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DURHAM CITY-COUNTY LIBRARY DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA
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DURHAM CITY-COUNTY LIBRARY DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA
Founded 1838
Chartered in 1859
TRINITY COLLEGE
DURHAM, N. C.
"DURHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY" DURHAM, N. C.
A Southern College of liberal arts with an es- tablished national reputation for high standards, noble traditions, and progressive policies. Its large endowment fund makes possible its first- class equipment and large faculty of well-trained and carefully chosen teachers. Student fees low. Comfortable, inexpensive rooms in carefully super- vised hygienic dormitories.
Classical and scientific courses leading to the bachelor's degree. Graduate courses in all de- partments. Schools of Engineering, Education and Law.
For catalogue and illustrated booklet, address
R. E. FLOWERS Secretary to the Corporation K
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF DURHAM
Is qualified by thirty-seven years' ex- perience in conservative banking to serve corporations, firms and individuals in the most acceptable manner, and welcomes new friends.
W. J. HOLLOWAY
President
C. C. THOMAS.
W. J. BROGDEN
Vice-Presidents
SOUTHGATE JONES
B. G. PROCTOR Cashier
ERIC H. COPELAND Asst. Cashier
Capital and Surplus, $1,000,000.00
HILL DIRECTORY CO.'S
Hill's Durham (INCORPORATED)
County
DURHAM, N. C.
CITY DIRECTORY. 1924
EMBRACING AN ALPHABETICAL LIST OF BUSINESS HOUSES AND PRIVATE CITIZENS, A DIRECTORY OF THE CITY, COUNTY, STATE ANDENATIONAL GOVERNMENTS, FIRE ALARM BOXES, CHURCHES, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS, SECRET AND BENEVOLENT INSTITUTIONS, BANKS, A STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE AND A DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS
A BUYERS' GUIDE
AND A COMPLETE
CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY
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PUBLICO
AMERICAN
VOL. XIII ASSINE PORGA
1898
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PIRI CREDITO FISICO RECDRES
$10.00.
DIRECTOR
PUBLISHER'S
HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., Publishers Directory Library, Chamber of Commerce, 10012 W. Main 812 MUTUAL BUILDING, RICHMOND, VA.
Copyright, 1924, by Hill Directory Co., Inc.
R DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA NC 975.605
GENERAL INDEX
189950
Page
Abbreviations. .
135
Alphabetical Directory
135
Banks
126
Business Directory
69
Cemeteries
128
Churches.
128
City Government. 124
Clubs. .
131
Commercial Organizations
131
County Government
124
Courts.
123
Fire Department .
125
Hospitals, Asylums and Homes
122
Libraries.
130
Military
130
Miscellaneous Directory
121
North Carolina Post Offices
16
Parks
131
Police Department
126
Public Schools.
126
Societies, Clubs, Associations, etc
131 Societies-Secret.
132
State Government. 122
Street Directory 619
United States Government. 121
United States Post Office
121
PUBLISHERS' NOTE.
The information in this book is gathered as far as possible by actual canvass, and is compiled in a way to ensure maximum ac- curacy. The publishers cannot, of course, guarantee the correctness of information furnished them nor the complete absence of mistakes, hence no responsibility for errors can be assumed, but we will wel- come the bringing to our attention of any in accuracies so that cor- rection may be made in the next Directory.
HILL DIRECTORY CO., INC., Publishers.
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INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS
Reference is especially invited to the following alphabetical list of re- sponsible, enterprising, advertising business men. The more you patron- ize them the better we can make the Durham City Directory; your atten- tion is also invited to the names in display BLACK TYPE throughout the book of those who take pride in sustaining the Directory, and who do not borrow their neighbor's Directory:
Alexander Motor Co left side lines and 26
Banner Motor Co Inc.
Beall George H. .
38
Bell Carey L Dr.
67 Blacknall R & Son
Blossom Shop The.
Borden Brick & Tile Co
. left side lines and
31
Brame Specialty Co.
