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GENERAL INDEX
Abbreviations
89
Alphabetical Directory
83
Banks
687
Business Directory
681
Buyers' Directory
21
Cemeteries
691
Churches
692
City Government
245
Clergymen
694
Clubs .
695
County Government
252
Courts
.246 and 252
Elks
105
Fire Department
246
Hospitals and Asylums
708
IOOF
296 7
Index to Advertisements
70S
Junior OU A M.
314
Knights of Pythias
323
Libraries .
717
List of Books in Library
9
Manufacturers in Greensboro
14
Masonic Orders
362
N C Post Offices
16
Police Department
246
Red Men 296
729
Street Directory
565
United States Post Office 514
Woodmen of the World.
553
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Moose Loyal Order of. 380
Parks 723
Schools and Colleges
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS
Reference is especially invited to the following Alphabetical List of responsible, enterprising, advertising business men, and also to the names in BLACK TYPE throughout the book of those who represent the ENERGY and PUSH of the city and accomplish the wonders in business here making the city what it is in the com. mercial world to-day.
A & B Clothing Co
38
Allen J N & Co
2
American Finance & Mortgage Co,
right top cards and
79
American Ins Agency Inc,
right side lines and
55
American Sales Book Co Ltd,
left bottom lines
Apple Service Station
25
Arcade Barber Shop
32
Arcade Cafeteria. .
left bottom cards
Armfield Motor Co,
right side lines and
30
Askins
40
Auto Tire Accessory Co 25
Automobile Painting Co,
right bottom cards and
26
Banks Realty Co .... front cover and
72
Efird's
44
Ellis, Stone & Co,
Barker's Music House, left top cards and 67
Beaman W J,
left bottom lines, 81 and
83
Benson's Dry Cleaning & Dye Works,
left top lines and
38
Bernau R C.
... left side lines and
61
Federal Clothing Co
Bernau's Optical Parlor,
left side lines and
61
Biddell Harry G, right top lines, 52 and 70
Blake Chas J Ins Agency,
marginal line front cover and 56
Broadway Shop The . 82 Brown Geo C & Co Inc, right side lines and 65
Burchett Claude H, left bottom cards and 68
Burnham Clarence A.
88
Burroughs Adding Machine Co. 22 Burrowes E T Co The,
right bottom cards and 34
Canvas Products Co Inc, left bottom lines and 32 Carlson & Hodgin Drs, left side lines and 36
Carlton Phil R Inc, marginal line back cover and 56 Carolina Engraving Co, left side lines and 47
Carolina Motor Coaches Inc,
right bottom lines and 23
Carolina Steel & Iron Co
3
Cheek B S Plumbing Co,
Cheek J C Co .
67
right top cards and
70
City Motor Car Co Inc
27
Columbia Laundry Co,
right top lines and 37
Conyers & Fordham Inc,
marginal line front cover and
44
Craven E F .... left bottom lines and
43
Crutchfield Plumbing Co. .
69
Dawson S V Realty Co Inc,
left top lines and
79
Dick's Laundry Co,
marginal line back cover and
63
Dixie Fire Ins Co.
59
Dixie Multigraphing Bureau.
67
Dixie Realty & Auction Co,
left side lines and
79
Donnell Harry Inc
40
Dorsett Geo I
63
Durham & Sheets,
right side lines and
42
Edwards Dry Cleaning Co.
38
right side lines and 66
El-Rees-So Cigar Co,
marginal line front cover and 37
England Real Estate & Auction Co,
right bottom cards and
66
79
40
Fetter A W .
. . left top cards and
First Realty & Loan Co,
left top lines and
73
Ford Body Co. . left side lines and
27
Fry Fielding L & Co. . top stencil and
56
Gate City Motor Co,
right bottom lines and 28 Gate City Roofing Co. . . back fly leaf Glascock Stove & Mfg Co. 81 Golden Rule Press 70 Greensboro Auto Electric Co. 24
83
Greensboro Bargain House.
50
Greensboro Cafe
81
Greensboro Hardware Co,
right top lines and
51
Greensboro Jewelry & Optical Co ...
.61
Greensboro Mortgage Loan Co ...
