The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-05-22
BUILDING BOOM IS
ON IN GREENSBORO
BY STAFF CORRESPONDENT.


GREENSBORO, Ind, May a.
Sturdy little Greensboro, vi.>>n of two
recent fires which destroyed property
valued at 100000, calamity which
would have daunted the courage of
much larger towns, is coming into her
own again, and it is but a question of
a few months until the burned struc-
lures are rebuilt and occupied by pros
porous business, assuring a better and
larger town.
Already one building has been erect
Kerr and a large two story structure,
also owned by DR.. Kerr. for store room
purposes and flats above, is partially
completed. Work on the new cement
block garage and auto repair shop of
Ross Hiatt is being rushed, and this
I $4,000, building is expected to be ready
7 for occupancy in two weeks. Other
structures are contemplated which will
cover the burned area with larger
and more modern fireproof blocks.
The Greensboro Commercial club is
a live one. The organization went to
work Immediately after the disastrous
fires and now has capital interested
which will finance the construction of
the following buildings: Odd Fellows
building on Pearl street, to be a two
story structure, to have store rooms
in the lower floor, and to have lodge
rooms above; K. of P. temple, on Pearl
street, store rooms below and lodge
rooms above.
w. l.. Hatfield, heavy loser in the
fire, will rebuild furniture store on
the site of his former building. 1t will
be two stories, used exclusively for
furniture salesrooms. These buildings
will cover the burned district on the
north side of Pearl street, between
Main and Green streets.
Bruce Dunbar and Albert Kienzle
contemplate erecting a single story
fireproof building on Main street on
the ground occupied before the last
fire by millinery, grocery and notion
stores and a restaurant. J. F. Clawson
will use one of the rooms of the K. of
r. Temple for a moving picture thea,
ter and will install new liiht plant
in another one of the rooms.
Engine House and Jail.
Next Monday the board of town
trustees will consider erecting a bull
ding for the fire engine, to be used
also as Jail. A new steel cell has
been ordered and will be installed as
soon as Jail is provided.
The town was laid out about 1920
by Jonas Hatfield, becoming an incor-
porated village later, but finally giving
up it's charter. 1t was re-incorporated
in 1913. Four churches with large
membership attest the excellent re-
ligious atmosphere of this town of $50
Inhabitants, and the surrounding coun-
try. The streets are of gravel, well
oiled and dustless. Cement sidewalks
adorn nearly every street in town. The
stores are clean and well stocked,
and carry full lines of every necessity
An excellent school building for both
the elementary grades and high school
department was built three years ago
at a cost of $4,000.
The Wayne Lumber company is one
of the largest institutions of its kind
in the state, carrying a stock of lum-
Der and other building materials val
ued at $4,000, and operates over a
radius of fifteen miles. 1t is one of
the main businesses of the town and
does large business. D. w. Harris
& Co, poultry and feed dealers. are
doing large business, shipping an
average of nine thousand dozens of
eggs each week to eastern markets. |
They deal extensively in live poultry, |
feed and grain.
"Give us little time. and we will |
have bigger and better Greensboro" |
state the business men, all of whom |
are exceedingly optimistic over the
future.