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Raleigh Illustrated
W F MASSEY
Associate Editor
E E MILLER
Managing Editor
TAIT BUTLER
Associate Editor
JOHN S. PEARSON
Secretary Treasurer
CLARENCE POE
Editor and Manager
INTERIOR OF J. ROSENGARTEN COMPANY S STORE
The Progressive Farmer and South¬
ern Farm Gazette
Antony tin- large publishing houses of thy
Southern State» i- tin- Agricultural Publishing
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nf Riih-igh, publishers Ilf tile /Vni/rcs-
siri- Farmer inn/ • n Farm tlairtle. This
paper holds the uni<|tiy po»itiun "f being so
fur ahead of all competitors a- to In- in a elites
by itself. The circulation hits grown front
5,504 in 1 !U)5 to 105,400 in 1810 — and with
the present rate of growth it will soon Iteeoiiie
the most largely eireu luted farm weekly in
Atnerieu, whieh means in the world. The paper
originally started publication in 1SSG. hut it
«us not until the present proprietors got hold
of it in 1004, Unit it really began to grow.
U In rente l*oe. editor «ml general manager of
the company, saw a great future for the prop¬
erty, associated others with him in the present
company, ami immediate!} began the work of
building up. Me bought up and consolidated
seven of tin* ls“st fnrin paper- in the South,
established a separate office in Starkvillc, Miss.,
and Unit every energy to making the Fro-
i/nnsiii Farmer the standard and authority on
mutter» pertaining to farming in the Southern
States.
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lu? circulation covers ten State* —
North and South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia.
Alabama, Mississippi. Tennessee, Arkansas.
Louisiana and East Texas, and all advertisers
are guaranteed circulation to be exactly as
represented. The company at present oceii-
pie- quarter*, which they are fast outgrowing,
on W est Martin street, and lm|ie soon to lie in
a large new building erected specially for this
business. Their machinery equipment i< natu¬
rally modern to handle the immense quantity
of work which they have to. They employ a
stall of from fifty to sixty hands and arc of
real direct benefit to the city of Raleigh in
maintaining such
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plant. Mr. Poe holds the
dual position of editor and general manager,
and is a genius in his chosen line, lie i»
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native of North Carolina, hat ing been born in
Chatham County, and has lived in Raleigh since
lie was sixteen year» of age. He has been en¬
gaged in tile publishing business ever since hi»
coining to this city, and has made Ids way up
the ladder hv sheer hard work and ability.
He is the author of “A Southerner in Europe"
and "Cotton: Its Cultivation. Marketing ami
Manufacturing.” He is a member of the Chum
Iht of t nmmetee, of the Raleigh Count ry Club,
and of numerous social and fraternal societies.
Associated with him are l)r. Tail Butler, as¬
sistant editor and manager : John .S. Peat son.
secretary treasurer:
К.
E. Miller, managing
editor: Prof. W, I'. Massey, associate editor,
all men who know how to fill their position*
in the most capable manner. Thi Progressive
hi rim r anil Farm Ousel ir has, -is Mr. Poe
says, "just begun to grow," and hie ambition
is to make it the foremost exponent, of the
agricultural revolution whieh is remaking the
Southern Stales.
The Eureka Mattress Co.
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Keefe. Prop.
A factory of recent establishment is that of
the Eureka
Манге-»
Company, whose works
are situated at tile corner of Davie and McDow¬
ell . . .
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limy turn out mattresses of all
kind» ami grade», from the cheaper straw mat¬
tress to the high-priced, more finely made arti¬
cle. 1 lie business was established by the pres¬
ent proprietor, Daniel O'Keefe, two years ago.
The building, which i» a structure so by
10»
feet in dimension, is equipped throughout with
the most modern iiinttress-miikiiig machinery.
\ large part of the process, however, is by
hand, and none hilt the most expert workers
are employed. Mr. O'Keefe came to this city
I rom Wi lining ton and i» an Indiana man by
birth. He has spent his entire business life in
this line and is familiar with its every detail.
J. Rosengarten Company, Inc.
This
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is especially noted for its atten¬
tion to the wants of the young men as well as
to . . . dresser». They have been
in business long enough to realize t hat the
father i» sometimes caught through the grown¬
up “On. and with this and other pertinent facts
before them the} have gradually increased
their business until they are considered and
recognized
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a leader of the proi-c-sion of the
line of CLOTH I NO and CENTS' FURNISH¬
ING BUSINESS IN RAI.KIOII. J. ROSKN-
t. YRTEN CO. carry at all times a heavy stock
of everything "imaginable, wearable ami want
able" by the masculine family, including such
furnishings as BATH ROBES. UNDER WEAK,
HOSIERY. S.MOK 1N(! JACKETS. SflOEs!
liLON I S. SHIRTS. | ||-;s. COLLARS. Cl'FKS
WAISTCOATS, MENS WORKING GOODS,
and various other articles to supply the wants
of matt in wearing apparel. H, flieir. clothing
department there is to be found the most com¬
plete line of HIGH-CLASS ready-to-wear cloth¬
ing, oyereoats, etc., that can be found any¬
where in the Slate. In this department special
at tent ion is paid to the "HART. SCIIAEFNER
A MARX" and the "KUTRENHKIMEir
< I.OTHES. for which this firm controls the
exclusive agency. These clothes are known all
over the United States to be the acme of |ier-
feetion. They »ei right and hold their shape.
EVERY GARMENT Is POSITIVELY GUAR
ANTEED, consequent!) they are made of high-
grade material- and by the nm-t expert tailors.
.1. Ro-eiigarten Co. also handle a very fine line
of Ihivs* and children's clothing, and in this
line can not Is- surpassed. Their clerks are al¬
ways polite and attentive to customers, know
their business ami realize that the customer
know* hi» wants. This store is fortunate to
have clerks having the firm’s interest at heart,
vet counting it their chief duty to satisfy the
buying public. The business was established
about fifteen years ago, becoming an ineor-
porated company in 1808. They have a hand¬
some store, soon to lie fitted up in a still more
modern and up-to-date manner for the proper
display and care of their large stock. J. Rosen¬
garten has lived in Raleigh for fifteen years,
and i» belli in high esteem by his fellow-busine»»
men. lie in a prominent member of the Cham-
her of Commerce and of the Merchants Asso¬
ciation. C. R, lioone and I* A. Rosengarten
are the other members of the company, and
are 1 1
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- ii who are familiar with every phase of
the business, and with a high reputation for
integrity and business methods.
R. E. Lewis
A popular business place in Raleigh, wit
the members of the male sex,
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the large pi
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parlor and cigar store belonging to R. I
Lewis, and situated at
Я05
Fayetteville -tree
Mr. Lewis established this business some nin
years ago and has made it one of the mo-
popular pleasure resorts in the city. He ha
here live of the most up-to-date pool table
aad fittings and hi- attendants are quick an
courteous. His stock of cigars embraces th
l«--t known and most popular brands of in
portal and domestic cigars and tobaccos, cigs
ret tee, etc. lie also has. in the front of hi
-tore, a large -lint-shine stand with first-elu-
attendaiit». I his is the great tive-cent shin
place
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| Raleigh. .Mr, Lewis has been a re¬
dent of Raleigh for the last nine years and i
one of the best known among men in the city
He takes a keen interest in all kinds of sport:
and is owner of the Raleigh Baseball Tcati
lie believes Raleigh should be at the head i
regard to sports as well as in other lines, an
always tries to do his share towards miikin
Raleigh looked up to by the outside world.