The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-09-04
THEATRE IS At LAST
BEING CONSTRUCTED
CONTRACT WAS LET TO AN
ATLANTA FIRM
WORK UNDERWAY
UNDERWAY
Architect Came To An
derson and Conferred With
Promoters, Letting Contract
tFrom Tuesdays Daily.)

tFrom Tuesdays Daiiy)
| The contract for the construction
of the Anderson Theatre was let yes
terdny afternoon TO the S. W. Atkin-
son Co., OF Atlanta. Ga. for $39, ,067 90
a special meeting OF the board OF
directors was called for $3.50 p. m,
when the revised plans as submitted
by Chas. X. Bryant of Richmond were
accepted without change.
President j. S. Fowler of the An
derson Development Co. the holding
| corporation, then announced the ap-
! pointmont Of q building committee
composed OF Messrs. Rufust FAINT and
| 4. II. King. he to be included. that
being the desire Of the entire board.
| The contract was signed at the Of
flee Of T. Frank Watkins. attorney
for the corporation late yesterday
afternoon.
The contractors, S. w. Atkinson Co.,
have built many theatres, they making
IL specially OF that class Of construc-
tioD. They recently completed large
new theatre lin Birmingham. MIR.
James Rooney. of Richmond. rep
resenting The contractors. is In the
city and stated to a representative of
j The lntelligencer last night that he
: would begin work at once and push
the building to completion as rapidly
as time and energy would permit. He
will let sub conrtcat for the exca-
walton today, the same to be pushed
through 1t is hoped by the latter part
OF the week; in the meantime all me
terial will begin to be assembled.
The building which Is to be con-
| strncted will be the very latest thing
In opera house construction and the
finest, largest and most costly
theatre building in the state Of South
Carolina. ItS seating capacity will be
slightly less than the Academy of Mu-
sic I'm Charleston, but In all other re-
spects 1t will be much better build
Fling than the Charleston structure.
There Is at present no; thentrelin the
entire. Piedmont that can compare
In any way with the new and IMPOSING
I,structure which the Anderson enter
prise let the contract for yesterday.
It's. construction should mean that An
/ ,derson will tbetofne the. Headquarters
tn upper South Carolina for all the
i very best attractions. f.t.s. .sTe.pl ,ot.fi
Il
1 dny,,wi he i171,lfeet long and 820 feet
wide: will contain three stores and
anl arcade in u front. theatre in rear
, With offices or apartments upstairs
1t will be constructed las. is well
known on West Whitner. at, the inter-
section OF Peoples street. .,;ij 81 .l.
Tia campaign which has finally re:
suited In securing for Anderson this
q ev1 ffna h.r{1 lS4r~
ception, the most costly edifice in the
entire city. has been underway for
more than eight months. It is4the out.
come OF committee meeting of the
entertainment committee of, tie cham-
ber of commerce, held last December
when that ,coramittee outlined plans
to- build In. Anderson theatre build.
ing. Subscriptions were then taken
q corporation called the Anderson
Theatre Co., capitalized at $4,000, or
ganized; the same corporation was
later dissolved and now corporation
called the Anderson Development Co.
with q capital Of $4,000 organized
Hon. j. 8. Fowler was electG0N Npresi.
dent Of. this latter company, and un.
! der his personal supervision. the atoct
was sold. More than 100 public spirit;
cd AndersQnians purchased stock 4 n
the corporation, q splendid tributestc
the enterprise and public spirit oi
il whot Secretary WhRIey calls 4 South
! Csrolina's most progressive city. re.
fcrring to the matter yesterday after.
noon, shortly, after the contract waii
! aigned. RufuSt FAINT, who also b hnt
much to-, do with the successful
launching OF the plans stated that 4