USA > North Carolina > Guilford County > Greensboro > Greensboro (Guilford County, N.C.) city directory, 1936 > Part 1
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org.
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45 | Part 46 | Part 47 | Part 48 | Part 49 | Part 50 | Part 51 | Part 52 | Part 53 | Part 54 | Part 55 | Part 56 | Part 57 | Part 58 | Part 59 | Part 60 | Part 61 | Part 62 | Part 63 | Part 64 | Part 65 | Part 66 | Part 67 | Part 68 | Part 69 | Part 70 | Part 71 | Part 72 | Part 73 | Part 74 | Part 75 | Part 76 | Part 77 | Part 78 | Part 79 | Part 80 | Part 81 | Part 82 | Part 83 | Part 84 | Part 85 | Part 86 | Part 87 | Part 88 | Part 89 | Part 90 | Part 91 | Part 92 | Part 93 | Part 94 | Part 95 | Part 96 | Part 97 | Part 98 | Part 99 | Part 100 | Part 101
GRESHAM
SYWOHL
Vanstory
Clothes for Men and Boys Shown Here in Typical Vanstory Maaner
REICH FUNERAL HOME, INC.
Successers to Peolo & Bles, Inc.
AMBULANCE SERVICE
342 N. Elm St. Phone 7115
GREENSBORO MOTOR CAR CO., Inc. BUICK AUTOMOBILES
Accessories and Supplies Hyvis Oils and Greases WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
307 North Elm Street
Phones 2-3148 and. 2-3149 Wholesale Automotive Equipment 20645
GEO. W. KANE
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
226-226A' Jefferson Standard Building Dial 4239
Follow The Building of The Pyramid
"A Pyramid of Gold Set in a Foundation of Granite"
Illustrated on Page 48
7101 PHONE
DICK'S LAUNDRY CO.
Dry Cleaners Launderers and
"Why Carry 2 Buckets of Coal When I Buslist of Our Coal Will Do ?". CITIZENS COAL CO.
COAL COKE BRICK
Telephone
2-1127
JACKSON LIBRARY-UNCG
1936 3 0510 1159018 Y
Money for future delivery
Providing money to fill some future need is the modern purpose of life insurance,
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
JACKSON LIBRARY
IT
NORTH
VE
THE U.
S
189
GREENSBORO
G7 1936
For Building Use Only
n event you ure them of ly education them. family, and part of the d provided
or any obli- ve a burden you die.
deposits, that antly available
Money, will mee and always sate.
A guaranteed savings fund that is created with a purpose and will fill it.
There is a Jefferson Standard policy for every life insurance need
JEFFERSON STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
JULIAN PRICE, President
GREENSBORO, N. C.
(1936) HILL DIRECTORY CO.'S
or old age,
OF
E 264
CAROLINA
3
This book must
not be taken from the building
CAROLINA STEEL & IRON CO.
OFFICE AND PLANT: GREENSBORO, N. C.
STRUCTURAL STEEL FOR BUILDINGS AND BRIDGES
ALSO MISCELLANEOUS AND ORNAMENTAL IRON WORK
PHONE 2-3141
GREENSBORO CITY DIRECTORY (1936)
14
REX
F. D. Lewis & Son's 10-E Rex Mixer pouring concrete on the Montgomery-Ward building
ALLIS-CHALMERS Oil Tractors employ an improved system of engine operation. Diesel fuel is injected by a pump and ignited with a spark. This gives you many advantages such as:
Easier Starting Smoother Operation Less Vibration Fewer Repairs Lower Operating Costs
We are your servants, but no servant can take care of the orders until the orders are given-
We are glad to have you administer the orders, addressed and directed to:
E. F. CRAVEN COMPANY
"The Road Machinery Men"
Phones 2-1187 and 2-1188
401-3 Morehead Avenue
(1936) HILL DIRECTORY CO.'S
HILL'S GREENSBORO (GUILFORD COUNTY, N. C.)
CITY DIRECTORY
Vol. 1936 XXIII
Containing an Alphabetical Directory of Business Concerns and Pri- vate Citizens, a Directory of Householders, Occupants of Office Buildings and Other Business Places, Including a Complete Street and Avenue Guide; also a
BUYERS' GUIDE and a Complete
Classified Business Directory
FOR DETAILED CONTENTS SEE GENERAL INDEX
ASSOCIATION OF
RUALICO
NORTH AMERICAN
PRICE
1898
$15.00
DIRECTORY
PUBLISHERS
HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., Publishers 8 N. 6th St. (4th Floor), Richmond, Va.
