The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-01
SAVANNAH'S
BUSINESS HOUSES,
Some of the Concerns That Make
Her a Prosperous City.

Some of the Concerns That Make
Her a Prosperous City.
The substantial houses of this city
known all over the South, and through
out the entire country, have added an
other year to their lives, and have
given strength and credit to Savannah
The banks, the cotton and naval stores
houses are her strongholds. Among
her cotton factors. whose trade ex-
tends all over the South, and who do
extreme business North and abroad,
are Butler, Stevens & Co., w. w. Cor
don & Co. Randolph, Axsons' Sons,
John Flannery Company, f. f. Jones
& Co., J. S. Wood & Bro, Hutton &
Gibbes, and Canon & Barnwell.
Her naval stores concerns are the
largest in the South, and make the
prices for the United States. ]. P.
Williams & Co. and Ellis, Young &
Co, are among the leaders.
The iron foundries in Savannah would
be a credit to the largest cities. They
are the largest in the state. John
Rourke & Sons are makers of Iocomo-
AANGOs SltdinDOdL engines, all KINGS Oh
castings and syrup pans.
Mcmillan Bros. are the largest man
ufacturers of turpentine stills in the
country. They have plants in several
cities in the South
The lumber interest of Savannah has
grown every year. The Granger
Stubs Lumber Company, is the larg-
est concern of its kind in the state.
Its business is immense, shipping from
this port thousands of feet of lumber
every week, and adding to Savannah
receipts thousands of dollars. The
hardware houses of Savannah are the
strongest in the state. They enjoy a
profitable trade throughout Georgia,
Florida, Alabama and the Carolinas.
Among the leading concerns are Pal
mer Hardware Company, and H. II.
Peoples & Son.
The reputation of Savannah is
known all over the country as a safe
banking city. We enjoys the distinc-
ton of never having suffered from a
failure of an institution of this kind.
Among the largest are: The Ctti-
zens Bank, The Savannah Bank and
Trust Company, The Southern Bank
The Savannah Trust Company, and
the Oglethorpe Savings Bank.
The largest brewing company in the
state is the Savannah Brewing Com
pany. 1t is manufacturing now the
Twentieth Century bottle beer, which
is being shipped all over the South.
The Andrew Haney Company is per-
haps the largest paint and oil store
and builders hardware concern in this
section. 1t has recently made valua-
BILE improvements to its place of bust
ness and stock.
w. d. Simkins & Co. are among
the leaders in hay grain and pro-
visions. They are the largest receiv-
ers of Florida oranges in Georgia.
The largest and oldest fish house in
Georgia is M NJ. Sullivan's Sons. They
enjoy a trade throughout the South.
The Savannah Blowpipe and Elk
haust Company, which began less than
two years ago, are progressing rapid
ly and their trade is extending into
all sections of the South.
One of the wide-awake music houses
of Savannah is the Phillips e. Crews
Company, of which Mr.. John S. Banks
is manager. This house enjoys good
trade throughout this section.
The oldest shoe house of Savannah
is A. S. Nichols, at s Broughton, west.
Mr.. Nichols is moving to the stand
formerly occupied by Metzger e. Brun-
son. 1t has been overhauled and beau
tilted and is one Of the prettiest stores
i'm the city.
J. & c. N. Thomas, State and Whit
aker streets, are enterprising jewelers.
of Savannah, carrying a beautiful line
of cut glass, gold and silver watches,