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THE WASHINGTON HERALD. TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 19. 1912.
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OXFORD, North Carolina
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n n n n in the famous piedmont section
Surrounded by Vast Resources of Nature's Wealth,
With a Delightful and Equable Climate the Year
Round, and a Hospitable and Progressive Peo
ple, Many Beautiful Homes, Educational Ad
vantages Ranking with the Best in the South,
the Home of Thriving Manufactories and Im
portant Industries, Oxford Has Deservedly Won
Its Place Among the High Ranking Communi
ties that by Their Constructive Progress Are
Showing to the Entire World the Great Possi
bilities of the South.
LARGEST CONCERN OF ITS KIND IN THE SOUTH;
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Oxford c Nov li 1112
The city of Oxford counts sat or
Granville Countj is 1 miles south
west cf Rchmond a 33 miles from
Dir in N C and 47 miles from Ral
eigh stunted in the heart of the bright
toba o district reached In two of the
great trun lines of the South tlit South-
rn anil Seaboard ir Line Rallwas
It is . hurtling thriving city of about
knm population, VH fttt ibovt the ea
! rl health and than filled wth
ltautlful rosldn stut l ihurchos.
fcplend (1 .schools and publU buildings
1 isy fartorie- touar-o w irehoiites and
ten merle and vv holt sal ind retail
fetors Thrn s ihbtin'ial links ire in
th t to ar for th. doll irt tint art
taKci out ot vol' arm fa ton md to
extend financial aid 'to the farmer and
Immm mm Hjdro electric powtr, for
1 gt t and povt-r is furnibhedj bj the
I ar lii Pnwr md Light Company ind
t H in r lephom and Tekgraph Com
I"an supplier the means for communl
ation wuh the tiurroundiug ountr It
has a ompIetc svstem of water works
and ratar sewerage has been in
stalled .rn Hie rr unfv is in "the f tmous
1.1 it tic n of North arolina It
1 ut th middle count! b in the
i i I rn u.r and marks th t isttrn
1 m t foot hills to the Blue Ridge
It. Umt, surface is ra verged bv minv
Ft eam ond linT alternating with
old n Is rniKr it a 'sportsman para-,
dlse Qftail wild turltcs squirrel rab
1 ts. rd de r ire abundant in MMon I
It Is in th tnter of a rich ifcrituliural
In w inter are ft w and of short dura
tion the thermometer uuall ruling in
the coldest weather ten degrees higher
than in the above cit There Is no
rapid falling of temperature nor damp
ness at sundown, a breeze from the coast
reaches this t-ectlon from s to 10 p m ,
making the nights with rare exceptions
cool but never cold fogs md high
winds at all seasons are conspicuous bj
their absent t the a r is dri and soft
without being enervating
The Min being more ncarlv overheid
than in the Northern Mates the short
est dav s are from one to two hours
longer than In the latitude of New York
First frost Is dm in October Vutuinn
laKts three months and frcquentlv Janu
trv brings th fairest -in 1 most cnjnv
able wtvith r of the ear the rain iea
son coming in IVbruarv ind March As
an all the var round limate it has
no etjual I re from oppressive heat,
with neither intense nor long continued
cold weuher still th re Is a nnrked
difference In the four seasons giving a
pleasant variet Each snacon blends so
,raduall Into the succeeding one that
the weaken constitutions iro not sub
ji t to th strain of sudden changes
The mortuar tord is seven and a
fraction per thousand, which is less than
half normal
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Southern Wheel Company, Oxford, N. C.
arc located in Oxford tho FIrt Natlon
i tho National Ilank of GranUle and
Oxford ain, liink and Trut Com
pan tlif comblnwl capital and surplus
of the three hanks N tlwut JJS.1.K0 nnd
deposits about SI li 0"0 Th te hanks art
a great help to the farming Interests up
the loan nione) to the farmers lib
erall it S per cent Int rest af nllllnhl
as thej do the manufacturing concerns
of the town.
LARGE INDUSTRIES
LOCATED HERE
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GRANVILLE COUNTY
HAS GOOD ROADS
One hundred thousand dollars hae just
b( n expendeI to transform the high
was f Granvill Countj into perma
nent an I Konom ol thoroughfans and
an addition il J60(0 is now m-ng ex
pended to continue the work Good roads
attract the motoring tourist and enable
onderful vaxietv of ! the farmer to make frequent trips 1 1
and
hniat s conducive to stamina
o: in live htetk Ler kind of
t-d cotton eed bran corn elov
llfilfi nwj be grown on its
Onnvllle County is an Ileal sec-
lther special or general farm-
CLIMATE IS UNEXCELLED.
