The Pensacola journal., 1914-06-14
Nearly a Century Old, 1t
Has Taken On New
Life With Rail
roads Advent.
New Buildings Going Up
and Population is In
creasing Rapidly.

The town of CamphelltOn nearly
one hundred years old and a thriving
little town long before the civil war,
has taken on new life with the advent
of the Atlanta and st. Andrews Bay
Railroad and during the past few
years has forged ahead rapidly. At
one time Campbellton was an impor-
tant town, but many years ago it be-
gan to decline and, a short time be-
fore it was announced that the rail-
road would pass through this town,
was reduced to a single business
house The railroad was completed
in 1906. and since that time the
progress of the town has been rapid,
even for a West Florida settlement.
The town has a population of about
800 and is in the center of a rich
farming country, nineteen miles from
Mariana by road and seven miles
from Graceville, the terminus Of the
Graceville division of the Louisville
& Nashville Railroad. Campbellton
has a first class school, two good
church buildings, owned by the Meth
odists and Baptists, number of first
class stores. including two drug
stores. and the town owns its own
waterworks plant. No bonds have
ever been issued, and the financial
condition of the town treasury IS
good, the assessed valuation of prop
erty being over 100000 and the tax
rate but two and one-half mills. The
Masons and WoOdmen have strong
lodges at CampbelltOn.
Established In 1925.
The Baptist church at Campbellton
was established in 1925 and the
present structure was erected in 1854
and remodeled in 1912. Rev. J. w
White has been pastor for the past
twelve years and the church has 6S
regular members. The Methodist
church pulpit is filled by Rev. Griffin,
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month. The Central State Bank, 10
Gated at CampbelltOn has $4,000 cap
ital and over $500 surplus and is aC-
counted one of the best institutions of
the kind in this section of the COun-
try. There are two cotton gins at
Campbellton, one operated by the Do
than Cotton Oil Company and the
other by Ed. Wadford, Of Madrid, Ala
There are seven general stores in the
town, an automobile garage and livery
and a hotel, the latter operated Ivy
Rev. J. w. White, who mOdestly says
that. while he does not run a real"
hotel he is glad to take care of the
travelling public. The town was in
corporated in 1909 and since that time
many nota BILE improvements have been
made. Officers Of the town are as fol-
lows:
l.. A. Carlisle, mayor; G. D. Davis,
W. L. Pitcher w. l.. Mckinley, d. w.
McCrary and DR.. S. r. Scott, members
city council; ]. E. Pitman, town clerk.
CampbelltOn is a strictly moral town
and, as yet, has not felt the need of
a city marshal. The health of the city
is good and the surrounding country
all that could be desired from an agri-
cultural standpoint.
Some Fine Farms.
One of the largest and most scien-
tifCally cultivated farms in Jackson
county is in the vicinity of Campbell
ton, owned by T. J. Bond. Mr.. Bond
operated the place for the first time
last year and cultivated some 5000
acres, 1400 acres being planted to cot
ton. Mr.. Bond keeps siXty-ffve plOws
a. work all the time and gives en-
ployment TO about 100 hands about the
place. His first year on the place re-
suited in a large profit on the invest
ment and this year he Will probably
raise the largest crop of any single
farmer in the county.
w. L. Mckinley operates a 300-acre
farm a short distance from Camp
bellton which is in fine condition. He
is considered one of the best farmers
in the community and his farm con-
firms the statement.
+. \. Dehle, of Chipley. has farm
four miles east of Campbellton con-
sisting Of about 1000 acres upon which
he operates fourteen pIows. He de-