The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-23

politics. He is rather under the average size than above it. He has strong and kindly face, frightened by penetrating eyes.
 MT. Ianier came to West Point in 1868. This was the year in which the mill at Langdale and the mill at River dale were built. These were perhaps the first two cotton mills to be raised by the stricken South. when the great war was over They were among the very best evidence of the return of vitality and of progress to the unfor- tunate section which had suffered so gricvously from the great struggle Both mills were built along the edge of the river where they are able to get the best advantage from the swift run ming water of the Chattahoochec River.
 MT. Lanier was the secretary and treasurer of the company operating the two mills. In the thirty odd years that have followed he has not only ac- cumulatcd q large fortune, but he has greatly increased the value of the mill ing property with which he has been continuously connected as well as built three other separate and important enterprises. He lives in handsome homo on q high hill overlooking West Point The line between Alabama and Georgia cuts across his lawn. but leaves his home we'll within the State of Alabama. He has. two sons who have evidently inherited his executive gifts and his energy. One of these, George Lanier, is the superintendent of a mill at Jackson. Ga, while his second son. l.. Lanier. Jr,, is superin- tendent of the mill at RiVerdale. Both these young men spent their vacations while at school working in and learn ing every department of q cotton mill. After their graduation they spent two years at Philadelphia increasing their store of technical information.
 Our trip was made from end to end of tho ChattahooChCe Valley Railroad | Company. The road starts from the heart of West Points business district The convenient location of the railroad 1 to the warehouses and wholesale stores was pointed out as well as the similar convenience of the Western road two blocks to the east
 It was declared and the statement might well be accepted as true that practically no hauling was necessary in West Point SD close and so convenient
 were the towns railroads. It was | further stated that at the various mills
 no hauling and practically no trucking
 were necessary, inasmuCh as the cars ran right up to the warehouse doors Big Mill nt Lanett.
 The big mill at Lanctt. which was | first built upon the line. iS less than |
 mile from the heart of West Point. This is the mill which is said to contain
 more floor space than any mill in thu l South. Ii consumes the enormous to tai of 2S, GOO bales of cotton, and giVe'
 employment to over l,200 operatives. fine school building sits upon com manding hill of the town. buildini
 which each day accommodates 300 pu pills
 A considerable town has grown ul about Lanctt. The population of thi
 large town in which the company itsel
 owns 300 dwellings, is estimated a
 4.500. The company maintains within
 the town modern and efficient hospit al. The fine school building is gif from the company to the people of tn
 town. Moreover, the company main
 tains both here and at Langdalc kin
 dergarten, characterized by most mod ern methods The entire expense O
 these two kindorgartens is borne b,
 the company.
 The title of this enterprise, for all "
 them are more or less distinct, is tn
 I4anett Cotton Mill Company. which ha an investment and a surplus of $l,25O. 00O. Il is worthy of note that each O the mills has very satisfactory sur plus. Officers of the company are L