66
Greensboro Motor Car Co Inc,
Greensboro Music Co Inc,
right side lines and
67
Greensboro Mutual Life Ins Co ....
58
Greensboro Nurseries & Stock Farm,
back cover and
68
Greensboro Real Estate Board,
Street Divider
Greensboro Screen & Heating Co ...
33
Greensboro Veterinary Hospital .
...
83
Greensboro Window Cleaning Co.
..
Guilford Hardware Co.
50
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7
84
Griffin James L. . right side lines and
45
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Greensboro Baggage & Transfer Co
right bottom lines and 28
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS-Contd.
Guilford Hotel. . right side lines and 54
Guilford Lumber Mfg Co,
right side lines and 64
Guilford Motor Car Co Inc, right side lines and 29
Hammel Wm C A, left top lines and 57
Hanner Bros.
. left top lines
Harding Heating Co. . back cover and 53
Heath Bros Realty & Advertising Co, right side lines and 80
Hedgpeth & Co. 4
Hodgin Motor Co. . left top cards and Home Bldg & Loan Assn,
right top lines and 34
Hotel Greensboro. . left side lines and 54
Hunt Bros . . .
. left top lines and
70
Jefferson Motors Inc,
left bottom lines and 31
Johnson & Co. right bottom cards and 71
Justice Drug Co
45
Koontz Henry V Inc,
front cover and 74
Latham J E Co .. bottom stencil and 75
Leak James N 61
Lindley J Van Nursery Co, back cover and 62
Lucas Bros.
45
McClamroch Co The,
right side lines and
65
McGlamery Auto Co,
right top cards and 31
Marchant Calculating Machine Co ... 22
Marietta Paint & Color Co The .. . Mason's N J Meat Market. . 35 68 Smoot & Johnson 48 Mateer Wm A 34 Southern Railway System 72 Southern Real Estate Co, backbone and 76
Merrell & Co .... right top lines and 65
Merrimon Ins Agency,
left bottom cards and 57
Milton R H Electric Co,
marginal line back cover and 46
Mi-Valet ........ right top cards and 38
Moore A K Realty Co, left bottom lines and 80
Moore J S Realty & Ins Co, left top lines and 77 Tatum B B left side lines and 83 Moore-Mitchell Co Inc, left top cards and Tatum's Ins . . front cover and 55 57 Travelers Ins Co .... left top lines and 57 Morris Harry 25 Morris James C, Tuttle Better Advertising. . 23 Van Lindley Co Florists, back cover and 62
marginal line inside front cover and 43 Morrison-Neese Furniture Co, left top cards and 49
Mutual Ins Agency Inc The, right bottom cards and 57
National Surety Co of N Y,
marginal line front cover and 58 New Method Laundry Co, right side lines and 62 New Process Tire & Supply Co, right top lines and 26
North State Ins Agency Inc .. .. 58 Nu Bone Co The,
Oettinger Lumber Co, left side lines and 34
Ogburn . left side lines and 77 Orange Crush Bottling Co, right bottom lines and 32
Parker Coal Co Inc .. 42 Patterson Bros Inc. left top cards and 50 Payne Max T, marginal line back cover and 58 Perfection Auto Laundry .. 29 Philadelphia Battery Service Co. 23 Phipps Hardware Co Inc .. 51 Piedmont Business Exchange,
Piedmont Cafe left bottom cards and 35 80
Pilot Life Ins Co ... . front cover and Poole & Blue Inc. . right top lines and 49 Porter-Lyon Drug Co Inc, right bottom lines and
Pullen A M & Co ...
Rawlins J Max .... righ top cards and
45 21 31
Rees Jno T Cigar Stores. 37 Rhodes Clothing Co The .. 39 Rice & Marley Plumbing Co Inc,
left bottom cards and 69
Richardson R M,
left side lines and
42
Rierson Coal Co, left top cards and 41 Robins & Weill. . front stencil and 78 Rowe & Roach Co Inc, right side lines and 66 44 31
Royal Blue Detective Co Inc .. . . .