54
Budd-Piper Roofing Co.
right side lines and 63
33
Carolina Heating & Engineering Co.
. back paste down
25
Cary Lumber Co.
. left bottom lines asd
33
Cheek-Holton Mfg Co
. front cover and
34
Christian & Harward.
left side lines and
47
Citizens National Bank
right botton lines and 30
City Ice & Coal Co,
bottom stencil and beginning each letter of alphabet
City Real Estate Co.
.. left top lines and 59
City Transfer Co.
.right bottom lines and
65
Clinard Electric Co
.. right side lines and 44
Cole M O Coal Co.
.left bottom lines and 39
Consolidated Construction Co.
. top stencil and
39 50
Continental Life Ins Co.
Cox Ira J .. . 50 and
59
Delamar & Delamar
. left bottom lines and 22
Dennis W K Roofing & Heating Co.
left top lines and 62 47
Durham Auction Co Inc.
. back fly leaf
Durham Audit Co. .
22
Durham Business School. . back cover and 64
Durham Dry Cleaning Co Inc right bottom lines and 36
Durham Fish & Oyster Co.
Durham Granite Co. left bottom lines and
44 65 54
Durham Herald Co ..
51
Durham Loan & Trust Co. . left top lines and
30
Durham Men's Shop Inc.
37
Durham Paint Co.
54
Durham Public Service Co right top lines and back paste down
Durham Realty & Insurance Co.
left top lines
Durham Stenographic Bureau.
64
Durham Sun The. .
53
Durham Veterinary Hospital
67
Eno Advertising Agency.
. right top lines and
23
Fidelity Bank The. . front cover, right top lines and 29 4 First National Bank.
First National Trust Co.
right bottom lines and 59
27
Five Points Automobile Co. . left side lines and Fulford W A & Co.
58 61
Goody Shop Cafe.
59
Griggs Sales Co Inc.
24
Hall-Wynne & White. right top lines and 46
Harrell Mills P.
34
7
203 -113
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Cameron D B & Son. .
left top lines and
41
44
Carpenter Motor Co.
Cheek T Leonard ..
22
Church Street Hotel.
49
Dermott Heating Co.
Durham Insurance Service Co.
26
Gregory Sales Co Inc.
INDEX-Continued.
Harris Anderson F
55
Harris Dolian. .
right side lines and 60
Haywood & Boone . left bottom lines
Highsmith W J. . . left side lines and 55 Hill Shepherd M. Holmes & Sorrell. . left top lines and 46 37 Home Building & Loan Assn. . right bottom lines and 34 48 Hotel Malbourne. Howerton R T & Sons Inc. . right bottom lines and 46 . adv on the Ribbon and 68 51 Jefferson Standard Life Ins Co. 50 55 . left side lines and 66 43 King H C Service Station. 28 Lasater L D Roofing & Sheet Metal Works. . left top lines and 63 Lasater Roofing Co. right side lines and 62 62 Lawrence W H & T H. right top lines and 39 Lawson Auction Co The 60 38 54
Johnson Studio The.
Jourdan Transfer Co
Kearney R G.
Latta E J Roofing Co Inc
Markham-Rogers Co
May D C. right bottom lines and
Mechanics & Farmers Bank The. . opp back paste down
Medlin's Electric Shoe Shop.
64
Merchants Bank The. . . front stencil and 30
Merrick-McDougald-Wilson Co. . opp back paste down
Orange Brick Co
Powe E K Jr.
Pridgen Motor Co
Rogers Drug Co.
Separk Foundry ..
Trinity College.
Underwood Norman.
backbone and 40 49
Waverly Ice Cream Co Inc The.
West. Durham Machine Works ..
Williams O F ..
