The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-09-06
NIB, VISANSKA COMES HOME

/ Notes IN to the Work or Abbeviiie'
Most suecessfal Citiaens - OF hi
Great Riches he has spent Much II
i Improving the Town OF his Adop
tlOn.
Mr.. G. A. Visansks, after months ao
sence at one Of the Summer health resorts. Il
back again rested and. ready for business
Mr.. Visanska, for a number OF years, MAJ
made IL rule to take months rest IN The
Summer. The relaxation. the change ol
scenery and the different association Is bene-
ficial alike TO his health and TO his tired brain
and body. He thinks that all active workers
that have passed middle life should take a
rest, They can usually do more work In
leleven months than In twelve.
In speaking OF Mr.. Visanska's return, IL
1 may not be amiss TO say something OF his
3ereat success "a Q business man, and OF his
lWonderful work in building up the city OF
Ihis adoption.
He came to AbbeVille about thirty years
Iseo, bringing with him 81. 500 OF ready money.
he rented the store room now occupied by
khs Messrs Thomson Brothers, for which he
Ipaid an annual rent OF 500. He opened .
stock OF goods and his efforts were amply re-
Rwsrded.
Since then the frm OF P. Rosenberg q Co.,
has gone stssdily forward along the road
kc success for themselves individually. Their
Excellent judgment together with their pub
tic spirit, has made them an important fac
Tor In sll that has tended to the welfare and
hpbullding OF the city which they love go
we'll, and which city has been so much bene
htted by. their presence. ...,s,
Some idea OF their success In business way
nay be had when we express the belief that
thsir wealth today exceeds the combined
wealth of any four or nve Of the other richest
Inen In town. 49,. 49,
| Some idea Of their public spirit and Of their
Ealus 70 the material growth Of the city may be
hsd when we say We believe there 10 not
Today any fifteen men In this city whose com.
bined contributions TO the public enterprises
bf the city would exceed those Of P. Rossp-
berg d Co. They have built more store
houses and own more real estate and more
5tock In the hotel Of which we are all so
hroud, than any fifteen other citizens. They |
bald more for the building OF the cotton mill |
Ind own more stock in 1t today than any
Sthsr fifteen citizens OF the town. They were
|hs very Inspiration and life of the cotton |
|nin. ~ r. ,a.. .,@ssi "'--N~
In the building Of the seaboard Air Line
hallway the enterprise had no better friend
han p. Rosenberg & Co. They were factors in
he building OF the Oh Mil, and the Furni-
|ure Factory founds friend In. them. They
1ook stock In the original warehouse. They
box stock ia our banks. =" ...
Eut It may be an injustice TO enumerate I
he may omit the mention OF some OF their
lest deeds. But 1t may be taken for grantt d
3hat no public enterprise has been started /
ere within the last twenty years that has
+ ot had their help. ea,, Y - -.
Rub oatthe work of p. Rosenberg & Co.,
nd destroy the property which they own |
nd have improved, and the least public spir-
led Citizen in town would be sorry 70 see The |
Id city stripped Of much that appeals to the
Srlds of everybody. t.At2 .5s r..
Mr.. Visansks has not only been q financial
necess and public benefactor,- bot he has
Rrousht up family OF ehildrsn that are an |
onor to him. ar d the Individual members OF
hat family will be benediction TO the oom.
hunities In which they live. Following the |
dvice which the Lord gave to Abram about
DING into q far OF land, Mr.. yisanska's sons,
instead Of living In the shadow OF the paren-
n roof and instead Of spending their patri-
bony In idlenees. were sent of TO coll
ege and when they returned from the ins'i-|
nt.ons OF learning they went out into the
korld, depending upon their own resources TO
bnquer an honorable place among the SOM
fmen. And their success up 10 this time has
cen all that parent could Wish. They are
forthy OF him, and he Is proud OF them.
Viewed from any standpoint, aud COM
ared 10 the success that has come 10 his
eighbors, Mr. Visansks has reason 10 be
ratified, and the towp has reason to be proud
having so good o man within It's limits
10 man who has ever lived among us bsL
one half 30 much for the development of the
olty as has been done by g. A. Visanska. III
bet. We are more indebted TO him than 10 any
ther half dozen citizens.