The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-05-10

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mistake, which they would be glad to rectify,
If they could. The polished stone around the
windows and doors was OF Tennessee granite.
which was easier polished and much cheaper
In price than the stone from Stone Mountain.
But 1t does not stand the weather as we'll and
ia easier soiled than the Stone Mountain
stone.
We are now OF opinion that for cheapness
and durability our people should build their
good houses OF McMillan's brick. A brick
house is not more expensive than q good
house OF wood. And the brick house costs
less for repairs. Even II burnt the salvage is
greater on q brick house than on a wooden
house.
P. 8. Since our return home we learn that
we misunderstood the instruction OF Mr..
Chapman TO 60 past the sl25 900 house which
the hair straightener had built from the profit
in selling stuff to s%tralehtsn kinky hair.
Our main business in Atlanta was to look
at some Of the glass front stores and to pur-
chase wrought iron CRATES.
After looking about for awhile we went to
Birmingham. In both cities we found glass
fronts and glass sides galore. Their excel
lence made US sick, and We felt financially
unable to mtach the beauty Of q OF the
best of them. II was no unusual sight to see
not only the front, but the whole side OF cor.
ner stores made Of iron and glass, from which
were exhibited the greatest quantities Of pref
ty goods. This editor had never before seen
the whole side Of q store made Of iron and
glass.
One big establishment in Birmingham
made US wish that some of our furniture
dealers had been with US. 1t was q solid front
of glass, as We guess, Is feet wide, running
back, say, ~ feet. A beautiful bedroom set
occupied the space: Electric lights, bed, mir
rors, c%hifoniers, chairs, tables, books,
lamp, flowers, carpet, rugs and whatever goes
TO make q room too fine for a bachelors eyes.
were there, and we thought OF our fellow
citizens too, when we saw the whole side of a
store one great show window. And then we
were sorry to think that at least one man in
Abbeville could not afford to build a show
window either so large or so beautiful.
Another part of our business was 10 buy
wrought iron CRATES. After correspondence.
a house In Baltimore asked us S29 apiece for
CRATES thai seemed high at SIS. But we were
in a hurry for them and agreed to pay the
price, If the bars were not over an inch apart.
We were notified that the price would be
greater, II the bars were less than an inch and
a half apart. We telegraphed him not to
make the CRATES and struck off for Atlanta
that evening At the Atlanta Machine
Works they asked us S39. for what we wanted.
To buy CRATES at that price would put us
into bankruptcy, If we had no more money
or credit than Bradstreet, we believe 1t was,
accredited US with having. At the Atlanta
Iron Works we agreed on a purchase amount
ing to $50. They wanted the cash before ship
ping, or they woulds ship with bill Of lading.
When told that 1t was likely that we had a
rating with the mercantile agencies they re.
ferred TO their book and said that our credit
was set down NJ or less than $500, with no
credit whatev'r. They were told that We
would not humiliate ourself by having the
goods sent G. O. d. and we did not intend to
pay before We got the goods. The bookkeeper
then asked II we could refer them to an ybody
in the city. The Dodson Printers Supply Co.,
was named. They were called up over the
phone, when the bookkeeper after some talk
over the phone said In a very pleasant
manner "Your credit is all right, n the
goods will be shipped"
We think there are few intelligent men In
Abbeville, who would be 80 unfair as to re.
port Us worth less than $500 and having no
credit. How a good neighbor or a con-
scientious man could make such q report is
more than we can understand. But we as
sumo that there was a mistake. and not an
intentional wrong. At any rate, we are not
especially annoyed. We, at least, have no
sort OF doubt rs to our ability to pay for what
ever we undertake to buy.
On Wednesday we went to Birmingham.
over the s. A. L. The road Is q new one-just
opened to the travelling public. II seems to
be a splendid road. The country, for a great
part Of the way is rough and mountainous,
but Birmingham ia the centre OF big indns-
tries In iron md the new extension road will
doubt be o great feeder to the main line OF
road. At Birmingham we. stopped at the
"Hotel Hillman." Here Jim Calhoun, q
black boy, who used to be about DR.. Speeds
drug store spoke to us. He inquired about
about Abbeyil'e and said that several Able
Vile men we're In town. Among others he
named Mr.. ]. Townes Robertson, Mr.. Giles,
son of Mr.. James NJ. Giles, Mr.. Ed McIlwain,
Ms. James Perrin and some others whose
names we do not recall.
At one place where we wed q small bill.
the bookkeeper, a pretty young lady, handed
W back the five dollar bill which we gave her
with two or three extra dollars
In change. We asked her II there was not a
10 mistake, to which she replied, Eyes and that
would have been terrible" l suppose the dis
covsry Of the error and the shortage of money
at the accounting would have been q serious
matter to her.
In the Office of one OF the hotels where we
was a telephone Office where an at
~tractive looking yonng woman continuously
wore some kind OF headgear to her ear. We
wondered II SO attentive a young lady In lis
tening to so many common-place-messages
would object to any variation Incident to
listening ito the sweetest story ever told,''
we didn't bother her With our curlosi-
ty.
And now, we shall stop writing. II any
body on the trip to Atlanta can write more
and say less than we have done, the Job is
his.
Good Stands Of Grass,
The rains are giving US good stands Of grass.
Good stands OF grass will reduce the cotton
crop more than any possible reduction OF