINGTON'S INCOME FOR |

1907.

Statement showing the various
sources from which the revenue is
derived to defray the city’s current
expenses:

Merchants’ licenses $ 23,801.08
Liquor licenses 36,230.00

 

   

 

Market rents 512.22
Mayor's court 1,624.23
Rent of buildings and

dockstis sh eels + 1,713.70
Miscellaneous 534.49

 

 

Real estate and personal 150,016.40

   

Back taxes .. 6,058.82
Dog badges ..... 1,020.80
WyW <sencooaca 426.80
Paving .. 2,868.46
Rent of quarry machine. 131.25

GFE Soococ son + $227,938.26

 

©. P. B. MAHLER, REAL ESTATE.

Mr. Mahler handles a real estate
and rental business which he been
a little over a year ago. He has
made a fine success of the undertak-
ing and is making many hands. ne
deals. Mr. Mahler's office is situaw1
on his own property, and he resides
in one of the handsomest residences

 

 

 

 

 

Wood Yard and Warehouse of W. B. Thorpe & Co., Orange Street, Princess Si

 

   

 

et.

 

ISSUED BY THE INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT OF THE SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY Wt

 

 

HALL & PEARSALL, Incorporated,
Corner Nutt and Brunswick Sts.,
Wholesale Grocers and Commission

 

‘This house was established in 1869
by J. J. Edwards and B. F. Hall, both
of Duplin County, who conducted a
successful business on South Water
street until the death of Mr. Edwards
in 1876. After his death, Oscar
Pearsall, also of Duplin County, be-
came a member of the firm, which
continued under the name of Hall &
Pearsall until 1901, when the® busi-
ness was incorporated under the style
of Hall & Pearsall, Incorporated,
with a paid in capital of $71,000. The
corporation has been doing a business
of three hundred to four hundred
thousand dollars per annum, keeps
on the road two traveling men in the
territory of Hastern, North and South
Carolina, and employs altogether
fifteen to twenty men, the annual pay
roll for wages being $13,000 to
$15,000.

B. F. Hall, President of the cor-
poration, is now completing a large
brick office and warehouse building,
with all modern improvements, in
which the business will be conducted
after the first of January, 1908. This
building is located at the corner of

 

 

Nutt and Brunswick Streets, between
the Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard
Air Line Railroad freight depots, and
is connected with both by private
track at the rear of the building for
receiving and delivering heavy goods
in car lots. The building has three
floors, covering about 25,000 square
feet, with electric elevator and all the
facilities necessary , for handling.
goods with dispatch and at moderate
expense.

‘The business is served by an ef-
ficient and polite office force, who are
always glad to greet the patrons of
the house.

Old and new friends and patrons
are cordially invited to visit the
house in its new quarters and inspect
the stock and superior facilities for
handling business.

SEASHORE HOTEL.

This magnificent summer resort
hotel is located on the seashore at
Wrightsville Beach, only 30 minutes’
trolley ride from Wilmington. It
contains 188 rooms, 25 of them are
furnished with private bath, it 's
lighted with electricity, the water
supply is secured from deep artesian
wells and the general equipment of
the hotel is such that perfect. satis-
faction is guaranteed the guest. The

 
 

  

 

 

 

 

Seashore Hotel, Wrightsville Beach, .

hotel is open from the first of June The hotel is so situated that it is en-
to the first of September, and is a  tirely surrounded by salt water, thus
very popular resort for patrovs making visit of the mosquito an im-
throughout all the Southern States, possibility.

and many of the Northern States.

BUSINESS HANDLED.

Statement showing volume of business handled during 1904, 1905 and
1906. From all indications, the business for 1907 will be considerable
greater in all lines than in any of the preceding years covered by the
statement:

       

 

     

 
 
 
    

 

 

1904 1905 1906
Cotton Beas 000100 Olas 1810001000 $18,500,000
Groceries .... +++. 8,000,000 10,250,000 11,500,000
Dry Goods . +++. 2,500,000 3,100,000 3,500,000
Fertilizers +++. 2,500,000 3,250,000 3,250,000
Lumber . +++. 1,200,000 1,750,000 2,000,000
Naval Stores . + 1,000,000 1,250,000 —_-1,100,000.
Cotton Mills .. + 360,000 700,000 700,000
Shoes and Boots .. + 965,000 1,100,000 ‘1,250,000.
Hardware ..... + 600,000 725,000 $00,000
Building Material + 375,000 500,000 1,000,000.
Peanuts J + 250,000 250,000 300,000
Fuel and Ice . + 220,000 260,000 285,000
Drugs -....-. + 135,000 150,000 450,000
Cross Ties ..... pees 300,000 300,000
Miscellaneous . tesseees 2,890,000 2,500,000 3,695,000
Totals ... + ++++++$35,995,000 $45,085,000 $48,630,000.

 

This statement was taken from figures compiled by the Chamber of
Commerce and Merchants’ Association.

 
 

18 ISSUED BY THE INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT OF THE SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY

WILMINGTON, CAROLINA AND
SOUTHPORT STEAMBOAT LINE

One of the important factors in the
portation facilities of Wilming-
ton is the lines of steamers operated
by the above company, which has
three steamers plying the waters of
Cape Fear river, handling 60,000
passengers and 5,000,000 pounds of
freight per annum. By special ar-
rangements these boats make sea
trips and are otherwise prepared to
serve the public. Captain J. W.
Harper is sole proprietor of the lines
and is noted for the genial and com-
fortable accommodations he fur-
nishes on his craft,

NEW HANOVER COUNTY.

New Hanover is a seacoast county
in the southern part of North Caro-
lina and lies wholly within that
physiographic division known as the
Coastal Plain. Its topography is flat
and its soils are nearly all sandy. The
climate is mild and pleasant. Its
agricultural development has been
very backward, lumbering, the pro-
duction of turpentine and rosin, fish-
ing, and shipping having occupied
the attention of the greater number
of the inhabitants until recently. Of
the total area of 122,000 ‘acres,
50,000 acres were classed as in farms
by the Twelfth Census, and of these
50,000 acres only 10,000 were given
as improved.