Woody Edmund D
Miles Coal & Coke Co. . right top lines and 38 31 Morris Plan Industrial Bank. 24 Morton Grover C. Noell Bros Hardware Co. 47 North Carolina Mutual Life Ins Co. right side lines and 52 O'Neal's T W Transfer 66 . right top lines and 31 Owl Pharmacy. . left side lines and Parrish Plumbing & Heating Co Inc. . right bottom lines and 42 56 Paschall Bros. left bottom lines and Piedmont Letter Shop Inc. . left top lines and 56 23 52 left bottom lines and 27 Pridgen & Jones Co. 63 Pritchard, Bright & Co. . back cover and 36 Pullen A M & Co .. 21 Rex Dry Cleaning Co 36 Rickman R E. left bottom lines and 67 Rochelle Sidney E. . left side lines and 32 . right side lines and 42 Sanitary Dry Cleaning Co. . back cover, left bottom lines and 35 45 28 Separk W D Mrs. 58 Sharpe Insurance & Real Estate Co Slade S N .. 57 Smith Herbert L. 41 Smith & Vickers Auto Service. 23 2 Smith & Williams. 37 Sneed-Markham-Taylor Co 49 Southgate J & Son. . front cover and Sutton's Main Street Pharmacy . . front cover and 43 Thompson & Cannady back cover and 40 3
52 41 63
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Ideal Shade Co. .
Imperial Life Ins Co.
LIST OF BOOKS IN HILL'S DIRECTORY LIBRARY
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, 10012 WEST MAIN
bilene, Tex. drian, Mich. lbany, N. Y. lbemarle County, Va. (see Charlottesville) lexandria, Va. Ilston, Mass. (see Boston) mericus, Ga. msterdam, N. Y. ndersonville, Ga. (see Americus) ndroscoggin Co., Me. rcadia, Fla. (see Ft. Myers) sheville, N. C. tlanta, Ga. uborn, Me. (see Androscoggin Co.) uburn, N. Y. ugusta, Me. (see Kennebec Co.) ugusta County, Va. (see Staunton) ustin, Texas
altimore, Md. angor, Me. arre, Vt. attle Creek, Mich. iddeford, Me. iltmore, N. C. (see Asheville) irmingham, Ala. irmingham, Mich. (see Detroit) luefield, W. Va. oston, Mass. oston Business rewer, Me. (see Bangor) righton, Mass. (see Boston) ristol, Tenn. (see Bristol, Va.) ristol, Va .- Tenn. rownsville, Pa. (see Uniontown) uffalo, N. Y.
adogan, Pa. (see Kittanning) arnegie, Pa. eloron, N. Y. (see Jamestown) harleston, S. C. harlestown, Mass. (see Boston) harlotte, N. C. harlottesville, Va. hattanooga, Tenn. hun's Grove, N. C. (see Asheville) incinnati, Ohio ity Point, Va. (see Hopewell) larksburg, W. Va. learfield, Pa. lifton, N. J. (see Passaic) oconut Grove, Fla. (see Miami) polorado Springs, Colo. olumbia, S. C. onnersville, Ind. rafton, Pa. (see Carnegie)
ayton, Ohio
De Soto, Ga. (see Americus) Des Moines, Ia. Detroit, Mich. District of Columbia Dorchester, Mass. (see Boston) Durham, Me. (see Androscoggin Co.) Durham, N. C.
East Hartford, Conn. (see Hartford) East Liverpool, Me.
(see Androscoggin Co.) East Providence, R. I. Elkins, W. Va. Elmsford, N. Y. (see White Plains) Evansville, Ind.
Fairchance, Pa. (see Uniontown)
Falconer, N. Y. (see Jamestown) Fayetteville, N. C. Fitchburg, Mass. Flint, Mich. Ford City, Can (see Detroit) Ford City, Pa. (see Kittanning) Ford View, Pa. (see Kittanning)
Fords, N. J. (see Perth Amboy)
Ft. Myers, Fla. Ft. Wayne, Ind. Furnace Run, Pa. (see Kittanning)
Gardiner, Me. (see Kennebec Co.)
Garfield, N. J. (see Passaic) Garrett's Run, Pa. (see Kittanning) Glendale, Pa. (see Carnegie) Gloversville, N. Y. Goldsboro, N. C. Gorham, Me. (see Westbrook)
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Grace, N. C. (see Asheville)
Graff, Pa. (see Kittanning) Graham, W. Va. (see Bluefield) Greene, Me. (see Androscoggin Co.) Greensboro, N. C.
