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BREMEN BUSINESS.
'HOPEFUL PROSPECTS
Splendid Edacational Facilities of Ham
ilton College.
FARMING AND FRUIT GROWING
Its Manufacturing Interests
All On the Increase.
HAPPY HOMES FOR HOME SEEKERS
The Hopeful Outlook for the Picturesque
and Growing Metropolis at the Cross
ing of the Kailroads.
About fifty miles south of Rome, at
the crossing of the Georgia Pacific
and the Chattanooga, Rome and Col
vmbus railroads is Bremen with its
500 enterprising and home-loving in
habitants.
This pretty little town is about
14 00 feet above the sea level, and
no locality in Georgia has a more
healthful climate, purer water or a
more life-giving and invigorating
atmosphere.
Bremen is located in the southern
part of Harralson county, and is sur
rounded by a vast territory rich in
natural resources. The land is
especially adapted to fruit-growing,
and grain can be grown in rich abund
ance. The farmers of this section
are enterprising and prosperous.
They produce their own bread and
meat at home and are happy and con
tented.. There are hundreds and
hundreds of fertile acres lying about
Bremen that are being rapidly
planted in vineyards, orchards and
gardens. Northern fruit-growers
have recommended the value of these
lands and the geniality of this climate
and are flocking here in numbers, are
buying homes and coaxing wealth
and beauty from the plains, rich in
fabulous resources.
There are pretty and valuable
orchards and vineyards on almost
every hillside, and the forests are
rapidly melting away before the giant
axe of enterprise.
The argue eyes of capital and indus
try have turned on the incalculable
riches of the South, and in the strug
gle now well on, Bremen has not been
forgotten and the wise man is getting
his thumb into the pudding before it
is too late. Now is the time to strike.
Bremen has suffered but little in the
panic, and her future is glorious. A
man seeking a community rich in
natural wealth, and blessed with good
health and good people, would do
well to examine the prospects of this
promising little town.
About the first questions asked by
a man who contemplates locating in
a new place is “How about schools
and churches”? Without the least
semblance to flattery or exaggeration
I can say that no community in the
South has better educational advan
tages than Bremen.
With its healthy atmosphere and
quiet, congenial surroundings, its
abundance of natural resources for
philosphical observation, its railroad
outlets leading towards all the cardi
nal points of the compass renders
this one of the greatest and best edu
cational and social centers in Georgia.
On the highest point in Bremen,
and commanding the best view in the
whole country stands Hamilton col
lege, a monument to the enterprise
and noble ambitions of this, promis
ing people. This is an elegant and
commodious building, and it is sur
rounded by the most lovely grounds,
just suited for a college campus.
Hamilton college was chartered in
1893, and since that time has been
steadily growing. Its board of direc
tors are Judge G. R. Hamilton, presi
dent; M. K. Phillips, treasurer; J. T.
Edwards, Robert Bullard, Charles L.
McPherso and S. L. Hamilton.
Its faculty is well selected and is
one of the best and most efficient in
the country. Prof. F. M. Duncan,
A. M., has been its president since its
founding, and is doing good and
efficient service.
Miss Allie Mitchell conducts the
department of English and Modern
languages. Miss Lillie O’Kelley,
instrumental music and elocution,
and Miss Whittie May Smith, pri
mary department. These are all
accomplished and brilliant young
'ladies, and are rendering most grati
fying service in their respective de
partments. Hamilton college is a
great institution and it has a prom
ising future. There were about 150
pupils enrolled for the last term.
\ Bremen has three first-class
churches, Methodist, Baptist, and
Northern Methodist. Rev. Mr. Bai
ley Is pastor of the Methodist church,
Rev. Jep Loorm of the Baptist, and
Rev. William Earnest of the North
ern Methodist. Each of these
churches has a good Sunday school.
Preparations have been made for the
erection of a new Baptist church,
and work will begin soon.
The people of Bremen are very
sociable and wide awake to the edu
cational and social interests of the
town. Everybody is striving and
talking for the upbuilding of Bremen.
