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THE ATHENS BANNER.
ESTABLISHED 1832.
ATHENS, GA., SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 20. 1902.
$5.00 A YEAR.
THE ATHENS ICE AND COAL COMPANY.
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ICE PLANT AND OFFICE.
THE COAL BINS.
Tbe Athena Ice & Coal Company is composed of several of the best business men in Athens *nd Messrs. A. and N. M. Block, of Macon. Mr. N. M. Block is President of the Company and Mr.
Charles N. Hodgson is Treasurer and General Manager.
This company has satisfied a long felt want in Athens When they took charge of the ice business, Athens had been suffering yoar after yoar from an ice famiue. The wants of the city are well sup*
plied nowand in addition the Athens Ice & Coal Company is supplying surrounding towns and the territory adjacent to Athens.
During the present year coal has been scarcer and harder to get than ever before, but owing to the fact of this company’s entrance into the Athens coal ui irket, ooal is fifty cents per ton oheaper now
than it was last year. But for this company the schools of Athens this year would have been greatly inconvenienced by having to burn wood or soft coal in their furnaoea. The Athons Ice & Coal Com
pany has supplied every demand for hard coal, both egg and nut, and have not charged over ten dollars per ton for it, when it was selling at the mines for |15 per ton and as high as $21 in Chicago,
Now York and the cities of the East, which goes to show thatfhese people do not believe in taking advantage of any situation to chargo exorbitant prices.
One of the features of the business of the Athens Ice & Coal Company, not least by any means, is their wood business. They saw and split wood, both oak aud pine, and sell it the year round in this
shape for less than what it has been known to sell at here no longer than last winter in four foot lengths.
These kind of poople are alwaye welcomed by any community. They do business on the plan of not making all the profit on one ton of ice or one ton of coal. They have the capital upon which to
successfully operate their business, and thoir patrons aro given every iegitimate advantage as to prices.
Their customers are content to kuow that their wants are being anticipated for them and that in due season they will be promptly supplied, wheroas if they had to depend on smaller oonoerns they
would have to Buffer the inconveniences heretofore resulting from shortages and actual famine in the respective lines of ice, coal and wood. Formerly it was necessary to look out for your country friend
who had promis< d to supply you with wood in a week or two. Some times he did, but often he didn’t. You were then compelled to have one of your servants cut the wood in proper lengths to burn in the
stove, fire place or grate, or to find a professional wood chopper. All of this trouble, time, waste aud expense has now been overcome. You ring up 117 and tell thorn what kind of wood you want, what
length, and your wants are supplied promptly at a most reasonable cost. This is certainly a new feature for Athons and cannot be appreciated until it has been tried.
Business conducted by such men and on such principlesIb bound to succeed and to be appreciated by< their patrons. * — - v
THE R. L. MOSS MANUFACTURING COMPANY.:
This Company Has Recently Enlarged Its Plant at a New and Better Location on the Southern Railroad in this City. New
Machinery of the Latest Make Being Installed. A Rapidly Growing Business Under the Management of Mr. E. J. Bon-
durant. A Sketch of Mr. R. L. Moss, Sr., One of Athens’ Leading Gitizens Who Has Achieved Wonderful Success
in Life. The Firm of Bondurant & Co. One of the Strongest and Most Progressive in the Classic City.
NfSW PLANT OF THE R, L. MQ38 MANUFACTURING COMPANY
frotplnent ampng the leading maun
factoring inquiries in Athene ta tbe K
L. Mosj Manufacturing Company.
Recently thie company, which wai
organized' eight yean ainoe, decided
tn apagdut, its old plaut and establish
an entirely new one of larger facilities
and In a better location.
Thie new plant, which la located on
the Southern railroad, a ahort distance
from the depot, la now being rapidly
oom plated. Tbe tnlldinge are abont
ready for the macb.uery wbioh will be
Installed as rap'dly aa pcaitble.
The main building is 80 by 100 feet
and Is two stories high. Another build
ing, one story high, is 00 by 100 feet.
The dry kiln U $!} by 70 feet, tbe engine
room M by 80 feet end the boiler house
12 by feet- In ell this plant occoplee
over twenty thousand square feet of
of bnUdlng U tor (pace
engine suffloed to drive the machinery
At the new plant tbe engine will be ot
one hundred and twenty.Sve horse
gower capacity. At the old plant the
traok roc (j) would accomodate only three
cart. At the new plant there Is track
room fer forty oar*, twelve hnndred
feet of railroad track having been con
structed In the yards of this company.
