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The Number of Smaller But Live Concerns Puts Pep Into the Business Life of Augusta Palmer-Spivey Construction Co., Inc. Protrrf-Miv* Builders Augufj, On. pTTMIiO valuf of Indomitable prlt I and Mtlck-to-lt-lvo-nese" ha* X probably never berm demon ft.rated In contributing to the Mucreaa of one'* business more than in the rase of th<* I'almer-Bplvey Con vtrurtlon Co.. during the trying months of the war. when no many ••onstructlon companies ‘‘went to the wall" When our country entered the great war the I'almcr-Bplvey company had lust contracted with the bourd of <<lucatton of Richmond county for the construction of a $150,000 girls' igh school building. Almost be fore the foundationh were In place the coat of both labor and material began to soar far above the scale figured In the contract. Many ms i•-rial* could scarcely he secured at any price, and labor was demanding more than private contract* could Mtand. To make matters worse, the con struction of (‘amp Hancock, at Au gusts, wan begun Just about thin time, and the government sent out rail for all the labor It oould get. The l*slrner-Bplvey company, realiz ing that nothing ahould be allowed to Interfere with our country's mil itary preparation*, placed It* organ isation at the disposal of the gov- % ••rnment contractor*, and voluntarily iclassed many of its men for work at the camp. At this Juncture, with nothing lea* than almost Inevitable ruin staring one In the face, none but the strong cut hearted would have stuck to the Job. “It can't be done” looked like the easiest way out* of these almost Insurmountable difficulties, and doubt less such an excuse would have been accepted by those interested in the completion of the building. The I’almer-Hplvey Construction company, however, would not give up. It stuck to the Job. working bv day and planning by night, and mh a result the building wa* com pleted almost on contract time, with out a dollar's loss to any one. and today stands on Walton Way, Au gusta. a monument to those who built It against overwhelming odds. This school, by the way, known a* the Tubman High school. Is one of the finest public schools in the United .States, and would do credit to any .•tty In the world It Is shown on the front page of this section. The I’almer-flpivey Construction company operate* throughout the South Atlantic states, and has some of the finest building* to It* credit. It has an organisation which Is high ly developed, and prides Itself upon its ability to execute any contract, largo or small, at ths very lowest cost consistent with excellence —for quality l* on# thing which It will not sacrifice. L. K. Palmar la president of the company, and Carper A. Krepa sec retary and treasurer. The company'# ass «lra hi* In a most prosperous con dition. and contracts ase under con struction In four southern cities, with quite a bit of work at home. The otfleera state that. In their opinion, the period of Inactivity Is about over, liiul the next few years will *ee un priced Mil» d progress In building throughout the south. 'AUGUSTA FISH COMPANY .—Wholesale— FISH AND OYSTERS 1107-1115 Fenwick Street AUGUSTA, GEORGIA ,~pHE AUGUSTA FISH COMPANY began business in 1 1913, with four employes, and the business has grown so rapidly that it has been necessary to double the number of employes. Northeast and all of eastern Georgia, North and South Carolina make* up the territory which this enter prising company works thoroughly, and to which it sells thousands of pounds of fish each month. Ideal shipping facilities, being able to get the fish to its customer in any section of the territory mentioned, close proximity to the places where the tish are caught, and prompt and efficient service have made the company’s business a large and profitable one. No better fish and oysters can be obtained from any other fish market in the country than from the Augusta Fish Company. And careful attention is given every order, large or small. Associated with the Terry Packing Company’s houses in Savannah, Charleston, Columbia, and its six produc ing plants in Florida, makes it possible for the Augusta Fish Company to always be in positions to supply the freshest and best fish and oysters on short telegraphic notice. *< , J. C. Jordan is the manager of this company, and his business is growing by leaps and bounds. You cannot do better, when you want fish and oys ters in wholesale lots, than get in touch with the Augusta Fish Comranv, THE AUGUSTA HERALD. BURDELL TOBACCO COMPANY Whole»ale IC6 Masonic Building, Eighth Street, AUGUSTA, GA. CARTER BURDELL is the owner of the only exclusive whole sale tobacco house in Augusta, and T. H. Brenahan is the man ager of the business. The business was established twenty years a(;o by the late Thomas F. Burdell, brother of the present owner. One of the successful business houses of the city, its former owner is remembered as one of Augusta's best-loved citizens, and the present owner, Carter Burdell, is well and popularly known, not only in his own home city, but throughout Georgia and South Carolina. Mr. Brenahan has been the man ager of the business for the past ten years and is known intimately by his trade in the big territory covered by the Burdell Tobacco Company’s activities. The hundreds of stores that buy tobaccos from the firm speak highly of the prompt service and courteous treatment which Mr. Brenahan gives every customer. Among the different brands of cigars distributed by this company are the Optimo, the Imporico, the Uprman Bouquet, the Henrietta, the C. 11. S., the Rex Roy, the San Fe lice, the Santaella, the Don Julian, I.a Preferencia and the best seven cent cigar on the market—the Cinco the largest selling cigar in the world. Mr. Brenahan makes frequent (rips on the road, in the interest of his firm. Two other live wires con nected with the firm are Howard Smith, Jr., and W. C- Knuck. Both of these gentlemen saw service in France during the war. In addition to the complete line of cigars carried by the company, it klso carries full and complete stocks of pipes, cigarettes, chewing gums, and, in fact, everything car ried by a first-class cigar and to bacco house. Mail orders