The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-11-14
Fraternal Orders.

oummcrCon, II he is member of
some fratcrnal order will find well
come in the number of organizations
represented here, among them being
the Masons, Eastern Star, Woodmcn
and the Knights of Pythias.
Hotel Facilities.
Once the traveller is within the Dor
tails of the Summerton hotel the ex
tended hospitality of Landlord Hunter
eliminates all that sensation of being
among strangers and the guest hangs
up his hat and feels at home. Mr..
Hunter enjoys meeting people and
this congenial boniface is soon doing
his bit in entertaining his guests.
Many of the transients at the Hunter
hostelry forget the hour of bedtime
when seated in rocker before the
large fireplace and watching the
burning embers as they frequently
make target outside the limits of
andirons and taking part in pleasant
conversation and repartee with Mine
Host Hunter. The boys arc all glad
to call again.
Amusement on Tap.
For little diversion while in the
town the Moving picture show offers
some good attractions for the citizens
of the place as we'll as the travelling
public. Good music and pleasant
faces greet the stranger.
SummertOn's Big Mule Market.
Among the many large enterprises
of Summerton the transactions made
in the sale of mules figure conspicu-
ously among the high kickers in f.
nance in this place J. D. Truluck,
manager and his assistant, w. c.
Stuckey of the Truluck Livestock
Company, are the boys who can hit
the grade in their line of business.
They are adopts in placing good stock
on the plantations in this locality.
During the season they have dispos-
ed of five and one-half cars of mules
to the planters in the vicinity of Sum-
merton receiving about $4,000 for
the output. They also deal in horses
while the buggy, wagon and harness
business runs into the big figures.
H. A. Richbourg, manager of the
Summerton Live Stock company, is
some stopper and has been on the job
all the time during the season and has
disposed of five carloads containing
128 mules receiving approximately
$4,000. Mr.. Richbourg also handles
buggies, wagons and harness in large
numbers.
Reports from both barns are that
the season has been one Of the best
in the history of the business which
is best of evidence Of the great pros
perity generally prevailing among the
planters this year for, practically all
the sales have been made within the
territory adjacent to Summerton. The
mules are imported from St. Louis.
Missouri, the largest breeding mule
section in the United States.
Ginning and Oil Business.
With the large yield of cotton in
this section this year it would be rca
sonable to suppose that the ginncrcs
and oil mills have been and are still
doing colossal business and that
these industries are among the first
IN Importance in this part of the
State. The figures given the writer
by the managers Of the Summcrton
plants confirm the supposition. The
high prices for the by-products of the
cotton plant which prevail and the
average big crops is the foundation
of the highly prosperous times in this
locality at the present time.
Manning Oil Company.
At the Summcrton Ginncry and the
Manning Oil Company the indications
point to an output of about 5000
bales which is a large INCREASE over
former years. The average price thus
far has been 23c to 24c. From 1900
to/2,000 tons of seed will be handled
at an average price of $1,000 per ton.
Fertilizers produced will average
about 500 tons. Meal and fertilizers
will average from $50 to $35 and will
find a ready market in this locality
and Charleston. Between 800 and 400
tons of meal have been sold and ex
changed. Eight men and an office
man and manager are employed. II.
IL. Medlin, manager, has had charge
of the plant for the past six years
and was formerly employed in other