The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-11-01
NEW DEPOT.
New Warehouse - Old Warehouse =
Good Managers,

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Good Managers,
The new depot at the Southern road has
been finished. and Il IL expected that the local
agent, Mr.. Z. D. Brown, and his assistant. Mr..
F. Z, Morrow, will move into their new off,
ola. home today. The new depot IN size and
construction OF looms is not entirely differ.
emit from theold brick house whicn had done
service for more Than nifty years. The two
ofioe roomsa are in the end opposite to where
They were in the old depot The house sets
further than the old depot. and We are told
that an additional track Is 70 be laid. The
platform space is much less than formerly.
The changed conditions and the changed
shipments and in requiring prompt taking
away OF goods reduces the demand for plat
form space.
spot. The foundations we're laid OF stone In
good mortar, and the walls were two brick
az inches) thick. While the building was In
o uelapidAted condition, and presented an ap.
p~earance not the most pleasing, yet, after
have more respect Tor II now Than formerly.
The stone and brick work WAS we'll done, and
the roo was q trusts, and. we think that little
Improvement could be made ON It today.
The new roof has only four truss Q while the
old roof lad seven, The principle being the
same In botn. The new roo 10 tied together
with iron bolts, while the central upright
piece 10 OF wood In the old roof. The pieces
or timoers, reaching from the rafters are 3x6
In the old roof. while in>the new they art 4xl0
| All the other timbers are much smaller in
new than In the old root. Ths old roof, In
Guiding all the tin that could be ga ved.and all
other material. will be used In the construc-
ton and IN lowering Capt. Lyon's new ware
house. which, is located exactly opposite TO
Capt. Lyons new warehouse will be three
stories, 40xS0 feet, capable of holding l,0O0
bales OF cotton. The basement, or the story
that will be below the level VI the floor OF the
cars. will be a little more than ten feet from
door 70 floor, The Two upper stories will be
AZ It was thought at one time that there
would be little or NO delay In finishing the
building before the close OF The year. and In
Nigh, be pleased to avail himself Of the use
Of the house, but o ]; seems that the
Christmas holidays will be on us before the
building 10 ready. .
Capt. Lyon will have a wagon way opened
that, With the concurrence OF The railroad
folks, q front and a back entrance may be
lad
It 10 q pleasure to note that perfectly good
feeling exists between management OF the
old and the new warehouses. The business
OF the season has been far In excess OF the
ability OF both houses, and the need for more
MIR. Maelll, the manaser OF the old ware
house, has had more work to do OF late than
any man In town. He has worked harder
huu kept III b D6LG6T uuuOI LQau any maQ In
the city. However willing and however
capable, NO man could easily handle all the
cotton in Abbeville county In one month.
Mr.. Magill weighs cotton, receives and re.
ceipts TOR 1t, and when called upon to do 40,
delivers it-all Of which makes q big job for
one man.
Capt. Lyon will run q smaller warehouse.
And he Will seek only q smaller business.
He hopes TO be ready TO serve his friends be-
fore the close Of the year. Being the origina.
tor and the developer OF the warehouse bust.
ness In Abbeville, he has reason TO believe
that. with q good house, he will be enabled
TO continue In the business which he likes 30
well. He goes Into his new warehouse doing
business on bis W account, In bis own way,
with the sole purpose OF maklp g a success
which shall benedt alike himself and the
people.
Some i've years ago Capt. Lyon organized
the warehouse company which built the
tx listing warehouse, and within tue last few
weeks he contracted for the erection OF the
warehouse which he is to occupy in the
future. Capt. Lyon with the vision or dis.
cernment OF prophet, saw the need ola
cotton warehouse and proceeded 10 build 1t.
Now, realizing the increased demand for
storage room he has contracted for q new
warehouse Of which he will be the sole con-
troller and operator. He will have neither
presidents, nor directors, nor stock holders 10
Interfere, SO that he will have only his Gus
toners to please. He will be president,
director, stakeholder n manager.