The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-17

two niles OF sewer and pipe line.
Greensboro has hotels with facilities
equal to any town in the South with
100000 population. Greensboro boasts
OF having twenty-five church edihces,
representing all leading denominations;
two magnificent Carnegie libraries and
fine public hospital, erected at a cost
of 100000.
The secretary then. In his pungeDt
way, enumerates some industries need
ed at Greensboro, for which there Is al
ready II large and constantly growing
demand. as follows:
Broom factory, harness factory. can
ming factory, match factory. wagon
factory. fertilizer plant, furniture man
ufacturinE plants. soap factory. glue
factory. clothing factory hat factory.
shoe factory, buggy factory, cigar fac
tories, and numerous others. including
woodenware. knitting mill. cotton mill,
cotton manufacturing machinery. mat
tress and spring bed, iron pipe. agricul-
Itural Implements, cheese factory, cream
cry, brick factories.
Greater Things Yet for Greensboro.
The orr Of progress and achievement
through which Greensboro has passed
is only faint beginning OF that which
will be experienced In tho future. On.
the first OF July next the city will be
in touch with the greatest water cleo.
trio power in the South (second only
to Niagara Falls), now being developed
at Whitney, on the Yadkn River, forty
miles away. The city, lin It's municipal
capacity, has made a contract with the
Whitney Electric Power Company to
run Its wires here, and supply OF
this power Will BIO brought here that
will be sufficient to run all the ma
chinery that Is now here and that Is
to come along in the future. This con
tract begins with July lat next.
The coming year promises great
things for Greensboro along other
lines. Among other things which the
year 1908 will sec located at Greensboro
may be .mentioned a new Young Mems,
Christian Association building. which
viii cost not less than $4,000. and u
new Auditorium will be erected. with
u senting capacity of from 1000 to
10000 persons. which willsaccommodate
any delegation held withinfthe borders
.ofatle State, and being tho most cen
strallyS located poir1t, viii naturally be
the ono chosen for the holding ofssucl,s
gatherings. 4ft 8 ~ IS 49, 5Gi
The 1lostsnotcworthy occnsion. iow-
ever, and the one ,whiclawill give tito
widest publicity to Greensboro It has
ever known Is tho celebration Of
.ICecUSuOEOSi slUulll3 HIlIllVcrStlFy.ss3 LUIS
will aSbe held about, October T., 100S.
Several large buildings w;illsbe erected.
and 1t IL 5probab Ia tllat a. repr odnction
OF the battle Of Guilford Courthouse
will be produced Y by; troops from
number of tho Southern states, accom-
panied with Governors Of the various
States South and congressman and
others from the North. East and West.
There viii lie also celebrated the
Homecoming of nonresident North Car
,olinians who have emigrated to other
sections. who wi Visit the old North
State, who can zee for themselves tho
achievements We have accomplished
and the progress mad 9. and recogniza
the position tho reJuvenated South Is
taking in tho Industrial world
The Central Carolina Fair Assocla-
ton will also be held about the same
time, and preparations are already on
foot for the erection of several large
buildings In which will BIO exhibited
theprodnctsofStll the factory, field and for
est Of North Carolina, which will ex-
hibit something MS tostle growth and
prosperity which is being neted out to
North Onrolina--a growth and a pros
perity which is state-wlde, but which
is nowhere moro pronounced than right
hero In this vigorous tWentleth century
city of Greensboro, IA
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