The Greenville times., 1898-10-01
Chairman So\dStelN's Address
To THE ROApD OF TRADE

me am highly gratifed at meeting the second time, the
business men of the City of Greenye assembled the capacity of
Board of Trade This second annual meeting We con-
today consult touching matters pertaining to the welfare
well being and business interests of the City of Greenvie
duty this meeting to elect Board of Directors to
take charge the affairs of the association for the ensuing twelve
months,
there many mgiving entertained by of our
best citizens the future of this organization Many doubted
efficiency stability pemanoncy for good Many feeling this way
failed to Join Hence membership not large it might
have been large Ihope after onights session will be-
conceive movement that will tend to build up the bs
ross Interests of reeuyle much efecualy stable
ieut bard working Trade In fact little may he
tsa d it, and little credit the Board of Trade may have
gyed the minds great many there are many things of bls
ness moment that have been pushed and accomplished by the efforts
EFF yo Board m Directors and individual members of this Board
We have m onr midst many institutions under the control very
COMPETENT We have many large money institutions
the city, which and dis large amount of capital
This evidence by the ac that not less than 5000 people
cure manaance from the disbursements for labor performed
in the conduct of the cy' business
slight comparison condition today, with that of only
wear ago will any that the up grade There
large business interest in town. but what has multiplied from
one TO fourfod within the last two or three years.
will mention first among these cotton business Our wholesale
plantation supplies dry goods &C. nextis our cotton INDUS
w mill and lumber industry large shipping account
both rail and next manufacture of slaves Nor will for
get that the building interest has taken feature and
manifest necessity it just fairly beginning As recently
as two years ago filled with vacant houses the rents
were extremely and the The sale of real
smile upon the face of any you might discuss M with
Today however, notable fact that there is not vacant house
in the city Daily applications made for neat cottages for
spectacle but to be had Vacant lots heretofore
thought to worthless by demand and will
bring price either in the city suburbs Two years ago
there WAS not contemplation had
there been for quite a while and glad say, that the
chairman Of your committee on statistics reports that builders in
the ctv have the last twelve months buildings and
eorments the value of nearly $OoO00 and that Others
many will be under process of erection both
for commercial and residence purposes As homes for people
matters necessity suggest that real estate should
take this very much to heart way make effort
to provide fofhsse whe badly H. them Without homes
or domicie people cannot live in the city,
beg to suggest that complain bitterly of taxation and
pray for its the safest quickest and reliable
for securing lies in the multiplying the cs
in valuable revenue producing property II mills levied
assessed value is necessary will produce sufficient
revenue the city government how much less levy would
require the property the city upon bearing basis
increased per cent the next two Thus the bur
impoverished city can be made hight by taking the weight
from 81 and placing it upon 81.
That is the kew to the reduction addition to this
feature of the cys necessities beg to call your attention the
fact that there are improvements needed which should be
hand by the association OF sem-pub yet Of an entirely p-
yate character Nothing builds up popuaze city much
rood accommodation the travelling public The travelling public
large discriminating and not little exactng in matters of
ccomoaon In short Greeenvie needs first class hotel first
class IN every appointment modern and upodate, This matter
should Immediately moved upon that will lead to the speedy
erection such hotel the city and public require Again
have pubch hall opera house place of reception for public
gatherings condition entirely unhead of place the size of
reenvie
few items statistics will give you idea of the magnitude
IF the city, business and call attention to these, first
information and second with hope that you may realize fully what
accomplished and that judge what with energetic
Efforts on your part doubling quarupng limits
md business enterprises.
renye handled during last year 10000 bales of cotton
Dared with that bales the year before The wholesale groc
y business year just ended has been $ OOO
against 81 1926, 600 the year before,
notable fact in regard to timber and lumber industry is
on in the comparatively recent erection by Wineman Bros
Mill cutting capacity of feet day The Leavenworth
lumber Company have erected mill in the past year, all
appointments with capacity of $4,000 60 200 feet per
law The mills have cut in the aggregate Zone mill running only
monhs 100000 feet of gum cypress cottonwood &c
These employ $50 hands throughout the year, with regular dis
weekly POO thus maintaining and supporting many
antilles of the and merchandise
merchants Recently the Sutherannes Company have established
md have operation large staye factory They have given
1oyment hands, who maintain mouths This mill
ndr the efficient management of Mr. Adams 1t would super
mons IN mention oil industry which has crushed during
he mast year SC of cotton seed and produced 100000 gal
ans of oil $50 tons Of meal and cake $4,000 tons of bulls and feed
tua saw nothing of 100 bales of nte Their disbursements
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