Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-08-19
ROUNDS OF TIE TOWN.
A Pleasant Hour of Progress Man
Among Hattiesburg Bus
mess Firms.

IL Is ii pledsaHt SuiCoaSo AAoni eiiO
office routine TO get out for an hour
and spend the time among the hustl-
ing business firms.
Today an hour was spent in this
way, the First landing made" being
the mammoth store of the Hattiesburg
Hardware Co., a store which pride1
itself upon reasonable priced wares
and upon the uniform politeness of
every one connected, from porter to
boss. The usual morning salutations
were exchanged despite the busy
times within, and journey on to
the next place was made, coming in
order being the First National Bank.
The good name of the First National
has already gone into song and story
because of the magnificent building 1t
occupies and the rock-ribbed financial
standing it enjoys, and the object of
this notice is merely to show that it's
glory shall not go unmentioned by the
Progress, nor will any of the great
victories ahead for it fail to receive
favorable mention.
From here right oblique march
to the Commercial Hotel was made,
where its inviting porches and lob
bies showed groups of commercial men
exchanging experiences of the day
and giving each other pointers as
to how to approach this and that
man at towns ahead, leaving the i'm
preston that, after all, the world
has been made the better by having
in it this brotherly and EACH other
helping body of men.
In order, next, came the pretty fur
niture house of s. L Heidelberg, a
name that is revered in Mississippi
because of the exemplary fife of the
family. Many remember the good
traits of the lamented Irwin Heidel-
berg while living, and S. l.. is the
worthy son of that noble sire. This
place of business shows every sign Of
prosperity, and deserves it, for many
reasons.
On down Main street, the Citizens
Bank was reached, an institution
that stepped right into public favor
the first day of its opening, and one
thai has gone away al cad of the most
sanguine expectations at the start, il
the volume of daily business. The
beautiful building of this bank is s
credit to the city, and has done mucI
in creating favorable impressions Of
our town upon the minds OF VISITING
strangers to Hattiesburg.
Taking a stroll up stairs to see tn
elegant Office rooms with which th
upper story is fitted, call was mad
at the deliberately furnished room
of the Toomer Lumber Company,
concern which. through its larg
landings of lumber, has made for il
self an international reputation. MI
Toomer, the president, is nothing
he is not clever, and the great succe'
of his firm is due largely TO this.
Leaving the bank the next objectiy
point was the Phoenix Laundry, q
enterprise that is nobly keeping fat
with its customers, as is seen by ii
lovely costumes of spotless viii
along our streets each day, Il
:neatest of which having been lau
'dered there. Cleverness and ansu
passed work are the secrets of suece
of this industry.
Homeward bound, the real ests
office of Carter s. Kennedy was Wis
ed. where the firm was found BIZ
on big timber and proposition
volving several thousand dollars. E
sush deals are common with them.
they have large bodies Of ti,nl
lands all over the Country listed vi
them and sales are mnde by them
this linz nearly every day.
Tins Daing about up, no