The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-01
SAVANNAH BUSINESS HOUSES.
Some OF the Concerns Who Make
This City Grow.


This City Grow.
Another year has passed and Savan-
nah's growth has been more marked
in many respects than ever before in
the same period.
Following close upon the completion
of her magnificent railroad terminals,
the Union Depot was opened. She
paved the way for more than a half
dozen large modern structures, some
of which are being finished and all of
which will be completed during the
coming year. She held state fair
ad succeeded in bringing together a
greater number of counties as COM
petitors from every section of Geor-
gia than any city which has held the
fair.
Her cotton receipts were greater last
year than ever before and she stands
pre-eminently the largest naval stores
port in the world.
The stronghold of Savannah are her
tremendous cotton and naval stores
business.
Her cotton factors are among the
largest in the South. Among the lead
ers are: w. w. Gordon & Co., But
Ter, Stevens & Co., John Flannery &
w., Il . JOAlCS N W. D. NOOu
& Bro, Hutton & Gibbes.
Savannah's naval stores houses are
the largest in the South. Ellis, Young
& Co. are among the leaders here. They
have branch in Brunswick and pref
ty well cover Eastern Georgia and
Florida.
The iron boundaries here are the
largest in the state. They are William
Kehoe & Sons, John Rourke & Sons,
McDonough & Ballintyne. They are
makers of locomotives and steamboat
engines and parts, all kinds of cast
ings and syrup pans.
Mcmillan Bros. are the largest man.
ufacturers of turpentine stills in this
part of the country, and pretty we'll
supply the trade throughout this part
of the world
Savannah's lumber companies grow
every year and add thousands upon
thousands of dollars to the annual le-
ceipts of the city's business. The larg-
est are: e. B. Hunting & Co. and
Georgia Lumber Company The Lum-
bermen Supply and Equipment Com
pany has made remarkable strides
curing the last year and contributes
it's share toward controlling the bust
ness in its line throughout Eastern
Georgia and Florida.
The Southern Cotton Oil Company
is the largest manufacturing enter
prise Savannah has. 1t is the largest
of its kind in the country. 1t gives
employment to hundreds upon hun
dreds of people at good wages. 1t
sends out from here by the carload
to every section of the world lard COM
pound, the equal of which has not
been discovered. 1t makes a salad oil
which finds a. ready market abroad
1t puts upon the market a soap which
has gained a reputation throughout
the South. Its plant covers several
acres and it's equipment is one of the
most modern in the world.
The hardware houses of Savannah
are the largest in the state. Among
the foremost are: Palmer Hard
ware Company. ]. d. Weed
&c Co., Lovell's Sons and
H. H. Peoples & Sons. All of which
are old concerns and strong ones.
They travel several men each and
handle to the exclusion of all foreign
concerns Eastern Georgia, Florida and
parts of South Carolina. The men,
| bers of these firms are among the most
stable citizens of Georgia, being bank
| ers and large owners of real estate
here, as well as elsewhere.
AS banking city Savannah has no
| peer, proportionate with her size and
surroundings. She bears the distinc-
ton of never having had bank fall
|
est banking houses in the country
Among the largest are: The Citizens
Bank, the Southern Bank, Savannah
Bank and Trust Company, the Ger
mania Bank and the Oglethorpe Saw
ings Bank. The Citizens Bank will
establish branch during the coming
year on Liberty street and the Ger
mania Bank will build a new home
on Bull and Congress streets.
Among the Oldest and most Suhstan l.
tial hay, grain and produce houses is
| w. d. Simkins & Co.
Among the jewelers. are Koch &
| Sylvan
Furniture dealers, j. w. Teeple.
Fish dealers, M M. Sullivan's Sons:
| shoes dealers, A. S. Nichols; the meat
men, James J. Joyce; sewing machine
dealers, G. o. Penton & Co.; station
cry school books, Oppenheimer, Sloat
& Co.; bicycle dealers, George w.
Thomas; monographs, The Ray Com
pany.