‘There are two systems of agricul-
ture in the county. One consists of

 

 

   

 

Lerruce Bea

 

 

 

general farming combined with some
trucking and the other of truck grow-
ing only. In the line of general
farming, the first important “money
crop” was rice. ‘This was replaced
by the North Carolina peanut, which
in turn was abandoned for ‘cotto!
and finally cotton was driven out by
the small Spanish peanut, which, to-
gether with the North Carolina
variety, is now the important money

 

crop where general farming is prac-
ticed,

About 1885 the trucking began to
receive attention, and since then the
development of this industry has
been rapid. ‘The soils and climate
are well suited to truck growing, and
ample markets exist for all the pro-
duce grown. The amount of money
invested in this industry in New
Hanover County is very large. All

the general truck crops are grown,
with lettuce and early Irish potatoes
as the most important ones. The
bulk of the produce is shipped to
northern cities,

EARLY SETTLEMENTS AND NAME
The mild and genial climate of this
section attracted settlers early in the
history of the State, and in 1728 the
county was formed and named after
the House of Hanover, then on the
English throne. Its three nearest
neighbors—Pender, Brunswick and
Onslow Counties, were originally
parts of New Hanover, and to this
day their people, in feeling and affec-
tion, are loyal to the parent county,
and Wilmington is, as ever, the lead-
ing commercial town, not only for
New Hanover, but for her three pro-
gressive daughters as well.
MONIRA LUMBER CO.

A lumber concern that handles a
goodly portion of the lumber business
of Wilmington is the Monira Lumber
Company, which was organized dur-
ing 1907. This company produces
long and short leaf yellowgpine lum-
ber from their own mills near Wilm-
ington and Sumter, South Carolina.

‘The main office of the company is at
402 Southern Building.

 

 

 

 

Wilmington-Carolina Beach and Southport Steamboat Line, Steamers “Wilmington,

 

 

" “Southport,” “Madeline.”

ISSUED BY THE INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT OF THE SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY 19

GEO. 0. GAYLORD, DEPARTMENT
STORES.

Wilmington boasts the largest and
most up-to-date progressive cash
stores in the State of North Carolina.
Geo. O. Gaylord founded the aboye
business in 1887 with a borrowed
capital of $1,000 in Yatesville, Beau-
ford County, N. C., and removed to
Wilmington in 1888, opened a small
cash store opposite the Market House,
and today their three stores, of three
floors and basement each, cover
38,300 feet of floor space. They are
now building an addition at the back
of their present building which will
add 4,500 feet more, making with
their warehouse 40,000 feet of floor
space. They employ about fifty in their
wholesale and retail business, having
salesmen traveling North and South
Carolina selling millinery, notions,
laces and embroideries. They do a
strictly cash business in their retail
department, and their Shoe Store,
and Clothing Store for men and boys
are not excelled by any. They also
have a large Five and Ten Cent de-
partment and an immense dress
goods stock, house furnishings of
every description, etc. This large
establishment has been doing bust-
ness in Wilmington for 18 year:
owned and operated by Geo. O. Gay
lord.

GEO. 0. GAYLORD'S TRUCK

GROWING LANDS.

In Beaufort County, N. C., Geo. 0.
Gaylord owns about 1,000 acres of
fine truck lands, a very short distance
from the station of Malms and
Famers, two miles from Northwest
and about 13 miles from Wilming-
ton, on the Seaboard Air Line Rail-
road. These lands are specially
adapted for truck growing and fruit
raising, being light lands, and they
border on Hood Creek, giving them
natural drainage, and the surface
water is very good and easily obtain-
ed by springs or driven wells. ‘They
are at present covered by young tim-
ber, long leaf pine, oak and gum.
‘There are two trains each way every
day, and those locating homes on this

     

 

 

 

 

 

Geo. 0. Gaylord's Department Sto:
i

 

 

 

 

 

H, E. Bonitz, Architect.

 

tract can reach Wilmington at the
small expense of 25 cents. Besides
this land, Mr. Gaylord owns some.
very valuable city lots in Wilmington
in the growing section of the city,
and valuable farm properties im-
proved with dwellings and barns. All
titles on lands are guaranteed, and
parties wanting specially fine oppor-
tunities should write Mr. Gaylord at
Wilmington.

§. P. McNAIR, WHOLESALE GRO-

CER.

Wilimngton has become one of the
largest grocery distributing points on
the Atlantic Seaboard. ‘The rates
made possible by competition be-
tween all rail and water routes makes.
the saving in freight so great that
Wilmington wholesale - merchants
have decidedly the advantage over
their less favored competitors in the
interior of the State. One of the
principle factors in the wholesale
grocery trade in Wilmington is the
house of S. P. MeNair, which was
established in 1881, and has a capital
of $50,000 invested in the business
‘The quarters occupied are large and
commodious, having direct track con-
nections for loading and unloading.
‘The volume of business handled

amounts to $250,000 per annum, and
employment is given a large number
of warehousemen, clerks and book-
keepers,

JAMES I. METTS & SON.

‘This is one of the largest establish~
ments of its kind in the South and
handles over 700 carloads of mer-
chandise each year. They are dealers
in hay, grain, flour, meal and pro-
visions to the extent of about $300,~
000 per annum, Established in 1875,
each year has shown a large in-
crease and they now have a spacious
warehouse and adequate docking
facilities on the Cape Fear river
with ample rail connections.

 
20 ISSUED BY THE INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT OF THE SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY

PREASE & PIVER, Sheet-Iron Work.
‘The operation of the laws of cause
and effect are not more powerful in
any field of intelligent effort than in
the sphere of business. Fair deal-
ings invariably bring increase of bust-
ness and close attention to supplying
the wants of patrons is surely re-
warded by steady increases from year
to year. Such has been the case with
the firm of Prease & Piver, manufac-
turers of tin and sheet-iron work.
This company began business in
Wilmington in 1895 and has one of
the best equipped shops in the State
for handling all kinds of tinning,
sheet-iron work, cornice and sky
lights, slate roofiing, hot air furnaces,
and all sorts of mill work. The trade
of the company extends over North
and South Carolina and a force of 25
skilled mechanics is employed.

 

WILMINGTON'S POSTOFFICE RE-
crpTs.

Some conception of the growth of
Wilmington and the commerce of the
city may be gleaned from an examina-
tion of the growth of its postoffice
receipts for the past eleven years,
which amounted to 179.1 per cent.
Year. Receipts.
1896 +++ «$33,497.21

  
 
 
 
 

 

 

1900 . 42,725.63
1902 . + +++ 50,269.76
1904 . +++ 67,383.89
1905 .... sees T1394.18,
1906... +++. $8,134.80
1907 sees 92,631.41
Increase +++. $59,134.20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R. R. Stone's Residence, Roofing and Tin Work Done by Prease & Piver.

WILMINGTON TA

 

RETURN!