DIRECTORY LIBRARY FOR FREE USE OF PUBLIC AT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Member Association of North American Directory Publishers
Copyright, 1936, by Hill Directory Co., Inc.
2
Section 28, Copyright Law In Force July 7, 1909
That any person who wilfully and for profit shall infringe any copyright secured by this act, or who shall knowingly or wilfully aid or abet such infringement, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment for not exceeding one year, or by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, or both, in the discretion of the court.
F 267 G7 1936
PRO
PUBLICO
OR
QGANZ
189
DIRE DIREODIREC
DIRECTORY
O DIRECDIRECIDIREC
PUBLISHERS
PUBLISHERS NOTE
The information in this Directory is gathered by an actual canvass and is compiled in a way to insure maximum accuracy.
The publishers cannot and do not guarantee the cor- rectness of all information furnished them nor the complete absence of errors or omissions, hence no responsibility for same can be or is assumed. .
The publishers earnestly request the bringing to their attention of any inaccuracy so that it may be corrected in the next edition of the directory.
HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., Publishers
ASSOCIATION OF
BOND
NORTH AMERICAN
GENERAL INDEX
Page
Abbreviations 62
Airports 544
Alphabetical Directory 63
Apartment Buildings
544
Associations and Clubs-Commercial
544
Banks and Trust Companies 547
Board of Education 131
Buildings-Office and Public 549
Bus and Coach Lines-Motor 550
Buyers' Guide 21
Cemeteries 550
Churches
550
City Government 181
Classified Business Directory 543
Clergymen 552
553
County Government 186
Fire Department
181
Golf Clubs and Courses
560
Halls 561
Homes and Asylums
562
Hospitals and Dispensaries
552
Labor Organizations
563
Legal Blue Book
. opp 568
Libraries 569
Museums
571
Newspapers
571
Parks and Playgrounds
573
Police Department
181
Post Office
384
Railroads 575
Schools-Public 577
Schools, Colleges and Academies
577
Societies-Benevolent and Fraternal
578
Societies-Patriotic 579
State IGovernment
8212
295
Street and Avenue |Guide and Directory of Householders 423 United States Government 384
office
kift
June 1936
Clubs
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
Page
Page
Idols' Tire Shop.
60
Jefferson Standard Life Ins Co.
. front stencil and 2 Johnson Coal Co. 35 Johnson R E Inc .. 54 Jones-Lewis Furniture Co.
left top lines and 42
.left bottom lines and
59
Lewis & Hall Inc ..
... right top lines and
51
Lucas-Waldron Motor Co.
.right top lines and
29
Mann's O'Henry Drug Store.
right bottom lines and
38
Master Service Station.
left side lines and 25
Matlock T L Co. .left side lines and 23
Mendenhall's Inc. . left side lines Merrimon Insurance Agency Inc. .
right side lines and 49
Meyer's Co The. .left top lines
Michael Robt L .. 57 Miller Furniture Co Inc. 42
Montaldo's
Moore & Turner.
New Method Laundry Co.
46 Odell Hardware Co ..
Oettinger Lumber Co. Office Supply Co ..... right top lines and Patterson Bros Inc.
Phillips-Bolling Lumber Co. . back cover and
Phipps Hardware Co Inc .. left top lines and Pickett's Inc
43
Piedmont Hardware Co
Pilot Life Ins Co ..... right side lines and Pullen A. M & Co.
51
23
Redden Thos Gresham Inc.
. front cover and left top lines
Reich Funeral Home Inc .. . front cover and 41 56 51 52
Ross W F .right top lines and
Sancton & Dickerson.
Saslow's Inc
Schenck. Paul W 49 37
Sears, Roebuck & Co ... left top lines and Security National Bank left top lines and 31 60
South Atlantic Bonded Warehouse Corp. Southern Motors of Greensboro Inc ... .right side lines and 29
Southside Hardware Co .. .right side lines and 44
Star Credit Clothing Co. 36 Starr Electric Co ..... right top lines and 40
Studebaker Sales of N C Inc. . left top lines Tatum-Allen Coal Co.
