. Durham County : economic and social. the timethe above bill passed the General Assembly the town of Durham was 8 DuiiiiAM County: Economic axd Social in the county of Orange. Exactly two years later a bill for the estab-lishment of Durham county was ratified by the people, having beenintroduced in the General Assembly by the Honorable Caleb B. slice of Orange and a slice of Wake went to make up the a few years ago another part of Wake was cut oflf and handedover to Durham in the form of Carr township. The history of Durham henceforward concerns its growth from atiny villa
. Durham County : economic and social. the timethe above bill passed the General Assembly the town of Durham was 8 DuiiiiAM County: Economic axd Social in the county of Orange. Exactly two years later a bill for the estab-lishment of Durham county was ratified by the people, having beenintroduced in the General Assembly by the Honorable Caleb B. slice of Orange and a slice of Wake went to make up the a few years ago another part of Wake was cut oflf and handedover to Durham in the form of Carr township. The history of Durham henceforward concerns its growth from atiny village of 200 people to a city of 30,000 inhabitants within 50 say 30,000, because East and West Durham are really parts of thecity of Durham. Early in its progress bankers of note, such as Morehead, established credit businesses. Graded public schoolswere started in 1882. With these things briefly said, let us concern ourselves with vvhatmade Durham grow; what it is and is not; what it has at present andwhat it 10 Durham Couxty : Economic and Social NATURAL RESOURCES M. B. Fowi<ER Minerals Brick-Clay.—The mineral resources of Durham county, as far asyet discovered, are meagre. Brick-clay is by far the most valuablenatural asset. It is found in large quantities for the most part in thesouthwestern part of the county. When the city of Durham first began(to demand brick buildings, an enterprising colored citizen, R. B.(Fitzgerald by name, manufactured by hand brick in vast numbers nearwhat is now Maplewood Cemetery. There are at present five well-equipped brick yards in the county. Modern machinery and the down-draft kilns turn out a very excellent common brick. It seems thatshale mixed with clay makes the best weather-proof brick, althoughit does not make so smooth a surface as the pure clay. The approxi-mate number and value of brick made in the county in 1913, 1914, and1915 are given below: 1913 1914 1915 Number Value Number Value Number Value 5,300
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