The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1891-04-11
a LEADING INDUSTRY.
THE GREENvILLE COMPRESS
WAREHOUSE COMPANY.

This gigantic and enterprising con
cern deservedly ranks amongst Green.
yille's leading industrial plants. IL
1855 the plan for establishing a com
press was talked over and company
OF home citizens was organized under
the name of 'fThe Greenville Compres:
and Warehouse Company with &
capital Of $4,000; in 1887 this capita
was increased $50, 900, making total
capital Of 100000 every dollar OF
which has been paid up, thus showing
the healthy condition of the institu,
ton.
The works are located in the north.
eastern portion of the city, on the
Georgia Pacific and the Louisville
New Orleans l. Texas Railroads, and
covers not less than five acres OF
ground.
The machinery is of the best aud
most approved make, and consists OF
a ninety inch Morse Press, the largest
size made. 1t has the capacity of com.
pressing 900 bales of cotton per day,
and when run at its maximum speed
1000 bales per day.
Their warehouse has the enormous
capacity of II, 900 bales, being beyond
a doubt one Of the largest in this sec
tion of the country. This is none too
large, as In a good season il will be
crowded TO the fullest capacity.
Fifty men are given employment.
The value the compress has been to
the city, consists in the increased cot.
ton receipts, and giving the producer
the means of selling his cotton under
his personal direction. Indeed to its
compress, more than any other one
agency, may be attributed Greenville's
rapid growth since ii was established
here.
II has been the means of bringing
new cotton buyers TO the city, and the
competition that has resulted has made
Greenville one of the best cotton mar
kets In this section of the country.
After being compressed the cotton is
ready for direct shipment to Eastern
and foreign markets over no less than
four competing routes to the sea-
board two by rail aud two by river.
This is a perpetual guarantee of cheap
rates-a strong card in the active
competition of the cotton handlers.
The Compress Company are home
men, well known and stand exceed
ingly high in the community, ranking
as able and level-headed busin ess men
The following comprises the official
Directory:
W. A. POLLOCK, President.
N. G0LDSTEIN, Vice President.
I. J. IRVINE, Sec'y and Treas.
DIRECTORS
w. A. POLLOCK, w. p. McBATH
c. II. SMITH, LYME STARTLING
N. GOLDSTEIN, III. WILCZINSKI.
JOSHUA SKINNER.
Greenville is certainly to be con-
graduated upon the possession of such
a useful and enterprising plant, which
cannot be outclassed by any of Its
kind In the country, and which from
the date of its establishment has grown
both In volume Of industry and innu-
encc, showing such a steady increase
In Its clearings year after year as TO
thoroughly encourage the incorpora-
tors and Undue their patrons with a
feeling Of pride which they themselves
have contributed to make. This sue
ress must also be attributed to the un-
Liripg efforts of its able directory.
succeeds like success itself
Therefore a plant of such size and
should certainly receive
Ihe utmost encouragement aud patron
age from our own and surrounding
As factor In the growth
md enterprise It takes Its position In
he front ranks, and as such the TIMES
presents 1t to its many readers Of this
ssue.