Ho ly Springs is an old Primitive
Baptist church that stands about two
miles south of Bremen. Uncle Bob
Spate was elected its pastor about ■
forty five years ago. Since that time
he has served that church uninter-1
ruptedly, except one six months, 1
faithfully and well. He is now old
and almost blind, but continues to
fill his appointments as faithfully as •
of old. The church is a strong one
and the congregations that gather
there almost every service reminds
one of old-time campmeetings.
A history of Bremen would be very
incomplete without a review of the
Southern Fruit Growing and Coloni-
zation Association, which has its
headquarters here. Mr. V. C. Horine
is general manager and is doing valu
able service for this community.
This company has a vast amount of
fine fruit lands lying along the Geor
gia Pacific railroad which they have
divided into lots of from five to thirty
«cres on which they are settling in
dustrious and end enterprisng North
ern fruit growers. There lands are
being well improved and arealready
producing abundant crops of the
most excellent fruits and vegetables.
These lots are for sale on easy terms,
and are being rapidly taken up by
good families. The company has al
ready put in a side track on the G. P.
road where the best packing and ship
ping facilities will be afforded. On
this place there are now 100 acres
planted in grapes and fruit of differ
ent kinds, and it has been thoroughly
demonstrated that there is no better
lands in the country for frut growing
than these.
The native farmers have not been
slow to recognize the value of this in
dustry and are rapidly turning their
waste hills into vineyards and garden
from which they are reaping rich
profits. Among those who have been
thoroughly convinced of the profit
there is the fruit industry, and who
are making flattering success in the
business are John P. Boatright,
Stephen Gammon, B. McErven, Mr.
Reid, Mr. Hately and quite a number
of others. The real estate firm of
Phillips, Dunean & Edwards is do
ing a thriving business. They have
for sale on easy terms some of the
finest lands and city lots in the com- 1
munity. They also rent, lease and
buy city and farm lands. They have
fine lands at from five to twenty dol
lars, and city property at reasonably
low prices. This is a strong strong
firm and is composed of three of the
leading citizens of the town. They
are closely identified with the indus
trial and social interests of tbeir com
munity and are ever ready to sacrifice
for its improvement. Such men work
wonders in the upbuilding of the
country.
The Bremen Mercantile company is
well organized, and under the man
agement of Mr. Jas. Beall is enjoying
a wonderful prosperity and is doing
a large business. The stockholders
are Jas. Beall, John Shellnut J. M.
Watson, J. P. Boatright, Jesse Beall,
and Ben Cook, all substantial and
enterprising men. They have been
in business about a year and carry a
full stock of all kinds of dry goods,
groceries and notions. They buy
cotton and sell guano.
The Boatright House is the oldest
and best in the place, and ranks
among the very best in the state when
it comes to feeding qnd general hos
pitality. I can truthfully say that I
never sat down at a better table in
any hotel in Georgia, and the rooms
are neat and sweet. The Boatright
House is a haven of rest for weary
travelers. Mr. John P. Boatright,
the proprietor, is a friend to all trav
eling men as well as to the people of
his town. After losing a small for
tune a few years ago by fire, he has
gone to work industriously and is
now firmly on foot again with one of
the best houses in the state and one
of the prettiest vineyards in the
country. Mr. Boatright is engaged
in the real estate business here, and is
closely identified with the agricult
ural as well as industrial prosperity
of the community. He has hundreds
of acres of fine lands on which he can
place home seekers at almost any
price they wish. He is placing num
bers of northern emigrants on fine
homes. Mr. Boatright is a hustler,
and the ampunt of real estate busi
ness he is doing is just wonderful,
The mercantile house of G. R. and
S. L. Hamilton & Co., founded by
Col. G. R. Hamilton twelve years ago,
is one of strength and stability. The
business is now principally in the
hands of Mr. Hamilton’s three neph
ews who are young men of sterling
business ability and are continuing
the wonderful business success so well
maintained by their enterprising and
farseeing uncle. They deal in all kinds
of general merchandise, groceries and
farm products, and buy cotton. The
enterprising young men who control
the destinies of this successful estab
ment are among the leaders in all the
social and educational enterprises of
the town In evidence of their busi
ness and also for a new resource that
is contributing much to the industries
of this country of late, the express
charges of this season on their ship
ments of huckleberries alone amount
ing to over seven hundred dollars.
