Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-04-21
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Richland's progress and enterprise,
we will place her in the van and tell
what Richland is to-day.
Since Christmas there has been
erected one Of
The Largest Brick Plants
in the county. This plant is incor-
porated as the Richland Brick Com
pany. Its capacity is 10000 brick
per day. They are ct present MAX
: ing $4,000 daily, but as the trade
opens up they intend increasing their
daily output to meet all demands.
XNSy have modern, up-to-date
WS$8ipment, including drier, in
stalled by the Standard Dry Com
p,,tiy, Of Indianapolis, Ind, which
dries 5000 day. The brick are
loaded at the machine on cars and
run direct into the drier which
eliminates any further handling and
insures them going into the kiln to
be burned as smooth as when made.
Their kilns are of the up-draft type.
and hold 100000 at one filling. They
have three of these, which are ample
to burn the product Of the mill. They
have very extensive clay fields, where
they are now at work, the clay hav-
ing a depth of eleven feet Of very
superior quality. The clay is of a
yellow variety, mixed with blue, and
burns cherry red They have at
present on hand $4,000 cords of
wood.
The gentlemen who are connected
with this plan are T. l.. Bivens and
J. Med. Bruce, of Pickens, and r. r.
Stevenson, of Richland. Come to
Richland and see this wonderful me-
chine making brick. 1t shoots them
xSht almost as fast as a rapid-firing
gun can shoot. This is not a tran
sient plant; it is here to stay. The
public can be served at any time and
in any quantity.
Another Plant Also. %.
On the east side Of Richland ]. y.
McMahan also runs brick yard.
with capacity Of about 10000 a
day. The Richland Gin Company,
J. d. McMahan, manager, gins from
900 to 700 bales of cotton a sea-
son.
A Union Warehouse.
The Richland Union Warehouse
Joint Stock Company, capital stock
$4,000, has a capacity for storing
one thousand bales, and has been
practically full since built (two sea-
sons) T. d. Alexander is president;
j. d. McMahan, vice president; w.
c. Foster, treasurer and manager.
The Mercantile Brigade.
There are four stores in Richland.
w. H. Hughs has been in busi-
ness in this place since 1888. Mr..
Hughs carries large stock of gen.
eral merchandise. He is a good bus
mess man and a Christian gentle
man. He has been postmaster con-
tinuously since that time, and has
been the agent for the Southern
Railroad since 1884. Business done
by him for the company per month
is about seven hundred dollars. Mr..
Hughs also deals in fertilizers.
w. G. & e. N. Foster, since jan
nary first, have erected an up-to-date
brick store, 26X80 feet, and have
capital stock Of $4,000. Their stock
consists Of dry goods, notions, staple
and fancy groceries, hardware, farm
supplies and fertilizers. They open
\ ed. up business In March, 1909. They
n&e a splendid line. They meet
their customers pleasantly, being ge-
NAL gentlemen, strictly honest and
honorable in their dealings with all.
N. S. Sigh carries in stock fine
assortment of staple and fancy gro
ceries, notions, hardware, farming
implements, cold drinks, ETC., and is
as polite as a Frenchman, and he is
not bit sly about anything. He is
always glad to serve his customers,
and guarantees satisfaction.
- Board is Cheap.
NSBoard can be had at Richland as
} cheap as you will find in any coun-
try town, either by the week or
month. Any one can stop over at
Will, with the satisfaction of know
ing that one will find ample accom-
mediation.
Secret Order and Churches.
The citizens of Richland met in
the hall on March 10th and organ