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Vol. XIV.
SIZED
GENERAL INDEX
Abbreviations
69
Alphabetical Directory
69
Banks.
666
Business Directory
661
Buyers' Directory.
17
Cemeteries.
670
Churches.
670
City Government.
221
Clergymen
672
Clubs.
673
County Government
227
Courts
221
Elks.
84
Fire Department.
222
Hospitals and Asylums
686
IOOF
270 7
Index to Advertisements
Insurance Companies
687
Junior OU AM
287
Knights of Pythias
297
Libraries.
693 9
List of Books in Library
Manufacturers in Greensboro.
13
Masonic Orders
336
Moose Loyal Order of.
316
Parks.
699
Police Department.
221
Red Men. 270
706
Street Directory
533
United States Post Office
485
Woodmen of the World.
523
PUBLISHER'S NOTE
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Schools and Colleges.
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
Reference is especially invited to the following Alphabetical List of responsible, enter- prising, 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 commercial world to-day.
A & B Clothing Co 31
Alexander & Russell .. left bottom cards and Allen J N & Co
2
American Sales Book Co Ltd,
Arcade Barber Shop
left bottom lines and
65 29
Armfield Motor Co.
. right side lines and
26
Askin's.
32
Atlantic Bridge Co Inc ... left top cards and 37
Auto Tire Accessory Co .. 22
Automobile Painting Co,
right bottom cards and 22 Greensboro Mortgage Loan Co. 54 Greensboro Motor Car Co Inc,
Banks Realty Co. front cover and 61
Beaman W J.
.left bottom lines, 65 and
66
Bernau R C. left side lines and 49
Bethune's Garage. 26
Biddell Harry G. 41
Blake Chas J Ins Agency,
marginal line front cover and
Blake-Pate Seed Co.
Brown Geo C & Co Inc. . right side lines and 51
Burchett Claude H .. . left bottom cards and 55
Burroughs Adding Machine Co 20
Canvas Products Co Inc. 28 Carlton Phil R Inc,
marginal line back cover and 45 37 3
Carolina Engraving Co .. . left side lines and Carolina Steel & Iron Co.
Caveness S A. .left side lines and 56 55 Harding Heating Co. . back cover and . 42
Cheek Benj S. right top cards and
Cheek J C Co. 54 Harry Reece P. . right top cards and 45 Heath Bros Realty & Advertising Co,
Citizens Coal Co 33 Clegg's Hotel. . right side lines and Cockfield Tent & Awning Co, 43
right top cards and 29
Columbia Laundry Co ... right top lines and 50
Craven E F .left bottom lines and 34 Crevensten Clyde G ...... left top cards and 63
Daniel-Stabler-Thompson Inc,
left side lines and 63
Dick's Laundry Co, marginal line back cover and 50
Huffine Motor Co.
left side lines and 27
Hunt Bros
left top lines and 56
Dixie Fire Ins Co .. 47 Dixie Realty & Auction Co, Hutton Frank R, marginal line front cover and 27 Dixie Sales Co .. left side lines and 26 Dobie Geo R & Co. . left top cards and 18 right side lines and 63 64 Jefferson Motors Inc. . left bottom lines and Jewel Box The. .right side lines and 49 Johnson-Forbis-Simmons Co, left side lines and 39 Johnson Marble & Granite Co Inc. 53
Dorsett Geo I ..
51
Durham & Sheets ... ..
.right side lines and
34
Edwards Dry Cleaning Co
30
Keeley Institute The.
66
Fetter A W .. .left top cards and 54 First Realty & Loan Co ... left top lines and 57 Ford Body Co ... . left bottom lines and 23 Fry Fielding L & Co ....... top stencil and 44 Gate City Motor Co, right bottom lines and 24
Golden Rule Press
56
Greensboro Auto Electric Co.
21
Greensboro Bargain House.