Hallowell, Me. (see Kennebec) Hamilton, Ohio Hampton, Mass. Hampton, Va. (see Newport News) Hartfort, Conn. Hartsdale, N. Y. (see White Plains) Hattiesburg, Miss. Heidelberg, Pa. (see Carnegie) Hopewell, Va. Hopwood, Pa. (see Uniontown) Hot Springs, Ark. Houston, Texas
Howard County, Ind (see Kokomo) Huntington, Ind. Huntington, W. Va. Hyde Park, Mass. (see Boston) Hyde Park, Pa. (see Reading)
Indianapolis, Ind. Ingram, Pa. (see Carnegie)
Jacksonville, Fla. Jamestown, N. Y. Joliet, Ill.
Kalamazoo, Mich. Keasey, N. J. (see Perth Amboy)
Kecoughtan, Va. (see Newport News)
Keego Harbor, Mich. (see Pontiac) Keene, N. H. Kenilworth, N. C. (see Asheville)
Kennebec County, Me. Kinston, N C. Kittanning, Pa. Knoxville, Tenn. Kokomo, Ind.
Lakewood, N. Y. (see Jamestown)
Leeds, Me. (see Androscoggin Co.)
Lewiston, Me. (see Androscoggin Co.)
Lincoln, Neb.
Lisbon, Me. (see Androscoggin Co.) Little Rock, Ark. Livermore, Me. (see Androscoggin Co.)
Los Angeles, Cal. Louisville, Ky. Lowell, Mass. Lynchburg, Va. Lynn, Mass.
McGrann, Pa. (see Kittanning) Macon, Ga. Mahoning, Pa. (see Kittanning) Maine Register Manorville, Pa. (see Kittanning)
Masontown, Pa. (see Uniontown) Mechanics Falls, Me. (see Androscoggin Co.)
Memphis, Tenn. Meridian, Miss. Miami, Fla. Miami Beach, Fla. (see Miami) Middletown, Conn. Minot, Me. (see Androscoggin Co.) Mobile, Ala. Mohawk, Pa. (see Kittanning)
Montreal, Can. Mosgrove, Pa. (see Kittanning) Mount Penn, Pa. (see Reading) Mt. Vernon, N. Y.
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Nashville, Tenn. New Bern, N. C. New Eng., Business New Orleans La. New York, N. Y. Newark, N. J. Newport News, Va. Norfolk, Va. North Adams, Mass.
Oscala, Fla. Old Point, Va. (see Newport News) Oxford County, Me.
Paintertown, Pa. (see Kittanning)
Paris, Texas Parkersburg, W. Va. Passaic, N. J. Pattonville, Pa. (see Kittanning)
Pelham, N. Y. (see Mount Vernon) Pennside, Pa. (see Reading)
Pensacola, Fla. Perth Amboy, N. J. Petersburg, Va. Philadelphia, Pa. Phoebus, Va. (see Newport News)
Pittsburgh, Pa. Plains, Ga. (see Americus)
Poland, Me. (see Androscoggin Co.)
Pontiac, Mich. Portland, Conn. (see Middletown)
Portland, Me. Portsmouth, Va. (see Norfolk) Princeton, W. Va. (see Bluefield) Providence, R. I.
Raleigh, N. C. Reading, Pa. Redford, Mich. (see Detroit) Rensselaee, N. Y. (see Albany) Rhode Island Business Dir. (see Providence) Richmond, Va. Richmond Hill, N. C. (see Asheville) Roanoke, Va. Rock Island, Ill. Rosendale, Mass. (see Boston) Rosston, Pa. (see Kittanning)
Roxbury, Mass. (see Boston) Rural Valley, Pa. (see Kittanning) Rutland, Vt.
Saco, Me. (see Biddeford) Saginaw, Mich. St. Louis, Mo. St. Petersburg, Fla. Salem, Mass. Salem, Va. (see Roanoke) San Angelo, Tex.
