Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-09-09

progress OF Graham. are the Blue
tone Traction Company, the Blue
field Telephone Company, and the
Virginia Confectionery Company.
Another man who has bent his en-
orgies To aiding in the upbuilding of
this side OF the business life OF the
town IS MIR J. S. Davenport. who was
the forerunner Of the Graham branch
Of the Isaac Eberly Company, whole
sale grocers. Mr. Davenport came
into this section as travelling sales
man for his firm; i'm time, as mana
ger, he opened the Graham branch of
his firm and started it ON a success
! ful career.
And 50. the Graham Grocery Com
pany having been reorganized and
its capital increased. is meeting
With success under the management
OF the Messrs. Williamson and Wood
yard; this gives Graham three large
and growing Wholesale grocery
houses. In the near future a whole
sale hardware and furniture house
will begin business on Wister street
ass Messrs. Keister, Coiner and Lind
sey are now organizing the Graham
Hardware and Furniture Company.
The town has alwaws had first
class banking facilities. w. V. VIZ
son organized the Bank OF Graham
in the boom days OF the town with
capital of $3O,OOOOO. This bank
has had. on the whole, a prosperous
career and is now paying the stock
holders handsome dividends. The
First National Bank of Graham was
organized in 1905 by j. r.. Morton
ana Is making rapid strides forward
This institution has a capital of $50
10000, and at the close of it's first
year has met all the expectations a
its friends and patrons.
In the boom days Of Graham moth
ing contributed more to her advance
ment than the Graham Headlight
under the management and editorial
supervision of Hon. H. NJ. Smythe
who later gave mp journalism to ac-
cept the post OF Minister to Haytai
under President Cleveland. The pa
per continued for time under the
management ol Mr. r. f. Suthers and
| S. NJ Graham The next venture I'm
this direction was the Galaxy under
the control of Messrs Richardson
a former mayor of the town. and
Judge Holbrook In December 1902
the Graham Banner entered the
field under the guidance of Mr.. b. Il.
Ginther; this journal has steadily
grown as an advertising and news
medium.
Among Graham's newer enter.
prises none has done more for hen
advancement than the Keys Planning
Mil Company. The plant which is
now owned by this firm was built by
y Hickman in Graham's palmy
days, but was soon pushed to the
wall. In 1902 Mr.. Joseph Keys DUR
chased this plant and set about i'm.
proving il that it might fulfil its
II. 5sion in the history of the town
How well ne has succeeded is shown
by The rapid growth O fthe business
aud the aid it has been to home
builders in this and other towns.
No man in Graham has devoted
more II me to the interests of the
town, or has been more energetic i'm
urging such improvements as would
add 10 its attractiveness, than Mr.. O
A Mctcalfe the city recorder, who
is also proprietor Of the Graham
Mattress co.
ii ia not possiblt in a sketch of
This brief nature To- give a catalogue
OF the citizens o fthe town: howev-
er the history of the town cannot
properly be sketched without calling
to mind those who have remained
faithful TO her interests at All times.
Prominent among these are w l..