The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-06
TO PROVIDE GRAIN FACILITIES
PLAN TO ENLARGE CAPACITY OF
PARROTT MILLING COMPANY
Plant.
VIII Also Add Fifty Barrel Flour
Mill anu Make Other Changes
Hope to Form $4,000 Corporation
10 Purchase Present Plant and OPP
crate Mill.

pan OF the Chamber OF Com
merce now on foot will prove of in
estimable value to the people Of
Sumter county, especially the farm
ers. IL 1t is carried through, as it is
hoped and expected that it will be.
The plan is to organize a $4,000
stock company to take over the pres
ent Parrott Milling company plant
and to enlarge it's bins to quadruple
its present capacity and to add a roll
er mill. where the wheat grown by
Sumter county farmers can be con-
verted into -four.
The plan has been thoroughly look
ed into by a committee consisting of
Aessrs. s. c. Baker. ]. w. McKeiver
and G. A. Lennon, who have given
1t their full endorsement. In the
pursuance Of the plan a committee
has secured an option on the property
of the Parrott Milling company for
$4,000. This option covers the lot,
building. and entire equipment of the
plant. The changes which will be
made are the addition Of 16, 900 BUSH
el capacity bins. The plant now has a
1000 bushel capacity. This addition
will cost approximately $4,000. 1t is
also intended to add the flour mill
with a capacity Of from forty to fifty
barrels or flour a day. This will cost
In the neighhorhood Of $4,000. 1t
will thus be seen that the cost of
plant, $1,000, the enlargement of
and flour mill will make a
total Of $1,000. This will leave S..
600 Of the proposed $4,000 capital
stock Of the company for q working
basis to carry on the operations of
the mill. which thus equipped will be
one Of the most complete and best in
this section of the State.
The idea Of the Chamber Of Com
merce is to provide facilities near at
hand for Sumter county farmers 70
grind their -four and to keep their
surplus corn at home. thus encour.
aging the ''live at home policy" by
grinding meal and grits, as we'll as
flour. for use in the city and county.
and avoiding the Importation of
thousands OF sacks Of meal and erts
and barrels of -four every Year, as is
now the custom. The committee con.
sisting CT Or. Baker and Messrs. Nc
Kieyer and Lennon consider the
proposition a good one. The present
plant has cost something between
$4,000 and $4,000 and the option
has been secured on 1t for $1,000. 1t
Is in excellent condition and the only
changes to be made are the addition
al bins and the flour mill. Those en-
tering into the company will there
fore secure more than value for their
money and will be aiding In a plan to
help both the city and county.
The stock of the proposed corpora
ton will be sold by public subscrip-
tion and committee consisting of
Messrs. G. A. Lennon, D. r. Nc
Callum and j. 2. Hearon will visit the
business men Of Sumter at some time
In the near future to solicit subscrip-
tions. The plan is a meritorious one
and the Chamber of Commerce is
working hard to push 1t through to a
successful termination. 1t is there
fore hoped that when the committee
waits on the citizens Of Sumter that
these citizens will be prepared to
subscribe literally.