Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-05-26

! IcohiSi) hao lCSitco III oCOilCC COulGy
fl m early boyhood. Ho was in
business with Waller, Watson q
Company two years, and with G. l..
Reid & Company, of Walhalla, three
years, after which he was elected
Treasurer of Oconco county and
served in that capacity two terms of
two years each. lie was elected
assistant cashier of The Seneca Bank
in March, 1895.
The affairs of The Seneca Bank
arc admirably managed by its ofli-
cient officers. 1t has and deserves
as high credit as any institution of
its class III South Carolina. While
its officers do business on strictly
business principles, still their
geniality and courteous domcanor
are such as to win the appreciation
and friendship of their customers.
The Bank does large business for
Seneca, Newry, Calhoun, Clemson,
Oakway, Fair Play, Richland and the
country. Its business gro ,1s in vol
ume as the Bank grows in yeArs.
The Seneca Oil Mill is an impor-
tant enterprise. 1t was chartered in
1879 and is owned and operated by
Mr.. M. w. Coleman, Of Seneca, and
Capt. r. G. Strothor, of West Union.
Mr.. Coleman is general manager, and
MIR. j. M. Strother, superintendent.
The annual amount of seed crushed
is 1900 tons. From $4,000 to 75,-
600 gallons of oil are manufactured
every year. 1t all finds ready sale in
Northern markets. Cotton seed meal
is sold at home for feed and fertili-
zers. The demand exceeds the sup
ply, though the annual output is from
5000 to 5000 tons. The same is
true of the 1000 tons of hulls put on
the market ev""v ar. From SO to
20 bales of liz cotton arc picked
from the seed in one season. This
is sold at $1,000 per bale. The mill
does prosperous business and fur
nishes a home market for cotton seed,
which only few years ago were con-
sidered useless.
The wcll-known firm of Nj. w.
Coleman ,S Co. has been one of the
landmarks Of Seneca ever since the
days of it's infancy. MIR. NJ. w.
Coleman, the senior member, came to
( Seneca in 1874. lie and his father
in-law, the late J.. ID. Mcrriman, built
the large two-story brick building,
which the store now occupies. 1t
affords ample quarters for tho man.
moth stock of general merchandise
carried by the company. On No
vember 30th, 1875, Mr.. i. w. Jordan
removed to Seneca and became an
active partner in the business. In
1883 Mr. w. S. Hunter entered the
store as clerk, and in 1887 became
member of the firm. These three
gentlemen own tho business, and all
these years they have stood in the
van among tho most successful mer-
chants in Oconce county. They
have always carried complete stock
of general merchandise, and Of late
years their millinery and dry goods
departments have afforded the va
ricty and style Of city store.
Complete corps of clerks assist
in supplying the wants of the large
number Of customers from this and
adjoining counties who trade there.
The statesmen of tho firm arc
Mcssrs. w. p. Reid, i. M. Jordan,
David Todd and w. A. Holland,
Jr.
Mr.. Reid is we'll known to the
people of Oconco county. lie re-
sided several years at Walhalla,
where he clcrkcd in the store of his
brother, Mr.. G.. l.. Reid. lie spent
several years at Canton, Ga, and did
a good business. lie then went on
the road as q " Knight of the Grip"
and was a popular salesman. About
q year ago he came to Seneca and