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m W WA y off TIRO DUCT ION ggN offering this volume to those friends and acquaintances of the commercial world and to those 1 1 who feel an interest in the affairs of our city, a few preparatory words appear desirable, if not to introduce the subject matter, yet to outline the publishers' -intention. Too frequently editions of newspapers are issued as a mere pretext for self-laudation, land the most extravagant terms ployed to set forth the virtues of their localities, with scant 'regard for the intelligence of the atin rtiiirr1r teyrrorxro lt fiWir-ir r 4-r 4-1 -e,.zl. .5 .J em mm reading public, who quickly perceive the fallacy; they appear to the conservative mind an attemot to over draw the truth, which in fact does not even deceive, and thus they not only fail in good results, but bring discredit upon their promoters, a $t jt & m j: m a a: a m m a a m u m at h k x x h In the descriptions and illustrations that follow it has been the writers' highest aspiration to treat of the various subjects of industrial import in a manner that will convey a cdmprehensive idea of their present status ; to tell a true story of the city of Greensboro and Guilford county, with its various towns and hamlets,! and the possibilities here awaiting the judicious investment of capital and labor: to deal with the facts in a manner commensurate with 'th ajrcciration. There is i nothing whether in statement or implication--that has been more earnesU i I I I nnd of enterprise and development in its march toward the sea has found in the foothills of the Blue Ridge a resting-place prolific; in the endowment ofVnatural ad van t- me converging 01 me nignways 01 iramc ana transportation nave iouna a common centre. mm t re ine iiiuu&wiuus tuners nave set aDout to Duna a city not a great metropolitan emporium 01 literature ana art out a city ot manufacture and trade, where thev havo ;ifril hOniesind stately edifices a good place to live, and a good place to make a living. I! ' v V a bity is Greensboro of the present day. Just as in Nature, the slowest processes are those which culminate in greatest energy, so in the domain of Trade the soliditv juires time in which to eventuate. Greensboro has not at a single bound leaped into its present commercial prominence, but its builders have wisely taken the surer w-v oner tribute to the general sagacity, courage arid integrity of its business men and their commercial achievements, this publication has been conceived whorem tlm the artist should supplement description of those institutions that constitute and create wealth in our community. . ; I ! xt is more than a citation of bare facts. It is a portraiture of the living process' in the building of a great and prosperous commercial centre, with contributed editorials men in tne various lines ot trade, t .. - i 112 j he cordial wish that the reader may participate, in i some degree, in the pleasure experienced by the several writers of this volume, that we solicit for the following paces' RD COUNTY. .1 '! ninety-seven, political Jj's iU North Carolina, stretching 'v,J Anioiu' i on tin it' PAST. BOUNTIFUL NT, LIMITLESS 1 . t i t RESOURCES. fy(U tlie briny 'shores of the ,j tl,. Utirnmit of the Blue Kidge u 1 there ;is none more rich natural resources than injur ti-r K iunar i- wfrLr.rU events which were rifenl in l ;qinp the destinies of the klaiL.j the 8iib$?queht foundiDg rrr, ;it Kenubli- of the West. U tli conflicts at arms from of Guilford. Within its . j In d UxinlfoiA 4 Yorktowti, the sons of faroli in IstfkMi shoukier to; snouiaer w th t h i,ni v. (1 k.'iid en ' llu -ir fallow patriots of other col- aid Avlien the, Britons under rnw;illis intaded the soil of iua; most nobly- did her ;lc for the liberty of man- field at Ouilford Court B st'4 :f st it i ft"?? the exarnple of self sac- Cari) ,b:it t nulla Kit 1 bv 1. mint votion which has been their posterity. )X OF THE COtJNTY. ... ! ..." 