The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-11-14
A FORMER BROOKHAvENITE
Highly Complimented by n Lead
ing New York Journal.

~"'s oVhhpiihlented by n Lead
ing New York Journal.
The New York Commercial, the lead.
ing newspaper in the country devoted
to financial affairs, has this to say Of a
well known and public spirited Macon
Ga, man, formerly of Brookhaven
lone of the most successful younp
business men of the South is President
y. l.. Martin of the commercial college
at Macon, Ga. Until ten years ago he
was engaged in the publication of a
weekly newspaper at Jackson, Miss.
When the opportunity came he let 90.
moved to Macon and began life anew
IN commercial school work. In two
years he owned the plant and put all
that he made in another two years into
advertising his business.
THAT was eight or ten years ago and
he is now one of the largest holders of
cotton mill stock in the State. He
found that advertising pays-'just like
he had been trying for years to induce
the merchants of his ola Jackson town
to believe. He invested his profits
chiefly in shares of cotton mills and
now, in addition to being a stock
holder in some nine or ten banking
institutions, railroads and lumber com,
panies- in several of which he holds
high official position-he has large
blocks of stock in more than dozen
cotton mills that have been started i'm
Georgia during the past five or six
years, being the vice president of two
companies and a director in several
others.
president Martin has recently been
to his old home at jackson and has en-
Unused the moneyed men of that once
sleepy old town with the idea that
cotton mill or two would be the best
investment they could make. He has
told them how his stock in the Geor-
gia mills is paying him from 10 to %
per cent. and has given his old friends
to understand that they have been la
boring under false impression when
they commended that only the large and
costly plants were making money.
jackson has been trying for years
to build 100000 cotton mill and has
so far failed, but the chances are that
her business men will now act on the
suggestion of the one time editor of
their local paper and build something
cheap as a starter"
The above article, which THE LEAD
Err reproduces for the benefit of Mr..
Martins Brookhaven friends, will be
read by them with pride and gratifica-
ton. In connection with the above,
some "unwritten history" in the dis
tinguished gentleman's life may as
we'll be told: When nine years of age,
with much less education than boy
can easily procure in Brookhaven now
at that age, Mr.. Martin began the real
struggle of life as roller boy in the Of
flee of the old Brookhaven Citizen.
What education he acquired in this
city and his subsequent course at the
State University were paid for by the
fruits of his own labor. His career as
editor of the New Mississippian is
fresh in the minds of all lovers of law
and order and, as is stated in the above
article, Mr.. Martin has exemplified his
faith in printers ink by his expansive
advertisements all over the country
Few newspaper men are afforded such
an opportunity of practicing what
they preach and of reaping the seeds
that they, themselves, have sown. His
large business connections render it
easy for him to guarantee positions to
his students of the Georgia Alabama
Business College and his own career
illustrates, by example, the truth and
value of the business principles taught
in his college.
Mr. Martin takes tender pride in
attributing his success in life to Brook
haven friends and influences. In a.
private letter to friend at this place,
he says:
1T was the words of cheer, of sym
pathy and counsel from Brookhaven
friends that spurred me on to effort
Time has only hallowed the early asso-
Citations and more firmly cemented the
ties of affection | bear Brookhaven
and her people. And whatever need
of success has come to me has been
chiefly gratifying because | have there
by been able, in a measure at least, to
prove myself worthy such a place and
such people-the VERY BEST it seems
to me to be found on Gods footstool'