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LIST OF BOOKS-CONTINUED
San Fernando Valley, Cal. (see Los Angeles) San Pedro, Cal. (see Los Angeles) Sanford, Me. Sawtelle Palms, Cal. (see Los Angeles) Scarsdale, N. Y. (see White Plains) Schenectady, N. Y. Selma, Ala. Sewaren, N. J. (see Perth Amboy) Sherwood Park, N. Y. (see Mt. Vernon) Shinnston, W. Va. (see Clarksburg) Shreveport, La. Sioux City, Iowa Spokane, Wash. Springfield, Ohio Springmont, Pa. (see Reading) Springvale, Me. (see Sanford) Staunton, Va. Sumpter, Ga. (see Americus) Sylvan Lake, Mich. (see Pontiac)
Tacoma, Wash. Tampa, Fla. Taunton, Mass. Templeton, Pa. (see Kittanning)
Terra Hante, Ind. Texarkana, Ark .- Tex. Thornburg, Pa. (see Carnegie)
Toronto, Ont. Turner, Me. (see Androscoggin Co)
Uniontown, Pa.
Vernon Hill, N. C. (see Asheville)
Vicksburg, M ss. Vinton, Va. (see Roanoke)
Waco, Texas Wales, Me.
(see Androscoggin Co.) Walkerville, Can. (see Detroit) Wallington, N. J. (see Passaic)
Washington, D. C. (see District of Columbia) Wassau, Wis. Watertown, N. Y. Waterville, Me. (see Kennebec Co.) Webster, Me. (see Androscoggin Co.) West Hartford, Conn. (see Har ford) West Lawn, Pa. (see Reading)
West Reading, Pa. (see Reading)
West Roxbury, Mass (see Boston)
Westbrook, Me. Westchester County, N. Y. (see Mt. Vernon)
Westfield, Mass. Westgate, Cal. (see Los Angeles)
White Plains, N. Y. Whitesburg, Pa. (see Kittanning)
Wichita Falls, Tex. Wichita, Kan.
Wilmington, Cal. (see Los Angeles) Wilmington, Del. Wilmington, N. C. Wilson, N. C. Wilsonburg, W. Va. (see Clarksburg) Windham, Me. (see Westbrook) Windsor, Can. (see Detroit) Winston-Salem, N. C. Woodbridge, N. J. (see Perth Amboy) Woodville, Pa. (see Carnegie)
Woolsey, N. C. (see Asheville)
Woonsacket, R. I. Worthington, Pa. (see Kittanning)
Wyomissing, Pa. (see Reading)
Yatesboro, Pa. (see Kittanning)
Yonkers, N. Y. Youngstown, O.
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PREFACE
FACTS ABOUT DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA (AS OF SEP- TEMBER 1, 1924)
FURNISHED BY THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Population, Census of 1920 21,719
Estimated July 1, 1924 24,000
Including suburbs 38,000 -
Fifty-five years ago on a beautiful April day there gathered around a cheerful camp fire at a little spot between Greensboro and Raleigh the soldiers of the Blue and the Gray. A stranger would have thought by their gaiety, games, foot races, horse trading and general behavior that a spring festival was being cele- brated. But why this place? This was the spot set aside as neutral ground between the armies of General Sherman and General John- ston just before the close of the War Between the States. This place was called Durham's Station in honor of a venerable towns- man, Dr. B. L. Durham. Ordinarily, about two hundred people resided at this little station. But on this memorable spring day thousands of men swarmed the woods in this vicinity. General Sher- man's army camped just to the south of the station, and General Johnston's about three and one-half miles west, at the Bennett Place. Soldiers from both sides met at Durham Station and had a genuinely good time. They found a frame house just a little way from the station full of tobacco that had been manufactured by Mr. John R. Green for the soldiers in Gray. The house was sacked and men from both sides filled their pockets with smoking tobacco.
