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C. A. RICHARDSON, President
D. H. BUFFALOE, Vice-President
Realty Loan & Trust Co.
REAL ESTATE, RENTALS & INSURANCE
125 S. SALISBURY STREET
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Ford
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10 W. Martin Street Phone 2544
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RALEIGH, N. C. CITY DIRECTORY 1924
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Copyright, 1924, by Hill Directory Co., Inc.
GENERAL INDEX
Abbreviations.
183
Alphabetical Directory
183
Banks. .
166
Building and Loan Associations
168
Business Directory
65
Cemeteries
167
Chamber of Commerce.
177
Churches
170
City Government
161
Clubs.
175
Commercial Organizations.
175
Courts.
156, 159 and 162
County Government.
160
Fire Department.
162
Hospitals and Asylums.
172
Index to Advertisements.
7
Labor Organizations
179
Libraries.
173
Military
173
North Carolina Post Offices.
16
Police Department.
162
Post Office.
155
Public Schools
174
Societies-Clubs, Associations, etc
175
Street and Avenue Guide.
711
Street Railways
175
State Government.
157
United States Government
155
United States Post Office.
155
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 accuracy. The publishers cannot, of course, guarantee the correctness of in- formation 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 inaccuracies so that correc- tion may be made in the next Directory.
HILL DIRECTORY CO., INC., Publishers.
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Parks and Places of Amusements, etc.
173
Societies-Secret. 179
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS
Reference is especially invited to the following alphabetical list of responsible, enterprising, advertising business men. The more you patronize them the better we can make the Raleigh Directory; your attention is also invited to the names in DISPLAY BLACK TYPE throughout the book of those who take pride in sustaining the city directory, and who do not borrow their neighbor's directory.
Adkins W C Sheet Metal Works
62
Allen-Marshall Motor Co Inc. right bottom lines and 26
Allison & Betts . left bottom lines and
54
Askew John
52
Auto Electric & Battery Co.
left side lines and
23
Bailey House.
32 4
Barbee & Co.
left side lines and
24
Bland Cleaners.
right side lines and
34
Bland Hotel The.
Boone Charles R. left side lines and
44 35
Boylan-Pearce Co Inc
right bottom lines and
37
Brantley John C. .
left side lines and
39
Briggs Thomas H & Sons
right bottom lines and
Burke Henry.
Burroughs Adding Machine Co
. right side lines and
Campbell-Warner Co
left bottom lines and
Campbell's Art Studio
Capital City Laundry
left side lines and
Capital Roofing & Sheet Metal Works.
right side lines and
Carolina Builders Corp
left side lines and
33
Carolina Hardware Co Inc
left top lines and
Carolina Jeffersonian
left top lines and
Carolina Land Co ..
Carolina Motor Coaches Inc. . left side lines and
Carolina Typewriter & Office Supply Co. . . left bottom lines and Cascade Laundry Co.
64 47 33
Cherokee Brick Co
. right top lines and
Citizens National Bank.
.right bottom lines and
Colonial Motor Co.
front cover and
Connor, Ruffin & Moore.
left top lines and
Cooper Monument Co.
.back cover and
47
Cothran Motor Car Co
left bottom lines and
27
Cross & Linehan Co.
left top lines and
35
Cumbo's Tailor Shop
63
Dail-Overland Co.
28
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Commercial National Bank.
. 30 27 31 45
53 46 57
43 49 56 24
42 21 23 48
Battery Service Co.
INDEX-Continued.
De Luxe Clothier . left side lines and 35
Dermott Heating Co. .right top lines and 43
Durham Life Insurance Co
. right side lines and 46
Electrik Maid Bake Shop
Fallon J J Co
right top lines and
Fogleman Edgar L.
Franklin Automobile Sales Co.
right top lines and
Gomez Angelo.
Goodwin-Smith Furniture Co right side lines and
Hines Real Estate Co left side lines and
Hodgin Roy T Dr.
.right side lines and
Hornaday & Faucette Inc.
. left top lines and
Hotel Raleigh.
Hotel Sir Walter
Hudson-Belk Co.
