The Bulletin 



RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION AND ROADS 



The main line of the Southern Raihvay crosses the county, passing- 

 through Concord. This affords good rail transportation to the central 

 part. A branch line of this road touches the extreme northeastern cor- 

 ner but furnishes transportation facilities to only a small number of 

 farmers in that region. The southeastern end is traversed by the Nor- 

 folk Southern Railroad which has been constructed since the soil survey 

 of Cabarrus County was published. There is a large mileage of graded 

 and macadam roads in the county, in addition to the well kept dirt 

 roads in many sections. 



TOWNS, MARKETS, AND INDUSTRIES 



Concord, the county seat, is the principal town, having a population 

 upwards of 10,000. Kannapolis, Glass and Harrisburg are other towns 

 on the Southern Railway, while Mount Pleasant is a fair sized town, 

 located about 9 miles east of Concord. There are several new towns 

 along the Norfolk Southern Railroad. 



These towns furnish excellent markets for the products of the farms, 

 particularly for cotton, truck, and fruits, as there is a large cotton mill 

 population to be fed. There is imported into the county perhaps more 

 than 100,000 bales of cotton and used in addition to the cotton produced 

 within its limits. Hay, corn, flour, meat, and dairy products, also are 

 imported — a condition which should be reversed. 



Concord is principally a cotton mill town, and so is Mount Pleasant 

 and Kannapolis. Other manufacturing industries are operated in the 

 county. This region is supplied with electricity generated on the Ca- 

 tawba River and many factories are thus supplied. The county offers 

 inducements for manufactories of various kinds. 



CLIMATE 



The climate of Cabarrus County is well suited in general to the suc- 

 cessful production of the crops now grown in the county. The average 

 date of the last killing frost in spring i§ April 1 and of the first in fall 

 November 4, giving a growing season of 218 days. The mean tempera- 

 ture for til is period is 69° F. 



There being no "Weather Bureau station located in the county, it is 

 necessary to refer to the records of the nearest outside station, which is 

 at Charlotte, 10 miles west. The following table, complied from rec- 

 ords of this station, doubtless represents very closely the Aveather condi- 

 tions of Cabarrus County : 



