The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-09-01
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store of the Messrs. Kinard. It is now
nearly completed, and, when finished,
will be ono of the largest, handsomest,
and most attractive in the city. The
large plate glass for the front windows,
the largest of their kind, four feet wide
by ten in length. are marvel to look at.
We never saw handsomcr plates. Pretty
soon the long counters and endless
shelves and drawers, will be filed with
all the fabrics essential to tlle-people's
wants, aud then these eutcrprising gen
ticulen will reap the harvest of business
which they deserve. Not many of the
merchants have gone in quest of fall
goods as yet, bat they are oil preparing
for, aud looking forward to, q brisk fall
and winter trade.
The State Fair is being talked of, and
will be great success, and it may not
be amiss just here, to state, for the ben
eft of n few who seem not to know it.
that this Fair of the Mechanical and Az.
ricultural Society is not one and the
same with the Institute Fair, to be held
III Charleston, or the 1st of November.
We mention this because we have been
told there are those who think that the
latter is the State Fair, and tlle only one.
Ii that impression exists it should be
corrected.
LOCAL IMpRoYEA1ENTs-HoM ENTER
PRISE. We are g'adlt to note the decided
improvements going OIL in our midst
Not only private residences, but new
stores are building, aud despite the un-
propitious political circumstances that
tend to repel capital and cripple enter
prise, we are mYving on in Columbia
and building up he city Many of our
readers are PERHAPS not aware of the i'm
portance that Columbia is assuming as
manufacturing cIntre. The Oil Mills,
the Columbia Taenery, the Ice Factory,
Iron Founderiesj Planing Mills, Tin Es-
tablishmcnts, ari among our industrial
resources. On yesterday, we paid
visit to the Columbia Tannery, owned
by John Watics h Co.. successors to J.
P. Thomas Il CD This establishment is
now one of the most complete in The
Southern conntry-being commodious
aud conveniently located. The beam
aud lime house the bark mill, the en-
gine and wheel house, and the finishing
room-which is located in the second
story Of the large building that covers
the vats--and lie Office ere all admira-
bly, adapted tolthe object in view.
The tannery contains all the latest i'm
provements used in the tanning of hides
aud the manufacturing OF leather, and is
creditable to the enterprise of the pro-
prietors. All kinds of leather are fin
ished, but the bulk of the leather is
shipped to Baltimore, and sold "in tho
rough"
We were toll that the last shipment
from the yardH'as 10000 pounds-show-
ing that the business is q pretty large
one. Eight d3nts per pound is paid for
green hidesE The tannery employs
about one do fsn persons. Much of the
work is done y machinery. The enter
prise of the wners is efficiently assisted
by the careftR supervision of Mr.. G. W.
Wilkins, andI he shillful management of
MIR. Jeffersod 1Epston, who received his
training at the hands of the founder of
the tannery, Mr.. Thomas Wilson, an old
and experienced tanner, and citizen
long identified with this community.
Let ns hope that we shall go on until
we make our city the seat of that wealth
and general prosperity that spring from
skilled labor and its fruits
HOTEL ARRIVALS, August 31-Coluns-
bia Hotel-Thos. Thorn, city; NJ. Baum,
Camden; P. lpuffie, Charleston; John P.
Adams, Robert Adams, Abram Hugue-
min, Richie hl; Reuben r. Gee, Union;
\. K. Sullivan, NJ. Lesser and son.
Anderson; ". Allen Benton and wife,
Cheraw; Gdn. NJ. G. Butler, Capt. Geo.
Tuppcr, a. II. Waring, S. c.; J. H.
Miller, Augusta; Alex. McBee, Green
Vile; j. Dalton Budds, Charleston.
NichprSon House-C. N. G. Butt,
Doko; T. W. Cooper, Hodges; J. V.
Nethers. Columbia; c. Higgins, Nd. !;
T. NJ. Rodgers, Florence; J. P. Simp-
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