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TRADE EDITION. THE ATHENS BANNER. TRADE EDITION. THE FIRM OF TALMADGE BROS. & CO. LEADING WHOLESALE GROCERS. This Business Was Established Thirty Three Years Ago by Two Athenian Brothers, Messrs. Clovis C. Talmadge and John E. Talmadge. From an Humble Beginning it Has Developed to Giant Proportions. IMow Occupies Over 25,000 Feet of floor Space and Represents a Capital of $125,000. Proprietors of the Model Meal Mill, Which Has an Output of 800 Bushel per Day. Firm Gonsists of Major J. E. Talmadge and His Two Sons, C. A. and J. E. Talmadge, Jr. The name of Talmadge t« one that ie closely connected with the Dusiueas his- torr of Athene. la 1S09, two brother!. Olotis G. Tal- madge and John E. Talmadge, having a fhw yearn before returned from theOon- f derate army to begin their btuineaa lif- with nothing bnt good names and plenty of determination, established a •mall grooercy store under the firm name of Talmadge Brother*. Year by year their butiuMa advanood in prosperity and extended further and further in its scope, until today it ranks among the leading wholesale grocery businesses of Georgia. UR. O. A. TALMADGE. On the death of Capt. O. G. Talmadge a few years since, the name of the firm was change, and it now is known as Talmadge Bros. Co., being composed of Major John E. Talmadge and his two sons, Charles A. Talmadge and John E. Talmadge, Jr. Major John E. Talmadgo is a nativ- of Atbens.'and is one of her leading citi sens. He has served as a city alderman with marked effect, has been a director in several of the best financial institu tions in the olty and is now general manager of the Union Manufacturing Company, one of the largest and most progressive manufacturing establish ments in Athena Major Talmadge, as a business man, knows no supetior in this city, and ns a citizen, there are none who have tuk -i- I more interest in the city's wefare. Th. magnificent proportions of the business of Talmadge Bros. <& C\ attest his sound business judgment and hia until ing energy. Messrs. Charles A. Talmadge and John E. Talmadge, Jr., are two active and energetic young citizens who have literally grown up in the business Of whtob they are now partners Tney inherit the natural business ability of their father and already have achieved the highest reputation as business men. The first establishment of this firm was in the building that formerly stood where the Orr Drug Company is now looated. Their store room was 25 by 00 feet, a total floor apace of 1,550 square feet. Their capital was limited and their stock small. Today their store rooms on Clayton street cover 25,200 square feet and rep resent in all probability the largest floor •pace on a single floor of any wholesale grocery establishment in Georgia. From a very small start the the bu>.ine*s has grown to a point where the capital invested amounts to $125,000 and the volume of business runs between tbrae-qaarteis of a million and a million dollars. Daring the busy seasons of the year this store is a perfeot hive of indus try and even in the dull seasons it is lively enough there in comparison with other places. Twenty-eight people are employ, d to transact all the business of th a firm and they are busy people too. The bead bookkeeper is Mr Joshua O. Hutchins, an acknowledged leader in hia line of w< rk. Mr. C. G Talmadge is assistant to Mr. Hutchins and is one of the com- lug young business men of the oity. Miss Lavluia Lugund is the accomplish ed stenographer. Six of the best trav. King salesmen in the Slate, whose reputations have been acquired by long service and square dealings, are required to attend to the business of this firm which extends over this enure section of the Btate and into South Carolina They sell their goods to hundreds and hundreds of the best merchants and give suoh satisfaction that they always hold their patrons and extend their bo, iness. These salesmen are Messrs O. B Buroh, of Cornelia; J. W. Wilhite, of .Elberton ; H. P. Stan ton, of Winder; T. W. Tate, of Dahlon- ega; O. A. Talmadge, of Athens, and O. H. Cox, of Athens The salesmen at the store in this oity are as competent a body of men as ocnld be gathered together in the service of any firm. They are Messrs. A G Elder, O. F. Elder, J. T Mygatt, Julius Y. Talm tdge, J. O. Mygatt and Joe Wilson This Arm own and operate the Model Meal Mill, looated on the Southern Railway tracks, near the depot. Thls| plant is thoroughly equipped with the very latest machinery and has an output of 800 bushels per day. The mill is in charge of Mr. R. L. Freeman, a thor oughly competent miller. This mill's product is known far and wide as the best meal on the Southern market and the mill is run to its full oapacity all the while. Almost the en tire output is required to supply the de mand in the wholesalo grocery business of Talmadge Bros. & Co. With such firms as this io her midst Athens oan always rest assured of suo- cess. MR. J. E. TALMADGE. JR. THE MAGNIFICENT BUSINESS OF THE ATHENS OIL MILL One of the Strongest Establishments in Georgia. The Large Plant Equipped With the Very Best Machinery and Turning Out the Most Satisfactory Product. Mr. John B. Wier, the Able Manager, and His Efficient Assistants. The Athens Oil Mill is one of the best manufacturing industries in the state and Athens is fortunate in having it looated here. It is one of the many in dustries that are fut making Athens a manufacturing center. It is a branch of the Southern Cotton Oil Company, a corporation that has done more for the development of this industry in the south than any other agency, and consequently has been a stanoob friend of the ronthern farmers The plant of the Athens Oil Mill is looated on Pulaski street, near the South era depot, »nd has splendid shipping facilities- It was established in 1885. and la consequently one of the oldest and best known oil mills in the sooth. Its equipment is oomplete in every re spect