The Progress., 1892-10-15
MODERN GREENWOOD.
A Day at This Town.

bt the time III Greenwood.
b the stranger and younger in
|itants of Shreveport and Caddo
6sh, this town appears to be only
BIT it really is, small village with
hing connect, d with 1t to INC uce
to believe that it could ever
|e been anything superior to other
bill villages Of ike age. but 10
older generation who are native
In of the territory, Greenwood |
historical associations when, !
kough the old houses, steep hills
h valleys, speak of a past age
hich was associated with ease, lux
" and even grandeur. This was
aute-bullum days when the South
as noted for it's ari-tocracy and cnl-
re. During that period this now
hall illage was the pride of North
louisiana. II was tire abode of
health. refinement and hospitality.
was considered a most suitable
bot for meetings Of great occasion
neither of State, political or 'oclal.
nd its hills and vhlss have re-echoed
he voices Of orators, whose si'very
bDpues charmed the attention OF in-
ell-ctnal and social maguIfcance.
but now all is changed There Is
tile left to remind cGe Of Us past
lory. Only Il fea of the old fanil-
les still linger around the old spot,
|mmeasorably sacred to them, and
|bough deprived Of that former
wealth which enabled them to throw
wide open the doors of Hospitality's
kernple. all or nearly all being sacri-
iced in the Civil war, they still Ie-
Rain the genial disposition which i
klisrlayed to visitors within their
3gates, whichever the opportunity i
Ipresented.
phere is still one other evidence OF
| its by gone hospitality left, and TIM
/ is an old brick building of man!
rooms. which was then used as
| hosel. This structure rears its crss
upwards towards the sky, a distsnc
which, in those days was considered
great, aud inscribed on its old fash
Toned cutters, is the year 1887. Th
walls are now grim looking and som
ber. as il broodlng in sullen sorroN
over the past, and the mutability @
mans fancy which caused the tow
which she represented, to be deserte
and abandoned for more inyitin
fields.
Modern Greenwood is, however, b
no means a dead town. For her si2
and opportunities she does consi(
erable business. There are only for
mercantile establishments the
which handle all kinds and classes (
central mt rchandise, household an
plantation supplies, and do an annu
business of about Sl00,000. Evel
YEAR they handle between l2C0 al
l5OO bales Of cotton and are all 50
ven. business men OF good standby
There are now complete and
course of construction, several dive
ings all neat and attractive in appea
sncs, which display taste on the pH
of the owners. There have recent
been erected there neat scho
house and Methodist church, both
which are we'll attended. There "
built there this year one of the mc
complete gin stands III the cOuntl
From house to machinery everythi
is perfectly built. The gins &
tho patent and manufacture
Munger, of Dallas, Tex, a
consists Of three gins w
feeders. condensers and pack
attached. The cotton is taken fro
the wagon or clubhouse by mach
ery. carried to the gins, and VIII
the lint is carried to the press,
Feed are taken of in another dir
ton AID deposited Wherever desir
all by the subtle influence OF stea
and by the same machinery. L
pin is credit to our parish, q
speaks muchly for the enterprise
it's owner, MIR. 5. A. Alexander, v
il likewise one OF the four mercha
OF the town. 1t, as it stands, {
about $1,000.
The population is now about
and ara nearly all in comforts
circumstances. In the near vicif
are likewise some stable and thri
farmers and stock men, who b
done much to introduce good ST