Sineath J I. . left bottom cards and Smith Auditing Co. left side lines and 22
Southside Hardware Co, left hottom lines and 52 Steed Turned Column Works. . . . . .
84 Stone Jos J & Co, bet pages 328 and 329
T & H Motor Co,
right top and right side lines and 30
Tanenhaus Bros Inc 40
Vestal & Everett .. left side lines and 22 West Bros Co .... light top cards and 33 Wharton-Medearis Inc. . . 41 78 47 81
White Realty Co .... back cover and Willard J A Co .... left side lines and Williams C D & Co. .
63
Wilson J I & Son
Yellow Cab Co Inc, marginal line inside back cover and 82 Young Jno A & Sons, back cover and 68
left side lines and 66 Odell's Inc. . right bottom lines and 71 Younts-De Boe Co 41
8
Vanstory Clothing Co, left side lines and 39
60
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El Paso, Tex. Eofield, N. Y. Evanston, Ill. Evansville, Ind.
Fairchance, Pa. (see Uniontown) Falconer, N. Y. (see Jamestown) Fall River, Mass. Falls Creek, Pa. (see Du Bois)
Fayetteville, N. C. Flint, Mich. Florida Gazetteer & Bus. Dir. Ford City, Can. (see Detroit) Ford City, Pa. (see Kittanning) Ford View, Pa. (see Kittanning) Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Ft. Myers, Fla. Ft. Pierce, Fla. Ft. Wayne, Ind.
Frankport, Ind.
Fresno, Cal.
Fresno County, Calif. (see Fresno) Furnace Run, Pa. (see Kittanning)
Gadsden, Ala. Gardiner, Me. (see Kennebec)
Gardner, Mass. Garrett's Run, Pa. (see Kittanning) Gastonia, N. C. Girard, O. (see Warren) Glens Falls, N. Y. Gloversville, N. Y. Goldshoro, N. C. Gorham, Me. (see Westbrook) Grace, N. C. (see Asheville)
Graff, Pa. (see Kittanning) Grand Rapids, Mich. Green Island, N. J. (see Troy) Greene, Me. (see Androscoggin Co.)
Greenfield, Mass. Greensboro, N. C.
Greenville, Miss. Greenville, S. C.
Griffin, Ga. Gulfport, Miss.
Hallowell, Me. (see Kennebec Co.) Hamilton, Ohio Hampton, Va. (see Newport News) Hartford, Conn. Hartsville, S. C.
Hattiesburg, Miss.
Haverhill, Mass. Helena, Ark. Helena, Mont. Hendersonville, N. C. Hickory, N. C. Homestead, Pa. Hoosick Falls, N. Y. Hopwood, Pa. (see Uniontown) Hot Springs, Ark.
Houston, Texas Howard County, Jod. (see Kokomo) Hudson Falls, N. Y. Hull, Canada (see Ottawa) Huntington, Ind. Huntington, W. Va. Huntsville, Ala. Hyde Park. Mass. (see Boston)
Indianapolis, Ind. Irvingtoo, N. J. (see Orange) Ithaca, N. Y.
Jacksonville, Fla. Jamestown, N. Y. Johnstown, Pa. Joliet, Ill.
Kalamazoo, Mich. Kansas City, Kansas Kansas City, Mo. Kecoughtan, Va. (see Newport News) Keego Harbor, Mich. (see Pontiac) Kenilworth, N. C. (see Asheville) Keamore, O. (see Akron) Kennebec Co., Me. Kinston, N. C. Kissimmee, Fla. Kittanning, Pa. Kokomo, Ind.
Lakewood, N. Y. (see Jamestown)
Laredo, Tex. Laurel, S. C. Lawrence, Mass. Leeds, Me. (see Androscoggin Co.)
Lewiston, Me. (see Androscoggin Co.) Lexington, N. C. Lishon, Me. (see Androscoggin Co.)
Little Rock, Ark. Live Oak, Fla. Livermore, Me. (see Androscoggin Co.)
Livingston, N. J. (see Orange) Los Angeles, Cal. Louisville, Ky. Lowell, Mass. Lynchburg, Va. Lynn, Mass.
MeGrann, Pa. (see Kittanning) Mckeesport, Pa.