Among the new enterprises here of
great importance is the Bremen
Foundry and Machine Works, estab
lished this year by Mr. H. M. Mar
tenn. Mr. Martenn is a practical ma
chinist and civil engineer and is pre
pared to make everything here from
a sorghum mill down to a carpet tack.
He is reparing all kinds of machinery
and tools and getting more orders
than he can fill. He sat down here in
June, built his shop, put in his ma
chinery and has been running several
hands day and night trying to keep
up with orders.
He does excellent work and does it
cheap. His sons are assisting him and
have shown wonderful mechanical
genius. Mr. Martenn remarked to me
that “bis boys were born with a screw
driver in one hand and a monkey
wrench in the other.” Mr. Martenn
is certain of a big business here, in
■ fact, that is already guaranteed. The
I large number of big orders he is re
' ceiving from a distance is good proof
of his great ability and excellence of
work.
Mrs. M. J. Winter opened a few
months ago an elegant line of milli
nery and fancy dress good. She deals
in first class goods and treats her cus
tomers well. She has a good business
and is worthy a good share of the
peoples’ patronage. She also does first
class dress making and tailoring.
Miss Shug Phillips has a first-class
millinery and dressmaking establish
ment. She has been here some time
and has built up a good business. She
does first-class work and lots of it. She
also deals in fancy dry goods.
The Edwards House, J. S. Edwards
proprietor, was opened on Oct., 1, and
TEADE EDITION-ROME TRIBUNE, DrCEMBEK, 1895.
since that time has done a pushing
business. Mr. Edwards hasan elegant
and commodious new building and is
running it according to the very lat
est styles and every one who stops
there is well pleased with his hospi
talitv and the general comfort of his
establishment. He gets a large share
of the transient trade. He is improv
ing his house and will soon have one
of the very best hostelries in the state.
His rates are $1.50 per day.
The Copeland Bros., run a first
class drug business. Mr John Cope
land, who is in charge, is a gentleman
of polish and wide business resource.
He stands in the front rank of Bre
men’s enterprising citizenship.
Mrs. J. J. May has a very interest
ing school. She is an accomplished
lady and is greatly loved and re
spected by her patrons and pupils.
The Bullard. Manufacturing Co.,
are doing a good business.
Mr. Nelson and Mr. Smith run the
two livery stables of the place and do
a big business
J. E. Edmonson & Co., have just
put in a fine stock of bran new goods
and are opening up a business of gen
eral merchandising that will open the
eyes of the people of Bremen. Mr.
Edmonson is devoting a great deal of
time and money in selecting a first
class stock of goods.
Mr. B. T. Kent, the mayor of
Bremen, is an excellent gentleman
and a most able and conscientious
officer. He serves his people well and
is ever alert for any movement for the
general benefit of his town and com
munity. He is interested in an exten
sive lumbering business.
Mr. John Boatwright is preparing a
large tract of land a few miles south
west of Bremen for the United States
army rifle range. There are 1335 acres
in this tract and if the range is located
here, as it is quite sure to be, Bremen
will add another brilliant star to its
ba iner of importance. Mr.Boatwright
is due much for his earnest efforts in
this as well as other public enter
prises.
’Squire J. D. Phillips, the justice
of the peace, is getting very old but
is yet able to serve his loyal people
well.
Mr. Baskins has served the town
well for some time as their postmas
ter.
J. T. Edwards and M. K. Phillips
are the physicians of the place and
they are brave, energetic and faith
ful citizens. Both are good physicians.
Mr. Wm. Messan has an extensive
winery. He makes most excellent
wines from the native grape and
other fruits and ships it to all parts of
the United States.
All in all Bremen is one of the most
promising towns in the state. There are
no scars of famine or business depression
here and everybody is working earnestly
for one common end, that general pros
perity and the common interest of all.
New enterprises of great importance
are springing np from time to time.
There are several new building in course
of constrution now. The streets are kept
in condition and a movement is now on
foot for the protection of the town
against fire. Citizens meetings are held
frequently for the purpose of consider
ing questions of interest to the town and
community. As I said before, everybody
is interested in the building up of Bre
| men and this is the secret of the great
success they are enjoying.
