The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-07


at the break of a day we were ready to
turn backward with our thoughts and
let our eyes see the changes 10 years had
brought in the old home town. We had
not long to tarry; our time was limited
but in the moments we gazed with sad
ness at the reeollections of the missing
faces while We were cordially greeted by
those in their stead
Greensboro was one of the garden spots
of creation in the days before the sos,
and there fingers with the people now
the history and the Inheritance of
splendid aristocracy. The center of the
planters We're the capitalists of the town,
and their homes We're noted for gracious
hospitality This is not a lost art today
among the people. Yesterday. when we
passed down the street we saw seated be-
fore 'Stollenwerck S drug store" in line
OF chairs, whiting sticks, or each with
habits characteristic of his own, talking
politics, the country and the conditions
such men as Governor Seay, Mr.. William
Snead, Maj. John Henry Webb, Judge
THOMAS r. Roulhac, Mr. A. A. Benners
Col Allen c. Jones, Col. George Erwin,
Mr.. Al Stollenwerck and others Today
the chairs are moved away; one by one
has dawned In the old town. Their places
will never be filled in Alabama, but the
times had to move on; the next genera
ton is doing the honors of the town and
conducting its commerce with few excep-
tions. We could but help observe they
We're mighty good chips off the old block
Greensboro moves steadily forward The
town never gave any evidence of a.
boom; it had an even tenor of it's own
but it has grown steadily and prospered
! This fact is evidenced. The old home
steads speak of care and the cultivation
of their yards and gardens and through
out the town we saw modern bungalows
in course of construction, and much new
territory has been layed off in lots. Sell
Ing land by the foot in Alabama is not
limited to Birmingham today. The towns
are growing and new people are moving
in. This foretels the countrys future.
There was much cotton in the bale, but
there was not so much talk about that
crop, except it was good, and the people
were in fine spirits. We don't believe the
boil weevil'i has given them such dread
or may be this seemed a bit trifing. at
the time, because "the back tax corfmis-
sioner was in town" While we met this
body and found them most agreeable and
seemingly harmless, we realized as gen
tlemen they were welcome, but their mis-
sion seemed to be dreaded, Maybe the
boil weevel destroys the plant and this
back tax claims the profit?
There is a great deal of talk about al
falfa In Hale county and we heard some
splendid results in figures that amounted
to a valuable profit on the Investment
Another industry that is creating a great
deal of interest in south Alabama is the
pecan groves. Hundreds of trees have
been planted in Hale county in the last
few years and many are bearing fruit to-
day. We met Mrs, Thomas V. Board
man, now of Jacksonville, Fla formerly
of Greensboro and latter years of this
city, and she. told us the object Other
visit was to, gather her pecan crop. She
has 25 trees from which she recently
gathered 1900 pounds, and she has a ready
market for the yield and good prices.
She filled one order for 80 pounds to Den
yer, Col. Some of these trees she has
been told were planted IS years ago and
they are bearing good crops each year
The soil In this locality is sand and clay,
which is considered conductive to their
longevity. She has recently planted an
other grove of so trees and hopes to con-
vert her place eventually into pecan
farm.
The only expense after planting is to
see that the crop is not stolen and to