39
Greensboro Hardware Co,
right top lines and 40
right bottom lines and 24 Greensboro Music Co ... right side lines and 54 Greensboro Nehi Bottling Co .. 29 Greensboro Nurseries & Stock Farm, back cover and 55
Greensboro Real Estate Board ... Street Divider Greensboro Veterinary Hospital. 67
Griffin J L & Co ....... right side lines and 36
Guilford Hardware Co .... left top lines and 39
Guilford Hotel. .right side lines and 43 Guilford Lumber Mfg Co, right side lines and 52
Guilford Motor Car Co Inc, right side lines and 25
Hammel Wm C A
. left top lines and
45
Hanner Bros.
left top lines and
41
19 right side lines and 63 Hollowell, Corson & Co. . left top cards and Home Bldg & Loan Assn,
right top lines and 30
Home Detective Co Inc, marginal line back cover and 35 Howerton & Benner Co, marginal line back cover and 56
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Knight Jno W & Sons.
53
Koonts Henry V Inc. . front cover and 58 Pilot Life Ins Co. front cover and 48 39 Lassiter J Hal, Poole & Blue Inc .. . right top lines and Pullen A M & Co. Latham J E Co bottom stencil and 59 marginal line front cover and 64 17 67 Quick Service Transfer Co Inc. R & H Motor Co. left top cards and 27 27
Lindsay J J left top lines and 18 35 Lucas Bros. Rawlins J Max. right top cards and 32 Rhodes Clothing Co The. left top cards and Robins & Weill .. front stencil and 62
McClamroch Co The .... right side lines and 53 Marchant Calculating Machine Co. 20
Mason Claude D. . left side lines and 43
Merrimon Ins Agency, left bottom cards and 46
Mi-Valet Inc.
.right top cards and
30
Moag Harold R ..
. . left side lines and
66
Moore A K Realty Co, left bottom lines and 64
Moore J S Realty & Ins Co, left top lines and 64 Moore-Mitchell Co Inc .. . left top cards and 46
Morris Harry 22 Morris J C,
marginal line inside front cover and Mutual Ins Agency Inc The,
right bottom cards and 46
National Surety Co of N Y, marginal line front cover and 49
New Method Laundry Co, right side lines and 50 New Process Tire & Supply Co, right top lines and 23
New York Life Ins Co. . right top cards and North State Ins Agency.right top lines and North State Roofing Co,
45
right bottom lines and 65
Nu Bone Co The. left side lines and 66
Odell Hardware Co .. right bottom lines and 40
Oettinger Lumber Co ..... left side lines and 30
Ogburn .. left side lines and 61 White Realty Co . back cover and 62
Parker Coal Co Inc ..
33
Willard J A Co.
left side lines and
36
Williams C D & Co.
67
Phipps Hardware Co Inc,
Piedmont Cafe.
65
Rowe & Roach Co .... . right side lines and 53 Rucker Bonded Warehouse Corp, left side lines and 68
Sineath J I.
left bottom cards and
28
Smith Auditing Co.
left side lines and
19
Smoot & Smoot.
38
Southern Real Estate Co ....
... backbone and
60
Southside Hardware Co,
left bottom lines and
41
Stadiem's Inc,
marginal line inside back cover and 49 Steed Turned Column Works. 68 Stone Jos J & Co .. . . . . bet pages 324 and 325 Summit Dry Cleaning Co, right top cards and 31
T & H Motor Co,
back cover, right top lines and 25
Tanenhaus Bros Inc.
32
Tatum-Turner Transfer Co,
left side lines and 68
46
Tatum's Inc.
front cover and
44
Travelers Ins Co ..
left top lines and
45
Vanstory Clothing Co .... left side lines and
31
Vestal & Company. . right bottom lines and
Whaley W W.
18 20 32
Wharton-Medearis Inc.
right top cards and 41 Young Jno A & Sons . back cover and 55
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Ashland, Ky.
Ashland, O. Atlanta, Ga. Atlantic City, N. J. Auborn, Me. (see Androscoggin Co.) Auburn, N. Y. Augusta, Ga. Augusta, Me. Augusta County, Va. (see Staunton) Austin, Tex.