1 . ' ; I k- of Guilford was erected ; lTTn.i iir taken from a part of i i i i - i; I I ;l. ; - n .1 in 1 .'''ill iti:i!tit His Hi Mart in 1 I It lies ra'iisp .1, ' 1 ' 1 ) ranee counties, and war- nor of 'Lord North, ' who ( riiilford. j J . county -jstit was removed iiisville to Greensboro , i onor of General Greene) Mtheast of Sthe site! of the j j . I' ll, where 0n March 15th, red one' of the most im- yenientsiot tne uevoiu- j f : - . i : . ? i tionary war, and where a monument now stands commemorative . of the culminating-victory. THE TOWNSHIPS. 'Guilford .Is divided into eighteen townships, sixteen of which are pene trated by -its 111 miles of railroads, radiating out from jthe center, Greens boro, which has a population of about 13,000. A glance at the map reveals in Guilford county characteristics rarely if ever seen elsewhere in the United States. It is laid out almost perfectly square and in the construction of the townships the same uniformity is ob served, giving it the appearance of a veritable) political chess board. INDUSTRIES. i Guilford county has four nurseries, producing hundreds of thousands of fruit trees and vines which are sold in dozens of states; terra-cotta works, which supply sewer pipe for neighbor ing states, cities and railroads, drain pipes, chimney "flues, etc., on a large scale; two spoke and handle factories, twelve furniture factories using our native woods, and shipping North, East and South into more than twenty states, several -foundries, machine shops, implement factory, etc., besides the great cotton and tobacco growing and manufacturing interests and other diversified manufacturing indus tries for which , the county is noted. POPULATION. The population of the county is about thirty-five 1 thousand, of which about one-fourth is colored. The lat ter as a rule are good citizens, sober, frugal and industrious, and far above the average in-many other communi ties, readily embracingtne opportuni ties afforded them for moral and in tellectual training by such institutiona as the Agricultural and Mechanical College,; supported by the State and nation, the Bennett College for the Colored. Race, supported by, philan throphy, and the High, Point Normal and Industrial School, supported by thie New York Yearly Meeting of Friends, as well as numerous j public primary and graded schools through out the county. " I ' r ! ISo racial trouble or embroilment has ever taken place in Guilford county , the negroes are good and faithful servants, glad to find employ ment at-reasonable wages, and have never permitted their political ! affilia tions to disturb their accustomed quiet. i I I AGRICULTURE. ! j i i I .The usual crops per acre are;Oneto five tons of clover hay, twenty-five jtc one hundred bushels of corn, five to thirty-five bushels of wheat, and ten to sixty bushels of oats, according to the energy and judgment of the farmer. - i t ! Agricultural lands sell from five to twenty-five dollars per acre, according to fertility and proximity io tha market. Guilford county has 400,760 - i i acres of land valued at $2,285,700, and 2,264 town lots valued at $2,033,952. Of domestic animals there are: Horses, 4,021; mules, 1,703; cattle, 10,707; hogs, 12,842; sheep, 4,862. No organ ized effort has yet been made to in duce the immigration of farmers, and there are large tracts of valuable farming lands capable of raising to bacco cotton, , or any of the cereals or fruits grown out of tropics, that can be had at exceedingly low prices, and the farmer who comes to Guilford will find himself surrounded by hos pitable neighbors, a congenial climate, and a fertile soil. t TOPOGRAPHY. The area of Guilford county covers 24 by 28 square, miles. . It lies near the middle of the Piedmont plateau region, with its higher part on the watershed between the Cape Fear and Dan rivers, which crosses its territory nearly midway ;in a west , and east direction,at an elevation of eight hun dred to one thousand, feet above the tide. - .. . . : :rl 'f Its forests consist mainly of oaks ol various species and hickory, with a subordinate growth of pines, scat tered quite" uniformly trver its area. Along its river and creek bottoms, which are in many parts of the county extensive, and in the southeastern section of the county, even on the up lands, are heavy forests of oak, inter mingled with hickory, walnut, poplar, maple, etc. These lands are generally a reddish clay loam soil. ' The soil