Walter Harper,
OUR WATER POWER
Ten Ever Flowing Creeks and Three Grand
Rivers.
Within the limits of Floyd county
there are ten bold, never-failing creeks
emptying into three grand rivers that are
.capable of furnishing water power that
is simply immeasurable.
Only a few of these have yet been
utilized and they with only compara
tively small corn-mills, cotton gins and
saw mills. The immensity of the water
power that is running waste in these
three great rivers alone is simply beyond
comprehension. The time will com?
when they will be harnessed in active
utility and will turn the wheels and
spindles of innumerable manufacturing
establishments.
In some instances a comparatively
small capital will turn these streams to
good account, while in others it will take
a large amount of money, but the ad
vantages in every instance will be far in
excess of all the trouble and expense
necessary for their utilization.
As a manufacturing section of this
broad union that possesses more advan
tages and attractions than Floyd county.
It has been said by distinguished author
ity on climate that a mean temperature
of sixty degrees is the most conducive to
comfort and health.
The mean annual temperature of Floyd
county, Georgia, is 60.6 degrees, rang
ing from 69 to 52. The average for
winter is 44 and summer 71, spring and
fall 61, The range between maximum
of the year is 81 degrees. At St Paul
it is 132, Denver 129, Cincinnati 119,
Chioago 116. The daily range of tem
perature is in spring 18, in summer,
autumn and winter 15, being far less than
any of the places just named.
The rains in this latituda are semi
tropical in character, drizzling weather
being of rare occurrence and two-thirds
of the .rainfall occurring between 6
o’clock p. m. and 8 o’clock a. m., giving
a high average of cloudless days. This
rainfall is well distributed throughout
the twelve months so thai this section
never suffers from drouth, the yearly
average ranging from 52 to 58 inches.
Thus Floyd county, compared with
points in the North-west noted for their
cloudless skies, gets twice as much rain
fall, but has a greater num’ e • of clear
days. There are seven to eignt months
bytween the last and first killing frosts.
These statistics go to show how ex
tremely valuable are the natural water
powers when properly utilized for manu
facturing purposes. Even now enter
prising men are looking into these mat
ters, and sucn men as the Rounsavilles,
Bryant, Loeb, Wright and others are
displaying their wisdom by putting in
improved machinery to meet the exi
gencies of the times. Still, so far, only
twenty-five or thirty water powers are in
use, while more than a hundred could be
made to pay.
RAILROAD CENTER
GROWING ATTALLA,
01 Business, Trade and Manufacturing
Industry.
SOME OF ITS PROMINENT MEN.
A Healthy Location and Pleas
ant Sun oundings.
COLLIER’S NEW CENTRAL HOTEL.
What the Alabama Railroad Center has to
Offer to the Investor and Home
Seeker From Abroad.
In the North Eastern part of Alabama
almost at the foot of Lookout M ountain,
where it terminates in a gradual slope to
the valley, lies a beautiful little city,
destined to become yet one of the import
ant towns ot the State. The town of At
talla has a charming and picturesque loca
tion, nestling as it does, just at the base
of a cluster of hills and mountains, finely
contrasting with the broad plain of rich
farmland lying to the South and East.
So far as natural advantages are concerm d
combined with good transportation facili
ties, this town has perhaps no superior in
the State of Alabama. It is, indeed, al
ready an important railroad center, five
lines of railways comerging here from
various directions, viz: the Alabama and
Great Southern, Tennessee and Coosa,
the Southern Railway, L. and N. (Ala
bama M ineral division of the Louis vile
and Nashville) and the Gadsden and At
-1 talla, branch of the A. G. S. In addition
to these there is also a dummy line run
ning from this town to Gadsden. Such
are the splendid railroad facilities of At
talla, not surpassed in fact by any other
town in the State.
POPULATION AND INDUSTRIES.