are solicited and will receive prompt and careful atten tion. Small Concerns Grow Big in Augusta LEAGUE & DUVALL Herald Bldg. AUGUSTA : GEORGIA REAL estate and renting! And not just a willing ness to sell real estate and to write insurance, if somebody should come along and request such service, but the actual selling of both‘real estate and insurance in a busi ness way! That is the business of League & Duvall, a firm com posed of James R. League and M. H. H. Duvall. Mr. League established this business in 1911, operating it under the firm name of James R. League & Co. In 1915 Mr. Duvall bought his interest in the business began active work as a member of the firm, ' the name was changed to League & Duvall. All kinds of real estate, and particularly fine farms fn this section, Is handled by these gen tlemen, and they have some very tine offerings in nearby farms right now. All kinds of insur ance, including automobile, lia bility, bonding, etc., Is handled. Mr. League has been a citizen of Augusta for the past twenty five years, ten years of which he was connected with the street railway company; Mr. Duvall has been a member of Augusta’s business life for twenty-seven years, and was formerly connect ed with the Postal Telegraph Company’s office In Augusta. Hoth men are prominent in all the AugiiHta clubs, and Mr. Du vall is a popular Augusta Rota rlan. If you are interested 1n Augus ta rpal estate, these gentlemen have a message for you. Write for it. A Private Corporation , Established 1852 THE name of the Augusta Gas Light Company is con nected with the progress and development—in short, with the building of Augusta, through a period of more than sixty years. Actively interested in and back of every movement for the public good, the Gas Light Company enjoys the full est confidence and respect of all Augusta. Carborated Gas Process, the improved method of mak ing gas, is used. F. L. Marshall is general manager of the Augusta Gas Light Company, and there is no more enthusiastic worker for the greater and bigger Augusta than is Mr. Marshall. If you are interested in Augusta, Mr. Marshall is in terested in vou. J. E. SCOGGINS WELDING First Class Auto Repairing 554 Broad Street AUGUSTA, GA. J.. E. SCOGQINS establish lished his business in Au gusta just seven months ago, and the fact that he knows just exactly what he is doing in this particular line of work, that he gives the best service it is possible to give, and that he is a ge- ' ; all round live wire, has built his business up along big lines right from the jump-off. J. E. Scoggins is the pro prietor of the business and is the active manager. He has been in the business for the past nine years, and assisted the government, during the war, in keeping its mail trucks going in first-class order. He is thoroughly familiar with ail kinds of automobile pairing and welding. He does most of and superintends the balance of all the work ' r nt in his place, and he guarantees absolute satisfaction to every one of his big and growing list of customers. Welding is done for people anywhere in the South. In addition to the business mentioned in the above para graphs, Mr. Scoggins’ place also sells oils and acessorles. SUN-DAY MORXTVG, TTST gg, IPflg, SOUTHERN WELD ING COMPANY Oxy-Acetylene Weld ing and Cutting 848 Ellis Street AUGUSTA s: GEORGIA WHEN a man has been in the automobile repair ing business for seventeen years he should know some thing about it —and J. A. Ouzts does know the automo bile repair business. He knows it from the beginning to the end, and this fact, coupled with the additional fact that he per sonally superintends every job that is brought into his shop, makes his record of eight years in business in Augusta one of success. Four expert mechanics are employed to make the South ern Welding Company, owned and personally managed by Mr. Ouzts, the best repair place of its kind in Augusta. Scored cylinders are repair ed so as to use the same pis ton rings, and carbon is clean ed out of the cylinders in ex pert fashion. The owner of this progres sive Augusta establishment takes an active interest in all of Augusta’s forward move ments, and he is a booster for Augusta every day in the year. As a matter of fact, the kind of work he turns out is a boost for his city as well as for him self and his establishment. HEATH, BOLSTER & TURNER i—Wholesale— Fruits, Produce, Groceries AUGUSTA, GA. i \ N ILLUSTRATION of how the small Au gusta business house has a way of grow ing into the larger and more prosperous busi ness house is the Heath, Bolster & Turner wholesale fruit, produce and grocery company. This business was established in 1916, less than three years ago. When it began business it only required the service of one dray—today the company has four drays and two automo bile trucks. It requires this small fleet to handle its growing business satisfactorily and with as much dispatch as is necessary. R. A. Heath, L’. J. Bolster and M. N. Turner are the owners of the business. Each of them has had approximately fifteen years’ experience in the wholesale grocery business, and each of the three takes an active interest in this partic ular business. Four traveling salesmen for this firm cover Georgia and South Carolina, for a radius of eighty-five miles around Augusta, and the ter ritory is worked intensively by these salesmen. Fruits of all kinds are made a specialty by the company. A. J. RENKL ' Jeweler • Augusta, Georgia FORTY-one years ago A. 'J* Renkl began busi ness in Augusta, and today he has a fifty thou sand dollar stock of jewelry. Not only the highest class jewelry that one will find in any of the larger Cities’ stores, but a complete and carefully selected line of gifts for all occasions, and for every purpose, is* car ried in stocks Cut glass by the thoif- / sands of dollars’ worth, sil verware in beautiful de signs, and lots of it—these and complete stocks of ev-/ erything else that one nat urally expects to find iii the best jewelry stores of the South—all will be found at / Renkl’s store in Augusta. E. A. Renkl is the man ager and active director of the business. And the store is one of Augusta’s leading featuring a particular line mercantile establishments of merchandises*