Interstate Hotel Co The.
Jennings Tire Co. back cover and
Johnson Charles E.
Johnson R L Motor Co.
.left side lines and
Jolly & Wynne Jewelry Co right top lines and
Koonce L F Dr.
Leonard J B Piano Co
Lightner C E & Bro right side lines and
Lillington Brick Co.
. front cover and
McDonald John S.
left side lines and
McDonald Paint & Specialty Co.
left side lines and
Mattison Advertising Co.
.right top lines and
Mechanics & Farmers Bank.
right side lines and
Meredith College.
Moseley Thomas B.
Nash Motor Sales Co.
left top lines and 28
News & Observer The.
back fly leaf 59
Norwood George M Brick Co front cover and
Oldham & Worth Inc. right bottom lines and
Orgen Printing Co ..
Parker-Hunter Realty Co The. backbone and
Peace Institute.
Pine State Creamery Co
Powell & Powell Inc.
.right side lines and
Prince Realty Co
left side lines and
57
Pullen A M & Co back cover and
22
Quinn R E & Co
42
Raleigh Building & Loan Assn The. left bottom lines and 34
Raleigh Iron Works Co. . back paste down
Raleigh Roofing & Cornice Co Inc. left side lines and 62
Raleigh Savings Bank & Trust Co
right bottom lines and 29
44 26 3 24 46 64 49 41 33 56 2 28
McElwee-Templeton Motor Co right side lines and 45
McKimmon & McKee Inc marginal line back cover and
Maupin A M.
23 45 32 58 56
North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering ... .
33 34 53 55 60 37 35 3
Progressive Real Estate Co.
.left side lines and 29 41 24 28 48 42 56
34 54 43 44 38
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INDEX-Continued.
Raleigh Times The.
. back fly leaf
Rawlings A Lee & Co.
left bottom lines and 22
Rawls Motor Co.
front cover and 55
Realty Loan & Trust Co
right bottom lines
Red Cross Cafeteria
54
Reid & Smith.
61
Saint Mary's School
left side lines and
47 64
Scarboro W T Dr
front cover and
33
Selma Brick Co.
right side lines and
Southern Storage Battery Co.
.back cover and
Spingler A G Dr
right side lines and
57
State Realty Co
29 40
Stearns Engraving Co.
left bottom lines
Stephenson C H Music Co.
63 40
Summers Electrical Co
.right top lines and
51
Thiem James E.
bottom stencil and
Truck Service Co
Upchurch Bob
Vinson G L.
. front stencil, before letters B and Y and
Wachovia Bank & Trust Co.
. left top lines and
Wake Foundry Co.
right bottom lines and
Walker Electric Co
Walton's Pharmacy
Warren's Transfer.
top stencil and
Williams & Upchurch
Willis J F
right side lines and 62 62
Wilson Bros. marginal line front cover and
42
Wood-Worley Furniture Co Inc
36
Wyatt-Burruss Ice & Fuel Co
.right top lines and Yarborough Hotel .
44 25
Yates Auto Service.
39 26 48 53 32 41 40 39 63 36
Structural Supply Co.
.right side lines and
Thompson Electrical Co Inc
White & Hodgin Co.
left side lines and 57
. right side lines and
Staudt's Bakery.
23 63 52
Shoppe of Crafts.
Sanitary Laundry
front cover and 27
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LIST OF BOOKS IN HILL'S DIRECTORY LIBRARY
Chamber of Commerce, Pullen Building, 332 Fayetteville
Abilene, Tex. Adrian, Mich. Akron, Obio Albany, N. Y. Albemarle County, Va. (see Charlottesville) Alexandria, Va.
Allston, Mass. (see Boston) Amsterdam, N. Y. Androscoggin Co., Me. Arcadia, Flg. (see Fort Myers) Asheville, N. C. Atlanta, Ga. Atlantic City, N. J. Auborn, Me. (see Andrascaggin Co.) Augusta, Me. (see Kennebec Co.) Augusta County, Va. (see Staunton) Austin, Tex.
