The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-06-16
F@L0URIsHIHG AHTREVILLE MIGHT Be
GREATER THAN ATLANTA, Ex-
CEPT FOR PROXIMITY TO
THE GATE CITY.
An Oil Mill That Breaks the Record
and a Thrifty Farming Country.

MIR. Tlomus Grant Perrin OF Abbevllle has
been In Antreville for two or three days, and
no man ever went any whe.e and came
home to make more enthusiastic report OF
what he saw on any trip. His story OF Inc
success OF the AntreVllle oil mill Is simply
marvellous, and we believe him. because we
know the man. 1t will be remembered that
a number of gentlemen at Antreville some
three years ago, undertook the building OF
an oil mill and ginnery. Various citizens OF
Abbeville took stock, among the number be-
Ing :. A. Milford, ia Anderson, C.. J. Lyon,
J. Allen Smith, senior, j. : Stark and w. N.
Graydon.
SIS, 900 was subscribed. The board Of direct
ors was elected by the stockholders, as fol-
lows:
Directors r. A. Keaton, 8. ]. Wakefield, C.
A. Milford, j. A. Anderson, John Knox, j. d.
Murdock, and 7. d. Fisher.
The board then elected the foil owing
officers
President-R. A. Keaton. Secretary, treasu-
rer, and general managers. J. Wakefield.
Cashier-Newton Bowen, superintendent
Ashley.
The company at once began the erection Of
the. plant, which cost $50 600. which plant in
cluded a one press oil mill. and eight GO saw
gins-the latter having the most improved
methods Of handling cotton.
All the product. except the oil. is disposed
of at the mill. The oil is hauled by wegou to
Iva, seven miles distant, on the Savannah
Valley Railroad.
AS only SIS, QUO of sic ck was scld, the oil
mill and ginnery with improvements there
on, left the &C mpapy in debt in the sum OF
$4,000.
After the mill had been operated for two
and q half seasons, the stockholders held q
meeting last week, when the officers reported
tn at the debt Of sl2, 1000 had been paid. and
that a cash dividend OF ten per cent was
ready to be paid.
From the first organization the plant has
been under the same management. Mr.. Per-
rim says that another oil mill would pay at
Abbeville. II 1t was managed by S. j. Wake
field.
Mr.. Perrin said that II AntrevfIle had rail.
road facilities 1t would be a first class tow II
IL wasn't so near TO Atlanta. When asked
II he did not think its proximity to Due West
would .neutralize the evils resulting from
ne arness 10 Atlanta. MIR. Perrin said he
wouldn't like 10 say.
Mr.. Perrin's enthusiasm about the crops
around Antreville WAS great. Accepting his
report of the crops, the reader would think
that Joseph. when be went down into the
land oflEgypt in the valley OF the Nile,
could make only a second class showing In
the growing crops. The mills of New Eng
land no doubt have eyes on the fields which
will soon be while with the snowy cotton
and all the manufacturers Of pure lard have
at least one eye on the Antreville oil mill.
Mr.. PERKINS, glowing account, OF all that he
saw Of the crops and Of the people justified
the name which 1t was proposed 10 give the
post office years ago. At the time when a
petition went TO Washington az 10 the post
office, type writer's were not SO common
The petition called the place Centreville. but
the post cfice CT Jerks In Washington were not
good hands at reading writing. They made
Antreville. and 80 1t was by q little care
less writing the name ofone of the best sec
lions in all this up-couniry Is called Antres
Vile. Altho the proper name was given, ye-
the Washington people not being good rea-
derS OF writing baptized II Antreville, and
Antreville, like a nick name. will stick TO 1t
until the judgment day.