 

Statement showing increase in city property yalues both personal and

real for the period, 1904 to 1907:

  

1904
Real Estate . +++ $6,873,717
Personal . fees 496,325
Money on Hand ...... 129,489
Solvent Credits + 349,306
Corporation Stock . 1,048,737
Stock in Trade 755,213

  

Totals ........ 151$9172,787

1905 1906 1907
$6,420,923 $6,555,035 $7,548,776
587,168 709,555 694,641
98,093 119,767 204,185
673,246 390,577 359,743
1,013,449 1,197,108 1,327,146
750,993 $20,647 1,027,958
$9,543,872 $9,793,687 $11,163,349

In 1902 the rate of taxation was $1.50 per $100, and in 1907 it was
$1.40 per $100. The policy'of the officials being to reduce the rate of
taxes as the value of the property increases.

 

CHARLES McMILLEN, ARCHITECT

In the upbuilding of Wilmington
the hand of the architect and designer
is shown in all quarters. One of the
prime factors in the beautifying of
the city has been Mr. Charles Mc-

Millen, an architect afid designer of
wide experience and sound judgment
Mr, McMillen established himself in
Wilmington in 1883, and has been
largely interested in the development
and growth of the city, and has had

 

the responsibility of making plans.
for some of the city’s most beautiful
structures, among them being the
Masonic Temple, Southern National
Bank, one of the most beautiful and
substantial structures in the South;
I. M. Bear & Co.'s new commercial
building, just completed; the Mes-
senger Building, residences of Mrs.
P. L, Bridges, Jno. D. Bellamy, J. H.
Rehder, Odd Fellows Building, and
now has in process of construction
the Masonic Temple at Raleigh,
which will be the first fire-proof one
in the State. This gentleman’s office
is in the Southern Building.

PLATY & HAAR.

This enterprising _ establishment
was started four years ago in a 20 by
40 store and stock of $7,000, and
the yearly business was $30,000. At
present they occupy their three-
story building, 30 feet front and 110
feet deep, carry a $35,000 stock, and
do $100,000 business per year. ‘This
is one salient point in Wilmington’
growth and says much for her enter~
prising business men of this establis
ment. Platt & Haar now employ
twenty people and pay them $20,000
in wages.

 

 

 

Platt and Haar's Store.

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ISSUED BY THE INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT OF THE SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY 21

WILMINGTON GRANITE & MAR-
BLE WORKS.

One of the most important con-
cerns of its character in the South is
the Wilmington Granite & Marble
Works, which is owned by Mr. R. D.
Tucker, who began the business
twenty years ago. A specialty is
made of monuments, headstones and
iron fences, an illustrated catalogue
of which will be sent on application.
This gentleman gives employment to
twenty men, has a payroll amounting
to $18,000 per annum, and does a
very large business.

H. B, BONITZ, Architect.

Mr. H, B. Bonitz has been identi-
fied with the up-building of Wilming-
ton since 1894. He has been interest-
ed in the planning of some of the
handsomest ,structures in the city,
among them being the Garrell Block
and the Garrell Office Building, the
Gaylord Building, Ahrens Brothers’
new drug store and a number of
handsome residences. He makes a
specialty of plans and specifications
for schools and churches and has

 

 

directed the construction of quite a

 

 

 

 

Wilmington Granite and Marble Works.

number of bank buildings. His efforts
are not confined entirely to Wilming-
ton, as the greater portion of the
work done in his office is for out-of-
town patrons.

SOL. BEAR & CO., Pro

Wine.

Since 1853 this firm has been in
the wine production business, and
Bear's North Carolina Seruppernong.
Wine made from the pure juice of
the grape of the same name, grow:
in the vicinity of its winery at Wiln
ington, has a splendid reputation as

ucers of

 

   

being an article of most excellent
merit. The produce is of the most
delicate, delicious and delightfcl
flavor charactistic and peculiar to the
Scruppernong and defies imitation
or duplication. This wine ranks
among the finest and most popular
table wines made in this country.
His company makes various other
brands of wines and cordials and will
be pleased to send descriptive litera-
fure on application.

J. W. MURCHISON & CO.
At 109-111 North Front street is

situated the above establishment
which had its inception in 1873, and
now oceupies a four-story buuding
which has 18,200 feet of floor space.
Their fast increasing business re-
quires three wagons for delivert
fifteen employes and three traveling
men, who cover North and South Car-
olina. J. W. Mufchison & Co. doa
general hardware business, wholesale
and retail, handling all the latest im-
proved stoves, tinware, agricultural
implements, etc., and they keep on
hand a complete stock.

PEOPLE'S SUPPLY CO., Wholesale
and Retail Grocers.

One of the largest wholesale and
il 'y comyanies in the city
of Wilmington is that of the People’s
Supply Co., which has a capital of
$100,000 invested in its business and
handies a trade amounting to much
more than that sum per annum, The
company handles heavy and fancy
groceries at wholesale and retail and
bas a Brooklyn branch in the city.
‘The officers of the company are W.
B, Cooper, President; I. W. Cooper,
Vice-President, Cuthbert Martin,
Secretary, Treasurer and General
Manager.

 

  

 

 

 

 

Building of H. E. Bonitz, Architect.. Sol. Bear & Co,, Producers of Wine, J. W. Murchison & Co.'s Hardware Store, People's Supply Co.

 

 
22 ISSUED BY THE INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT OF THE SEABOARD AIR. LINE RAILWAY

 

   

 

Abrens Bros., Wholesale Druggists.. H. E, Bonitz, Architect.

AHRENS BROTHERS, Wholesale

Druggists.

In the development of Wilmington
and its commerce, the wholesale
trade of the city in drugs has kept
pace with other lines, the city now
being in position to handle orders of
the largest magnitude and intricate
nature.

One of the factors largely instru-
mental in bringing this favorable
condition into effect in Wilmington is
the Ahrens Brothers’ Wholesale Drug.
House. While the firm was only
established in May, 1906, and oc-
cupied quarters at 108 Market street,

having 4,050 square feet of floor
space for 18 months—its business

 

has grown to such an extent that it
was found necessary to contruct a

modern three-story building, havi
12,000 square feet of floor space in
order to facilitate the handling of its
large and growing patronage. ‘The
firm travels two salesmen in North
and South Carolina and gives employ-
ment to 12 other men.

Both Mr. Eduard and A. G. Ahrens
have been closely identified with the
city’s interests for several years past
and their advent into their new build-
ing is in strict keeping with the enter-
prising spirit they have shown in ali
of their business connectons.