Baltimore, Md. Bangor, Me. Barberton, O. (see Akran) Barre, Vt. Battle Creek, Mich. Biddeford, Me. Biltmore, N. C. (sce Asheville) Birmingham, Ala. Birmingham, Mich. (see Detroit) Boston Blue Book Boston Business Boston, Mass. Brewer, Me. (see Bangor) Brighton, Mass. (see Bastan) Bristol, Tenn. (see Bristol, Va.)
Bristol, Va. Brownsville, Pa. (see Uniantown) Buffalo, N. Y.
Cadogan, Pa. (see Kittanning) Camden, N. J. Carnegie, Pa. Celoron, N. Y. (see Jamestown) Charleston, S. C. Charlestown, Mass, (see Bostan) Charlotte, N. C. Charlottesville, Va. Chattanooga, Tenn. Chicago Tel. Book Chun's Grove, N. C. (see Asheville) Cincinnati, Ohio Clearfield, Pa. Cleveland, Ohio Coconut Grove, Fla. (see Miami) Cohoes, N. Y. (see Troy) Colorado Springs, Colo. Columbia, S. C. Columbus, Ohio
Crafton, Pa. (see Carnegie) Cuyahoga Falls, O. (see Akron)
Dayton, Ohio Des Moines, Ia. Detroit, Mich. District of Columbia Dorchester, Masg. (see Bostan) Durham, Me. (see Androscaggin Co.) Durham, N. C.
East Hartford, Conn. (see Hortford) East Liverpool, Me. (see Andrascoggin Ca.) Elizabeth City, N. C. Elkins, W. Va.
Fairchance, Pa. (see Uniontown) Falconer, N. Y. (see Jamestown) Fall River, Mass. Fayetteville, N. C. Flint, Mich. Ford City, Canada (see Detroit) Ford City, Pa. (see Kittonning) Ford View, Pa. (see Kittanning) Ft. Myers, Flg. Furnace Run, Pa. (see Kittanning)
Gardiner, Me. (see Kennebec) Garrett's Run, Pa. (see Kittanning) Gloversville, N. Y. Goldsboro, N. C. Gorham, Me. (see Westbraak)
Grace, N. C. (see Asheville)
Graff, Pa. (see Kittanning) Grand Rapids, Mich. Green Island, N. J. (see Troy) Greene, Me. (see Androscoggin Co.) Greensboro, N. C. Greenville, S. C.
Hallowell, Me. (see Kennebec) Hamilton, Ohio Hampton, Va. (see Newport News) Hartford, Conn. Hattiesburg, Miss. Heidelberg, Pa. (see Carnegie) High Point, N. C. Honolulu, Hawaii Hopwood, Pa. (see Uniontown) Hot Springs, Ark. Houston, Tex. Howard County, Ind. (see Kokamo)
Huntington, Ind. Huntington, W. Va. Hyde Park, Mass. (see Bostan) Hyde Park, Pa. (see Reading)
Indianapolis, Ind. Ingram, Pa. (see Carnegie)
Jacksonville, Fla. Jamestown, N. Y. Johnson City, Tenn. Joliet, III.
Kalamazoo, Mich. Kansas City, Mo. Kecoughtan, Va. (see Newport News)
Keego Harbor, Mich. (see Pontiac) Kenilworth, N. C. (see Asheville) Kenmore, Ohio (see Akran) Kennebec Co., Me. Kinston, N. C. Kittanning, Pa. Knoxville, Tenn. Kokomo, Ind.
Lafayette, Ind.
Lakeland, Fla. Lakewood, N. Y. (see Jamestown) Lawrence, Mass. Leeds, Me. (see Androscoggin Co.)
Lewiston, Me. (see Andrascaggin Ca.) Lisbon, Me. (see Andrascaggin Co.)
Little Rock, Ark. Live Oak, Fla. Livermore, Me. (see Andrascaggin Ca.) Longport, N. J. (see Atlantic City)
Los Angeles, Cal. Louisville, Ky. Lowell, Mass. Lynchburg, Va. Lynn, Mass.