.right side lines and 35 Teague-Mackie Furniture Co .. .right top lines and 42
Home Appliance Service Co Inc. 57 Traders Chevrolet Co Inc. 30 Home Building & Loan Assn. Vanstory Clothing Co .. . front cover and 33 Walden Motors Inc .. . back cover, right side lines and 28
Home Detective Co Inc ... back cover and Home Industrial Bank ... back cover and Hotel Davie 44
Hotel Greensboro 44
Hunt Bros Inc. 55
Huntley-Stockton-Hill Co 42 Ideal Laundry Co. 52
43 59
Bonitz John H ....... right top lines and
45
Borden Brick & Tile Co. left top lines and 31 Broadhurst Edgar D. 53 Carlton Phil R Inc ..... left top lines and Carolina Insurance & Loan Agency. 50 45 Carolina Steel & Iron Co. 3 Carolina Vulcanizing Co. 25 Chandler Tire Co .... right side lines and Chapman & Strand .. right top lines and Cheek J C Letter Shop. front cover and Citizens Coal Co .. 26 22 54 34 39 59
City Welding Shop.
Clontz Wm C Shoe Shop
Coble H. L ..
Colonial Ice Co .. .right bottom lines
Columbia Laundry Co.
.right top lines and 52
Craven E F Co. .back cover and Cummings Battery & Plating Co. 4 31 53
Dick's Laundry Co front cover and Dixie Fire Ins Co
Dixie Realty & Loan Co
right top lines and 56
Dixie Sales Co. .right side lines
Duke Power Co .. back cover and 55 Durham Life Ins Co 50 Ely-Bloodworth Motors Inc.
Everett, Zane & Muse .right side lines and 26
.right top lines and 22
Fry & Stevens Inc. . top stencil and 47
Gate City Bldg & Loan Assn ..
.left top lines and 33 39 Gate City Electric Co. . left side lines and Gate City Motor Co Inc. . bottom stencil, right top lines and
27 Gate City Tent & Awning Co. .. right side lines and
Gorrell Linda Hendrix MI's.
Greensboro Auction & Salvage Co.
Greensboro Floral Co .. 40
Greensboro Motor Car Co Inc .. . front cover and 28 Greensboro Real Estate Co Inc. . 56
Griffin J H & Sons Roofing & Sheet Metal Works .... ribbon book mark and 58 Guaranty Loan Corp. .left bottom lines and 51
Guilford Mortgage Corp. 57 .right top lines and Guilford Motors Inc .. right side lines and 29 H & H Clothing Co ... right side lines and 33 Hanes Funeral Home Inc. .left top lines and 41 22
Hollowell D R & Co
Adamson Cadillac Co. .right side lines and 26 24 45 35 25 55 35 Kane Geo W. . front cover and 36 Keeley Institute of N C The ...
Air Conditioning Corp ..
Amos Insurance Agency. . back cover and Atlantic Coal Co ..... right side lines and Bales & Truitt Inc.
Benner & Fields
Berry Coal Co. .left top lines and
Binswanger & Co Inc ...
Blue Bird Taxi Inc. .left side lines and
.left top lines and Mitchell Insurance Agency Inc. left top lines and 50 34 57 53
36
.left side lines and North State Chevrolet Co ... right top lines and 29 43 Z 23 37 54
39 44
30 50 24
. back cover, left top lines and 32 38 30 Wimbish Chas C .. . front cover and 48 Wyrick S T & Co. .right bottom lines and 54 Young Men's Christian Assn .. left side lines and 24 Younts-DeBoe Co ..... left side lines and 34
INTRODUCTION
HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., publishers of Southeastern Directories, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1936 edition of the Greensboro City Directory.
Confidence in the continued growth of Greensboro's industry, popu- lation and wealth, and in the advancement of its civic and social activities, will be maintained as sections of this Directory are consulted, for the Directory is a mirror truly reflecting Greensboro to the world.
The enviable position occupied by HILL'S Directories in the estima- tion of the public, has been established by rendering the best in Directory service. With an unrivaled organization, and having had the courteous and hearty cooperation of the business and professional men and resi- dents, the publishers feel that the result of their labors will meet with the approval of every user, and that the Greensboro Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic information pertaining to the city.
Population
The population of Greensboro is estimated at 69,408, based on the number of personal names in the Alphabetical section of the Directory, with due allowance for those under Directory age. Territory immediately adjacent, which is part of the city, as far as business and social life are concerned, is included in the Directory, and, likewise, in the population estimate.
