The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-07-07

/ -h-A 1919 @s~'s'E eaa~ ~SioN, W. 4lSAN q
general and not a specific following.
| In other words, there are quite a nun
Der of large cotton shippers who are
| opening Offices at points where we
get control of compress properties,
whereas they had not thought of do
ing so before Especially is this the
case where we take over a plant that
| IS owned or the policy of which is
dictated by cotton shippers OF a cot
ton shipping interest
Some time ago we had an oppor-
funity OF getting into Jackson ana
took advantage of it. We now have
under construction at that point a
compress plant on the realty where
| the plant which was recently de-
stroyed by fire was located, and the
plant now under construction is to
contain modern machinery. better
machine than the one Jackson had
before and quite as good as, if not
better, than any machine now being
| constructed by compress builders
Our sheds and platforms are OF
modern structure, and the room for
receiving, handling and storing cot
| ton exceeds the facilities of last sea
son, and the insurance people have
promised us 3 per cent rate on this
property, as against higher rate
last season.
Our original plans for the rebuild
ing of the Jackson press provided for
TOUR brick warehouses at the south
end. but when we went to build these
warehouses we found that it was not
practicable to put them at the lower
end on account of the low lay of the
land and other unfavorable cond-
tons 50 we are platforming and
shedding the south end and are pre-
pared to put in brick warehouses at
the north end if sufficient storage
business can be secured on a tariff
basis which will make the investment
for this purpose reasonably profitable
| arrived in Memphis this morning
and ind upon my desk report from
our manager on the Jackson situa-
ton, together with large number of
newspaper clippings that distress
somewhat therefore | write to ask
if your honorable body would not be
willing to meet me and our general
counsel. Judge G. T. Fitzhugh, Mis-
slssipplan, in Jackson at 10 O'Clock
Monday morning, the nth inst, for
the purpose of talking over the stu
alton !?
If the facilities we are building are
unsatisfactory and your people will
point out to us wherein this is the
case, we shall endeavor to meet your
views by making such changes as
seem necessary.
Jackson has, in our Judgment, a
very fine future. Our press at that
point seems we'll located, and your
city is an important rail road CEN
ter
And we have been counting our.
selves as one of you and have been
looking forward with much interest
toward developing and perpetuating
Jackson's cotton business We have
created a good organization for Jack
son next season and | am confldant
that we will, with the plant we are
constructing, be able to render salts
factory service not only to both car
riers and shippers, but, l would say,
a service equal to that received at any
other compress or warehouse point.
So far we have never failed to inn
prove the service to the cotton trade
wherever we have located Will add
further that we are gradually increas-
ing and improving our facilities, even
on properties that we have leased
An inquiry from you as to the ser
vice rendered by us at plants we are
operating at Vicksburg, Greenville,
and other points in Mississippi, NJ EN-
phis, Tenn, Selma, Ala, and other
points in those states will | am sure
convince you of the correctness OF
this statement
In conclusion will state that while
we think Jackson has bright pros
poets for the future and is an impor-
tant railroad center, and we are cor
structing a modern plant and are
prepared to improve and increase
its facilities from time to time as the
conditions warrant, and we are arr
xious to locate there and be one OF
yoa in all of your efforts to build up
the trade and the city, still we are
quite willing, if we ascertain that the
best interests OF your city demand it,
to abandon that point and market al
together, stop our work right where
it is and move our material and inn
provements to some other place.
Thanking you in advance for the
consideration which | feel sure you
will give this communication, [ beg
to remain.
Very truly yours,
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