  

FIELD AND LIDLY, Architects
Engineer

nd

 

 

‘This firm established business ir
Wilmington during 1907. It is com-

 

Parsonage St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church to be erected at once.
Field & Lilly, Architects.

posed of E. Stanley Field (who came
here to remodel the heating plant at
the Orton Hotel, and he liked Wilm-
ington so well that he decided to re-
main), and Henry M. Lilly, who was
identified with the Rockingham
Power Company. Both of these
gentlemen are graduates of the fore
most colleges in their lines in the
country, and are prepared to handle
any items in the line of architecture
and engineering. The residence of
Roger Moore was built by this firm.

Plans and specifications will be

gladly furnished on Industrial, Public
and Residence Architecture, and-
Municiapl, Sanitary and Civil Bngi-
neering. Office in the Garrell Build-
ing,

JAS. F, WOOLVIN, Undertake:

This gentleman succeeded __his
father in the undertaking business,
which has been in continuous opera-
tion for the past thirty-three years.
He has all the necessary equipment
for this line of work and occupies his
own building.

  

 

Jos, F. Woolvin’s Building.

ee

 

 

 

ISSUED BY THE INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT OF THE SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY 23

 

 

 

 

 

 

J. H. Rehder & Co.'s Dry Goods Store.. Chas. Me)

J. H. REHDER & CO., Wholesale
and Retail Dry Goods.

In the line of wholesale and retail
dry goods and notions the firm of
J. H. Rehder & Company is one of
the most prominent in this part of
the State. This concern began busi-
ness in 1887 and have built up a
very large patronage by fair dealing
and giving good values.

‘This business is located in the
enterprising part of Wilmington,
known as Brooklyn, and do as large
a business in its line as any store in
the city. The departments are all
kept seperate and have managers for
each by which method a very compre-
hensive check is kept on the demands:
of the company’s patrons.

In the wholesale department there
are two trayeling salesmen, selling to
customers throughout North and
South Carolina, in addition to which
nearly every small store in the city
and adjacent counties makes their
purchases from J. H. Rehder & Co.

 

W. T. MERCER CO., Incorporated,
Wholesale and Retail Furniture.

‘This is one of the largest merean-
tile establishments in the State. It
began business in 1897, and now has
branch stores in Fairmont, North
Carolina; Bennettsville, Darlington,
Sumter and Dillon, South Carolina,
in addition to its large Wilmington
establishment. ‘The line carried em-
braces the entire list of house furnish-
ings, such as furniture of all kinds
and grades, special sorts, pieces and
odd designs, carpets, stoves, refriger-
ators, lamps, linoleums, mirrors, and
in fact anything to be found in a first-
class, well-selected stock of furniture
that is needed in the home, from the
parlor to the kitchen. ‘The whole-
sale department of the business is
one of its most prominent features
and the company purchases its stock
in such quantities as to enable it to
make prices that are a real induce-
ment to other dealers.

  

 

 

 

 

ROBT. C. DeROSSET, Office Supplies.

I this day of up-to-date business
methods, there is a great demand for
improved systems for handling the
clerical departments of all kinds of
business houses. Mr. DeRosset real-
ized this fact as early as 1898 and
established an office supply house in
Wilmington which has grown to be
one of the foremost concerns of its
kind in the South. ‘The line handled
consists of Blank Books, Stationer;
Typewriters and Supplies, Filing
Cabinets and Devices, Card Indexes,
Desks and all other items necessary
to properly equip the office, and also
handles a full line of Kodaks and
Kodak supplies.

  

 

 

 

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)
I

 

 

 

FRANK HERBST, Automobiles.

mington is each day becoming
better adapted to the needs of au-
tomobiling and Mr. Frank Herbst has
been one of the chief factors in. pro-
moting the interest in this modern
method of recreation and traffic com-
bined, and the gooa roads movement.
He has a thoroughly equipped
modern garage and deals in every-
thing needed on automobiles and
boats. He has the State agency for
the Maxwell Cars, and employs four
men. He was established here in 1903.

  

 
24 ISSUED BY THE INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT OF THE SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY

 

 

 

W. MUNROE & CO., FURNITURE:

AND HOUSE FURNISHINGS.

In the retail business of Wilming-
ton there is no concern better or
more favorably known than the fur-
niture and house furnishings store
of W. Munroe & Co, which was estab-
lished in this city in 1891. This busi
ness is located at No. 15 Front
street. The establishment has con-
stantly grown in the estimation of
the public and now stands as a leader
in its line. The many advantages af-
forded a store of its magnitude in
the matter of buying, gives its pa-
trons the opportunity at all times of
procuring reliable and up-to-date
merchandise at the most reasonable
prices. ‘The firm handles carpets,
rugs, linoleums, mission and fine fur-
niture, special designs and odd
pieces, a specialty being made of the
very best grades that can be had from

 

 

W. Munroe & Co., Furnit

 

the most famous factories in the
United States. Mr. George S. Boylan
is manager of the business.
CITY LIVERY COMPANY.
Wilmington is fortunate in having
such enterprising concerns as the City
Livery Company, which is one of the
largest of its character in the State.
‘The business was originally establish-
ed in 1876 and was incorporated in
1900 with sufficient capital to enable
to do things on a large scale. In
addition to conducting one of the best
Livery, Sale and Feed stables in th:
part of the country, it also handles
buggies, harness and wagons in very
large quantities, this feature being
added to the other business in 1900
and has made a splendid showing.
The company handles the line of
vehicles made by the Columbus
Buggy Co., which haye the reputation

  

 

 
 

 

 

of being as good as are made, and
also sell the old reliable Hockney
make of wagons. Mr. W. D. Mc
Millan, Jr., President and Treasurer
of the City Livery Company, is the
moving spirit in the business.

 

THE CORBETT CO., Commission
Merch:

 

nts.

In 1881 The Corbett Co. began the
commission business in Wilmington
and in 1900 the business of the firm
had become so large that it was found
advisable to incorporate it with a
capital of $100,000.

 

The office and warehouse of the
company is situated at the corner of
Nutt and Brunswick streets. Here it
has a large and commodious building
containing 12,000 square feet of floor
space with side track facilities along-
side of warehouse that will accom-
modate five cars at one time.

‘The company gives employment to
a number of men and has a pay roll
that amounts to $10,000 per annum.
Its trade extends over both the Caro-
linas and will amount to three quar-
ters of a million dollars per annum.
Mr, Corbett has been prominently
identified with the business interests
of Wilmington for a number of years. »

 

 

 

 

 

 

ISSUED BY THE INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT Ol} THE SEABOARD AIR LINE

 

 

 

 

 

Colonial Inn, One of Wilmington’s Popular Commercial Hotels.

COLONIAL INN AND WILMINGTON

CAFE.

