The city of Raleigh; historical sketches from its foundationA review of the city in all its varied aspects--commercial, industrial, statistical, religious, social, etc . candidly that they are sur-prised at the advantages we have for such a marketand the further advantages offered them in trade ofevery kind. The Market a Success. That our market is a success none can for a momentdoubt. But there are further steps to be taken whichmust not be lost sight of nor delayed in. Our city isa pleasant, healthy and attractive one, with superioradvantages in schools, business industries, capital,shipping
The city of Raleigh; historical sketches from its foundationA review of the city in all its varied aspects--commercial, industrial, statistical, religious, social, etc . candidly that they are sur-prised at the advantages we have for such a marketand the further advantages offered them in trade ofevery kind. The Market a Success. That our market is a success none can for a momentdoubt. But there are further steps to be taken whichmust not be lost sight of nor delayed in. Our city isa pleasant, healthy and attractive one, with superioradvantages in schools, business industries, capital,shipping facilities and in fact anything to start on anonward progress which should not stop short of herbeing the greatest tobacco centre on earth. Right inthe heart of the new Eldorado of golden yellow leaf,Raleigh has by far the brightest prospects before herof any city in this great growing South. What is Needed. What is most sorely needed now is space for Our leaf dealers need and want prizehousesThink of it, gentlemen of means, Raleigh and her THE CITY 0F% RALEIGH. 91 Cleaning and Repairing of all kinds of Laces atP. J. DUFFINS, 107 Fayetteville 92 THE CITY OF RALEIGH. WALTERS, The Tailor, never disappoints hiscustomers—he is always on time. dealers handling 3,000,000 pounds of leaf, has only oneprize house, built by our enterprising business firm ofLatta & Myatt and now occupied by Messrs Reed &McGee, leaf dealers. We Uiust have more such leaf dealing firm on our market, Messrs. Lipscomb& Faison, buy so largely that their purchases are nowfilling the fourth floor of the Adams Building, all ofLeach Bros. Building, a partof the floor space of nearlyall the warehouses and the entire basement of Stron-achs Warehouse, in addition to the hundreds of hogs-heads they have shipped away. A Bonded Warehouse. Another feature of our citys greatness is held incheck by want of a })ro{ er knowledge of our tobaccointerests. Few of our people know that while Nort
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