The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-10-26
BIG FERTILIZER FACTORY FOR SUMTER
The Virginia Carolina Chemical Co. Has
Purchased Land for the Location of
Plant Here.

A deal in real estate was closed
Friday that means great dea!
more for Sumter and this section of
the State thar any transfer OF land
that has been made here for several
years.
MR.. !. Manning, acting for the Vir-
ginia-C Carolina Chemical Co., pur-
chased from Mr.. E. A. Bultman his
dairy farm, fronting on the Mayesville
road and the Atlantic Coats Line. Tor
n site for bg fertilizer plant. This
farm contains sc acres and is amply
large for big plant and is advan-
tageously situated for that purpose.
Mr.. Manning, who has represented
the Virginia Carolina Chemical Go.
in this matter, when seen
last night, stated that the
deal had been consummated
and the titles to the land lodged with
the Clerk of Court for record. He
also authorized the announcement
that work on the construction OF the
big fertilizer mill will begin January
1st and will be completed as quickly as
possible as it is the purpose OF the "
e. Company to manufacture fetlllZer
here for the next crop. The plant
will be Of the most modern equipment
and will be the most up-to-date in the
State. Mr.. Manning was not au-
thorized to give out any figures IN
reference to. the capacity of the fac
tory, but it will be one of the largest
in the State and it is understood that
the output will be sufficient to sup
ply the fertilizer needs of the patrons
of the VIC. company in his section
of the State.
The Virginia Carolina Go. has fer
tilizar plants in Charleston and An
derson in this State, and at several
points in Virginia, North Carolina,
! Georgia and Alabama. The Charles
ton plants have heretofore supplied
the trade in lower and eastern and mid
die and South Carolina while the An
derson plant has made the fertilizers
for that part Of the up country. The
Sumter plant will now supply the
middle eastern sections of the State,
which can be done more economically,
owing to the central location Of this
city and the 6ne shipping facilities
that this city possesses.
The selection of Sumter for the 10
cation of this new plant was a cold
business proposition with the VIC.
people; they had no interest in Sum-
Ter and were offered no inducements
to come, but came because they were
convinced that it was to their ad-
vantage to do so. This decision is the
most striking and substantial tribute
to the growing Importance Of Sumter
as a trade centre and distributing
point that We have had, and the same
consideration that Influenced the v
G.. Company to locate here will like
wise influence others who seek 4 loca-
tion for business enterprises. Sum
ter is the coming business centre OF
this section of the state and the next
year will see many additions to the
list of industrial enterprises put down
to Sumter's credit.
The Virginia Carolina plant will
bring number of desirble resident:
to this city, fer the superintendent
and heads of departments must all be
men of intelligence and skill, but a
| much larger number of unskilled Ia.
borers will be given employment, and
the pay roll, which will be quite large.
| will go to swell the retail trade Of the
| city, and all lines of business will be
benefited by the establishment of the
plant.
This is the best piece of news the
Item has had for publication in many
a long day and it is the sort Of news
| that is published With pleasure ano
qualification. One such item of news
is worth far more than all the long
list of murders, lynchings and Other
horrors that have been published IN
the past year: it is news that spells
progress and growth and prosperity
and that is the sort of news that The
Item delights in disseminating.