The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-09-27

On yesterday Capt. L. w. White Of ihfs city
ce Iebrated his iortieth anniversary as mer'
After following Lee on the bloody fields in
Virginia he returned TO the peaceful scenes
OF bis boy hood. Surveying the field, he de-
termined to en- ter the mercan tile business,
inently successful for many years. His
1rst stock o. goods was opened TO eale on
September 26. 1855. just forty years ego. In
those good old days store goods were mucn
higher than they are today and they y.nSige were
method than now. We then had no through
cars to any distant city, and goods bad TO be
hauled from Orangeburg TO Abbevllle IN
cents brought 50 cents bleaching that now
sells for 8 8l-3 cents brought so cents q yard {;
bt ticking that now sells for trife then
commanded dollar.
The price OF cotton and the price or goods
went down from that day until 1871, when
there was fall OF nearly fifty per cent. For
these changes Captain Whites sagacity and
good judgment enabled him TO BIZ In readi-
q ess Tor The altered conditions, apo u wa
thus that he avoided the rocks upon which 20
| many OF our mercantile firms met their fate
| In those dangerous times.
For forty years Captain White has success
all that time he never contracted debt
which was not paid In full. And In all that
lime he has never given any debtor or any
creditor Just cause 10 regret having deali
Judge OF people, reasonable In his charges and
reasonable IN his dealings, he has always
done large business. with a high Glass OF ol
people. while he always had the best OF credit
He owns some OF the best real estate on the
public square. and he lives In one OF the most
elegant bones in the city. yet these Things
are not the great crown oi ms strength or Inc ,e
gaod judgme Mt, his untiring energy. together
with the unoonquersble spirit within, com
bine 10 make him greater Than money alone
sS sSsS give To s' sded Is Ss
oonetaptly increasing store OF this World''
goods.
The statistics, we believe, prove that
Gsn OF no;o 10 and
facts we believe, would bear % out III saSlp
that in the hundred years OF the existence Of
this city no man has ever been IN @ Iht
as Long ons as ,sapae.v esp % 1f eort bs,
made Capt. White conspicuous figure In the
community. He has been steady Wol kei
all his life, and he has been blessed with good
health. In forty years he has never been sb-
sent from tho store but ten days on account
The Good Book teaches Us that diligence In
rswaIasd by sa6e' aIS Ss ,pDf
on this fact In the life apd career OF 1: w
White. Dsregarding the richie, that are
lcounted by gold and silver. Capt White is-
Rloh In hsa lib and energy. ,.,
inspires the respect and confidence OF hi'
neighbors. =
Rich In the possession Of name that ~
without reproach.
Rich in proud manhood that has never
llow cred its crest before any man.
Rich In that quality OF mind and heart thai
would regard money as of NO more value
than the sands under bis feet when placed on
the scales against principle and honor.
| Rich in happy Hre8ide.
Rich in the love and affection OF good
wife.
RicR tn tRe grsoes and the sweetnesses Oh oil
| Womanly daughters. -
With veil earned Oompetsncy Of this
worlds goods, and with family Of which any
man might be pro ud. long apd Rseful ca
reer has BEEN abundaptly rewarded. But
still actiye and vigorous he is not yet ready
other and greater successes i1 business
Greater success In love and happiness at
home be cannot have.