Macon, Ga.
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Mahoning, Pa. (see Kittanning)
Maine Regiater Malden, Masa. Malone, N. Y. Manchester, N. H. Manorville, Pa.
(see Kittanning)
Mansfield, O. Maplewood, N. J. (see Orange)
Marion, O.
Marlboro, N. Y.
Manaontowo, Pa. (see Uniontown)
Massilon, O.
Mechanic Falla, Me. (see Androscoggin Co.) Memphis, Teno. Meridian, Miss. Miami, Fla. Miami Beach, Fla. Middletown, Ohio Milburn, N. J. (see Orange) Milwaukee, Wis. Minot, Me.
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Nashville, Tenn. Natehez, Miss.
Naugetuck, Coon. (see Waterbury) New Bern, N. C. New Castle, Pa.
New Eagl Buainegg New Haven, Coon. New Orleans, La. New York City Newark, N. J. Newport, Ky. (see Covington)
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Orlando, Fla.
Ottawa, Can.
Paintertown, Pa. (see Kittanning)
Paris, Tex.
Parkersburg, W. Va.
Palatka, Fla.
Pattonville, Pa. (see Kittanning)
Pawtucket, R. I. Pensacola, Fla.
Petersburg, Va.
Phoebus, Va. (see Newport News)
Phoenix, Ariz. Pittsburgh, Pa.
Plant City, Fla.
Poland, Me. (see Androscoggin Co.)
Pontiac, Mich. Portland, Me.
Portsmouth, O.
Portamouth, Va. (see Norfolk) Providence, R. I.
Springfield, Mass. Springfield, Ohio Springvale, Me. (see Sanford)
Statesville, N. C.
Staunton, Va.
Sumter, S. C.
Superior, Wis.
Syracuse, N. Y. Sylvan Lake, Mich. (see Pontiac)
Tacoma, Wash.
Tampa, Fla.
Taunton, Mass.
Templeton, Pa. (see Kittanning)
Terra Haute, Ind.
Texarkana, Ark .- Tex.
Toledo, Ohio
Toronto, Can.
Torrington, Conn.
Troy, N. Y.
Turner, Me. (sce Androscoggin Co.)
Uniontowo, Pa.
Vernon Hill, N. C. (see Asheville) Vicksburg, Mias. Viatoo, Va. (see Roanoke)
Waco, Texas Wales, Me.
(see Androscoggin Co.) Walkerville, Cao. (see Detroit) Warren, O. Washington, D. C. (see District of Columbia) Waterbury, Coon. Waterford. N. Y. (see Troy) Watertown, Cono. (see Waterbury)
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West Orange, N. J. (see Orange)
West Palm Beach, Fla. Weat Rosbury, Mass. (see Boston)
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Wheeling, W. Va. Whitesburg, Pa. (see Kittanning)
Wichita Falls, Tex. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Wilmington, Calif. (see Los Angeles)
Wilmington, N. C.
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Windham, Me. (see Westbrook)
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Yatesboro, Pa. (see Kittanning)
Youngstown, O.
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Roanoke, Va.
Rochester, N. Y.
Rock Island, Ill.
Rosendale, Mass. (see Boston)
Rosston, Pa.
(see Kittanning)
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PREFACE
INDICATIVE BAROMETERS OF BUSINESS, SHOWING THE IMPORTANT RELATIVE POSITION OF GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, AS A COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL CITY
The State
North Carolina ranks fifth in the United States in the value of agricultural product and in the value of manufactured products is exceeded only by Missouri and Texas among seventeen Southern States. Its factory output in 1923, according to "Commerce and Industry," Volume 2, No. 8, published by the University of North Carolina Extension Division, was $951,910,000.00 from 2,602 plants.
"Federal tax collections in North Carolina (year ending June 30th, 1924,) were $7,694,082 in excess of the total collections of Virginia, Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi." (Statement of United States Commissioner of Internal Revenue.)