Attalla has now a population cf about
1500 and is steadily growing. It is lo
cated on a very pretty plot of ground,
: having a gentle incline from Sand Moun
| tain, which gives it superior drainage
I facilities. Lying upon what might be
termed an upland valley, and being fur
-1 nished by native with water of the purest
■ character, this town is one of the most
, healthful places in the South. A good
! system of water works, brings this water
‘ from a strong flowing spring, only about
’ a half mile from the business portion of
the town.
Attalla has also a good electric light
plant. Both the water works and elec
tric plant belong to the town, and there
necessities of water and light are fur
nished at the lowest possible price.
I There are a few factories and mills
here, but in the matter of manufacturing
industries this town should be much bet
ter represented, considering the natural
advantages offered and the excellent
. transportation facilities. The fact is,
' those rich advantages have, perhaps,
never been made known properly to the
' outside world. Although Attalla has
good, kindly law-abiding citizens, yet it
seems they have never taken any system
atic united steps toward informing those
at a distance of the rich resources of this
section, or at the fine advantages offered
by this town. But so soon as these be
come known to the people of other sec
tions less favored by their surroundings.
Attalla will enter on a new progress and
development which will place her among
I the important and prosperous towns of
the South.
I SOIL AND MINERALS.
Although lying in close proximity to a
ridge of rugged hills, yet Attalla draws a
■ splendid trade from a broad scope of rich
farming lands. Good roads through the
' defiles of these hills make Attalla easily
accessible to the rich country beyond.
The soil is very productive and suscepti
ble to cultivation to a wide range of
crops. Cotton has heretofore been the
great staple, but in recent years diversi
| tied farming has been largely on the in-
I crease. It is not unusual to raise forty
■ bushels to the acre of corn here, and
; three quarters, to a bale, of cotton can be
made to the acre where properly cultiva
ted. The cereals, such as wheat, oats,
barley, etc., find a congenial soil here,
and make profitable crops where due at
tention is given them. Fruits and vege
tables of every description can be grown
here in great abundance and show an ex
cellent quality and flavor. Like the broad
plateau around Albertville, the soil here
is peculiarly adapted to the raising of
apples, pears, plums, etc, as well as the
smaller fruits.
In addition to the products of the soil,
stock-raising is made profitable here,
owing to the advantage of good pastur
age and an abundance ot water. Besides
a number of water courses and fine creeks,
good water may be obtained in wells for
both domestic and stock purposes at very
moderate depths, ranging from fifteen to
fifty feet.
Attalla is situated in a section rich in
mineral resoucres. A splendid quality of
coal is obtained only a few nrles from
the town, and the range of hills to the
North and West are filled with iron ore
of the highest grade,
This ore has been considered by ex
pert superior even to that of the Birming
ham district.
LIVELY NEWSPAPERS.
Attalla has two creditable weekly pa
pers, the Attalla Herald, published by
Mr. Wm. H. Gather, and the Beacon, by
Mr. D. S. Monroe. The writer regrets
that for lack of space, he is unable to give
other than a brief mention ot the news-
papers of Attalla. He is indebted, how
ever, to Mr. Gather of the Herald for
courtesies extended him while visiting
his town.
SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES.
This town is fairly well represented by
a number of leading religious denomina
tions. The church building are commo
dious and nicely furnished.
There is an excellent public school
here, chartered as a high school. Prof.
J. M. David; on is principal. The build
ing is really a very tine structure, well
equipped and does much credit to the
town. So far as educational advantages
are concerned, Attalla is fully up with
her sister towns in North Alabama.
In short, Attalla, although not perhaps
as well known as many other places in
the South, is yet a very fine little town,
has a rich country surrounding it, splen
did mineral resources, good edcational
facilities and a nice, sociable industrious
people. The town, tco, has a future.
Capital and enterprise will yet make At
talla an important industrial center.
Below is given an account of some of
the leading citizens of this town.
Col. J. Edwards, present mayor of
Attalla, is a prominent citizen of thia
town. He is a native of Alabama, born
in Blunt county 1828. Receiving an early
training in the common schools, he-after
wards supplemented it by hard study as
well practical experience in the rough
battle of life. In the early part of the
late civil comflict, he organized a com
pany, under the call of Gen. Albert Syd
ney Johnson.