of the higher and -broad backed ridges and swells is quite uni formly a yellowish sandy and gravelly loam, underlaid by a yellowish and red clay subsoil. The cotton zone touches the south ern border, the chief crops of the county consisting of grain, grasses, fruits and tobacco. Cherries, except in 1893, have not failed in the past fifty years. Gold, copper and iron are found in many places, and have been mined on a considerable scale. CLIMATE. The climate of Guilford county . is equable, the mean temperature being about 50 degrees. The thermometer rarely climbs above 90 degrees, and then only for a short period of one or two days at a time. Ice seldom forms to a greater depth than one inch, per haps once in two or three years it may be slightly thicker. Roses bloom out of doors for nine months in the year, while magnolias and other trees and shrubs of this character are abundant. The expression I often used here, "A climate of perpetual spring, is -not overdrawn.;. .'..: . . -j ; j : ; ... EDUCATION, j , Guilford county is the educational center , of .North Carolina, and . em braces in this capacity a large portion of South Carolina, Virginia and Ten nessee. ,"- " ' A ' ' Two graded school systems are sup ported nine months in the year j in Guilford, by. 'public tax. I No , other county in the State, enjoys this dis tinction. Among .the -other institu tions are the State Normal and Indus trial College for Girls, at which 500 lire now in attendance; the Greensboro Female College a large 'institution under the control of the Methodists of the State, the Agricultural and Me chanical college for the Colored Race, l - 4 , also Bennett Seminary, a high-grade institution xf learning for the same race. Besides these there are four other colleges of high grade in the county. Guilford College, six miles west of Greensboro; Oak Ridge Insti tute, Oak Ridge; Whitsett Institute, Whitsett; and the High Point Insti tute ( colored. Hiirh Point. Allnf schools are well managed and prosper ous, they are under the direction of edu cators of the highest type, while the tuition and other charges are usually 1 a 1 i i r. : . wncr man eisewnere. oeverai acade mies throughout the county add ma terially to the educational facilities enjoyed by our people. . ' This brief sketch of Guilford county is intended only as one broad sweep ing" glance over the natural resources and advantages, the development of which have already made it one of the wealthiest in the Old North. 'State, and as prefatory to the descriptions and illustrations that follow. ' Details as to the possibilities here awaiting the merchant, the manufacturer, and the farmer are discussed on other pages in numerous scientific and technical articles contributed by men of recog nized authority on these subjects. Suffice it to say that nowhere in the broad realm of nature are inducements more enticing, a people more hospit able, and a climate more delightful, than here in Guilford county. i i IT. CTTMETt, SluM-liT. -lu'riiT o unty.liav "A ' Guilford, is t I ng firt "seen '' October 15, 1848. In i' mled ' the 44 old field n schools), but was uvo schcfol at an early workl as the war 0 the plantations. He ' tninjr, rhaniif acturingL 1 servcil as. justice of JelTersbn township bam dvilig while in of r' was 'eiecf ed by the i ners to fill tlie unex the expiration of this was elected to: the of r in bv the people and in 1SS8 ie waa' elected ner and served until 1 State! legislature in - . legislative. session of a jriieniberj of the .';ylums, Salaries and ''V, and1 was second ' a nee Commjittee, of ' bod v he often-served " i ii g" to the absence of st;tt. ; i. 'iM-as1.,... -mbency of the legis as elected aj member nl of Agriculture for He served until the tructed and the mem-!