After Johnston had surrendered to Sherman at the Bennett House, the soldiers scattered in every direction. Some lived in Texas, some in Maine. So it happened that later Mr. Green's to- bacco went "express prepaid" from Maine to Texas. When the tobacco carried away began to give out, these men began to feel a desire for more of the "celestial weed." Thus it happened that the railroad agent, postmaster and other officials around this little burg began to receive letters from various places asking for more of that Durham tobacco. Mr. Green was quick to see his opportunity, and accordingly began to manufacture more tobacco and call it "Durham Smoking Tobacco." He adopted the Dur- ham bull as his trade mark. The story of the subsequent litigation over this trade mark need not be told here. Suffice it to say "Bull Durham" won out and still survives. After the death of Mr. Green in 1869, Messrs. W. T. Blackwell & Company purchased the busi-
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ness. Fresh capital was applied and the tobacco business took on the big boom that has never ceased. The sign of the "Bull" is seen around the world to-day.
After the war Durham's population rapidly increased. The station became a town and was incorporated by the act of the General Assembly, ratified April 10, 1869. It was named for the man who gave the land on which to build the station, Dr. B. L. Durham. At the time the above bill passed the General Assembly the town of Durham was in the county of Orange. Exactly twelve years later a bill for the establishment of Durham county was rati- fied by the people, having been introduced in the General Assem- bly by the Honorable Caleb B. Green. A slice of Orange and a slice of Wake went to make up the county. Just a few years ago another part of Wake was cut off and handed over to Durham in the form of Carr township.
From this small beginning Durham has grown into a thriving, progressive, wide-awake city. Its importance can best be gathered from the information which follows:
AREA: 3:87 square miles. (Including districts within proposed extension of city limits, 11.5 square miles.)
BANKS: Nine banks with combined capital and surplus of $2,- 709,000.00. Annual clearance of $78,000,000.00. Annual debits to individual accounts, $234,000,000.00.
CHURCHES: Forty-six churches, embracing practically all de- nominations. Total white membership of 10,961.
CITY INCORPORATED: April 10, 1869.
CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS: Rotary Club, Kiwanis Club, Lions Club, Woman's Club, Business and Professional Women's Club, Dur- ham Merchants' Association, Durham Chamber of Commerce.
CLIMATE: Equable. Annual mean summer temperature, 71.3; winter, 48.4. Sixty-two per cent sunshine days. Annual rainfall, 47.19 inches. Annual snowfall, 10 inches. Prevailing westerly winds.
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COLLEGES: Trinity College, a co-ordinate college for men and women, under the control of the two conferences of the Metho- dist Episcopal Church, South, of North Carolina. Value of plant and endowment, $4,500,000.00. Enrollment for 1923-24, 1,030. National Training School (colored). Enrollment for 1923-24, 250. University of North Carolina (located at Chapel Hill, twelve miles from Durham). Enrollment for 1923-24, 2,150.
COUNTY ESTABLISHED : 1881.
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EDUCATION: Durham is recognized as being one of the lead- ing educational centers of the South. Its colleges and university, its public school system, its schools of music and its business school are rated among the best in the South by leading educators. (See Colleges and Schools.)
ELEVATION : 406 feet above sea level.
FIRE PROTECTION: Durham has a well equipped fire depart- ment with four stations and paid personnel, giving Durham first- class insurance rating.
GOVERNMENT: Durham has had the Council-Manager form of government since May 4, 1921. It is admitted to be one of the best governed cities in the State.
HEALTH: Durham has a well organized Board of Health, with thirteen employees, charged with supervision of health conditions in the entire county. It has been remarkably successful in its work. The white death rate for 1922 was only 10 to the 1,000. The death rate for both races was 12.8. The birth rate was 30.7. Milk, meats, water, markets, dairies, hotels and eating places are carefully inspected. (See report of Board of Health, 1923, for more detailed information.)