McGrann, Pa. (see Kittanning)
Macon, Ga. Mahoning, Pa. (see Kittanning) Maine Register Malden, Mass. Manorville, Pa. (see Kittanning) Margate, N. J. (see Atlantic City) Masontown, Pa. (see Uniontown) Mechanic Falls, Me. (see Androscoggin Co.) Memphis, Tenn. Meridian, Miss. Miami, Fla. Miami Beach, Fla. (see Miami) Middletown, Ohio
Milwaukee, Wis. Minneapolis, Miss. Minot, Me. (see Andrascaggin Ca.) Mobile, Ala. Mohawk, Pa. (see Kittanning) Montgomery, Ala. Mosgrove, Pa. (see Kittanning) Mount Penn, Pa. (see Reading)
Nashville, Tenn. New Bern, N. C. New Eng. Business New Orleans, La. New York City Newark, N. J. Newport News, Va. Newport, R. I. Norfolk, Va. North Adams, Mass.
Ocala, Fls. Old Point, Va. (see Newport News) Oxford County, Me.
Paintertown, Pa. (see Kittanning) Paris, Texas Parkersburg, W. Va. Pattonville, Pa. (see Kittanning) Penneide, Pa. (see Reading) Pensacola, Fla. Petersburg, Va. Philadelphia, Pa. Phoebus, Va. (see Newport News) Pittsburgh, Pa, Pleasantville, N. J. (see Atlantic City) Poland, Me. (see Androscaggin Co.) Polk County, Fla. (see Lakeland) Pontiac, Mich. Portland, Me. Portsmouth, Va. (see Norfolk) Providence, R. I.
Raleigh, N. C. Reading, Pa. Redford, Mich. (see Detrait) Rensselaer, N. Y. (see Albany) Rhode Island Business Di rectory (see Providence) Richmond, Va. Richmond Hill, N. C. (see Asheville) Roanoke, Va. Rochester, N. Y. Rock Island, IlI. Rocky Mt., N. C. Rosendale, Mass. (see Boston) Rosston, Pa. (see Kittanning)
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Roxbury, Mass. (see Boston} Rural Valley, Pa. (see Kittanning) Rutlaod, Vt.
Saco, Me. (see Biddeford)
Saginaw, Mich. St. Francis, Wis. (see Milwaukee) St. Louis, Mo. St. Paul, Minn. St. Petersburg, Fla. Salem, Va. (see Roanoke) Salisbury, N. C. Sao Diego, Cal. San Fernando Valley, Cal. (see Los Angeles) Sso Pedro, Cal. (see Los Angeles) Sandusky, Ohio Sanford, Fla. San Francisco, Cal. Sawtelle Palms, Cal. (see Los Angeles) Schenectady, N. Y. Seattle, Wash. Selma, Ala. Shorewood, Wis. (see Milwaukee)
Spartanburg, S. C. Spencer, N. C. (see Salisbury) Spokane, Wash. Springfield, Ohio Springmont, Pa. (see Reading) Statesville, N. C. Staunton, Va.
Suffolk, Va.
Sylvan Lake, Mich. (see Pontiac) Syracuse, N. Y.
Tacoma, Wash. Tampa, Fla.
Taunton, Mass.
Templeton. Pa. (see Kittanning)
Waycross, Ga.
Woonsocket, R. I.
Terra Haute, Ind.
Toledo, Ohio
Troy, N. Y.
Turoer, Me. (see Androscoggin Co.)
Wyomissing, Pa. (see Reading)
Uniontown, Pa.
Yatesboro, N. C. (se Kittanning)
Valdosta, Ga. Ventoer, N. J. (see Atlantic City)
West Roxbury, Mass. (see Boston)
Westbrook, Me. Westgate, Cal. (see Los Angeles) Whitesburg, Pa. (see Kittanning) Wichita Falla, Tex. Williamsport, Pa. Wilmington, Cal. (see Los Angeles)
Waco, Tex. Wales, Me. (see Androscoggin Co.)
Walkerville, Canada (see Detroit) Washington, D. C. (see District of Columbia) Waterford, N. Y. (see Troy) Watertown, N. Y.
