The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-12-18


present time, worth probably in the
neighborhood of million dollars. He
is interested in many important COM
mercial enterprises of the State and
in large number of such in his home
town, notably among his Greelyville
interests being the Mallard Lumber
Company, of which he is vice-presi-
dent, Bank Of Greelyville, Of which
he is president; Greelyville Land G.
improvement Company, Taylor Gin
Company, Boyle Hardware Company
and, in addition to these is one of the
largest farm land owners in the coun-
ty of Williamsburg. He is an honored
christian gentleman, most valuable
citizen of town county and state.
The town of Greelyville secured its
name from the late Horace Greely,
as about the time the Honorable
Horace Greedy was so prominent in
national politics, always showing the
part of leniency towards the South
during the reconstruction period,
this little settlement in the woods
was shaping itself into town and,
through their admiration for Mr..
Greedy, its citizens decided to call the
little village Greelyville. The town OF
Greelyville was incorporated in the
year 1894 and has a splendid form of
government, the key note to which is
to always give the fullest amount of
protection to its citizens with the
smallest rate of taxation possible.
It's present Mayor is MIR. Ben S.
Fleming and its town Clerk MIR.
George Green. The town has spa
cious town hall, splendid school build
ings and churches and a good private
electric lighting plant and telephone
system and looks forward to having
in the near future water works, sew
age, fire protection, white way and
complete system of paved streets.
Especially during the past five
years has the town experienced a re-
markable boom and commercial
growth, during which period the busi-
ness section of the town has doubled
in worth and size. Notably among
the improvements during the years
1918 and 1919 are the Mallard
Lumber Company to their commissary
and office $4,000; S. V. Taylor's De-
partment Store, $4,000 dadition and
interior improvements; Enterprise
Mercantile Company, entire new store
and refrigeration plant, $4,000;
Farmers Tobacco Warehouse, entire
new building, which is now used as
Bonded Cotton Warehouse No. AZ Of
the State of South Carolina, S25 900;
Ford Motor Company, now under
construction, garage and show rooms,
$4,000.
In addition to the above mentioned
Improvements during the last two
years, there are many new buildings,
and establishments planned for the
very near future, the exact time for
their completion is only measured by
the time il will take to get the much
needed building material, which the
whole country is clamoring for dur
ing these war times.
Headed by Mr.. I. W. Boyle, a
movement is on foot for the establish
ment of a cotton mill here, the site
for which has already been selected
and set aside An up-to-date cotton
mill of, at least, 10000 spindles,
equipped with the best machinery and
best housing and living conditions for
employees is planned.
Composed of Mr.. Joe B. Allsbrook,
Mr.. Henry Ferrell and other, is the
Planters Gin & Trading Company,
who now operate an up-to-date gin
merry and who contemplate installing
an ice plant just as soon as the nec-
essary ice machinery can be purchas-
ed, which they have so far found to
be almost an impossibility. They
will install an ice plant with at least
10 ton daily capacity, which will take
care of the local needs of the COM
munity.
There is also a movement in the
air to erect an oil mill in Greelyville
for the refinement of cotton seed oil
and its products but the people back
ing this project state that it is not
far enough along yet to make any
devnite announcements.
Already under construction is the
new 50x100 foot brick garage and
show rooms of the Ford Motor Com
pany, which will cost in the neighbor-
on