Baltimore, Md. Bangor, Me. Barberton, O. (see Akron) Barre, Vt. Batavia, N. Y. Baton Rouge, La. Battle Creek, Mich. Bay City, Mich. Beaumont, Tex. Beaver Valley, Pa. Bennettsville. S. C. Bethlehem, Pa. Biltmore, N. C. (sce Asheville) Birmingham, Ala. Birmingham, Mich. (see Detroit) Blue Book of Chicago Boston Blue Book Boston Business Boston, Mass. Brattleboro, Vt. Brewer, Me. (see Bangor) Bridgeport, Conn. Brighe b, Mass. (ses Toston) Bristol, Tenn.
(see Bristol, Va.) Bristol, Va. Brownsville, Pa. (see Uniontown) Buffalo, N. Y. Burlington, Vt. Butler, Pa.
Cadogan, Pa (see Kittanning) Camden, N. J. Camden, N. C.
Canton, O. Carbondale, Pa. Carnegie, Pa. Celoron, N. Y. (see Jamestown) Central Fall, R. I. (see Pawtucket) Charleston, S. C. Charlestown, Mass. (sce Boston) Charlotte, N. C. Charlottesville, Va.
Chester, S. C. Chun s Grove, N. C. (see Asheville) Cincinnati, Ohio Clarksdale, Miss. Clearfield, Pa. Cleveland, O. Coconut Grove, Fla. (see Miami) Cohoes, N. Y. (see Troy) Colorado Springs, Colo. Columbia, S. C.
Columbus, Miss. Columbus, O.
Concord, N. C.
Corpus Christi. Tex. Council Bluffs, Ia. Covington, Ky. Cumberland, Md. Cuyahoga Falls, O. (sec Akron)
Dallas, Tex. Danville, Va.
Darlington, S. C. Davenport, Ia. Dayton, Ohio Des Moines, Ia. Detroit, Mich,
District of Columbia Dorchester, Msss. (see Boston) Durham, Me. (see Androscoggin Co.) Durham, N. C.
East Hartford, ConD. (see Hartford) East Liverpool, Me. (see Androscoggin Co.) East Orange, N. J. (see Orange) Elizabeth, N. J. Elizabeth City, N. C. Elkins, W. Va. Elmira, N. Y.
Elmira Heights, N. Y. (see Elmira) Enfield, N. Y. Erie, Pa. 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, Cau. (see Detroit) Ford City, Pa. (see Kittanning) Ford View, Pa. (see Kittanning) Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Ft. Myers, Fla. Ft. Pierce, Fla. Ft. Wayne, Ind. Frankfort, Ind.
Furnace Run, Pa. (see Kittanning)
Gadsden, Ala. Gainesville, Fla. Gardiner, Me. (see Kennebec) Gardner, Mass
Garrett s Run, Pa. (see Kittanning) Gary, Ind. Gastonia, N. C. Girard, O. (see. Warren) Glens Falls, N. Y. Gloversville, N Y. Goldsboro, N. C. Gorham, Me. (see Westbrook) Grace, N. C. (see Asheville) Graff, Pa. (see Kittanning) Grand Rapids, Mich. Green Island, N. J. (see Troy) Grecne, Me. (see Androscoggin Co.)
Greenfield, Mass. Greensboro, N. C. Grecoville, Miss. Greenville, S. C. Griffin, Ga.
Gulfport, Miss.
Hallowell, Me. (see Kennebec Co.) Hampton, Va. (see Newport News) Hannibal, Mo. Harrisburg, Pa. Hartford, Conn.
