The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-08-20
GREENvILLE,
MISSISSIPPI
The largest City in The va
ZOO Delta. Its Large
Wealth.

Country is Greenville, the Mississippi
; river terminus of the Southern raj
way. 1t has splendid location o
the banks of the great river, and, i
addition to excellent railroad facili
ties, has the benefit of through an,
local lines OF steamers up and dow
the Mississippi and into manv of tn
tributary streams. At present Green
willie has growth Of about 10, 0OC
and its growth is steady. As the lar
gest city OF the Delta it has an i'm
mense trade, jobblng and otherwis
reaehing throughout this region
The business portions OF the city are
well built up. There are some
handsome and commodious structures
and every appearance is that of pros
perity and comfort. All streets
throughout the city are broad, most
OF them being we'll cared for, with
good sidewalks and being splendidly
shaded. In the residence of the
town thele are many handsome and
costly homes Buildings OF public
and semi-public character include a
U. S. Government building, the
Washington county court house and
club buildings. One of the last is a
beautiful new building just completed
which is one OF the handsomest
structures of it's kind to be found any
where. The city has ell regu-
lated and intslligent administration,
which is economic, giving the peo-
pie improvements rs needed and as
fast as warranted. A well supported
business league is one Of tile features.
There is good electric railway !,
complete system of waterworks and
sewerage, electric light plants, etc.
The wholesale establishments of
Greenville aggregate annual sales of
several million dollars. The city is
we'll supplied with banks. There are
five of these institutions, one recently
established, all In the most flourish
ing condition. Their capital surplus
ard undivided profits at date OF their
last statements aggregated about $500
600, while they had deposits OF 81,
900, 900, All of these banks own their
buildings, and one featafe which de-
serves note is that finer set of bank
ing rooms is not seen in any city in
the South.
Greenville receives from 80 900 to
100 900 bales of cotton each year.
There are four cotton oil mills, with
daily crushing capacity Of 250 tons.
Of the manufacturing establish
ments, there are three large saw
mills, with daily capacity of 15O,
900 feet; sash and blind artificial
stone factory and other institutions
Greenville is in the midst of one of
the greatest timber regions in Amer
lea, including the finest forests of !
hardwood OF many varieties. These
timber lands lie both in the Delta
country and in the neighboring terri
;ory Of Arkansas, and are such as to
make this point a most important
lumber center. They certainly give
he place undoubted advantages in
he manufacture of materials com
,osed of wood and which can be made
# either oak, gum, cypress or other
woods.
So much surplus capital has been
ound in Greenville that it's people
lave been going outside of the imme-
late vicinity for investment, buying
,onds, timber and agricultural lands,
tc. They are anxious to invest their
money at home and would be glad to
,ut it in with that of reliable and
apable manufacturers, willing to To-
ate in Greenville. There are many
ines of industries here which there
re opportunities and for whioh the
lost marked advantages in the way !
f supplies of raw timber, labor and
larkets may be had. {
The Southern railway carries into S
from the Alabama coal !
elds large amount of coal which is !
to line of barges running ;
n the Mississippi river, and deliver g
! to coal operators along the river j
nd its tributaries.
OF the school and church facilities D
ere it can be trutnfullY said they =
70 of the best. There is good class :
school buildings. There are many
lurches representing most of the n
ore common denominations. Most 4
the churches are commodious and
andsome. g
Greenville is healthy place. The ~
lthorities look after the drainage
I'd other matters connected with the
ty so as to keep it clean and whole
me, and the fine artesian water in fc
g always assures the purest water b
pply. v
Washington county, of which r
reenville is the capital, has a pop ir
alton of about $4,000. 1t is the
rgest cotton growing county in the
untry and has more acres of land in
ltivation than any other county in "
ississippi. With the opening up of ~
W plantations and farms, bringing =,
rger areas into cultivation, the inn 70