INDUSTRIES: Durham is the second largest industrial city in North Carolina, its output of manufactured products being valued at more than $80,000,000.00 annually. It has large to- bacco industries, manufacturing such well-known brands as Duke's Mixture and Bull Durham smoking tobaccos, and Piedmont, 111, Chesterfield, Sovereign and Sweet Caporal cigarettes. It is the home of the Durham Hosiery Mills (manufacturers of the Durable Dur- ham Hosiery, the largest manufacturers of hosiery in the world), and the Golden Belt Manufacturing Company, the largest small bag manufacturers in the world. There are also manufactured in Durham Erwin and White Star sheetings and pillow cases, Glascow Zephyrs ginghams, chambrays and cheviots, Virginia-Carolina ferti- lizers, Occoneechee, Peerless and Climax flours, silk shirtings and sports goods, blank books, castings and iron products, cigars, harness, bread, ice, mattresses brick, overalls, wagons, building materials and proprietary medicines. On account of nearness to source of raw materials, cheap electric power and its transportation facilities, Durham offers unexcelled opportunities for the location of industries.
HOSPITALS: Watts Hospital (white), one of the finest hos- pitals in the South. Value, $1,250,000.00. 102 beds. Personnel of 17 physicians and 48 nurses. Lincoln Hospital (colored). Value, $150,000.00. 100 beds. Personnel of 8 physicians and 21 nurses.
HOTELS: Malbourne, Savoy, New Lochmoor, Church Street. Total of 330 rooms. A 300-room hotel, at a cost of $1,300,000.00, is under erection, and will be completed September, 1925.
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LOCATION: Durham is situated in the geographical center of North Carolina, a few miles north of the center of population of the State. Its terrain is slightly rolling and well drained.
POPULATION: 21,719 (February census, 1920), an increase of 3,478 over 1910, with no increase in area of city. Including population of districts within area of proposed extension of city limits, approximately 35,000. Native born whites, 63.9% ; colored, 35.2% ; foreign-born whites, 0.8%. Within a radius of twenty-five miles of Durham there are 148,000 people; fifty miles, 508,000; 100 miles, 1,758,000.
PUBLIC UTILITIES: Durham has public utilities furnishing street car, gas, telephone and electric current service. These utili- ties will compare favorably both in cost of service and in efficiency with those in other cities of similar size.
RECREATION: Two parks containing swimming pools, tennis - courts, etc., and several large playgrounds maintained by industrial plants for the use of employees. Golf course with eighten holes. Tennis and gun clubs. College football, baseball, basketball and track are always available. The schedules of Trinity College and the University of North Carolina afford Durham citizens the oppor- tunity of seeing some of the best college teams of the East and South in action. Durham also has a professional team in the Pied- mont League.
SCHOOLS: The public school system of Durham is nationally known for its equipment, high scholastic standards and progres- sive policies. In addition, the Durham School of Music and the Southern Conservatory of Music rank among the leaders in their field. The Durham Business School is a fully accredited class "A" institution.
SEWERS: Durham has more than sixty miles of sewers, and the system is being rapidly extended. In the next year or two it is expected that dry closets will be practically eliminated in the city.
SOCIAL: The Piedmont Club affords its members all the ad- vantages of the most modern social club. Three motion picture theatres for white and one for colored. One vaudeville theatre.
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SOCIAL AGENCIES: Young Men's Christian Association, Young Women's Christian Association, Salvation Army, Red Cross, Travelers' Aid, King's Daughters, Board of Charities and Public Welfare, and Wright's Refuge for Children.
STREETS: Durham is to-day one of the best paved cities in the State, and several hundred thousand dollars are being expended
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each year for street paving. The white way lighting system in the business district is admitted to be one of the best in the South.
TRANSPORTATION : Durham has five lines of railroads, radiating in seven different directions. It has two lines of South- ern Railway, the Seaboard Air Line Railway, the Norfolk and Western Railway, the Durham and Southern Railway and the Norfolk-Southern Railroad. These railroads afford unusually good freight facilities. Durham is also on the National Highway and the Central Highways-the principal routes between the North and South and between the East and West. Excellent bus ser- vice is maintained between Durham and Raleigh, Henderson, Ox- ford, Roxboro, Greensboro, Chapel Hill, Pittsboro and Siler City. -
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