Wilmington, Del. Wilmington, N. C. Wilson, N. C. Windham, Me. (see Westbrook)
Windsor, Canada (see Detroit) Woodville, Pa. (see Carnegie)
Waterville, Me. (see Kennebec)
Watervliet, N. Y. (see Troy)
Woolsey, N. C. (see Asheville)
Webster, Me. (see Androscoggin Co.)
Worthington, Pa. (see Kittanning)
West Lawn, Pa. (see Reading) West Milwaukee, Wis. (see Milwaukee) West Reading, Pa. (see Reading)
Yonkers N. Y. Youngstown, O.
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Vernon Hill, N. C. (see Asheville) Vicksburg, Misa. Vinton, Va. (see Roanoke)
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA CAPITAL CITY
HISTORICAL RALEIGH
Raleigh was founded in 1792 and named in honor of Sir Walter Raleigh, the English explorer. It is most peculiarly close to the people of the State, having been bought for the people, by the people, and planned to be the Capital of North Carolina.
Raleigh is in the eastern central part of the State. The country surrounding is rolling, with a remarkable variety of timber, and its vegetation is a blending of that of the coastal plain and the highest Piedmont region, for it is on the boundary line between the long leaf pine and the hard woods which mark the Piedmont section. Its altitude is 363 feet above sea level. It enjoys a year-round average temperature of 60 degrees, with average sunshine of 62 per cent. It is noted for its remarkably salubrious climate, pure water and splendid sanitation.
The estimated population is 35,000-65 per cent white, 35 per cent colored, and less than seven-tenths of one per cent foreign-born.
RALEIGH AS THE CAPITAL CITY
At no capital in the country are there more buildings or institu- tions connected with the State government than in Raleigh. These include the Capitol, which was built in 1840 of granite from a quarry that was owned by the State; the Administration Building, Hall of History, State Museum, State Library and Supreme Court, State Agricultural Building, State Departments Building, State Office Building, State Highway Building, Governor's Mansion, State Prison, State Hospital for the Insane, State School for the White Blind, State School for the Colored Deaf Mutes, State Laboratory of Hygiene, State Confederate Soldiers' Home, North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering, State Poultry Farm, State Experimental Farm, and State Fair Grounds. These buildings include every de- partment of the State.
There are five public parks and playgrounds. The Capitol Square is situated in the center of Raleigh, four streets running north, south, east and west from it being named for the earlier capitals of the State. There are ninety miles of streets, twenty-five miles of which are paved and all others improved.
There are three public libraries containing over 66,171 volumes; four hospitals, forty-seven churches of all denominations, a Y. M. C. A. costing $85,000 equipped with gymnasium, swimming pool, library,
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bowling alleys and many departments of interest to its members, which numbers over 675, and a well-organized Y. W. C. A. that cost over $70,000.
There are two theatres, four movies and an auditorium with seat- ing capacity of 5,000. Two public swimming pools, several swim- ming clubs and lodges and a country club with an eighteen-hole golf course.
Raleigh has five hotels, well equipped and modern in every re- spect, the total number of guests taken care of in 1922 being around 150,000.
Raleigh has a Chamber of Commerce of 700 members.
The building permits for 1920 were $862,332, and for 1923 were $3,776,000.
The bank clearances in 1923 were $126,656,500.
Raleigh has a full motorized fire department with thirty-three officers and privates, fifty-seven alarm stations and three head- quarters. The city ranks first-class as to insurance rates.
The assessed valuation is $40,000,000. This does not include any State property, the valuation of which is several millions.
RALEIGH AS AN EDUCATIONAL CENTER
Raleigh is an educational center, having twenty-seven schools of various classes from grammar school to university. There are four- teen public schools with an attendance of over 4,567 children. The number of students in other institutions is about 5,000, making a total of over 9,500 students in Raleigh. There are six colleges and one university, two preparatory schools for small boys and girls, and several State and fraternal schools. The proportion of students in the schools of all classes is greater as compared to the whole popula- tion than any other city in the South.
