The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-07-12
PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY
OF NEWBERRY COUNTY
GLENN.LOWRY MFG. co. ENLARG.
ING PLANT.
Whitmire Will Have One Of the Best
Mills in OSuth.-A Spyendid
Section.

Section.
1t is doubtful if many of the people
of Newberry, except those who live
in the immediate vicinity. know or
realize or appreciate the enormous de-
velopment that is going On at the pres
ent time only eighteen miles away
in the pretty little town of Whltmlre.
Mr.. William Coleman and those asso-
ciated with him have already one OF
the best equipped mill plants in the
State. Not satisfied with present con-
ditions. some time ago work was be-
gun on the enlarging of the plant to
double it's present capacity.
Only a few years ago the town OF
Whitmire was just railroad station,
with one or two stores and few peo-
Die and small business all of which
came as a result of the building of the
Seaboard Air Line railroad along that
way. Mr.. William Coleman, who was
educated for lawyer, but who had
the industrial spirit strongly develop
ed. and who had faith in his country
and especially this section, which is
really the best section, decided to give
up the law and embark in the indus
trial development of the South and
contribute his share as factor in the
effort to bring the South into its own.
AS a result of this effort and determl-
nation on his part the Glenn-Lowry
Manufacturing company entered the
commercial world with $4,000 spindles
and 900 looms and capital represent
ing more than half million dollars,
and began turning the great staple of
the South into the manufactured arti-
Gle. His forbears had lived for gener-
ations Just across the Enoree On the
Union side and he and they owned
large landed estates. in that community
and it is no doubt due to this fact that
he decided on the present location,
though it is ideal. The name of the
company is in honor to the memory
of Coleman and Rice being a combina-
ton of their middle names.
The mill as it stands now, as stated,
has $4,000 spindles and 900 looms and
when the new part now under con-
struction is complete, being just dou-
BILE the present mill, will contain 66,-
900 spindles and 1900 looms and will
consume 200 bales of cotton per week.
The goods manufactured is 6Sx72 fine
'sheeting and, therefore, the amount of
cotton required is not as large as if
the mill were run On a coarse grade
of goods. 1t will probably be next to
Olympia the largest mill under one
roof in the State. The completed
building will BE 440 feet by 13O feet
and will contain five floors. Besides
the picker room, the machine shops
and the opening room are all on the
outside On the new part the work
men are now on the third story. Not
only is work in progress on the build
ing of the mill but new streets are be-
ing opened and graded and nice neat
houses for the operatives are in pro-
cess of construction and when the mill
is in operation about a thousand peo-
pie will be added to the population of
the town. The mill now employs
about four hundred people
The officers are:
William Coleman, president.
C. H. Leitner, superintendent.
r. R. Jeter, treasurer.
Thad w. Coleman, secretary
Along with the building of the mill
a national bank was established which
was successfully operated until about
four years ago when the charter was
surrendered and a private banking
corporation organized under the name
of William Coleman and company,
bankers, but with no capital stock eX-
cept the credit of the corporators. This
institution in four years has accumu-
lated surplus and undivided profit
account of $44,707.06 and has a de-
post account of S114,31S29 according
to the last published statement requir-