The Colonial Inn is probably one
‘of the best equipped hotels in this
part of the State. It is run on the
‘American plan, and contains forty
rooms, which may be had single and
in suite, The building is new and is
equipped with all modern conyen-
iences known to the business, and the
rates are from $2.00 to $3.00 per day.
Mr. J. A. Boyett, tne manager, pro-
poses to make this a high-class family
and tourist hotel, and will have a
representative at the arrival of all
boats and trains. Mr. Boyett is also
proprietor of the Wilmington Cafe,
located in the Garrell Building. This
is one of the high-class eating places
in Wilmington and has the reputa-
tion of being the best.

0. H. WRIGHT & CO., Brokers and
Commission Merchants.

Seyen years ago the firm’of 0. H.
Wright & Co. began business in
Wilmington as brokers and commis-
sion merchants. During this time
they have succeeded in building up a
very extensive trade which takes in
all of North Carolina and South Caro-
lina. ‘The experience of the gentle-
men composing the firm and its faci!
ties for promptly handling everything
in its line are such as to guarantee
satisfaction to all who may deal with
them. The office and warehouse of
the company are located at 304-306-
308-310 Nutt street and the members.
of the firm are O. H. Wright, R. A.
Wright and J. S. Thompson.

  

 

Wm. Niestlie’s Laboratory.

WILLIAM NIESTLIE, Manufactur-
ing Pharmacist and Druggist.

‘This gentleman has been in busi-
ness in Wilmington for the past 15
years and conducts a retail drug store
and also manufactures special articles
in the line of compound remedies
and formulas. Mr. Niestlie gives his
personal attention to his prescription
department, thereby securing to his

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patrons the very best service obtain-
able. The articles manufactured and
placed on the market by this gentle-
man are Liver Pills, Corn Cure,
Croup Kura, Niestlie’s Liniment for
all pains and aches, Compound Syrup
of Tar, Honey, Rum and Wild Cherry,
Ola Time Planation Remedy for
Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness and all af-
fections of the throat and various
other well proven and widely estab-
lished remedies,

SMITH & LORD,
REAL ESTATR.
One of the prominent real estate

and insurance concerns of the city

is that of Smith & Lord, who handle

a full line of life, and fire insurance

and city and suburban property, im-

proved and unimproved. Also a com-

plete line on the trucking possibilities
of this locality can be had from this
firm.

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THE CAROLINA CUT STONE CO.

‘The extensive building operations
in Wilmington has created a demand
for building materials of all kinds
and the Carolina Cut Stone Co. is
prepared to furnish building stone in
any grades and in quantities to suit.

This company also handles stone
and granite for monumental work
and is prepared to furnish this in
quantities to suit,

Estimates will be gladly furnished
on work in Wilmington or any place
in adjoining States. Address Mr.

John Niggel, manager, for further in-
formation.

PALACE MARKET.

Mr. J. W. Bateson, proprietor of the
Palace Market, conducts one of the
best equipped places for the vending
of eatables in the city of Wilmington
at the corner of Market and Second
streets. The line carried by thls
gentleman consists of choice beef,
veal, mutton, lamb, pork, country
produce, game and poultry in season.
‘The business has been established

eight years and employment is given
eight men. Mr, J. W. Bateson has
been owner of the Palace Market for
the past two years. £

THEO. SCHRADER, Plumber,

The large amount of building go-
ing on in Wilmington creates a con-
siderable demand for plumbing and
other work of this nature. Mr.
‘Theodore Schrader has one of the
best equipped shops for the prompt
execution of work of this character
to be found in the city. He does
plumbing and gas fitting, supervises
his work in person and employs
none but expert mechanics on all his
contracts.

HANOVER MATTRESS COMPANY.

The above manufacturers of all
grades of mattresses were established
within the past year at the corner of
Queen and Surry streets. Their plant
covers 5,000 square feet of space, and
they employ seven skilled workmen to
meet the demands of their many cus-
tomers throughout the State, which
is the territory covered at present b}
the new enterprise in Wilmington. -

ROGER MOORE'S SONS & CO.

This firm is the distributer of
Alpha Portland cement, and manu-
factures and deals in brick and all
kinds of building materials. The
business was founded in 1889 and
has been under the present manage-
ment since 1900. The capital emplo:
ed is large, employment is given forty
men who are paid $15,000 per
annum in wages. The trade of this
company covers North Carolina and

 

  

adjoining States, and they bring
cement in carload lots from New
York.

 

WILMINGTON STEAM LAUNDRY.

‘This is one of the largest laundries
in the State. It was established 15
years ago and is owned by Mr. J. T.
Harper. The equipment of this
laundry represents an investment of
$40,000, every machine in it is
modern and up-to-date and the facili-
ties of this laundry for doing first-
class work and handling it promptly
are the best to be had. The water
supply of the laundry is secured from
its own driven wells. Its trade ex-
tends over North and South Caro-
lina and gives employment to 75
operatives,

 

 

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Roger Moore & Sons, Brick Plant.

s Co.'s Plant.. Palace Market, One of the New:Tenement Houses on which Theodore Schrader is doing the Plumbing and Tinning;

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CHADBOURN SASH, DOOR & LUM-
BER CO.

One of the largest industrial con-
cerns in Wilmington and one that is
a very important factor in the city’s
commerce is the Chadbourn Sash,
Door & Lumber Company, which was
organized in 1905 with a capital of
$82,000 and now handles a business
aggregating $150,000 per annum.

This company has modern mill
facilities for manufacturing lumber,
lath, shingles, scroll work, brackets,
mouldings, porch work, columns,
railings, store fronts, banix and office
fixtures, interior finish, door and win-
dow frames, wire screens, for win-
dows and doors, vegetable, fruit and
fish boxes, newels, balusters, spindles
and all other items usual to a first-
class wood working establishment. It
operates two saw mills and controls
the out-put of several other mills in
the State. Seventy-five men are em-
ployed and the pay roll is $40,000 per
annum.

INDEPENDENT ICE COMPANY.

‘This industry was established in
1901 with $100,000 capital and has
grown to be one of Wilmington's
most important manufacturing con-
cerns, now operating three plants in
this city. It manufactures what is
known as “Pure Crystal Ice,” and
has a daily capacity of 175 tons
which is eqivalent to. 350,000

Views of Chadbourn Sash, Door & Lumber Co.'s Plant.

pounds, Ten wagons are kept busy
and employment is given 100 men,

The Independent Ice Company
furnishes the ice to ice Armour’s re-
frigerator cars and has a storage
capacity of 10,000 tons which it re-
fills every year.

THE SPRINGER COAL COMPANY.