Four Major Departments
The four major departments are arranged in the following order: -
THE BUYERS' GUIDE, pages 21 to 62, printed on tinted paper, con- tains the advertisements of leading manufacturing, business and profes- sional interests of Greensboro. The advertisements are indexed under headings descriptive of the business represented. This is reference ad- vertising at its best, and merits a survey by all buyers eager to familiarize themselves with sources of supply. In a large commercial and industrial center like Greensboro, the necessity of having this kind of information immediately available, is obvious. General appreciation of this fact is evidenced by the many reference users of this City Directory service.
THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns is included in pages 63 to 419. This is the only record in existence that aims to show the name, marital status, occupation and address of each adult resident of Greensboro, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation in the city. A feature of this section is the designation of the number of minor chil- dren in each family.
THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, covers pages 423 to 542. In this section the named streets are arranged in alphabetical order, followed by the numbered streets in numerical order; the numbers of the residences and business concerns are arranged in numerical order under the name of each street, and the names of the householders and concerns are placed opposite the numbers. The names of the intersecting streets appear at their respec- tive crossing points on each street. A feature of this section is the desig- nation of tenant-owned homes.
THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is included in pages 543 to 582. This department lists the names of all business and profes- sional concerns in alphabetical order under appropriate headings. This feature constitutes an invaluable and indispensable catalog of the numer- ous interests of the community. The Directory is the common interme- diary between buyer and seller. As such it plays an important part in
10
INTRODUCTION
the daily activities of the commercial and professional world. More buyers and sellers meet through the Classified Business Directory than through any other medium.
Municipal Publicity
The Directory reflects the achievements and ambitions of the city, depicting in unbiased terms what it has to offer as a place of residence, as a business location, as a manufacturing site and as an educational center. To broadcast this information, the publishers have placed copies of this issue of the Directory in Directory Libraries, where they are readily avail- able for free public reference, and serve as perpetual and reliable adver- tisements of Greensboro.
The Greensboro Directory Library
Through the courtesy of the publishers of the Greensboro City Direc- tory, a Directory Library is maintained in the offices of the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce, for free reference by the general public. This is one of more than 450 Directory Libraries installed in the chief cities of the U. S. and Canada by members of the Association of North American Directory Publishers, under whose supervision the system is operated.
The publishers appreciatively acknowledge the recognition by those progressive business and professional men who have demonstrated their confidence in the City Directory as an advertising medium, with assurance that it will bring a commensurate return.
HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., Publishers.
GREENSBORO "Pivot of the Piedmont"
AERIAL VIEW OF GREENSBORO
Statistical Review
Form of Government-Council- city manager.
Population-1930 U. S. Census, 53,569; Hill Directory Co. estimate for 1936, 69,408. American-born, 98.2%.
Area-17.4 square miles.
Altitude-843 feet above sea level.
Climate-Mean annual tempera- ture, 59 degrees F .; average annual rainfall, 47.47 inches.
Parks-46, with total of 1,109 acres, valued at $1,150,000.
Assessed Valuation-$78,899,778, with $1.05 per $100 tax rate.
Bonded Debt-$6,243,303.
Financial Facts-3 banks, with total deposits of $11,560,000 (Dec. 31, 1935), and total resources of $13,525,000 (Dec. 31, 1935). Clear- ings for 1935, $160,336,000.
Postal Receipts-$631,576 (calen- dar year 1935).
Telephones in Service-8,800.
Churches-73, representing 22 de- nominations.
Building and Construction-Value of building permits, $1,074,276 (1935).
Real Estate-About 3,500 transfers in 1935. Approximately 11,500 homes, with about 60% owned by occupants.
Industry-112 manufacturing es- tablishments, employing 7,000 men and 4,000 women, paying wages of $16,500,000 annually, and having products valued at $55,000,000 an- nually (1935 report). Principal manufactured products : Denims, flannels, overalls, silk and cotton hose, fertilizers, proprietary medi- cines, cigars, machinery, pajamas and elastic fabrics.
Trade Area-Retail area has ra- dius of 50 miles, and population of 908,000; wholesale area, radius of 175 miles, and population of 1,000, - 000.
12
INTRODUCTION
Newspapers-2 dailies, 1 semi -- weekly and 1 weekly.
Hotels-19, with total of 1,200 rooms.
Railroads-5: Southern, Atlantic & Yadkin, Seaboard Air Line, Nor- folk & Western, Norfolk & Southern. and Atlantic Coast Line.