It* machinery is of the best make in the country, and as fast as new machinery it needed to keep the plant up to the highest standard of efflolency It is added. The Athens Oil Mill has a capacity of fifty tons per day, and throughout the season ;its machinery is kept going all the while to torn oat the product of th« immense amount of ootton seed pur chased. The very highest market price is paid for seed at all times, and this mill never has to lose time oa aocount of a dearth of so d In almost every town in this immediate section there are agents of Shts company who buy ootton seed and •bip it to Aihens for manufacturing purposes here. The reputation of the Southern Cotton Oil Company for pay ing the beat prlcea and for equate deal ing in every particular la such that each agency doea a large and satisfactory business. The farmers know where to •ell their ootton seed to the heal advan- m Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hii UR JOHN B WIER. m m m m m m m m m w m m * m w w >0 Twenty to fifty bands are employed at the plant of the Athens Oil Mill aud the pay roll rani from $i 60 to $18 per week for eaoh employe. This amounts to a large Item, and from fifty to seventy- flve thousand dollars are spent in the oity aonually by this progressive com pany. Thia in itself makes the Athens 0.1 Mill an establishment that doea inooh good to the city and an inou try that it duly appreciated by the people of Athens. At this plant the blgheat grade of oot ton aeed oil la manufactured together with the other produ its, such as bolls, meals and Haters. The oil is sold throu t b Atlanta and the other pro loots in this city. The Athens Oil Mill's telephone is No. 27 and »Dyoue wishing to sell seed or buy products would do well to ring up the office, as money can he saved on soles or purchases by transacting busi- Utss with i Ills company. I„ foot, one of the best results flowing t ru m the estab lishment of this industry in Athens la the furnubiog of a market for cotton aeed where the farmer can,dispose of all quantities. he has at the very brat prices obtainable The Southern Ootton Oil Company is presided overby Mr. Samn AT. Morgan, president, of Richmond, Va , and ils general offle. n are L. W Haskell, vice- president; Alan H. Harris, see. and treasurer, and 0. Fitzsimmons, general manager. Mr. L A Ransom is man>- ger fur this district with headquarters in Atlanta. Mr. John B. Wier is manager of the Athens Oil Mill, a position he has hi Id for the past three years. He Is a native of Sooth Carolina, and daring the great- -r part of his Ufs was a traveling man, ^thieving in t^at line of basineaa mnob •access His management of the aff drs of the Athens Oil Milt has been emi nently satisfactory. He is a business man with (ins qualifications, is popular with all classes of the people, and con ducts the affatra of bis company with signal ability. His connection with ibis line of business dales back a cam ber of years. * Mr. F. J. Oaritbers la the efficient cashier of this company and no mill In the country has a bettor superintend ent than Mr, H. R. Simmons, who fills that position in the Athens Oil Mill, Mr. Simmons is recognized as one of the best superintendents tn the employ of this large company, and he fully merits this distinction. Hit assistant Is Mr. J. B. Bruoo, a talented young man who la folly posted as to the duties of his posi tion. "Daring the present season the Athens Oil Mill baa been kept exceedingly busy. A great qaantiiy of seed has been par- chased at ih* various agencies through out this section and the miunfaolured product liu been turned oat in large WARREN J. SMITH & BROTHER, LEADING ATHENS DRUGGISTS. Warreo J. Smith & Bro. enjoy one of the largeat patronages accorded to any drag business in this section of Georgia. They established this baslnesa in 1890 on Broad street, and its rapid growth caused them io move to tt elr present location in the Deopree boilding on the oornerot Broad and Thomas streets, where they have at least three times the floor space at their former store. This drag store requires more flooi space for its stock than any In the city, MR WARREN J. SMITH. aod iu faot Is one of the largest In the State. While enjoying a splendid local trade the Arm of Warren J. Smith & Bro. at tract their main patronage from the farmers in six or seven oountles In Nor* beast Georgia. They fnrnlih drag supplies to many drag itorea in the dif ferent towns In this seotlon and to thooiands of farmers who will parohase their drags no where else. Their stock of drags Is oomplete in every respeot. They carry the largest •took of patent medicines in the oity, their prescription department Is up to tbs highest standard, and the purest and freshest drags only are carried. They also manufacture a number of the beat known medicines, such as Smith’s Free State Liver Pills, Smith's Pink Pills for the Liver, Smith’s Life Preserver, Smith's White Oil Linimeot, Smith's Eieotrio Liniment, Kentucky Blue Grass Powder, Piark’s Liver Regu lator. Their line of gardeu and Held seeds has established a great reputation. They carry an abndauce of all kinds of seeda aud are ranked among the foremost seedsmen uf the state. They carry in s ock., a large line of glass, putty, paints ami oils, and the patronage accorded the firm iu tins de partment is very large. One of the special advantages eoj iyt-d by this firm is that they make their purchases iu very large quantities. Mr. Warren J. Sinitn, the senior mem ber of the firm has been iu tbo drag buaineas for the post thirty years. His long experience makes him one of the moat competent drug men iu the city. H s came to Athens from his old home in Fayetteville, N. G., la 1889, aud has engaged in the drag basiaess here since that time. Mr. Paul M. Smith, junior member of firm, u also a native of Fayett ville. N. 0., and came to Atbeus seven years since. He is one uf the beat equipped young druggist! in the State. MR. PAUL M SMITH.