Siler City, Feb. 7—It was March 7, 1881, that Siler City became an incorporated town, hence it has almost reached its 48th birthday. For many years, growth was slow principal interest in the early days centering around the old Thompson school, which each year added a goodly number to the population by the boarding students. It has been since the 1920 census, which showed the population to be 1,253, that the number of permanent citizens added has been most marked, there now being approximately 2,000 people living within the town limits.
Over 50 new residences have been built, a number of these being of attractive bungalow type, all of which are occupied. In the business section Wrenn Bros. have replaced its corner with a handsome two-story structure and added a commodious building to the east wall, which will be utilized at an early date for a line of furniture. Across the street Dr. J.D. Edwards is finishing a substantial two-story brick building, the second floor of which will contain modernly equipped offices and operating rooms. Teague & Lambe have remodeled two business properties. C.S. Ellis Machine Company is occupying new and enlarge quarters, and the Oval Oak Co.’s works have bought, remodeled and moved into the large brick building formerly occupied by the Siler City Auto and Machine company.
Among the manufacturing plants is noted the increase of 50 per cent in the number of employees within the past 12 months at the High Point Bending and Ohair Company. This rapidly growing industry now employed 250 men and women, and its products of furniture of various kinds and particularly fiber is attracting attention far beyond the boundaries of North Carolina. Until last year the manufacturing plants were centered north of the depot; however, changes are taking place in the southern part of town. The Chatham Ice and Coal plant now has a new sidetrack and entrance to the plant south of the depot; also located near is the Chatham Cedar Company plant, which employes a number of men and gets out large quantities of fine cedar lumber. South of the business section are the enlarged cotton gins of Lane and Stone and the farmers Gin company, Williams, Brower & Co.’s large bent wood factory, and just beyond on the recently purchased five-acre tract will be erected a big sash and door plant, which will also supply all kinds of building materials.
The Siler City mill, with its daily capacity of 100 barrels of excellent flour and as many more bushels of meal, installed its own power equipment during the past year.
The biggest transaction of the year was the purchase by the Page Trust Company of the Citizens Bank and Trust Company, the deal having been made at the annual stockholders meeting early in January. The new bank owners acquired in the purchase the business corner on which now stands the Webster-Paschal building, the first brick structure erected here, and which will be replaced with a fine new home for the ban.
The postal receipts amounted to approximately $7,600, while the total resources of the two banks ran over $941,185.67, a decided increase over the healthy financial condition of the community.
From the front page of the Chatham Record, Pittsboro, N.C., Thursday, February 12, 1925
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