North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering was established in 1885. The college confers the B. S. degrees, offering practical and technical education in agriculture, horticulture, animal industry, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical en- gineering, highway engineering, chemistry, dyeing, agricultural en- gineering, textile engineering, agricultural economics and business administration. It also offers practical training in many branches of construction work.
Meredith College is the largest Baptist college for women in the State. It offers four general courses, conferring the A. B. and B. S. degrees and giving diplomas in music and art. A graduate from Mere- dith is accepted in Northern universities.
St. Mary's School for Girls is the largest Episcopal school for girls in the United States. The school offers preparatory work and two years college work, giving diplomas in music, art, home economics, business and expression. It was founded in 1842.
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Peace Institute, a junior school for girls, was founded in 1857. The school offers preparatory work and two years college work, giv- ing diplomas in music, art and all other courses.
King's Business Colleges of Raleigh and Charlotte (headquarters in Raleigh) are the two leading business training institutions of the State, of which E. L. Layfield is president and owner.
The King's schools were established in 1901 and have trained and sent into office positions nearly 20,000 young men and young women. These schools offer six different business courses, including book- keeping, shorthand, typewriting, penmanship, and also secretarial, banking and machine bookkeeping work. A night school is con- ducted for the benefit of working boys and girls, and home study courses are offered those unable to attend the school in person.
Shaw University, a Baptist institution of high education for negroes. The degrees of B. A., B. S. and B. T. are conferred.
St. Augustine School, an Episcopal school for negroes, covers an area of 110 acres. Four hundred and eighty-eight students were en- rolled in 1921. The Junior college course prepares for entrance into the third year of a standard college or university.
RALEIGH AS AN INDUSTRIAL CENTER
From an industrial standpoint Raleigh has made splendid progress. It has sixty-seven manufacturing plants which turn out cotton goods, yarns, hosiery, underwear, boilers, structural iron works, agricultural implements, vehicles, cotton oil and fertilizers, phosphate, school supplies, books and printing generally, building materials, monu- ments, street paving materials, washboards, candy and woodenware. Cotton products for last year were valued at $1,341,454.05.
There are eight banks, eight printing houses and fifty-two news- papers and periodicals are published here. The extent of the print- ing business exceeds that of any city this size in the South based upon our population.
There is one electric company. The Carolina Power and Light Company, with $15,000,000 stock operating the street railway and furnishing light and power to all manufacturing plants. This com- pany furnishes electricity to points between Raleigh and Roxboro to the northward, Goldsboro to the eastward, Durham to the west- ward, and Fayetteville on the southward. It obtains water generated electric power from the Buckhorn Falls on the Cape Fear River, ninety-seven miles distant. It also maintains here an auxiliary or reserve steam power plant. It has available 100,000 horsepower for use.
This company also operates the gas plants in Raleigh and Durham. The gas supply in Raleigh amounts to 800,000 cubic feet daily.
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RALEIGH AS A DISTRIBUTING AND WHOLESALE CENTER
Raleigh is located on three trunk line railroads: Southern, Norfolk- Southern and Seaboard. These railroads lead in all directions and afford excellent facilities for the business and shopping public.
There are sixty passenger trains daily, and very good freight and passenger service. The platform facilities of the combined railroads will accommodate 110 cars daily and forty-seven package cars are operated from Raleigh each day.
We distribute into every section of the State notions, millinery, candy, ice cream, drugs, brick, groceries, automobile supplies, flour, feed, athletic goods, vegetables, cotton and tobacco products, lumber, office supplies, school supplies and contractors' implements. There are forty-seven large wholesale houses here which ship to all parts of the State. We also distribute road-building and earth-moving machinery.
RALEIGH AS AN AGRICULTURAL CENTER
Raleigh is located in the center of a rich farming country. Lands have doubled, and in some instances trebled in value during the past five years. The country in this vicinity produces a great variety of crops, including corn, cotton, small grain, tobacco, sorghum, peas and all sorts of truck, and in the country of Wake, of which Raleigh is the county seat, the corn-growing record of the United States has been broken by the production of 226 bushels on an acre, and the cotton-growing record by the production of three and one-half bales on an acre.
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