The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-03-16
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The Way In Which Mr.. T. T. CrOmer
Got Away With New Workers..

Got Away With New YOrkers.
Mr.. Thomas T. Cromer, OF W hite Hall, In
Greenwood County, was In town one day
last week. he is rich now, and no longer
feels any anxiety about raising the needed
money for any purpose.
Last year he was q successful farmer and
after storing away great piles or cotton IN
the Greenwood Ware House last fall, he
turned his attention to the speculator's art.
Fortune favored him, and Spectator CromeI
made as much money this winter as did
Farmer Cromer last fall. Mp matter whether
as Farmer Cromer or as Speculator Cromer be
cash is on deposit in the Greenwood Bank
while Farmer Cromer's assets have been
stored in the Ware House.
Cromer @ the New York Cotton Exchange wen,
square mp against hard proposition, and
as might have been expected, they got hurt
He easily enough beat the New York green
horhs at their own game and as result
some 81 $50 in profit.
For man to be burdened with sixty bales
of cotton and 81 $50 cash at one and the same
time, would tax the wits Of the wisest OF us.
concern as to his sixty bales Of cotton, but he
has been casting his weather eye TO the wind
ward In search OF safe and profitable invest
ments for bis cash, which now lies dead In
the bank at Greenwood. Seeing nothing In
the range of his vision that pleased his fancy
he thought to look after the stock of the
Abbeville Furniture Factory, in which bis
brother 8. F. Cromer. already has a controll.
ing interest. An advertisement was inserted
in. the Medium, and that advertisement was
gaZed upon by that lyp1ed eyed fellow-citi.
, zen, Mr.. @. P. Hammond. Mr.. Hammond
like, Mr.. Cromer. was looking for gudgeons.
THESE gentlemen were not long in meeting
face to face, and in the shortest time MIR.
Hammond had slice of Mr.. Cromer's mon
good shares Of the Abbevllle Furniture Stock.
Both were happy. Mr Cromer rejoiced In the
good bargain which he had secured, and we
are not informed II MIR. Hammond's pleasure
in getting back part OF bis money interfered
with his slumber that night.
Having unloaded Mr.. Hammond OF his
stock, 90 to speak, Mr.. Cromer was ready to
conquer other worlds.
investment for him, and SO he came to
Abbeville.
His fame as q winner in the Cotton Ex-
change in New York had preceded him, and
them with the ready cash, which was back
ed by the nerve to make good investment
when the opportunity offered. Nobody
seemed particularly anxious TO part with
couldn't resist the temptation to handle
some Of Mr.. Cromer's money. And 30 II
was, he bought twelve shares in Abbeville
He has now twenty-five shares
In the presence Of the pluckiest and the
luckiest man on earth share holders In the
furniture factory needed guardians to keep
them from parting with their holding DE
was about to buy out the biggest block Of
stock In town. AS 1t is, Mr.. Thomas T.
Cromer and his brother Mr.. 8. F. Cromer
own together 1tS shares out Of q total of250.
The deals In furniture stock were Of In
terest, but the noblest and best sentiment was
In Mr.. Thomas T. Cromer's statement that IN
grateful Remembrance Of the kindness which
Bis brother, 8. f. Cromer, showed to him
when he was poor he would stand to him tr
his supreme struggle. On occasion In the
years that have gone Mr.. S. F. Cromer
out Of the abundance Of his own fortune
helped Tom when he was poor indeed. Now
when Tom Ia rich, and when Foster has his
money tried up In big investments, Tom Will
stick to him, and II necessary, will let him
have his last dollar. The two brothers will
own the furniture factory. Toms fidelity
to his brothers interest will be rewarded IN
abundant returns from the.investment which
he Is making. AS we understand some OF the
facts are about as follows: Mr.. T. T. Cromel
owns % shares. Mr.. 8. F. Cromer owns 12t
shares.
All other stockholders own l02 shares.
Mr.. w. D. Barksdale will be President o.
the company.
Mr.. Bsrksdale is one Of the best business
men In town. His good judgment, his ener
gy, and his public spirit has brought the
farmer boy Of former years to the front rank
in the business circles Of the town. His sue.
cess in the mercantile business is an index to
his qualifications for the management Of this
industrial enterprise. And his ample fortune
and his good credit will be town Of strength
to the furniture factory.