The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-12-04

ent the cotton Factors II GrttnVllie ana
tt. banks are In the same box-compell-
ed 10 transact u huge and Increasing
volume ofbusiness with limited faeili-
ties for handling II. There Is no bet
ter place for the safe investment of cap
ital In Legitimate enterprises already on
= solid footing.
The newness Of Greenvllle Is the
reason Why many Of It's buildings which
should be permanent and handsome
structures are temporary In character,
hastily erected and entirely inadequate
TO their purposes and Importance. The
| trst object which strikes Il stranger on
arriving Is of course the railway stn-
tion and In the case OF that belonging
to the \. 4 NJ. " road, Ia branch Of the
powerful Illinois CENTRALLY the building
and accommodations are disoredit TO
the road and humiliation to the city.
The road has ri various tlmes promised
to erectat Greenville a depot more in
accord with the Importance Of one OF
the greatest railroads in the country
and better suited 10 the Requirement Is 0
the great volume Of business and travel
which passes through 1t, and this will
undoubtedly be done ere long. At
present the depot and its surroundings
form pitiful contrast to the improve
ment and appearance Of the locality,
which contains the Planters Oil Mill,
the Greenville Compress. the Ice Fac
tory, the immense Goyer building, the
stately court house structure. and many
handsome new blocks OF brick stores.
The depot of the Southern road is Of
brick. more recently built, aud while
great Improvement on that of the \. Il
NJ. v. is yet not sufficiently large or
comfortable for the amount of traffic
and number Of passen gers it accommo-
dates.
Greenyille is a city of churches. SV-
cry denomination is represented by
hourishing and enthusiastic congrega-
tiuns which are fast out-growing their
rather primitive places of worship. st.
James Episcopal church is the hand
soonest and most expensive in the city,
and is u gem of ecclesiastical architect
ura and beautiful furnishing: but even
it is a little church, built of wood, and
simple in its artistic beauty, The
and Methodist congrega-
tons, large and influential as they are, |
still retain the small unbeautiful wood
en- structures in which they worshipped |
twenty years ago. The Baptlsts,
with commendable enterprise, are al
ready considering the erection Of
handsome brick church in place of their
present modest frame building. The
Catholic congregation, while still using
The church thai served them when
was village, have hand
'ome Convent school to their credit,
The Hebrew temple is plain frame
hardly IN keeping With the
,ize and progressive spirit of its congre-
cation. Some Of the numerous colored
churches of the city are credit to their
people, when it is considered that they
lave been built by the small contribu-
ions fdaiIy workers and mustrepresent
,reat selt-deniaI and sacrifice.
The needs of Il growing city are almost
infinite, but this article cannot be closed
Without hint at the necessity for
ystem of sewerage-an improvement
Which will naturally follow the estab-
ishment of our excellent and al
lost perfect water works system, This
natter Will no doubt receive the earn
st consideration of the city govern
lent and board Of health during the
oming Spring.
Street paying and improvement is q
ubiect upon which volume might be
written. Washington Avenue. the main
rterY Of the city, is one hundred feet
vide, and as leyel as a floor II ia lined
II either side with excellent brick ,
idewalks and handsome residence and ,
tone buildings. 1t could be gravelled {
rom either side walk at compare /
lively low cost, and is wide enough to
Omit space of sward and row of '
rees down the centre which would |
lake it this handsomest street in Missis- 4
lppi. Many other avenues with the !
anne possibilities exist in Greenville,
nd when we grow enough to stop aud
mink little all the wants now SO much =
esired may become realities. MAY !
lese things beH'