-nt of office. In 189S ;; for trie tbird time elected to the office of sheriff. In ad dition to discharging the duties of his office Mr. Gilmer is treasurer of the Globe Plow Manufacturing Company, a concern engaged in the manufacture of a cultivator of superior construc tion and device which is fast winning popularity among the farmers., r. a. Mccracken, FAMILY GROCERIES. ' COUNTRY PRODUCE, ETC. Corner SpRi??a St . . VT and Walker Avenue, urccnauuru, v. FINK FLOUR-our specialty. Now is- the time to buy GARDEN SEEDS. Crossxian's Seeds are always fresh, and sure to grow. We ell them. We deliver goods promptly. Our Motto : Good Goods; Low Prices? Call and see us. or send in your orders and we will guara-ntee satisfaction. J. Turner Ra-kim. R. Eugene JHodgim. We carr' a full nd up to date line of DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, GENTS FURNISHINGS, HATS, UMBRELLAS, and make a-specialty of all kind of the very best makes of SHOES. -- Call and see us when in the city and we wilt try to interest you-both in goods and prices. RANKIN & HODGIN, 516 SOUTH ELM ST. SOUTH OF OtPOT. J. N. INGRAM Wants to see all the citizens of tireensboro at his Grocery, . ... 530 South Elm St. .' He has no Trashy Goods, dear at any price, but has a fine line of Groceries and Promsions at prices that will astonish you. He wanis your trade, and jvhen you deal V with him once you will want to become a customer, and he will thank you, and you will never be I sorry, for you can sai'e money, . PIEDMONT FLOUR. GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS. A leading house Sealing- in groceries and provisions is that of J. N. Ingram, 530 South Elm street. While the bus iness has only been' established since January, 1S9S, the house has by ad hering to the motto " best goods at lowest prices' built up a large pat ronage among an appreciative public. Mr. Ingram was formerly engaged in the lumber business at High Point and is one of those progressive men who-have been attracted to Greens boro by her possibilities and advan tages. He is assisted by his son, H. O. Ingram. 3 .Dr. J. Pinkney Turner, Coroner of Guilford County. . Dr.1" Turner was born , in Cool Spring, Iredell county, Xorth Caro lina, December 18, 1871. He received his early education at the Oak Insti tute, Mooresvilie, N. C, after which he attended Trinity College. In 1893 he entered the University of I Mary land at Baltimore and in 1896 "gradu ated from that famous medical school. During his Senior year and the first year subsequent to his gradu ating he was resident physician at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore. In 1897 he began the practice of his profession in Greensboro. ? The duties devolving on a coroner are of such a nature as to render it particularly desirable that a physi cian should fill the office. This fact has been recognized and where! mem bers of the medical profession have administered the duties of the . posi tion there has been a notable improve ment in the management and a cor responding elevation of the officel Dr.! Turner was elected coroner jof the county: of Guilford-in 189S,' and during 'his- incumbency of the "office the truth' of the-foregoing' has -been demonstrated. V He is a member of the Marla ad Medical Society of Baltimore, Md., and the Manuf acturers and i Mer chants Association of Greensboro. ? . , ''Ii," ( V ! i ' - . . ' 1 r, 1 1 ' ..1 I- M O W. CARR. iwmm Combined Assets $400,000,000 ACCIDENT: Travelers of Hartford. BOND: Fidelity and Deposit, Baltimore, Lid. EMPLOYEES LIABILITY: Travelers, Hartford. FIRE : Thirty Companies. LIFE: j Ilutual Life, New York. PLATE GLASS : Lloyds, New York. RENT : Home, New York. STEAU BOILER: Hartford S. B. I. & Ins. Co. . - -p i" 0.111. CARR & CO., Twenty-eight years exper ience in insurance Business and no policy written at this agency has ever yet been con tested. COUNTRY BUSINESS WRITTEN FREELY. i V -I Those wanting insurance of any kind are respectfully so licited to call at our office; Front Corner Room, I Second Floor, , Greensboro National Bank Building, 1 Corner South Elm and East Washington Streets, j GREENSBORO, N.G. Tl Some rrry dcirab!e Iind nlir S3 IP at,ut i milrn from Court X. Ul UlilUf House, known e the Iiarne I'lace. Mtuatetl on the road leading to the CufTalo Uairy: lo from 5 to 15 acres or will nell anyauiownt wanted. It will pay any one wishing to buy farm land to ee me before buying. Also several very desirable tracts within 2J4 miles of town. CARL H. WEAJHERLY, P. O. Box 214. OKKKNSBORO, N. C it--- FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CJIURCIT.
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