Hartsville, S. C. Hattiesburg, Miss. Haverhill, Mass. Hazleton, Pa. Helena, Ark. Helena, Mont .. Hendersonville, N. C. Hickory, N. C. High Point, N. C. Homestead, Pa. Honolulu, Hawaii
Hoosick Falls, N. Y. Hopwood, Pa. (see. Uniontown) Hot Springs, Ark. Houston, Texas Howard County, Ind. (see Kokomo) Hudson, Mass. (see Mariboro) Hudson Falls, N. Y. Hull, Canada (see Ottawa) Huntington, Ind. Huntington, W. Va. Huntsville, Ala. Hyde Park, Mass. (see Boston)
Idaho Falls, Ida. Indianapolis, Ind. Irvington, N. J. (see Orange) Ithaca, N. Y.
Jacksonville, Fla. Jamestown, N. Y. Jefferson City, Mo. Jersey City, N. J. Johnson City, Tenu. Johnstown, Pa. Joliet, Ill. Joplin, Mo.
Kalamazoo, Mich. Kansas City, Kansas Kansas City, Mo. Kecoughtan, Va. (see Newport News) Keego Harbor, Mich. (see Pontioc) Kenilworth, N. C. (see Asheville) Kenmore, O. (see Akron) Kennebec Co., Me. Kinston, N. C. Kissimmee, Fla. Kittanning, Pa. Kokomo, Ind.
Lakeland, Fla. Lakewood, N. Y. (see Jamestown)
Lancaster, Pa. Laredo, Tex. Laurel, S. C. Lebanon, Pa. Leeds, Me. (see Androscoggin Co.) Lewiston, Me. (see Androscoggin Co.) Lexington, Ky. Lexington, N. C. Lisbon, Me. (see Androscoggin Co.) Little Rock, Ark. Live Oak, Fla. Livermore, Me. (see Androscoggin Co.) Livingston, N. J. (see Orange)
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Loa Angeles, Cal. Louisville, Ky. Lowell, Mass. Lynchburg, Va. Lynn, Mass.
McGrann, Pa. (see Kittanning) Mckeesport, Pa.
Macon, Ga. Mahoning, Pa. (sce Kittanning)
Maine Register Malden, Mass. Malone, N. Y.
Manchester, N. H.
Monorville, Pa. (see Kittanning) Mansfield, O. Maplewood, N. J. (see Orange) Marion, Ind. Marion, O.
Marlboro, Mass. Mansontown, Pa. (see Uniontown) Massilon, O. Meadville, Pa.
Mechanic Falls, Me. (see Androscoggin Co.) Memphis, Tenn. Meridian, Miss.
Miami, Fla.
Miami Beach, Fla. Middletown, Ohio Milburn, N. J. (see Orange) Milwaukee, Wis. Minneapolis, Minn. Minot, Me. (see Androscoggin Co.) Mobile, Ala. Mohawk, Pa. (see Kittanning) Montgomery, Ala. Montreal, Can. Mosgrove, Pa. (see Kittanning) Muakogee, Okla.
Nashville, Tenn. Natchez, Misa. Naugetuck, Conn. (see Waterbury) New Bern, N. C. New Brunswick, N. J. New Castle, Pa. New Engl Business
New Haven, Conn. New Orleana, La.
New York City Newark, N. J. Newport, Ky. (see Corington) Newport Newa, Va. Nilea, O. (see Warren)
Norfolk, Va. North Adams, Mass. North Carolina Year Book
Oakland, Calif. Ocala, Fla. Oklahoma City, Okla.
Old Point, Va. (see Newport News) Omaha, Neb. Orange, N. J.
Orange, Tex. Orangeburg, S. C. Orlando, Fla.
Ottawa, Can.
Oxford Co., Me.
Paintertown, Pa. (see Kittanning)
Paris, Tex. Parkersburg, W. Va.
Palatka, Fla.
Pasadena, Calif.
Pattonville, Pa. (see Kittanning)
Pawtucket, R. I. Pensacola, Fla.
Peoria, Ill. Petersburg, Va.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Phoebus, Va. (see Newport News)
Shorewood, Wis. (see Milwaukee)
Shreveport, La.
Sioux City, La.
Plant City, Fla.
South Bend, Ind.