Highways-U. S. 29, 70, 220, 311 and 421. Also 7 hard-surfaced State highways.
Airports-1, municipal.
Amusements-Largest auditorium in city seats 2,800 persons. 8 mov- ing-picture theatres, with total seat- ing capacity of 6,500 persons. 2 legitimate theatres, with total seat- ing capacity of 4,600 persons. 4 golf courses.
pal), 1,417,000,000 gallons; daily av- erage pumpage, 4,500,000 gallons; miles of mains, 210; value of plant, $4,000,000. Fire department has 47 men, with 5 stations and 11 pieces of motor equipment. Value of fire department property, $450,000. Po- lice department has 62 men, with 1 station and 11 pieces of motor equip- ment.
History
GUILFORD COUNTY: Settled by Scotch - Irish colonists in 1772. Formed from parts of Orange and Rowan counties and named after Frederick (Lord North), Earl of Guilford. 624 square miles. Popu- lation, 133,000 (1930 U. S. Census). 1935 estimate, based on Directory canvass, 165,000.
WORLD WAR MEMORIAL STADIUM
Hospitals-4 public.
Education-Institutions of higher learning include Woman's College of University of
North Carolina, Greensboro College, Bennett College for Women (c), Agricultural & Tech- nical College of North Carolina (c), and Immanuel Lutheran College (c). 19 public schools. 2 parochial schools. Number of pupils in public schools, 10,950; in parochial, 350. Number of teachers in public schools, 300; in parochial, S. Value of public school property, $2,225,000; paro- chial, $75,000; college, $9,500,000.
Public Libraries-3, including branches, with total of 100,625 vol- umes.
City Statistics-Total street mile- age, 270, with 135 miles paved. Num- ber of water meters, 10,000; light meters, 14,401; gas meters, 4,317. Capacity of water works (munici-
GREENSBORO: County seat, chartered 1808, located in exact geo- graphic center of county; named for Gen. Nathaniel Greene, hero of the Battle of Guilford Court House. Com- prises 17.4 square miles. U. S. Cen- sus figures show steady growth: 1890, 3,317; 1900, 10,035; 1910, 15,- 895; 1920, 19,861; 1930, 53,569. Hill Directory Co. canvass of March, 1936, shows 69,408. American-born, 98.2%. 19% Negro.
POINTS OF HISTORIC INTER- EST: Battleground National Park on site of the Battle of Guilford Court House. Here Gen. Greene so crippled Lord Cornwallis that he was forced to surrender at Yorktown. Generally regarded by historians as the "turning point of the Revolu- tion." Maintained as a national park. Historical museum and many monu- ments of battle heroes on grounds,
13
INTRODUCTION
UNION RAILROAD STATION
including that of Gen. Greene, Win- ston, Caldwell, and the famous "giant," Peter Francisco.
Birthplace of O. Henry (Wm. Syd- ney Porter), internationally-famous short-story writer. Bronze tablet on Masonic Temple identifies the loca- tion. O. Henry exhibits at Public Library, O. Henry Hotel, and Mann's O. Henry Drug Co., 121 S. Elm St.
Dolly Madison's well-identified by bronze marker near Guilford Col- lege.
Birthplaces of Dr. David and Ra- chael Caldwell, identified by bronze markers on Friendly Road.
Greensboro Historical Museum on Cypress Street-first building south of Aycock School.
Government
Assessed valuation of all property in Guilford County, $156,576,402. Tax rate, $.68 per $100 (1935). Total population, 1930 Census, 133,000 (largest in State). Estimation for 1935, 165,000.
Guilford County is administered by a commission of five elected at large. It is generally regarded as one of the best-managed counties in the state, being frequently pointed to as a model by the North Carolina Insti- tute of Government.
Greensboro, county seat, is admin- istered by a non-partisan council of seven nominated by districts elected at large. The council employs a full-time experienced city manager. For many years the council has been composed of successful business and
GUILFORD COUNTY COURT HOUSE, GREENSBORO
14
INTRODUCTION
professional men of demonstrated capacity in their private undertak- ings.