The Piedmont Plateau
Seventy-nine per cent of all the industrial establishments of North Carolina are located on the bench-land which extends from the foot of the Appalachian Mountains to the eastern coastal plain, known as the Piedmont Plateau. About the same relative percentage (79%) obtains with regard to commercial, civic and financial establishments which the demands of industry have made necessary. About $679,301,522 worth of manufactured goods are produced annually in this area, according to 1920 census report on manufacturers (Vol. X), and approximately $198,000,000 worth of domestic mer- chandise was distributed and consumed in 1924 within fifty miles of Greensboro. Various economic factors combined to account for this remarkable concentration of commerce and industry.
The City of Greensboro
The city of Greensboro is situated in the very heart of the Piedmont Plateau indus- trial area. It is only an over-night ride on the train from New York City (6:40 P. M. to 8:30 A. M.)
Population-United States Census Figures
1890.
3,317
1900.
10,035
1910.
15,895
1920
19,861
1923 (Special Census). 43,525
An estimate based upon an actual survey by disinterested enumerators for the City Directory placed the population at 48,500 in 1924.
Climatic Conditions
Greensboro has neither the rigors of the North nor the languor of the tropics.
United States Weather Bureau Reports for Greensboro
Elevation-843 feet above sea level.
Normal average annual temperature.
58. 8º above zero
Normal July temperature ..
76.
5º
Normal January temperature.
38.
o
Maximum of record.
101. O
Minimum. . .
7.
Average humidity
53.185
Annual precipitation.
46.78
Growing season-201 days.
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PREFACE-Continued.
Transportation, Power, Materials, Markets and Labor
Greensboro possesses the basic elements necessary for successful business. Direct connection with six railway systems serves the city's transportation needs. It is on the double trunk line of the Southern Power System and enjoys low power rates. Many raw materials are supplied from nearby sources. The 550,000 people within a radius of fifty miles furnish attractive markets for many manufacturers. They consume ap- proximately $198,000,000 worth of merchandise annually. Native white labor and in- telligent colored help is available. The foreign-born population is less than 1% and the negro population is less than 20%. There has never been an industrial strike in the city's history.
Industrial Establishments
One hundred and twelve industries, producing about seventy-five different com- modities, employ about 12,000 people and have an annual pay roll of about $110,000,000. The principal manufacturers are cotton textiles, finishing, printing and dyeing, clay products, overalls, machinery, furniture, tobacco products, auto bodies, proprietary medicines, structural steel, fertilizers, flour, stone products, stoves, lumber, etc., etc. One textile plant produces 200,000 yards of finished fabric daily.
Insurance Center
Greensboro is the insurance center of the South-it is the home of five life and five fire insurance companies. The relative importance and growth is indicated by com- parative figures:
Life Insurance December 31, 1923
December 31, 1924
Greensboro companies' income $ 11,338,146.97 $ 12,728,479.63
Insurance in force in Greensboro companies. . 118,995,462.00 130,383,227.00
Insurance in force in all other companies in North Carolina. . . 13,942,312.00 20,576,211.00
One of the life insurance companies is housed in a seventeen-story $2,000,000 office building.
Fire Insurance
Greensboro companies' income-1923. $ 2,722,753.SS
North Carolina income of companies of other States 7,542,681.00
Total insurance in force in Greensboro. 61,890,441.00
Official figures for 1924 not yet available.
Banking and Financial
Combined Bank Statement 1923 1924
Combined capital and surplus
2,450,000.00 $ 3,763,881.86
Total resources
26,634,962.00 29,477,199.76
Total clearings. 271,289,000.00 279,897,000.00
This does not include the Morris Plan Bank, five Building and Loan Associations which had combined assets (December 31st, 1924,) of $7,699,997.32.
Taxes
The combined county, city and school tax is $1.24 per $100.00, based on about 60% valuation.
The city's total net bonded debt is $3,804,920.00 (December 31st, 1924).
Commercial Structure
Wholesale .- Greensboro is an important distribution point and is agency head- quarters for many firms of national prominence. Wholesale and jobbing houses handle a large variety of merchandise and equipment. Recent decisions of the Interstate Com- merce Commission give Greensboro freight rate advantages which put it on a parity with Virginia cities, thereby favorably affecting wholesale business. More than 1,200 traveling men make their home in Greensboro.
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