At the old plant tbe dry kiln was only
thirty feet long, acoomodatlng 2000 feet
of lumber. At tbe new plant the dry
kiln Is seventy-two feet long and accom
odating 8000 feet of lumber. These fig
ure* give an idea of the great increaae
in tbe facilities of 'hp now plant over
»bf) old-
The seoond story of the main mill
building Is to be used for tbe door, sash
and blind work. In this spacious apart
ment there will be installed thtrty-five
to fifty machines, of tbe very latest >m
[ nnuoing u m - .....
Alike old plant a fifty horse power proved make. Thereof U admirably
adapted to the work In every respect.
On tbe grennd floor of this building
will be Inrued out ceilings, moulding.,
Inside trimmings and all kinds of turned
work. The machinery for nte in this
department is tha very best the Ameri
can market afford*.
Fifty men are employed by tbit com-
piny, numbers ot them being the most
expert workmen, and the weekly pay
roll amount, to (330 This it a large
item in the progritss and prosperity of
Athena.
The R. L- Moss Manufacturing Com
pany manufactures doors, sash, blinds,
packing boxes, columns, balusters and
the like aud ha. established a splendid
reputation for rxoellrnt and satisfactory
workmanship iu oil these articles. This
repntattnn is not confined to Athens. It
extends all over Oeorgia and Into other
states. Several large shipment* have
been made to Atlanta, to Knoxville and
even as far west aa LonisviUe and Obi-
oago. In this state even the territory of
Maoon has been Invaded by this progres
sive company.
This company doe* a large wholesale
business. Fnlly three-quarters of Its
business U outside of Athens and is
gaining largely day by day. This bub
neat it being increased and more firmly
established by virtue of the fa$t that tbe
best materials are qqed, tbe best work
men employed and tbe beet basinets
methods oalled into service in handling
the products of the manufactory. The
patron of this establishment knows be
will get exactly what be orders.
Mr Emmett S f Bondnraot is n^ t lger
of the R L Moss UsQ^ftOltiiof^but-
pany. He U one of the best eqi- pped
young citizens of Georgia for tbe work
he has in hand. He U a graduate i f the
University of Georgia and has had year,
of experience. He give* to thie business
his personal supervision, has already
bnilt it np remarkably and nnder hit
management it will achieve still greater
triumphs in the fntnre.
The firm of Bondnraot Sc Co, dealers
In hardware, ttovee, tinware, eto , Is
composed ot Messrs. E. J. Bondnraot
and R. L. Meta, Sr. This firm bss been
in business on Clayton street for the
put fonr years and ha* sooceeded in
establishing one of tbe large.t and most
utit factory businesses in tbe city.
Three travelling salesmen, Messrs. H.
H. Jackson, E E. Jackson and W. T.
Mayfield are kept on tbe road and are
tnooesafnl In securing a large buinesa
from all ends of this as otlon of the state
One man la kept all tbe time in South
Carolina looking after tbe basineu of
tbe firm in that state. Augusta's terri
tory it among that which give* the firm
large patronage and Bondurant & Co.,
are the only hardware dealers In Athens
who have succeeded in doing a jobbing
business below Maoon.
Mr. W. P. Jackson la credit man for
this firm and is one of tbe most efficient
and talented bulpou men In Athene.
Mr. Reeqe McDuffie Is bookkeeper,
kjlta Annie Hanft stenographer, and
Messrs. J. M. Allan and E. E. Weil,
salesmen.
Sketch of Mr. R. L. Moss, Si\
Mr R. L. Mom, Sr., who ta eo promt,
nently identified wtyh these two firms,
is one of Athens'' oldest, ablest and most
^pooled citizens.
He was born near Cherokee Corner,
Oglethorpe oonnty, In 1825. HU young
manhood days were spent at clerk in
Mr. J. H. Newton's establishment and
SO a u^znhar el tha firm of Hill <9k Moaa,
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general merchandUe. Daring tbe war
be was with General Howell Cobb. Af
ter the war he again eogagad in mer
chandising and for several years was
general manager of tbe Athens Foundry
and Machine Works.
For over thirty year* he baa been a
leading cotton factor in Athens, and in
this line ha has achieved • wonderful
success. He has never aspired to pnblio
office, although ba held the petition of
oily alderman several year* Jut after
the war. When be wu electel the
aredltoftbaeitywaaalalow ebb. In.
a few year* ha and bU associate* bad
succeeded In bringing that credit book
to par.
In oonneotlon with ]
Phintzy, J. W. Nicholson and
Mr. Mom waa on* of the chief agent* la
securing for Athens tbe oonat ootte ot
tbe NortheMtern Railroad. Hehaabeew
aiteward In tbe Flat Methodist *
In thU city for over thirty j
There ere few men in
have achieved* |
than. Mr. Moaa and i
noonboMai
tgntfer nooM. in Ufa
and among our ottiaac*
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