New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-08

vice-presitent. ard John lindsey secretary arr
treasurer is due the credit for the rupid growihot
All this is good showing of Industries. bur
- s., needs ana Is eaSer for more and vii give
generous support. and what are equally attractive
Inducements. free sites and other equally subst1If
tial favO-S Laurel wants piper mills "a furnifiirs
factory uo make ordinary grades. box factories
FRUITS. canning factories with expert manage-
TenI. &n4 N Fact about an the othe- nsnG-
the Requirements Of the people and the Pre- olcts
an intelligent farmers sEilled in truck Ear ~ir5
and fruit culture
COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS.
To use conventional and time-honored phrase,
Laurel can point with pride" TO its stores both.
es TO character and volume OF business and as q,
the structures that house their large and wen SCI
Iected stocks She has two Irygo0ds. six retail
grocery, Two hardware TWO furniture two iewelry-
three retail drug. one mems furnishing and thres
$1,000 10 $4,000. and ii has also quite a nunber %
s9od stores in all lines. Of lesser Importance .
! ne Laurel Aercnnule Companys general store
esJabshinent land IT'S many activitiesl can
Importance; il must suffice to present bare OUT
Inss Is three fine buildings are; respectively.
stock jof about $4,000 OF goodsl thar c0r1-
worth S.. ana hats. Sc ci9t6iug and mems 49,
nsnIngs harness AID saddlery, furniture hard-
ware, crOckery boots and shoes staple and fancy
groceries agricultural implements Mitchell wax
GEs and buEgtes Ohey retailed seven carloads this
ceiPts are two carloads week.. crockery. Stoves
eve. indeed experienced travelling men express
surprise m the variety and class Of goods handled
b. the companv II has its own railroad tracks to
whom fr hu, over five t6o,,sao4 males 81 cofror.
in The season, and 90 whom il sells over two thou-
tons Of commercial fertilizers. It's presidents
is s m FlOvd: vice-president Mrs s nj Floyd
and secretary and treasurer taud ger). II. r
Hicks al trained business people. whose enterprise
and ability are generally acknowledged
Frank Gardner. real estate man and sort Of
godfather 70 Laurel, who spends about as much or
mis- superintendent energy in promoting the town
interests ard devising new schemes 20 hasten is
business public and residential structures. and is
streets. and 20 increase IFS business activity -
or sell For himself or others-he is a zsSsiIsi me-.
ehanic, when he can take the time from his Sesr
liked occupa ton Of pushing Laurel
The Frank Gardner Hardware and supply Conn
pany. il is said carries the best and most complete
Sos III us Hle OUT or NeW-,'re,'la anu So.o -
seldom less than NI.l&G worth of hardware and.
StoE"S ~ ALSO cu,l'l,CtS q liIse
and thinning es5aolisnnert IL has large trade
TreStje1r il : n F71vd and us sscreterv ana
s1Ira~ Z, NJ ,-ar .rfJ-e mana Ger, is Il : vlfe
IL having been shown that Laurel is well Pre-
toynD win transportation. industries trade ard ar
other accessories of modern civilization need 4 hs
proved financial resources and accommodations.
BANKING FACILITIES.
The First National Bank Originally the old BanIa
OF Laurel organized I'm 1Se9. with $4,000 CaptaD "a
the United States depository here. IT esta5--
lished April 1903. with a capital OF $4,000 tpadf
and surplus of $780, and opened with $4,000 &C.
pOsts. which last increased by June OF tnaz
year 70 SlSo,ctJ by January 1894 70 $4,000 and q
S3551Oe the surplus and undivided profits being
s290G0. IL the fine two story building IL oc-
cJIDies, and numbers among its Stockholders ara
officers the foremost business men of JEis u11
/ nearby communities Wallace b Rogers twno a
said 10 have done more for Laurel than any oJne~
man, and who IS president OF the INTERSTATE SANS
ing and Trust Company Of New-Orleansl is prest-
dent p s Gardiner lOf Eastman, Gardiner x Co.
and president OF the Board Of Trade is yice-prest
dent. George Bacon trained banker OF long e,s
perence and the vicepresident of The smith County-
BanlS) is cashier. and q. Fl. FerriQ and - ~ -