The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-08-09
Surrounding Territory |
Rapidly Settling During
Past Few Years.
Thriving Town of 800 in
One of Most Prosperous
Parts of Gadsden Co.

Located thirteen miles southeast of
River Junction on the line of the Apa-
lachicola Northern Railroad, the town
Of Greensboro, although but six years
OF age, gives promise of becoming one
of the most important towns in Gads-
den county in the course of a few
years. In the town proper there are
about 500 inhabitants, but the coun-
try surrounding is well settled, with
scores OF prosperous farmers, and it
Is safe to say that there are from 800
to 1000 people within the territory
Immediately tributary. Greensboro has
q strong bank seven general mercan-
tile establishments, an up-to- date drug
store, two small saw mills, both with
planners operated in connection, a cot
ton gin and novelty works. There
are two churches Baptist and Metho-
dist. and one of the best schools in
the county, with an enrolment of 156
last year. The Apalachicola North
ern Railroad furnishes land for ware
houses on siding connected with its
line practically free of rent upon long
lease. giving shipping facilities that
cannot be exce1led, and this line op-
crates double daily train service over
the line between River Junction and
Port ST. Joe. In the vicinity Of
Greensboro there is n canning factory
operated by M. r. Strickland, which
IL doing a good business and in the
warehouses. one of which is used by
the Farmers Union for the shipment
OF products of its members.
Town Incorporated.
Greensboro was incorporated in
1908, one square mile being included
within the corporate limits. The Of
ffcers of the town are, o. W. Gardner,
mayor: c. p. Green, president town
council: j. c. Inman, j. G. Brewer, W.
r. Rowan and NJ. c. Gardner, members
~iH.
SCISSOR and treasurer; j. T. Brinson
marshal and collector. J. c. Brewer is
also postmaster, having been recently
been reappointed under the civil SER
vice, and since his inCumhency the
business of the office has increased by
leaps and bounds.
Greensboro has a large Masonic
lodge, a camp of Woodmen Of the
World and there is talk of establish
ing a Pythfan lodge there in the near
future. Health conditions are excel
lent throughout the section, probably
due to the fact that the best of water
Is available.
The vicinity of Greensboro is con-
sidered one of the most fertile sec
lions OF Gadsden county, and rightly
so. Magnificent crops are the rule,
with ordinary care of cultivation, and
as a consequence, the farmers gen
orally, are prosperous and contented
Tobacco. both shade and sun, does eX-
ceptionally well in every part of the
surrounding country, field crops of all
kinds flourish and truck of all kinds
produces heavily. Several fields pro-
duced from so to 10 bushels of corn
last year and this was exceeded on
several prize patches, where the corn
was raised by members of the Boys
Corn Club, under the direction of NJ. C.
Gardner, county farm demonstration
agent. This year, within the corpo-
rate limits of Greensboro Elton Da-
zell, about IS years of age, produced
an exceptionally good crop Of sun to-
oacco, performing every bit of the
work himself. One of the best farms
In the vicinity Of Greensboro is that
OF A. Holland, who. in addition to
raising general farm crops raised
several acres OF good sun tobacco and
who has heavily bearing peach or
chard His son Alvin is raising an
acre OF corn In the Boys Corn Club
competition, which will produce heav-
lily.
Some Good Farmers.
Among the good farmers in the vi |
entity of Greensboro, a few whose |
places were visited by the writer, are |
mentioned G. L. Simmons has a fine |
crop OF shade tobacco. about acres |
and a good general farm in connec-
ton. r. Tolar, L. J. Clark, Ben Fer
rell, r. T. Terrell and s. NJ Brown all |
have highly cultivated farms with |
exceptionally good crops of all kinds |
corn to the acre last year and will do |
better this. Mr.. Tolar's stepson. Burns |
OElesby, raised n bushels to the acre |
last year. in competition for the Boy s
Corn Club prizes. Zollie Rowan. > i