The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-04-20
aaPl6lx esowlNG Elliot.

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lanes carsweii Visits a Fhriviag Town,
and Tells an interesting Stery OF
What He Saw OF Growth aad Progress.
Elliott, S. c.. April ls.-you pass
on the train after a little stop at
Elliott, junction of the "A. C L.
Sumter to Darlington and the Bishop
vilie railroad.
Tbe drummer says g ( doa,e stop at
Elliott, nothing there. -
Listen to me: Elliott is not seen at
the depot where 1,000 bales Of cotton
are. handled aad about 500 tons Of cot
ton seed. Back of the trees you see
there is q little country store, and
another, and .sti1l another, and bug
eies and wagons and farm machinery,
and white folkszana daEkies trading,
and big, level plantation fields, and
the singing darky behind the piow
going " thither and beyont.7 -
By the railway track and where
the fruit tree branches brash the
passing railway car and blossoms blow
through the open window, the two
story Everets Hotel is framed and will
become worthy abiding place watil
a dozen rooms ia June The pretty
cottage home adds fo1r more.
Robert Law Elliott Lumber Com
pargs wild build a thousand dollar
residence Ia: Eiliettb and Captain
Henry Lucius, railroad conductor
Sumter to Gibson9 has the idea that
he will show Mr.. Law how to conduct
architectural beauty by combining In
one home the pretsiest piazzas and
yerandas seen along the line.
G. H Minis Newman and Mins
saw and grist mill nen) will put the
best aamber together, and build a
81, 300 cottage mile from Elliott,
and be says he will be on the trolley
lire.
3. C. Batter, from Darlington. has
several building contracts and is now
rushing thu Everett House at Elliott.
Mr.. Batter was born in Samson
couuty, Il. c., came to Darlington,
got married there. and got the western
: fever of great riches olt west. He
went to the old boom of Beaumont
Texas, and came back to this sunny
ve-ion. You ask him if there is any
better State than South Carolina.
}. Z. Skinner came to Elliott with
aess than $3.50 about 10 years. ago. his
basiness as merchant last year exceed
ed s25, 5,OO0. he handles cotton and
eottou seed, his cotton gin has $40
sa~ Lummss gins Murray system, J,
his plaatation has 200 acres ia cotton,
;ae IS postmaster, be is member 'of the
A. e. aad &. M., and ". Of W, and a
saasiuess nRau who never gets weary.
Charles F. Hill. Rho has been with
him seven years vas raised here and
as salesman and social daEorlte
proves shat you need not go to cities to
End ability sad refinement.
j. W. Carter, cane to Elliott about
tgo pears ago with $500 and 81 years
of age BE has a general store with
$50 WORTH OF goods and be is selling
and dealing ia about everything. Mr..
Garter also owns house and lot
I3e is NEPHEW OF that rushing bdsi-
ness man, r. c.. Commander, of Flor
eace.
81. 2. Brown started the grocery
business at Elliott about two gears ago
and says trade keeps coming even the
duIsest season of the year.
C. r. Craig. tae railway agent has
been at the Elliott station Z gears,
and was at Lucknow, also Gainesville,
and is the same good Craig. He says
Elliott should hare cotton seed oil
mill. That suggestion is too Late.
THE ELLIOTT LUMBER co.
One and a half miles south of Elliott
Innction there is busy saw mill >wsth
amber enough for half dozen years
Stead cut. The company will soon
he Incorporated, aEd q. planning mill
be added, the preseas tram road ex.
tended, and improvements .nsde al
At present tse company yhas3~ men
and six teams, and the machinery
engine so, boiler, 80 b. p, circular
sag edgers &c. Capacity 1900 feet
Of long and short leaf yellow pine per
Tan f,eurs. The dry kiln facilities will
also be greatly increased, and the
assent northern demand is increasing
instead of abating.
The Elliott Lumber Company is
composed of practical lnmbermen,
Rom and raised in South Carolina.
ESD. Law was born ON the planta-
t;on the mill is on, and owns 7OO
acres-35O in cultivation. He began
Inmbering in boyhood and was with
the bio Bridsers & McKeithan mills
AZ Lumber, S. c., and be has not
1,uIy tree knowledge, but is OF the
t;nnher that builds business and whole
sale esteem and regard.
r ". Law, brother to E. D., is also
st the old plantation ard the new
IA. i, and has. had the ADVANTAGES st't OF
he ng with big mslls and different
ma .sineries, and he likes having
,sa hinery and men move right, and
ih.> DO " b. n ne is around.
&. Mcintosh is very active part