INTRODUCTORY 



To the Business ^len : 



In presenting- to you tliis our first directory of Salisl)iu-y and Spencer, 

 we do so with pride and no little pleasure. I'ride because the book has ])een 

 carefully arranged and coni])iled and we feel satisfied that we are presenting 

 to vou the best directory that could have been iniblished under existing- cir- 

 cumstances; minor mistakes there may be. as it is al)solutely impossible to 

 make any directory perfect, especially so as we had no i)re\ious issue for a 

 guide, but as a whole we think our director}- will proxe satisfactory, and we 

 hope will find its Avay into the business house of every business man in your 

 cit}-. r>y a count of the number of names taken on canvass, we find that w^e 

 ha\-e a little over 8,000 slips or names, exclusive of firm names and business 

 slips ; by using the ratio which prevails among- most directory publishers, 

 two and one-half tinies, to allow for children whose names do not appear, we 

 are prepared to give the population of Salisbury. Spencer and suburbs wdiich 

 we place at about 22.000 people, divided as follows : Salisbury. 16.000 : Spen- 

 cer. 4.000: suburbs, 2,000. ^^'e also state that we found very few vacant 

 houses and many new ones, wdiich is a sure sign of growth. 



A\^e take pleasure in presenting to you this directory because we believe 

 you realize the need of such, judging from your support and co-operation, 

 without which we would have been unable to publish the work. We desire 

 to thank our patrons for their business and to extend our thanks to the pub- 

 lic in general, for the courteous way in which they gave and supplied us with 

 the proper data, and we hope that you will liberally patronize the pul)lic- 

 spirited men who have ad\ertised and thus aided in giving the citizens of 

 your cities a good, up-to-date directory. 



If there be any who did not have an opportunity to subscribe for a copy 

 of the directory, they can obtain same from Theodore Buerbaum, our local 

 agent. 



Those who had an o])portunit\- and did not subscribe, for fear that the 

 work w'ould be inaccurate, we say examine the book carefully, think it oxer. 

 and if you like it, give us your patronage wdien w^e come again. 



Yours \ery truly. 



PIEDMONT DIRECTORY CO., 



By E. H. ^liller. Mngr. 



NOTE — We have directories of a number of cities on hand for sale and 

 can furnish up-to-date trade lists at moderate prices. 



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