The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-01-01
PARK STATION.
As A Settlement Before the War '12,
and Who Some of its People Are.

ana VINO some OF ltS BeOple Are.
On the Duck River Valley railway
and over ten miles from Columbia, il
Park Station, and busy little place
it is, having a big extent of country
to support it; customers and traders
coming from all the hills and valleys
for miles.
Samuel Park came to the vicinity
when the country was cane brake
before 1872. His son j. ;. y. Park is
now seventy-eight years of age, and
there are not many old men like him
as to vigorous capacity. He was
born here and his son, G. w. Park, is
the prime mover of the regions prop
erty, as he is a manufacturer in grist,
saw and shingle milling, also mer-
chant, farmer and stock-raiser. Fur
Their he is officially postmaster, rail
way agent and express agent. The
firm is G.. w. Park d Son, and a great
deal of the business devolves upon
the Junior partner Erastus j. Park,
who gives the mercantile department
and others, energetic attention, and
he is a young gentleman of excep-
tional ability.
TIE Park farms encompass not far
from go acres, and are beautifully
situated and trayerSed by Silver
Greek, Fountain Greek and three
house carries an excellent stock, and
is selling extensively on the cash
basis, which was adopted on the 10Th
of December.
The Park Mills have twenty horse
power and cannot get cars enough to
supply orders for logs, lumber and
shingles. Park Station is one of the
best shipping points on the Duck
River branch, and has the people to
make il grow and develop the coun-
try at large.
G. w. Park has been in the mer-
camille business since 1866 and was a
gallant member of the LIST Tennessee.
He is thorough business man and
can always be found at his offices or
within call, which has been an ex-
cellent characteristic of the Park 8
for generations. He is held in high
esteem by all who know him and
financially and socially he has gained
high reputation ns to being respOn-
sible in business and a representative
gentleman in.every respect.
About a mile from Park Station is
the
GRESHAM STOCK FARM.
It became the property of Benomi
Gresham, who came from Virginia in
the early twenties, and its grand To-
cation shows that the men of that
time loved the beauty of nature as
well as good fields and grazing hills.
W. r. Gresham, son of the aforesaid,
is now the proprietor, and he is MAX
ing it a grand place. The handsome
home stands high, and grants fine
views, including Park Station, the
railway, and miles of Maury county
farms.
The big barn measures 100 feet long
by so wide and is equipped with mule
pens, horse stalls, horse power and
machinery shelters. Two big els
terms have a capacity of over 1000
barrels of water, and wells add to
convenience, while trickling down
the hills are rivulets.
In the paddocks are some fine colts
from Duplex and Hal stock, and in
the pens fifty strapping mules are fat
tening. Sleek cattle roam around
and Chester White and Berkshire
hogs go grunting, while poultry add
to the farm chorus.
The Gresham Stock Farm shows
progress, neatness aud plenty. w. r.
Gresham is an untiring worker.
When / met him he was mixing NOR
tar, and in him it seemed quite gem
tlemanly. He is as happy always as
a summers day is long, and is an
other Maury county farmer who has
made farming earn him a compe-
tency.
He came back from the army and
the 1st Tennessee Cavalry without as
much as q nickle. He meant to have
kept the jeff Davis dollar he got at
the surrender, but lost it; he is now
worth many thousands.
ABBoTsFoRD.