This company was established in
1873 as J. A. Springer & Co., and was
succeeded by the present firm. In
1905 it was incorporated with a
capital of $30,000.

‘This company handles in large and
small quantities coal for domestic,
steam, foundry and blacksmithing
use, runs 15 wagons in the city in
addition to furnishing large quanti-
ties of coal to boats and steamers. It
has ample storage facilities on the
tracks of the Seaboard and has 200
fect of water front and good docks.
Besides a large local business this
vompany also ships coal to all parts
of North and South Carolina.

SOLOMON SHOE COMPANY.

‘This wholesale shoe establishment
had its inception in 1898, They
handle all the best types of their line
and spread the name of Wilmington
with their products throughout North
and South Carolina, They occupy a
three-story buflding, travel one sales-
man, employ eleven people, and have
one. delivery wagon. The proprietors,
I. W. Solomon and J. L. Solomon,

are also proprietors of Solomon’s
Shoe Store, their retail branch,

 

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CAPE FEAR MACHIND WORKS.
This company was established in
1903 with a capital of $25,000, em-
ploys 50 men and has a payroll
amounting to $25,000 per annum.
‘The company does mill, railroad and
steamboat work; makes boilers, has
a well-equipped foundry and does all
kinds of machine and repair work.
The entire plant is up-to-date in every
particular and is prepared to accept
undertakings of the largest magni-
tude,
BONEY & HARPER MILLING Co.
Half a million bushels of hominy,
grits and cornmeal seems to be a
very large amount, but the Boney &
Harper Milling Company has facili-
ties for turning out and does turn
out half a million yer annum, This.
is one of the largest concerns of its
kind in the South, and has been in
active operation since 1887 and the

volume of business handled each year
amounts to $400,000.

WILMINGTON IRON WORKS (In-
corporated:)

This is one of the old stand-by
industries of Wilmington. It was
established in 1859 and has been In
continuous operation since that time.
The company has one of the best
equipped plants in this portion of the
South, and is prepared to build
special machinery such as boilers,
engines, sawmills, complete turpen-
tine and wood distilling plants, light
draft steel hull steamers, steel light-
ers, elevating and conveying machin-
ery, re-builds second-hand machinery
and sells for account of owner, acts
as sales agents for new machinery
of all purposes and will furnish plans
and spec'fications for all kinds of
work in its line free of charge and
promptly.
HYMAN SUPPLY CO.

In the matter of machinery, mill
supplies and heavy hardware, the
above firm is prepared to take care
of orders of the largest magnitude
and on short notice. It occuples
spacious warerooms adjoining its
store and also has a large warehouse
on Seaboard Air Line tracks. This

 

 

company began business at Newbern,
N. G., and after twelve years of suc-
cess in {ts line, moved its plant to
Wilmington in order to have facilities
to care for its increasing trade. Its
capital is $75,000, and the volume of
business “handled is half a million
dollars per annum.

ORYSTAL PALACE,

One of the most interesting places
of amusement in Wilmington is the
Crystal Palace, a neat and intensely
amusing theatre, giving eight per-
formances daily. The Crystal has an
orchestra of seven pieces, changes
its moving pictures each day and has
vaudeville acts three times each week.
One of the interesting feats are the
electrical illusions which are pleasing
and entertaining to all who see them.
‘The equipment and fixings of the
Crystal Palace are as nice as anyone
could desire them to be. ‘The seat-
ing capacity of the Crystal Palace is
about 300 including 60 box seats.
‘The managers of the theatre are Van
Duzen Brothers.

N, JACOBI HARDWARB CO.
Bach year since its establishment

 

 

The “Sea King.”

in 1856, the above house has
shown its supremacy in distributing,
both as wholesalers and retailers,
general hardware, stoves, tinware,
pumps, paints, glass, sash, doors,
ete., throughout North and South
Carolina. ‘Their large business re-
quires four traveling men and
twenty-five employees. In their two-
story, double store and two two-story
warehouses, there is a total of
28,600 square feet of floor space.
‘This company has ample rail and
water facilities, and the members of
the. firm are Marcus W. Jacobi and
Jos. N. Jacobi.

 

 

 

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S, L. SMITH & SON, Metal Workers.

Wilmington’s future is foreshadow-
ed in a present prosperity, which is
based upon the thoroughly tried
principles of progress. Among the
many departments of business which
by their stabilitiy and steadiness of
growth indicate the validity of their
claim to a place among the leading
concerns of the city is the firm of S.
L. Smith & Son. This company manu-
facture galvanized iron cornice and
skylights, galvanized cornice gutters,
ridge roll cresting and finials, revoly-
ing caps to prevent chimneys from
smoking, and also manufacture and
install the Atlantic Blower Systems.
‘A specialty is made of iron, copper,
tin and slate roofs. Install and re-
pair shaving and sawdust collector,
for planing, sawmills and shingle
mills, also install chain conveyors for
sawmills and blower systems for cot~
ton mills. The equipment of the
company is up-to-dace in every partic-
ular, 5

JOE SCHAND, General Contractor
and Builder.

A beauty which ts not so readily
discernable, but which is nevertheless
as truly existent as that of design is

 

 

Plant of S. L. Smith & Son Met

 

1 Works.

the beauty of excellent construction, _varfous buildings built by him in this
Mr. Joe Schand is a general contrac- city, among them being Mrs. P. L.
tor and builder, who has studied his Bridges’ residence; T. T. Mills’
work well and is an expert in every- livery; J. W. Woolvin’s establisl-
thing pertaining to it, which fact is ment; L. H. Voller’s store; City
attested by the high degree of con- Livery Co.’s stables; Peterson’s and
structive genius manifested in the  kult’s store; Corbett Grocery Co.'s

 

Residence of Mrs. P, 1, Rridges, Erected by Joseph Schand;

 

©. McMillan, Architect.

warehouse; St, Paul Luthern Church;
Hall and Pearsall’s new building and
many others.

Mr. Schand began business in 1887
and building in Wilmington since
1904, He will be pleased to furnish
estimates on any kind of structure in
any part of North Carolina or ad-
joining States.

SOUTHERN ELECTRIC Co.

‘This company does electrical con-
tracting, handles electrical supplies
for lights, annunciators, bells and
other electrical equipments. It is
ready at all times to furnish esti-
mates on any kind of electrical work
at short notice. The business was
established in 1904, occupies a three-
story building and gives employment
to twelye men. J. O. Brock is Presi-
dent and John Hall is Secretary and
‘Treasurer.

 

 

 

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Orrell & Al

 

ORRELL,& ALEXANDER, Livery.

