The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-24
THE COTTON OIL COMBINATION.
MIR. A. C. Phelps Appointed Division Su-
perintendent With Headquarters
in Columbia.

The absorption of the independent
cotton oil mills in this State by the
Virginia Carolina Chemical Co, has
been practically completed for the
time being and no more of the inde-
pendent mills will be purchased at pre-
sent, as the Virginia-Carolina syndi-
cate has secured all the mills needed,
and it is not thought that any efforts
will be made to purchase other mills
this season. The eight or more mills
purchased including the four of the
Atlantic Cotton Oil Co., of this city,
have been combined with the South
ern Cotton Oil Co., of Columbia, also
purchased by the Virginia-C Carolina,
and the cotton oil business will be
carried on under the name of the
Southern Cotton Oil Co.
Mr.. G.. Fitzsimmons of the South
-ern Cotton Oil Co. who formerly man
aged the Columbia mills, has been ap-
pointed Southern Superintendent of
the company with headquarters in At
lanta.
Mr.. A. c. Phelps, formerly Secre-
tary and Treasurer of the Atlantic
Cotton Oil Co.. has been appointed
Division Superintendent of the
Southern Cotton Oil Co., with head
quarters in Columbia, and will have
all the oil mills of that company, sit
uated in this State, under his supervis-
ion.
Mr.. Phelps is one of the best posted
and most successful oil mill men in
this State and the Virginia Carolina
syndicate has done well to secure
him as their South Carolina represent
ative. The great growth and financial
success of the Sumter Cotton Oil Co..
from which the Atlantic Cotton Oil
Co.. with its four large mills and
refinery, developed, was due in a
great measure to the business acumen
and energy of Mr.. Phelps, who was
the moving spirit in the establishment
of the original mill. He worked in
defatigiblv for the success Of the enter
prise: and his efforts were abundantly
rewarded as anyone at all conversant
with the affairs of the Atlantic Cot
ton Oil Co., will testify. In his new
field he will have greater responsible
ties and many more mills under his
supervision. but with his experience
it goes without saying that he will
make a success of the management of
many mills, just as he did when he had
only few under his control.
Mr.. Phelps will, of necessity, have
to remove to Columbia to live, but
for the present his family will remain
in Sumter. He has already entered
upon the discharge of the duties of
his new position and will hereafter
spend the gerater part of his time in
Columbia when not visiting the mills
under his supervision. He has many
friends in this city, in which he has
resided since boyhood, and they regret
that he has to leave Sumter, although
they are glad that he has received this
merited recognition Of his ability.
Mr.. G. G. Fishburn, formerly as
sistant secretary of the Atlantic Cot
ton Oil Co., has been retained by the
Southern Cotton Oil Co., and will go
to Columbia with Mr.. Phelps.
Mr.. Perry Moses has been appointed
manager Of the mill in this city,
and the superintendent of the other
mills owned by the Atlantic Cotton
Oil Co., have been retained in their
positions by the new management.