Smyrna times., 1905-01-11
BASKET MILL DIRECTORS
MEET AND DISCUSS PLANS
OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS RE-
ELECTED TO SERVE The ENSUING YEAR.
PIant Will be Starred up Sometime Next
. Month Machinery and Buildiag are Ia
Good Repar-Futu Very Promising.

N0ou NtpdH -EuluIG NSlf EFuUlSluS.
The first regular meeting of the
stockholders Of the Smyrna Il Kent
County Manufacturing Company, to be
known hereafter as the annual meet
ing, was held at the office of A. L.
Hudson, Jr. yesterday afternoon to
discuss ways and means aud re-elect
officers for the carrying on OF tle old
/ Smyrna basket mill recently pur-
chased from Tschudy X Cats. The
meeting was an enthusiastic one and
all who We're present at the meeting
/ felt encouraged that the movement
/ started to revive this Old plant would
be successfully accomplished. The
stockholders re elected the same di
rectots as follows: Joseph E. Carter,
| A. f. Jardine, A. l.. Hudson, Jr. Har-
ry B. Grieves, Walter T. Massey, 1. J.
Warner, and Samuel A. FortneI The
| directors in turn re e-elected the same
officers as follows: President, Joseph
E. Carter; Vice president, A. E. Jar
dine, secretary aud treasurer, A. l..
Hudson, Jr., and superintendent,
Samuel a. Fortner. The directors
and stockholders were shown that they
hsd a splendid property for the money
and since the repair work had been
going on under the direction of George
W. Taylor, machinist, and Warner 4
Blair. lumber contractors, the old mill
had taken on a new shape. One of the
most encouraging repC rts was that the
Company would not have to buy any
new machinery. Contractor Taylor
has put the old machinery in excellent
repair and to all appearances is as gooC
as new. Even the boiler and engin,
which has been idle so long and ex
posed to the accumulated rust of years
is now in first class condition anC
ready for use. Warner & Blair ar,
finishing the wood work, building
sheds, and will construct the neces
sary steam watts. The only machiner.
nseded to equip the plant will the
butter plate machinery and this will no
be considered until next Fall.
The principal thing needed now i
money and the company will be gla,
to dispose of more shares of stock
There is, however, enough working
capital to start the plant and the off
{ GERS and directors are encouraged owe
the prospect. They intend to begi
operating the mill the latter part 0
next month or the first of March an
! will make up a large quantity of peac
baskets, grape baskets, crates, car
riers, etc., to meet the local deman
u by the time another fruit season al
rives. 1t has been aseertained tina
there is enough timber in thi
vicinity to last several years an
almost every day Superlntender
, Fortner learns of some one VIII
~ has timber. The company is gla
to receive the information aud any OF
70 having black and sweet gum, popla
10 beech, elm, sycamore and maple, ca
Q get quotations by applying to Pres
20 dent Carter or Superintendent For
10 ner. The people of this vicinity shoul
give hearty support to this home il
dustry and farmers and fruit growe
should help it along by dealing wit
it. Remember that when we suppo
this home industry we are suppoItir
- a concern that employs home labor al
indirectly helps all channels of tra(
in Smyrna.