TUi is the true temperate znm While
tne hit is seldom as fcrp tt during the
sumnn r as at New "ink cold snaps
town to purchase upi'les and the neces
lti s of lift and have done much to
ward making Oxford a great commercial
center
STRONG FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS EXTEND AID
In 11 there was on bank in 3ran-
lUe Count and that was in Oxford
It-- capital was J30io with aerage dc
pos ts of lbout 100 00)
Granville C"ount now boasts of "even
nnamial institutions with total deposits
tf ibout JI pO(V' Three of these banks
SPLENDID BUSINESS STRUCTURE.
Man) larci and important industries
whose products are distrlbutid throush
out the entire countrs art located In
Oxford Three large bugg fictorles
the Tilor Cannad Hup. Company
th Oxford Riirb Companv. and the
Klner Iiuss Compan manufacture S.OO0
buggies dnnuallj the Soutiurn heel
Corapam the larpest onc-rn of Itt kind
In this ectloii of the tountr has an
annual output of 5n sets of buggy and
small wagon wheels the International
Kurniture Compan manufacturers of
oik furniture, chamber suites, dressers
ind chiffoniers, has an annual output to
the alue of tlJT the Oxford t otton
Mill with a capital of Sl".00O operates
12 X spindles ind manufactures high
grade wrns. and hi rt Is ali-o located
1 hrinch of the fc.xcelslor -eat Companj,
of Columbus Ohio manufat turfnjj bugg)
and automobile tiodies
In addition to the aboe there are i
number of smaller manuf icturing on
cerns H.re in Oxford are excellent
opportunities for the manufacturer to
loate H will find t heap power gotd
transportation facilities plenty of raw
m itt rial, an ideal climate ..nd a people
noted for their franknets and hospital
lt alwjs ready and willing to assist
new enterprises As a prominent citi
zen of Oxford said to the writ r Wo
want people to come to Oxford locate
here and be one of us Wc alread) hate
peopU fr
to-da
promine
the North the Fist and
West Th located here and
re among our litst and most
t citizens The are prospering
nnd ns lhe hae done others can do as
Oxford U a i t where opporluntt beck
ons nnd suits is in the air
TOBACCO AND OTHER
PRODUCTS OF THE SOIL
ciltivatlon. fifty
attainable as an
Tobar-'-o has Inn the firmers main
. ih rop In dramlUe Count ftr miny
ein Oxford Is th largest ard oldest
tohacc o market in the Old B It sec
tion ani is noted the world over for its
swtet ind high class smoking tobatcos
epectallv tobaccos adapted to making
il,arettes and for its high class bright
wrappers for wh ch a in trket price of
) trnts to Jl ) per pound is not unus
ual There are four tobi co tales ware
houses here w hlch sell about SOOO 000
pounds of tobacco annuallv bringing $1,
johouo to the firmer or producer
The Tobacco Board of Trade Is In
corporated Eer bujer on the tobacco
mirket nmst be i member of th Hoard
of Tn It before he can bid on the open
an lion al Ther ar now ilevtn to
baito deileiH who ar buing hire
and all the big foreign -iiid domestic
companies have salaried buers and large
plants In th. town The W A Adams
tompanv Is th largest firm In this sec
tion hiving a large stemmerv prizing
plint md storagi houses The Own
111t Mong Warehouse has a iapacitv
of 4 '!X hogsheids Tobacxo Is "tored
here bv man) foreign orpontions and
domestic manuf icturers
Cotton is grown to ome extent in
Gram ill- i ountv Corn here as iUe
where is th. malnst i of the farmer
both the whit and vellow varleths doing
wU On tht poorest land without fer
tilizers u leld piing good profit on
th labor expended cm be had, vvhert-
as under ntelllg
bushels per a rt
annual average
field peas oatfc wheat clover swet
Iotatoes and sorghum are next In im
portance. TImoth red top. and other
gra-urs for ha are grown to a limited
extent The soil onslsts of red and
grnv loam with heavv clav subs II The
red land produces the best griln, and
h i lana the best tobacco Irish pota
toes, ind garden truck Cotton does
well in elth-r The bottom Iandn fur
tiibh manv natural grasses on which cat
tle thriv th uplands form tine sheep
patur and -ars when acorns are
plentiful thf iost of fattenlng hogs is
nominal Priving horses and mul-s are
raied, good animals h1whs rommand
mg a fair p"l e while the cost of keep-
Ing them to a saleable age is probabl)
less here than in anj other section of
the courtrj
Kentuckv blue orchard tall meadow
oat Bermuda and a number of native
grasses sweeed wIl and resist the driest
seasons Peaches plum straw berries,
and blackberries are found grow ng in
a wild state th two latter in great
quantities and of finest qualftv Th
w oods are f u 11 of w ild How e rs at all
reason affording pleasure to lo rs of
nature and great Interest to botanists
GROWTH IN POSTAL RECEIPTS
One of the surest indications of the
growth nnd progress of an town Is the
increase in Ha iiostal receipts For the
fscal ear ending Jul) 1 1 the post il
reelpts of Oxford were $1 1& S for the
rar ending Jul 1 110 the were 11
9IS and Julj 1 1911, showed receipts
amountlrg to JP 112 s
thin the past few ears rural free
dcller service has been extended
throughout the count) enabling the
farmer to keep In touch with the coun
trj at large A site for a f,oernment
WHERE 4.000 ARE MANUFACTURED ANNUALLY.