South Orange, N. J. (see Orange)
Spokane, Wash.
Springfield, Mass.
Springfield, Ohio
Portsmouth, O.
Portsmouth, Va. (see Norfolk) Providence, R. I. Pueblo, Colo.
Springvale, Me. (see Sanford) Stateaville, N. C.
Staunton, Va.
Sumter, S. C.
Superior, Wia.
Syracuse, N. Y.
Sylvan Lake, Mich. (see Pontiac)
Tacoma, Wash.
Tallabassee, Fla.
Tampa, Fla.
Taunton, Mass.
Templeton, Pa. (see Kittanning)
Terra Haute, Ind.
Texarkana, Ark .- Tex. Toledo, Ohio
Toronto, Can.
Torrington, Conn.
Troy, N. Y. Tulsa, Okla. Turner, Me. (see Androscoggin Co.) Twin Falls, Ido.
Uniontown, Ps.
Vernon Hill, N. C. (see Asheville) Vicksburg, Misa. Vinton, Va. (see Roanoke)
Waco, Texaa Wales, Me. (see Androscoggin Co.) Walkerville, Can. (see Detroit) Warren, O. Washington, D. C. (see District of Columbia)
Washington, Pa. Waterbury, Conn. Waterford, N. Y. (see Troy)
Watertown, Conn. (see Waterbury) Watertown, N. Y.
Waterville, Me. (see Kennebec)
Watervliet, N. Y. (see Troy) Waukegan, Ill. Webster, Me. (see Androscoggin Co.)
West Chester, Pa. West Hartford, Conn. (see Hartford) West Milwaukee, Wia. (see Milwaukee)
West Orange, N. J. (see Orange) West Palm Beach, Fla.
West Roxbury, Mass. (see Boston)
Westbrook, Me. Westfield, Mass.
Westgate, Calif. (see Los Angeles) Wheeling, W. Va. Whitesburg, Pa. (see Kittanning) Wichita Falls, Tex. Wilkea-Barre, Pa. Wilmington, Calif. (see Los Angeles) Wilmington, N. C. Wilson, N. C. Winchester, Ky.
Windham, Me. (see Westbrook) Windsor, Canada (see Detroit) Winston-Salem, N. C.
Woolsey, N. C. (see Asheville) Woonsocket, R. I. Worcheater, Mass. Worthington, Pa. (see Kittanning)
Yatesboro, Pa. (see Kittanning) Youngstown, O.
Rock Island, Ill. Rocky Mount, N. C. Rosendale, Mass. (see Boston) Rosston, Pa. (see Kittanning) Roxbury, Mass. (see Boston) Rural Valley, Pa. (see Kittanning) Rutland, Vt.
Saco, Me. (see Biddeford) Sacramento, Calif. Saginaw, Mich.
St. Charles, Mo. St. Francis, Wia. (see Milwaukee) St. Louis, Mo. St. Paul, Minn.
St. Petersburg, Fla.
Salem, Va. (see Roanoke) Salina, Kans. Salisbury, N. C. San Diego, Calif.
San Fernando Valley, Calif. (see Los Angeles) San Francisco, Cal. San Pedro, Calif. (see Los Angeles)
Sanford, Me. Sarasota, Fla. Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Savannah, Ga. Sawtelle Palms, Calif. (see Los Angeles) Schenectady, N. Y. Scranton, Pa. Selma, Ala.
Phoenix, Ariz.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Poland, Me. (see Androscoggin Co.)
Pontiac, Micb.
Portland, Me.
Portland, Ore.
Raleigh, N. C.
Redford, Mich. (see Detroit) Redlands, Calif.
Rhode Island Business Di- rectory (see Providence) Richmond, Calif. Richmond, Va.
Richmond Hill, N. C. (see Asheville) Roanoke, Va. Rochester. N. Y.
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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 products 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. (79% of this production is in the Piedmont section.)
"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.) These barometers indicate the importance of North Carolina as a progressive State.
