The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-12-04
.PHENII IS BUILDING RAPIDLY
MANY LOTS ARE NOW BEING SOLD
A New Warehouse About Finished,
Another Store Well Stocked With
hoods.

Progress is the watch word at Phe-
nix and thrill Of new life permeates
the entire place. The new warehouse
is receiving Flushing touches aud
wien completed will be commodious,
convenient and essentially up-to-date.
As it will look for its patronage from
one Of the richest tobacco growing sec
tions Of Southside Virginia, il can not
fail Of liberal aud sustaining support
Only on last Monday seventeen way
ons passed in its immediate front,
well loaded with the weed to drag
their weary length along to a distant
market Man and beast would have
rejoiced 10 have stopped at this neigh
borhood selling point, saved two days
Of travel, and TO have gone back home
the same evening with just as much
Of ready cash, after having paid for
such goods as were needed for the
family. Not only will the warehouse
conveuiences be there, but the buyers,
and no tobacco growers will be afraid Of
the new market.
ON a commanding site on Main
street Messrs. Walker and Wells
have just opened an up-to-date store,
and after two weeks Of experience, are
satisfied that they have made no mis-
take. The depot will soon be built
and trains running on schedule time.
The bank is thing Of the near future,
locations for two churches have been
agreed on, lots are selling and gener-
ally those who buy are planning for
building. The restaurant is yet a
modest one, but we speak from actual
experience and grateful heart and a
well filled and easy stomach, when we
say that no better service can be had
anywhere In Virginia. Another one
is projected aud no one who visits
Phenix need fear 10 come away hun
cry.
The water supply is abundant and
pure, and as Pennsylvania who has
recently become resident Of the
place, remarked, "the very best ever
given to mortal man." An expert
timber cruiser estimates that the tim
Der on the holdings Of the company,
at the present pr ces, is worth $4,000.
I Whether this is to be sold IN bulk
or converted into finished product, is
yet to be decided. There is no more
desirable location for a wagon, or hub
aud spoke factory and as companion a
furniture factory.
The Berkely store is now the center
of activity in Phenix aud it, controll-
| ing spirit is an inspiration TO all the
business forces of the entire commu-
nifty.
II is estimated 10y those who have
looked into the subject that at least
/ 1000, 900 feet Of timber can be iioated
down C1b Creek to Phenix, and that
the whole timber section tributary 10
the place would furnish over 10000,
90 feet.
one Of the leading officials Of the
| Virginia Railroad is on record as say
ing that Phenix bids fair to be the
most commanding town on that line
"of railway between Suffolk aud Roa-
noke," aud parties who have exam
ined into its advantages Of location,
environment and present holdings
will agree that the prophecy is well
founded. Add to all this the further
fact that the promoters are men Of rec
ognized business ability, whose past
achievements give assurances of fu-
ture success, aud we can with conli-
dence watch PheniX grow.