Among. the many accommodations
for pleasure and business in Wilm-
ington, none are more conspicuons
than thesbusiness conducted by the
firm of Orrell &, Alexander, who coi
duct one of the best equipped livery,
transfer and boarding stables in ths
city. ‘This firm has as fine rigs of
all kinds as are to be found in any
city and its prices are moderate, The
barns are located at the corner of
Princess and Third streets.

JOS. F. LEITNER, Architect.

In connection with the building up
and improvement of Wilmington and
the approach toward the realization
of its destiny as one of the greatest
seaports on the South Atlantie, much
importance attaches to the opera-
tions of skillful architects, and those
who follow this most interesting pro-
fession must apply themselves to the
study of both the theoretical and

 

exander’s Livery, Feed and Sale Stables.

practical sides of the art, and in this
connection we call the readers’ at-
tention to Mr. Jos. F. Leitner, an
architect of no mean ability and who
is successor to the firm of Leitner &
Wilkins. Mr, Leitner is well and
favorably known in Wilmington, and
has designed some of the finest struc-
tures in the, city, and also severa
publié buildings and railroad struc
tures in various parts of the State.
This gentleman has a reputation for
proficiency in his line and will we
pleased to confer with those who are
in quest of an up-to-date architect.
His office is in the Garrell Building.

PATE & TESH, REAL ESTATE
BROKERS. 1
This firm makes a specialty of de-

veloping suburban property an-

where. It handles city and suburbi
real estate, improved and unim-
proved, farms, timber and mineral

 

 

lands, truck lands, factory sites,

wharfage, and all kinds of real estate
propositions. It now has a fine site
for a glass factory on land that has
an unlimited quantity of sand usable
for this purpose and which is now
furnishing sand for several factories,
A line of general insurance is also
carried.

A DALLAM O'BRI
TOR.

Mr. O'Brien started general engi-
neering and contracting in Wilming-
ton in 1904, and his varied practical
experience in designing and building
complete power, industrial and light
ing plants, bridges, sewer systems,
waterworks and railroad construc-
tion qualify him for his position as
an expert. He was consulting engi-
neer for the Westinghouse-Church-
Kerr Co., for some time, was one of
Pennsylvania railroad engineers and
was city engineer of Wilmington.

 

, CONTRAC-

W. J. REAVES MACHINE Co,

In the matter of machinery and
mill supplies, the W. J. Reaves Ma-
chine Company has as good facilities
as can be had in this part of the
State in its line. It has been identi-
fied with this line @f work in Wilm-
ington for the past fifteen years, and
has an extensive trade.

This company has a general ma-
chine shop, brass and fron foundry
and boiler and blacksmith shops,
splendidly equipped with every
modern facility known to its business
and it is thus in positfon to look after
intricate problems on short notice.
‘The company ts also selling agents
for the Fairbank’s Gas, Gasoline,
Stationary and Marine Engines,

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EUREKA PRESSING CLUB.

‘This is probably one of the most
up-to-date concerns of its kind in the
South. It has an equipment of four
machines to press clothes, which will
steam, clean and press them at the
same time. Makes a specialty of
ladies’ tailoring and sell men’s cloth-
ing to measure. Has a department
which works on ladies’ clothing ex-
clusively. A plant for cleaning and
shaping men’s hats is also being in-
stalled. The Bureka Presing Club is
owned by J. B. Farmer and has 1,200
subscribers.

(©. CRONENBERG, PHOTOGRAPH-

ER.

Mr. Cronenberg came to Wilming-
ton in 1883 from Columbia, S. C
and opened a studio which he has
conducted continuously since that
time, He makes a specialty of por-
trait photography, but does all class
of work, including commercial photo-
graphy and view work, as well as
finishing and developing for ama~
teurs, This gentleman did all the
work in making the views in this
book and can furnish copies of them
on short notice as he has the nega-
tives of them all.

  

 

 

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THE C. W. POLVOGT COMPANY,

DEPARTMENT STORB.

One of the prominent mercantile
concerns of Wilmington is the above
company, which is located at 123-125
North Front street. This firm began
business 21 years ago, and now its
yearly volume amounts to $200,000
and employs 35 clerks in its various
departments. The line handled com-
prises all the staple and fancy
novelties in dry goods, the latest
patterns and designs in millinery,
carpets, rugs and notions. The trade
of the firm is in and around Wilming-
ton,

THE ORTON HOTEL.

The Orton Hotel is one of the
principle hostelries in Wilmington.

ce of LL. H. Vollers; H. E. Bonitz, Architect; Joe Schand, Builder.

It was purchased by the present own-
er, Mr. J. H. Hinton, two years ago,
and since that time he has spent
$40,000 on improving it. The hote)
contains 135 rooms, 40 of them hay-
ing private baths. It is lighted by

 

  

   

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electricity,
has electric elevators,
distance telephone in each room, and
every other feature known and ap-
in the conduct of a modern

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rdening Near Wilmington.

hotel. Special care is given the din-
ing room service. The Orton is
located in the business district of
Wilmington, and is easily accessible
to all parts of the city.

 

I. M. Bear & Co.'s
Wholesale House,

 

 

 

(Continued from Second Page Cover)
States are thrift and industry better
rewarded. Fruits and vegetables can
be raised here at as great a profit as
in Texas or even Cal’fornia, and at
the same time, In addition, they are
three or four days nearer to a profit-
able market. Early _ vegetables
grown here and strawberries yield
the best returns, and general farming
has also proved a thorough success.
The locality has the best of railroad
facilities and all parts of it are be-
ing settled by desirable and indus-
trious people from the North and
elsewhere. The general surface of
the country is suffictently above the
mean tide level to afford good drain-
age. The soil varies somewhat in
different localities, consisting, how-
ever, mainly of sandy loam, which
is very fertile and suited to the
growth of any. crop which it is destr-
able to cultivate. By reason of the
Proximity of the Gulf stream an
ample and seasonable rainfall is gen-
erally assured. Good clear water can
be bad at a depth of from fifteen tu
twenty feet in most localities. In
addition unlimited supplies ot the
purest water is obtained from artes-
fan wells sunk to varying depths as
may arise. ‘The climate of the Care-
lina Coast country is unexcelled in
America. The winds coming inland
temper the heat of summer and the
cold of winter rendering the “limate
more equable and free from, the sud-
den transitions of temperature found
further north and west. It seldom
——sab-~entaty or ninety-five in
‘low twenty-five in

ar very seldom, while

ze makes it refreshing

mest days of summer.