On the Bth of May, 1862, he was
el< cted by the forty-ninth Alabama Regi
mint as its colonel and served with de
struction until the battle of Port Hudson,
when he was taken prisoner and held
till the close of the war. He participa
ted at the battle of Shiloh, also at Cor
inth, and commanded Breckenridge’s
old brigade at the battle ot Batt n Rouge.
After the termination of hostilities, he
removed to this county (formerly DeKalb)
and engaged in farming. He afterwards
occupied for six years the position of
deputy U. S. M arshall.
Col. Edwards was happily married in
1856 to Miss Margaret Crum of DeKalb
county, Ala. She is a lady of refinement
and high social qualities and was consid
ered a belle in her girlhood days. They
have children now living. Col. Edwards
owns here a fine dwelling house as well
as other valuable town property. He
stands well in this town socially, and
is liberal and public spirited.
J. C. WILLIAMS.
Mr. J. C. Williams is another promi
nent, as well as public-spirited citizen of
Attalla. Born in Dade county, Ga., 1858.
he was reared and educated in his native
county. He was brought up on a farm
until the age of twenty-one when he en
tered railroad life to which he has been
devotedly attached since that time. Mr.
Williams has been for some time con
ductor on the East Tennessee railroad,
and has gained by his kindness and cour
teous manner, m»ny friends in this sec
tion.
During his railroad experience, he has
occupied a number of responsible posi
tions with different companies.
Mr. Williams has a nice family cf a wife
and four children. Mrs. Williams was
formerly Miss M. C. Fields, of Carters
ville, Ga. She is a lady highly educated
and well connected. It is but justice to
state that although owning no property
in Attalla, Mr. Williams is one of the
town’s most enterprising citizens.
O. H. COX & BROS.
The firm of O. H. Cox & Bro. are con
ducting the leading livery stable of this
town. They have only been established
here for a short time but are getting a
fine trade, and intend soon to enlarge
their business, putting in more stock and
rigs
They have already some very good
horses and can furnish first class turnouts.
Those visiting Attalla needing any
thing in this line, should not fail to call
on this enterprising firm. Mr. O. H.
Cox is a native son, born in this county
(Etowah) in 1874.
He was brought up on a farm and re
reived meanwhile some advantages of a
common school education. In connection
with his brother, he owns a nice farm
near Attalla.
Mr. Cox, while young in years, has
had considerable business experience and
added to good judgment and square
dealings, his prospects for the future are
very promising.
COL. B. H, NICHOLSON.
The above named gentleman is one of
the foremost men of Attalla. In any
move for the town’s interests, Col. Nich
ilson is always at the front. He is a man
of considerable means, owning valuable
property in Attalla. He is actively en
gaged in the practice of law and gets the
reputation here of standing high at the
bar.
The writer wishes to acknowledge his
appreciation of courtesies extended him
by Col. Nicholson while stopping in At
talla.
8, J. SITZ GENERAL MERCHANT.
Mr. Sitz is one of Attalla’s enterprising
merchants. Although he has been es
tablished here but a few months, he is
boing a good business with prospects
very bright for the future.
THE CENTRAL HOTEL.
To those who may wish information as
to the character of the hotels of Attalla,
it can be said that this town boast of two
excellent hostelries. The Central hotel,
conducted by Mr. B. T. Collier, stands
in very high farm with the traveling pub
lic and is receiving a fine panronage. It
is really one of the most pleasant and
comfortable hotels at which the writer
has stopped, and although only a SI.OO a
day house, yet so far as regards good
meals, five beds and courteous treatmen
are concerned, it is equal to any of the
$2.00 a day houses in the land.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Collier look after
the needs of the guests and see that they
are provided with every possible comfort.
Those who stop with Mr. Collier not
only get good meals, but they get, also,
all the comforts of a home and go av ay
feeling that they have been royally en
tertained, and with a good impression of
the town.
Mr. Collier is a native of Jacksen
county, Georgia, where he was princi
pally brought up and educated. He at
tended the Martin Institute of Jefferson.
Ga,, a school widely known over the
South. Mr. Collier was for some time
engaged in farming in his nitive county.
He later removed to Rome and became
superintendent of the famous Yancy
iarm near that town.
