The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-03-05
MT. PLEASANT.
Eastern Capitalists Want to Invest In
Manufacturing Enterprises There.
The Switching Facilities are Being En-
larged, and New Depot Building
is in Prospect.

EDITOR HERALD
MI. PLEASANT, March l.-Mr. j..
r. Tygert, of the firm of j. f. Tygert
d Co., manufacturers of fertilizers,
Philadelphia, was here this week
prospecting with a view of estab-
fishing plant for this company.
He was just from the phosphate
mines of South Carolina and Florida,
where heretofore he has been get
ing his rock. He is thoroughly con-
versant with the manufacture and
sale of fertilizers in all its detail,
and the needs of the country in this
product, having been in the business
for many years. He expressed him
self as highly pleased with the
quality of the rock here, thinking it
the best he had ever seen and the
easiest to mine. Our geographical
situation is also in our favor, and
Mr.. Tygert thinks a mandatory
would pay a handsome dividend.
He proposed to place two thirds of
the stock if our people would tax e
the remainder. We hope our men
of means will give substantial en-
enlargement to enterprises of this
kind, for in no better way can a
town and country be built up and
the price of property advanced, and
material wealth added to COM
munity, than the establishment of
needed manufactures.
IT'S true we are not as rule a
manufacturing people in the South,
because heretofore we have SO
easily made competence and some
fortunes in agriculture; we have
heretofore neglected those things
in which large fortunes are made !;
and now, just at the time when the
products of the farm are so cheap,
and agriculture no longer profitable,
it does seem a godsend that this
new source of wealth has been dis
covered, and another avenue opened
for profitable employment not only
for the land owners, but for a vast
number of laborers that are no
longer needed on the farm. We
have many natural advantages over
the people of the North for manu-
featuring, and in this particular in
good business enterprise to establish
a plant here for the manufacture of
all kinds OF fertilizers and use our
phosphate at home, and thus get the
full market price for it., besides
establishing new industry? We
are not presuming to advise in this
matter, but we are sure our people
are not getting full value for this
product, because it is being so rapid
ly put upon the market.
Capt. w. A. Reese, of this place,
has in his possession very handsome
sword that was taken from the body
of Lieutenant Colonel of the 22nd
Ohio regiment, killed at the battle
of Kennesaw Mountain on June 81,
1864. The sword was taken from the
body by A. G. Kinzer, deceased, OF
Sawdust Valley, and given to Capt
Reese. If this should be read by
any OF the family or friends of thi,
Federal officer the Capt. would be
glad to correspond with them. Il
was in this same battle that oul
good friend Capt. j. G.. Cooper o,
this place was so severely wounded
in the head by a grape shot.
Quite number of railroad officials
were recently surveying for an eX
tension of the side track, and max.
ing plans for new depot.
Messrs. j. p. and w. G. Warnoch
of Admission, Ala, have bought GU
Howard & Estes hardware anC
grocery business, and took charge
March |. Mr.. w. G. Warnock will
have charge of the business here
and will retain Mr.. Will Patterson
one of the best young business mer
in town to assist him. The Messrs
Warnock come to us with the very
best possible recommendations anC
we give them a cordial welcome.
H. B. Ladd, proprietor of thu
Ward Hotel, went to Nashville :
few days since on business, anC
while there purchased a lot of new
and handsome furniture for thu
hotel.
II. G. Meadows is in the South il
the interest of the firm of II. G
Meadows d Co.
Mrs. Shorter Forgey of Timmons
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
| w = JOutSi ldSJ Wb6h.
Geo. w. Killebrew, President o
the Blue Grass Phosphate Co., wen
to Nashville last week to attend t.
some business connected with thi
excellent firm.
g. ID. Horder has returned from
Memphis and other points, where h,
has been selling phosphate for hi
firm. He reports very successful
trip.
Miss Holmes is visiting her sister
Mrs. A. g. COney.
Misses Annie Kinzer, of Williams
port, and Gussie Rainey of Heidle
burg, Miss, were stopping at tn
Ward Hotel last week.
r. b. Dougherty of Goodwin, wa
prospecting here few days since
l.. l.. Frierson has returned from
an extended trip through the Nortl
in the interest of his stave machin
and 7. Q. Meadows & Co. He re
ports very successful business trip
Mr.. Robert Griffith has in hi
possession a razor that once be
longed to and was used by Genera
Jackson. He prizes it very highly
H.
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