The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-04-24
PROSPEROUS CITIZENS.
BY Industry and the Application o
Business Methods II. B. Speed in
(settinp Rich-Other Men.

Some eighteen years ago Mr.. p. B. Speed
came from n farm in the country 10 clerk In
one OF the stores in ADbeville. He brought
with him neither money nor business eXpe
rlence, but he soon began to acquire both
After serving time as salesman he bought
the drug store which he now owns. IN his
history has been eXemplified the old saying:
keep thy shop and II Will keep thee." Being
endowed with natural ability, and possessing
great energy, and the power TO hold to what
lie made, he Is steadily increasing his estate,
while by his courteous bearing and kindness
To every body he IL steadily growing In pub
lie favor, until now he Is one of the promi.
nept men OF the town, and is CONSPICUOUS
/ example OF the success which poor boy may
win at Abbevlle. This is one of the best
! towns In the State TO recognize true merit,
wherever 1t may be found, and In no place is
the right hand of fellowship extended more
/ cordially 10 the struggling poor boy than In
Abbeville. And no town eau show greater
Dumber of successful3o men than Abbe-
willie.
As lust stated, Mr.. Speed g first venture was
! in the drug business. He has been success
from the first, and his house is one Of the
strong drug establishments in the upcountry.
After getting his store we'll under way he
bought the elegant dwelling once owned by
the late James ID. Chalmers. It'll one OF the
incest houses in town, and IL beautifully fur
nished.
He bought the brick building In which the
post Office is kept and paid the cash for it.
He bought considerable number of shares
In The farmers bank. The stock holders ap-
confiding in his integrity, elected him direc-
tor in the bank several years ago, which
place he still holds.
His last purchase was the store room re-.
Gently owned, and now occupied by Mr..
James M. Lawson, as timer and dealer In
stoves, tin ware and fancy articles. For this
! last puI chase he paid $500 in cash. He will
continue in business at his old stand, and
Mr.. Lawson will still stay where he has been
from the first.
In speaking of the successful men OF Able
willie iha carepr of Mr. and Mrs r M. Had
don is worthy OF noLe Mr. Haddon Ike Mr.
Speed came To town with no mercantile ex-
perience, and spent some years as sales
man. After he married, he and Mrs. Haddon
has been most gratifying. They own one OF
the largest and most elegant lots In town, on
which they have built large and commo-
dious dwelling in one Of the handsomest de
and splendid store now; have large stock
Of goods. with plenty OF ready cash TO dis
count bills. Besides this they own large
blocks of stock In both the National and Far
mers Banks, and have outstanding money
secured by mortgages on farms. The firm Is
rich and solid, and owe no man anyth Ing but
good will.
Some two or three years ago Drs. Harrison
and Game went Into the drug business.
Their prosperity has been uninterrupted, and
their business IL increasing as the months 60
by. DIR. Harrison is prosperlng right straight
along. He has u fine practice, and his store
makes money every year.
But we started out with no intention of
mentioning any other name than that OF MIR.
Speed. If We were to wlite OF all the pros
pesoaS men 10 lown We would MI
that are prosperous and growing In public
favor and financial strength. Abbeville Is a
good place for men OF energy and business
tact. Economy aud application to business
will tell at Ab6eville. and we have as large a
per cent OF men Of good imam cial standing as
can be found anywhere.