In 1890, he was united, in a happy
marriage with Miss Edith Shanhan of
this town, a lady well educated and
highly connected. In 1891, Mr. Collier
came to Attalla, entering into the res
taurant and hotel business which he has
followed snccessiully up to this time.
There is one thing peculiar about the
Collier hotel which 'makes it destinct
from any other house in Alabama. The
fact is, that although a man of good
business qualifications, Mr Collier is con
iderable of a humorist and through this
jovial manner and great prosperity for
spinning yarns and perpetrating jokes,
he sometimes has the house in an uproar,, |
of laughter. The man who stops here
without getting caught by one of his
jokes is a genius. The little daughter of
- and Mrs. Collier treats the guests to
fine music on the organ. This is the r
place to stop when in Attalla.
A MARVELOUS SUCCESS.
The O’Neill Manufacturing Company one of
Rome’s Biggest and Best Enterprises.
Os the many advertisements that
appear in this issue, no one carries
more with it than the half page of
the O’Neill Manufacturing Company.
The story of its great success and con
tinued growth is full of interest to Ro
mans, and all others who have their
eyes on the Industrial South
It was during the recent panic that
the company was formed. Captain J.
J, O’Neill, his son, Mr. J. H. O’Neill
and Capt. W. A. Patton were men
who had had much experience in the
lumber and manufacturing business
and they believed they knew’ how’ to
make such a business succeed. They
formed the company, nothing deten ed
by the hard times, and the combina
tion is near a perfect one. Each of
the three has a special <1 epartment,
and from the first tney did well. How
ever, it is doubtful if even they antici
pated how rapidly their business ,
would enlarge. ..J
Although the lumber and building
business felt the panic more than <*•
other lines the establishment has
grown and increased until this year
its business has been the largest ever
done by an enterprise of like character
in all this section of the country. All
this time the mills have been run at
full time and capacity, and new ma
chinery is constantly being added.
The territory has been until
Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky
and other states are regular and
heavy purchasers of the company’s
output, and next year other territory
is to be added to the list.
The plant and general equipment of
the company compare favorably with
any in the state, and in their special
ties of sash, doors, blinds, interior fin
ish and general mill work they stand
with the best and largest. So great is
the business, in fact, that those not
familiar with it would be astonished
at the width and scope of the work
done.
As an instance of the resources and
abilities of this large establishment,
the company was given the contract
to erect all of the cottages and houses
for the Massachusetts Mills Co., at
their new plant near Rome. These
houses are all two-story dwellings of
six. eight and ten rooms each, and
in all there are about one hundred of “
them. This in itself is a great work
and about two hundred workmen are
employed in putting them up. That "
means a weekly payroll of about
$1250.00,a1l of which is spent in Rome,
to say nothing of the payroll at the
factory. This large contract gives
some idea of the magnitude of the en
terprise and the ability of the com
pany to handle large volumes of busi
ness. Not only that, but while doing
this work they have continued their
large outside trade, filling all orders
promptly and keeping things moving
with the liveliness characteristic of i
first-class and enterprising business
men. And here it should be stated
that enterprise and business sagacity
enter as a large factor in their striking
success. Capt. O’Neill, president of
the company, knows every detail of
the work and personally looks after I
it, seeing that the work is well done '
and accomplished with the minimum .
amount of waste. Mr J. H. O’Neill 4
is vice president, and his ext< nsive
and technical knowledge combined
with untiring energy make his service
most valuable. Capt. Patton is not
onb’ a first-class, all around business
and office man but has closely studied
this special line of work, and no de- 1
tail escapes him. As secretary and
treasurer he has' niuch to do of a vital
nature to the success of the business
and he does it with a carefulness and
exactness that bring the best results -
to the company and the best satisfac
tion to the patrons. Mr. Magruder is
book-keeper and is a splendid one,
having long been known as one of
Rome’s excellent young businessmen, i
popular with all. The best men are
employed in all the various depart
ments. Mr. Walter Perkins is one of
the head men, and while young is
thorough in his department.’ »
All in all the enterprise is a great
one and from a comparatively small
beginning has grown to be one of the *
biggest and best of this section.
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