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Home of the Taylor-Cannady Buggy Company, Oxford, N. C.
building has ben recently purchased
and ISeOCV has been ippropriated for the
building tSixn of whih Is now avail
ihle nnd it is expectel thit the work
will begin about Jinuary 1. 1913
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
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HOME OF INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE CO., OXFORD, N. C.
Tie First National Bank, Oxford, N. C
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The homtseeker the investor and the
manu'icturer coming to Oxford will fird
this communit well supplied with ex
cellent educational fac llties
The Horner Mllltar bchool for Bovs
was found d In 1S51 b the late J H
Horner M A LI D and it has been
in successful operation ever since un
der tii management of Col J t Hor-ne-
oung men come here from all
parts of the Commonwealth and from
neighboring Matts lesldes repreenta
t s from the North and Wert, to fit for
i ollt glate coures
The Oxford oIKg for O rls is an
other creditablt and well known insti
tution whobt growing popuUrit u evi
denced 1 v ax anm illy increasing attend
ance Great cred't is due 1'rof Hob
good and the able corps of assistants
alwavs associated with him for th1 pre
ent ftouilshing tondtloi and hth grade
of schol-irship mainlalneHl
Mft-four publR schools throughout
Granv tl Countv under th supervision
of Countv '"urH-nn tend ent J F Wtlh
and a corps t efficient teachers are
providing the mental training for th1
bos and girls of the count Th rural
schools are taking a grtat interest in
agricultural edjcatlon and mu h worK
Is being done -t!ong the lin e f practi
cal training Th v, ho d fun 1 of the
countv has doutU! within the pat iivt
ears ard a cons dfrabl increase has
ben ma 1 in th1 n in? her f teaeheis
and atttndants
A modern graded siiool building has
recently been completed in Oxford at a
cost of $25 000
An institution which is the prid of
the-State the Oxford Orphan Asvlum.
giving home to 30O orphans, is located
in Oxford and Is supported b the Grand
Lodce of Masons and the State of North
Larolma.
The c dorcd orphans alo find homes
hr In an Institution conducted under
the au? cr of the State.
IN CONCLUSION.
A great fictor in the upbuilding of a
onununio is a commercial organisation
iwith the support and to-operatlon of ts
uuine men ami riiiieu jeii it vi
sanlzition Is to be found In Oxford
The Granville Commercial Club is com
poed of Vh of Oxford s boosters, men
who ar alwis read to devote th r
time anil ext, nd financial aid to moe-
mints pert lining to the advancement of
Oxford and Gram Hie ounH The fore
golnKstor of i progreUe wlde-awako
and growing communlt in brief It is
but an attempt to give a vague idea,
of the wonderful oppor'unlt s and ad
vantages to lie found in the South Tea
mam details whl. h might lie of lnte est
to the r ader hue been omitted fo"
want of paie but a le'tr to the Grar
ville Commer lal Club will bring forth
the desired information and a trip to
Oxford will result in surh a welcome as
to make one feel thit here In the Sout i
is a pll t worth while wh r, ee-jbod
s working to the end th u trev rav ha e
i bihgir better, and mor rrosperot s
ommunm
STRONG FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.
FACTORY BUILDINGS AND LUMBER YARD.
foicrliisr four acres of lnml nllh over 800 feet of prltate sidetrack.
FAMOUS EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION. ESTABLISHED 1851.
. Somer Military School for Boys, Ojtford, N. 0,
Xhe National Bank of Granville, Oxford, S. 0.
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