The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-14
CITY SHOWS GROWTH
Greenville, S. c., Adds Many
Concerns in a Year.
TWO CHURCHES ALSO BUILT
Building Nearing Compile
ton GaIIfvan Building Is Rapidly
ProEreSsInE-Green Greenwood
and Augusta Railroad Chartered.
VIII Pass Through Rich Country.

GreenviHe. S. c., Nov. 13.-Greenville's
growth during the past year has attracted
the attention Of the entire South.
During the past year. not less than
twenty new concerns have been chartered
20 do business in Greenviue. one Of the
concerns TO open for business during
the past year has been the Ottaray Hotel,
and It is doing a thriving business. Many
argued that when this hotel was estab
lished It would not live. for Greenvnle
was too small TO support an Institution.
But the Ottaray has prospered, and so
have the other hotels
Recent concerns chartered 70 do bust
ness in this city are:
The Greenvine. Greenwood and Augusta
Railway.
The Butler Loan and Exchange Co.
The Mercantile Agency. Dun & Co.
The Piedmont Flour and Feed Company.
The Carolina Candy Company
The Greenville Hardware Company.
The Wise Cigar Company.
The Masonic Temple Company.
Hardware store Well Backed.
The Greenvllle Hardware Company viii
do a general hardware business. This
concern Is backed by Mr.. Barr and other
hardware people.
The Wise Cigar Company has been doing
business quite while, but the company
was recently reorganized and a number
Of local men, including J. Thomas Arnold,
David Traxler. D. W. Ebaugh and F. T.
int
The Masonic Temple Company VIII erect
on the lot just below the county court
house a handsome six story building
10 be known as the Masonic Temple
Three-fifths OF the stock OF this company
Is owned by local NasOns- II will be the
first freproof building 20 be erected above
Columbia.
Besides these new concerns many new
buildings are being erected in the city.
On West Washington street Mr.. l. 1.
Jennings is erecting a nice three-story
building. The bottom floor Of this struct-
ure will be occupied by a store company
OF some sort and the second and third
floor Will be made into flats, fitted with
all couvenieuces.
Work has started and is well under
WAY on the Gallivan Building on the
corner Of Richardson and East Washing
ton streets. This building viii be two
stories high and will be used for store
and Office rooms.
Hardware store Well Backed.
B. D. Goldsmith, the eolored merchant
in Coffee street, IS erecting a three-story
brick building on the corner Of Coffee and
Richardson streets. Goldsmith will occupy
store room on the first floor. and viii
rent out the rest Of the building.
In McBee avenue the Morgan and Aus
tin Lumber Company is going to erect
big warehouse and are moving the large
house occupied by Mrs. BobO to lot on
the same street, near the Central School
Two handsome new churches are now
under construction in West End. The
Second Presbyterian Church IS building a
splendid house Of worship on corner OF
River and Rhett streets and the 81. Paul
Methodist people are putting up pretty
church In the fork Of Pendleton and
Anderson streets
The handsome Cleveland Building on
the corner OF McBee avenue and Main
street is nearing completion and by the
/ first of the year will almost be ready for
use.
r. n. Tannahiu & Bros. are TO erect
a brick automobile garage IN Main street,
near the Markley Hardware Company.
In keeping with this great building
/ boom that has hit Greenville will be the
erection Of a building for the Bruner
/ Home, the Y NJ. c. 4. building and
other minor buildings.
Great interest is centered In the Green
vile, Greenwood and Augusta Railroad.
/ This road has been chartered with such
men as Henry Briggs, Frank Hammond,
and James P. Charles. representing local
capital while two big business men of
! New York VIII invest thousands Of dol
! lars. This road will be built soon and
viii penetrate one CT the finest stretches
Of country in the South.