The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-28
Town With History Well
Worth Reading Its
Wonderful Growth,
FIVE TIMES BIGGER:
HOW 1T HAPPENED
Banks That Are a Credit to
the State--Business Growth of
Two Decades-Tobacco Mar
ket Is the Next Big ~2i
Thing-Notes and '
Conclusions.

conclusions.
Lawrencevi,I.. Va. December 27.--To
say that al INCORPORATED town In
Southern Virginia has now more than
five times tho number of inhabitants IL
had two decades ago is 10 indicate
something OF phenomenal growth
This statement can he made in regard
TO I.avrcncevllc. the county seat Of
Brunswick. Tho census Of 1890 showed
q population % 80. that of 1900 gave
the number 50. ana the 1910 cen
sus shower go inhabitants AS this
does not include TIC 400 students at
81 raurs $choni r"r several hundred
persons whose homes are lust beyond
tho corporate limits OF tho town. one
would sn$ i.awrenccvile has a popula-
ton OF about c.400. which is being in
creased practically every month by
new families
Another ract that illustrates the reg
ular growth IS that there is not resi-
dcnco in the town fo- rent New
hoases Ar" continualiy under construc-
ton hut rs soon rs completed they are
either leased to or bought by new resi-
dents
rkc Old Time Way.
From 1919 when the town was Gre
ated by an act OF the Legislature, until
1874 when il was incorporated Law
rcnc"Niilc existed as a modest village
and county seat Provisions had to DO
hauled from Petersburg, fifty miles to
the north. and Belfcld. now Emporia,
twenty five miles to the East. These
two places We're practically the only
markets accessible To the Brunswick
farmers Ter the disposition Of their
crops
With the coming Or tho Danviue and
N"rfoih division OF the Southern Rail-
road - 1889, new era was opened up
fcr Ills town. and from that time to
the prc2ent Lawrenccvilie has been
growing more than doubling its popu-
iatiun each decade
rhc Modern Way
II Is In the business rather than In
the historical Side of Lawrenccville
that the public is Interested. no. day
| there are 10 be found here at least
! 'hirty modern stores catering to a
trade that comes from a radius OF
/ twenty miles Three hanks. with re-
sources 90 about 81 900 0n0, handle the
money Of tho place. IN l.awrcnceviIle
| is edited tho county paper. the Law
iencerille Times. ono cotton ginning
/ plant sins aud bales 100000 pounds of
the cotton raised In this vicinity an
nuaiiy The iour mill hero has al
ready handled moro than $4,000 busheI,
/ ot the 1eiS wheat crop. and by tn,
| end ~ the season II viii have used
! more than 10000 bushels. All OF this
/ wheat Is raised In the section adioin
ms lawronceville, and practically the
entire output OF this mill is handled
/ by Gin" local merchants
( In@r' are also in tho town three
I hotels, = Misunderstanding plant an
I ice plan; ana modern garage
I LaWrenceVille also boasts OF n s13-
/ 600 public school building, where
J eish' teachers are employed for an
! enrolment Of $50 pupils The high
/ school department. with an enrolment
"I siNtN-s'N has well-equIpped labor
! atorles and Offers two four wear courses
leading 10 graduation. The citizens
/ ere proud OF the fact that this school
/ IS on the list OF institutions accredited
! by til" southern Association OF Sec
oHdaiS schools and Colleges
. Fonr Protestant churches. the Metho-
DIST PRESBYTERIAN, Episcopal and Bap-
tist, nave their regular services, and
/ three Of the pastors reside here
! Fhis town Is also the site OF the ST..
! i6uls Normal and Industrial School.
! which, with an enrolment ot 400. ia
/ SID To DO ;hc third largest colored
Industrial school in tho south.
/ To-Dny's Doing. la Town.
/ nh. greatest single source of reve-
nue. is the division shops OF the south
! ern Raiiroad Here engines are over
| hauled and repaired. and freight cars
are put in shape after rough handling.
| In these shops are employed about 125
men. necessitatinc - payroll OF $1,000
iu"nthly.
I represented by Masonic lodge. es-
tabiished in 1891; Pythian and odd
, Fellow lodges and camp OF tina
{ Woodmen % the World. all having
large memberships md doing good
work
There is hardly feature OF tha
town 10 which the citizens point with
! ~ -, tf, -, T..
/ electric LIANT water and sewer sys-
TENS. which represent an outlay OF
/ $4,000. These systems have been in
operation about htteen months, and
IN that time they have proved highly
| successful
With The establishment Of the city
watc. system came the organization
of q volunteer nre department.. which
now has membership OF forty. and
property and equipment valued ar
! $4,000.
| When /, comes 10 the question OF
| imprcved street. and roads. Lawrence
vile and the adjoining districts In
/ Brunswick County can show a record
as good a. thai shown by any town
| i'm the state. Within the past two
! years the two adjoining districts have
! bonded themselves So, 300 for improve
nents \ convict force is still at work
near the town.
An indication OF the superiority of
Z tee brunswick County roads is In the
foct ihat auiomobiline parties from
, Petersburg 10 Emporia frequently take
route throueH i.awrenccviiIe. which
is tw enty-dve miles longer than the
dHeci rout' through Greenesville Coun-
". between Petersburg and Emporia
iiN takins th" t.awrenceville route ono
has good roaGS all the way.
looking Ahead.
rs 1919 there VIII be an unhroken
stretch Of $500 miles OF improved roadx
| leading out OF this town BY that
time IL Is expected that the coaxs-to-
coast highway will be completed, fhts Z
heing 1000 miles in length This dis-
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