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 $700,000,000 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 merchandise was distributed and consumed in 1925 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 the county seat of Guilford County and is situated in the very heart of the Piedmont Plateau industrial area .- "The Pivot of the Piedmont." It is only an overnight ride in the train from New York (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
1925 U. S. Census Estimate. .47,320
1926 U. S. Census Estimate 48,500
An estimate based upon an actual canvass by disinterested enumerators for this issue of the City Directory placed the population July, 1926, at 49,140.
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS
Greensboro has neither the rigors of the North nor the languor of the tropics. United States Weather Bureau Reports for Greensboro
Ele ation-843 feet above sea level.
Normal average annual temperature.
76.
5°
O
Maximum of record.
101.
O
C
Average humidity
53.185
Annual precipitation
46.78
Growing season-201 days.
BUSINESS BAROMETERS
1924
1925
1926
Bank Clearings
.$279,897,000.00
$270,081,000.00
$162,122,000.00a
Postal Receipts
344,000.92
405,044.30
197,322.32b
Number building permits
1,226
1,091
575b
Volume building permits.
4,335,198.25
6,192,149.95
4,580,574.26b*
Telephone connections.
6,447
7,000
7,362b
Number automobiles
6,612
7,300
5,749b
Assess valuation.
82,205,271.00
88,000,000.00
118,000,000.00c
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Normal July temperature ..
Normal January temperature.
38.
Minimum ..
7.
Total municipal expenditures for permanent improvements. . . . .. 2,528,615.53 3,445,098.82 2,556,397.00
aThis figure as of June 30, 1926. bThis figure as of July 1st, 1926. cEstimate of new assessment.
dThis figure as of May 31st, 1926.
b*This figure as of July 1st, 1926, indicates normal volume of permits for the first half of 1926. This includes a new 14 story office building being built by the Greensboro Bank and Trust Company, a new passenger station, and a new 14-story hotel, but does not include a new theatre, one 7-story office building and a 9-story bank building to be constructed this year.
HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC UTILITIES
There are in Guilford County 147 miles of state and county hard surface highways and 502 miles of improved soil roads. In Greensboro there are 110 miles of paved streets, and 1412 miles of electric railways, 125 miles of sewer, 115 miles of water mains. City area is 10,817 acres. The 9,684 electric meters and 3,853 gas meters in use in the city limits and more than 7,335 tele- phones indicate the extent of public utility service. The city owned water system includes three reservoirs with a capacity of 1,023,000,000 gallons to deliver six and one-half million gallons every twenty-four hours, serving 7,200 connections of which 7,000 are on meters.
EDUCATIONAL CENTER
There are 23 modern school buildings in Greensboro, accommodating about 12,000 pupils, in addition to 6 colleges with approximately 4,500 students (including summer sessions). The North Carolina College for Women, with approximately 1,700 students is the largest. The summer session accommodates about 1,700 students. Guilford College, a Quaker institution, founded over a century ago, is six miles away, while Elon College, Oak Ridge and Whitsett In- stitutes are in nearby neighboring towns.
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
Greensboro has a Councilmanic-city-manager form of government. The Council is com- posed of successful business men-the president of the largest manufacturing plant, the largest insurance company, the largest wholesale house, the largest wholesale nursery, a publisher, a lumberman, and a mill operator. These represent the highest type of citizenship. They have given conspicuous and unselfish service, which is reflected in the remarkable progress that the city has made.
TRANSPORTATION, POWER, MATERIALS, MARKETS AND LABOR
Greensboro possesses the basic elements necessary for successful business. Direct double trunk line of the Southern Power System and enjoys low power rates. Many raw materials are supplied from nearby resources. The 550,000 people within a radius of fifty miles furnish at- tractive markets for many manufacturers. They consume approximately $198,000,000 worth of merchandise annually. Native white labor and intelligent colored help is available. The foreign-born population is less than 1% and the negro population less than 20%. There has never been an organized industrial strike in the city's history.
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