The council has directed municipal affairs upon well-established busi- ness principles uninfluenced by par- tisan political considerations. Good management is reflected in nation- ally-recognized superiority in public health administration; reduction of fire losses and low insurance rates; the salability of municipal bonds; low tax rate (according to National Municipal Review, December, 1934, Greensboro's tax rate was lowest in U. S. or Canada among cities of 50,- 000 to 100,000 population) ; efficient police protection; unusually good water supply; clean, well-paved streets; modern sewerage and sani- tation facilities. These and other evidences of good government have given to the city an atmosphere of enterprise and well-being which causes it to be enthusiastically pointed out as "a good town." As- sessed value of property in Greens- boro, $78,899,778. Tax rate, $1.05 per $100 (1935).
Education
GUILFORD COUNTY has nine in- stitutions of higher education, with between 3,500 and 4,000 students. Fifteen modern consolidated rural public high schools and thirty-two new urban public schools; total en- rollment, 32,373.
GREENSBORO: The Woman's College, University of N. C., ranks high among liberal arts colleges in
America. Founded in 1891. Ad- vanced schools of music, art, dra- matics, home economics, physical education and secretarial science. Grants bachelor of arts and science degrees and offers graduate work. Dr. W. C. Jackson, dean.
GREENSBORO COLLEGE (Meth- odist) : For nearly 100 years has been highly regarded as a liberal arts school for young women. Music, dramatics, and cultural courses lead- ing to bachelor degrees. Dr. Luther Gobbel, president.
GUILFORD COLLEGE (Quaker co-ed.) : Established 1836-an ac- credited liberal arts college, confer- ring bachelor degrees. Dr. Clyde A. Milner, president.
HIGH POINT COLLEGE (M. P.) : Founded 1924 at High Point. Liberal arts courses bachelor degrees. Dr. G. I. Humphries, president.
OAK RIDGE MILITARY INSTI- TUTE (R. O. T. C.) : Founded at Oak Ridge, 1851. Boys' preparatory school with long record for highest rating by War Dept. Col. Earl Holt, commandant.
AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNI- CAL COLLEGE (N.): Founded by State in 1891 for advanced training. Bachelor degrees. Dr. F. D. Bluford, president.
BENNETT COLLEGE (N.) : Founded 1873-liberal arts-bache- lor degrees. Dr. David D. Jones, president.
EMANUEL LUTHERAN COL- LEGE (N.): Founded in 1903. Re-
VIEW OF AYCOCK AUDITORIUM AND MUSIC BUILDING AT COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
INTRODUCTION
15
ligious training. Dr. H. Nau, presi- dent.
PALMER INSTITUTE (N.) :
Founded 1902-liberal arts. Dr.
Charlotte H. Brown, president.
Industry
112 manufacturing establishments. 11,000 workers (est.).
$16,500,000 payroll (est.).
$55,000,000 value of products (est.).
Greensboro's industrial structure is well diversified-there are cotton, silk and synthetic textile mills; wo-
products plants; printers and book- binders; and a variety of specialty manufacturers.
The Cone Mills are the largest pro- ducers of cotton denim in the world. The Blue Bell Overall Co. is the larg- est in America, and the Mock-Jud- son-Voeliringer Hosiery Mill and Pomona Terra Cotta Co. are the largest in the South. Vick's Vapo- Rub is known around the world.
The principal industrial advant- ages are climate, good living and working conditions, availability of
chum
"CONE MILLS"-TOP LEFT, WHITE OAK MILL- TOP RIGHT REVOLUTION MILL-BELOW, PROXIMITY MFG. CO., WORLD'S LARGEST PRODUCERS OF COTTON DENIMS
men's full-fashioned silk stocking and men's hose mills; wood-work- ing, laundry, sawmill, farm tool, machine tool and sheet metal indus- tries; general foundry and stove works; ornamental iron and steel fabricators; sewer pipe and building tile manufacturers; overalls, work pants and sleeping garments plants; fertilizer plants, belting and textile specialties factories; lumber and millwork plants; chemicals and pharmaceuticals manufacturers; cof- fee-roasting, flour and food products plants; auto body builders; railway repair shops; ice cream and dairy
intelligent native labor (500,000 population within one hour's auto ride to draw from), harmonious in- dustrial relations, strict mainte- nance of law and order, efficient pub- lic utilities, adequate power, water and sewage-disposal; competitive transportation facilities, accessibil- ity to raw materials and profitable markets, low taxes and insurance, and good government. Operating under these conditions and certain intangible factors, manufacturers have demonstrated that goods can be produced and sold at Greensboro for a larger net profit than in compar-
16
INTRODUCTION
PILOT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY HOME OFFICE
able establishments elsewhere, giv- ing local plants a decided competi- tive advantage.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.