deliciously cool, the

thful, and pulmonary

little if any foothold

especially trucking,

mportant or smaller
prosecuted here under

orable conditions. Tak-

and prospective advance-

«into consideration land may be

purchased here per acre ranging say,
from $25 close to the city to as lo

as $5 a few miles distant. The chiet
crops raised in this vicinity for ship-
ment are lettuce, strawberries, beets,
potatoes, cantaloupe, tomatoes, peas,
beans, ‘asparagus, celery, cauli-
flower, squash, sweet potatoes, etc.
Five different crops are frequently
produced annually on the same land,
in the following order: First, aspar-
agus, then radishes, third, turnips;
fourth, beans; fifth, cow peas. Two
or three crops of the same kind that
can he grown on the same land year-
ly without exhausting the soil or ap-
parently lessening its fertility. Straw-
berries have met with the greatest
sucess, and are the pride of the coun-
. They are greatly in favor with
new settlers, ‘bringing a fair return
the first Season after planting.
Strawberries are generally ready for
the market here about the middle of

 

 

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to New York in 24 hours and t
Boston in 36 hours. They are of thi
richest aroma and most deliciou.
taste, and invariably bring to thef
owners large profits. There is m
difficulty in disposing of them,
ready market being available for all
that it is possible to grow. Ten year:
ago strawberries were sent to d
stination mostly ‘yithout refrigera:
tion, and therefore did not admit o}
very wide distribution, as they hai
to be consumed quickly to avoid
spoilage. By the refrigerator trans-
portation a very different state o}
affairs exists. They now arrive al
market firm, fresh and cold, and cat
be sent to localities impossible b
fore. North Carolina strawberrie
and other products may now be see
exposed for sale in cities as far di
tant as Montreal and Toronto, thu:
better prices can be assured thar
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Further information on this sub:
Ject will be furnished by the Secre
tary of the Chamber of Commerce

HISTORIC WILMINGTON.
There are few regions of Colonial

 

America which are more interesting
than the lower Cape Fear country, of
which the city of Wilmington is the
chief center.

Although not the original point of
settlement, Wilmington became, as
early as 1735, the place at which the
permanent town on the Cape Fear
was established,

‘The first settlement was on Town
Creek, elght miles below Wilmington,
where Sir John Yeamans established
a coloiy in 1665, called Charles
‘Town. »

Aout fifty-five years afterwards,
in 1723, the grandson of Sir John,
Gof. Maurice Moore, and his brothers
settled the town of Brunswick, about
eight miles below the orig'nal: settle-
ment of Charles Town, and sixteen
miles below Wilmington.

This town of Brunswick attained
prom‘nence and lasted until about:
the opening of the American Revolu-
tion, when its population removed to
Wilmington, and nothing now re-
mains of it but the old walls of the
Church of St. Philip, and some grave-
stones.

It is the most interesting relic ot
the Colonial period in North Caro-
lina.

Wilmington was first called New
Liverpool, then Newton, and finally
received its present name in honor of
Spencer Compton, Harl of Wilmins-
ton.

The river from Wilmington to its
mouth in the Colonial period, during
the Revolution, and during the War
for Southern Independence, 1861-65,
was fraught with tragic events un-
surpassed in American history. The
town of Old Brunswick was the scene
of many of these events, beginning
with the attack of a piratical fleet in
1741, when the pirates were defeated
and driven off with heavy loss.

Among the articles captured from
them was a painting, an “Ecce
Homo,” which still hangs in the
vestry room of St. James’ Church in
Wilmington.

Again, in November, 1765, it was

 

 

the scene of the “first armed resis~
tance” (and successful res'stance) ta
the Stamp Act in the Colonies.

Near it, on the opposite side of
the river, occurred the famous battle
of Fort Fisher in 1865, and later the
attack on the old place itself, then
known as Fort Anderson, took place,
when the walls of the old church
were again pitted w'th shot and shell.

Sixteen miles above Wilmington

the'first victory of the American
arms in the Revolution was won at
Moore’s Creek Bridge on the 27th
February, 1776.
In the graveyard of St. James’
Church in Wilmington is the grave
of Cornelius Harnett, who was called
by Josiah Quincey ‘of Mass., “the
Samuel Adams of North Carolina,”
and in the same churchyard le the
remains of John Godfrey, the author
of the first drama ever written in
America.

‘These are only a few of the inter-

esting historical events and mem-
orials connected with the lower Cape
Fear country, about which yolumes
have been written and will be writ-
ten.
* As to the attraction of Wilming-
ton and its vie'nity that now exist,
reference is made to the facts and
statistics attached to this brief mem-
orandum.

It will be seen that the climate is
perhaps the best in the United States,
averaging 63 degrees for the year,
and combining every advantage of
the climate of Florida, without its
debilitating heat, with those of the
temperate zone, and offering to set-
tlers the best trucking region in the
country, with the most abundan
facilities of transportation by rail
and water that exist anywhere.

It isa delightful place of residence
and surrounded by seaside resorts——
a land of flowers and rare botanical
growth, inhabited by a generous and
hospitable people—and rapidly de-
veloping, commercially and indus
trially, a most inviting place for the
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SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY

HE purpose of the Industrial Department of the Seaboard Air Line Railway is the develop-
ment and utilization of the raw material and natural resources and the settlement of
desirable people along its line, and to furnish information and assistance to Manufacturers,
Investors, Merchants, Workmen and Settlers who may be seeking a locality in which to establish
an industry, open a business, make an investment or secure a home.

This department is in possession of tabulated information descriptive of the possibilities
and resources of every mile of territory travers¢d by its rails. The information has been care-
fully gathered, is authentic and can be relied upon.

The adaptability of the various localities|has been investigated from the standroint of
utility, and every phase of the Agricultural, Horticultural, Industrial and Commercial situation
as existing along the line of the road has been gone over with such thoroughness and personal
inspection that any information secured through this department may be depended upon as

being wholly reliable. , ta,

The Seaboard Air Line is one of the greatest commercial arteries in the industrial system
of this country, passing as it does through the.\Atlantic Seaboard States and tapping at its
southern extremity the fair State of Florida, which is destined to become the winter garden of
the whole north, it offers opportunities for stable investments that will produce hazdsome
profits for those who are far sighted enough to take advantage of them.

This Department will be pleased to confér with responsible parties as to the business ~
possibilities of the cities along its route and th¢ advantages affered in Agriculture and Hor-

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

   
 
 

 

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J. W. WHITE, : H. B. BIGHAM, : HENRY CURTIS,
General Industrial Agent, Assistant General Industrial Agent, s Ass’t General Industrial Age
Portsmouth, Va. Atlanta Ga. e Jacksonville, Fla. —
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