The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-02-12
Established in 1891
THE "WHOLEsALE' DISTRICT.
Section About B., E. & w. Develop
ing Rapidly in Industries.

If anyone doubts that Bamberg is
a fast growing town, that person
should pay a visit every few weeks to
the wholesale" district. For the
benefit of those Bamberg people who
have never heard of the wholesale
district, we will state that it is To-
Gated about B., E. & w. railroad ter
minal. One now visiting this section
who has not walked out that way in
some weeks would doubtless be sur
prised at the activities going on there.
Within the past year a number OF
new buildings have gone up in this
section, and more are to be built.
1t is safe to predict that Bamberg
will soon have an industrial section
that will rival that of any of the
larger cities hereabouts.
Right on the corner opposite the
B., E. & w. station is located the
warehouse and Offices of the Bam-
berg Wholesale Grocery company.
This industry was organized last fall,
and has grown in even these few
months to business of large dimen-
sions. The warehouse contains sew
eral thousand feet of floor space, and
the building is full of merchandise.
A short distance from this con-
Germ is located the temporary ware
house of the Bamberg Lumber COM
pany, an industry that has just be-
gun operation under the management
of Mr.. S. A. Gardner, an experienced
lumber man. Within the near future
this concern will erect it's own lumber
yard here.
Adjoining this is the Denbow To-
bacco Warehouse, which was built
last year, containing thousands of
feet of floor space. At present the
warehouse is stocked with cotton, but
the cotton will be removed before the
tobacco season opens. The tobacco
warehouse will be perated by Mr.. j.
L. Knight, of Kentucky, who owns a
string of similar warehouses through
out the tobacco belt.
Just in the rear of the tobacco
warehouse is the new plant Of the
Chero-cola Bottling company. This
building was erected during the fall,
and is modern throughout. The
Chero-cola company has grown into
one of the city's important industrial
concerns since it's location here few
years ago, and the old quarters on
Main street were found to be entire
ly inadequate to the demands OF the
plant.
Adjoining the Denbow warehouse
is the lot recently purchased by the
Farmers Tobacco Warehouse COM
pany, and the lot is now being clear
ed preparatory to the erection OF
tobacco warehouse there. For the
past few years Mr.. j. H. Dixon has
been operating his saw mill on this
lot.
Just across the railroad from the
Farmers Tobacco Warehouse lot is
the Farmers Ginning company, one
of the biggest ginneries in this Sec
ton. This concern also operates the
flour mill, and is an important asset
to the town.
The Bamberg Bottling company
has just erected it's plant a short dis
tance from the Farmers Ginning COM
pany, and is now ready for operation.
The plant has been installed at
cost of several thousand dollars, and
is one of the most modern establish
ments in the state.
AS a further asset to this section,
Mr.. B. F. Free is erecting several
stores across the street from the GIN
merry, and these will be ready for ocu-
pancy in the next few weeks.
Mr.. J. L. Knight and associates
have recently purchased, also, tract
of land on the B., E. & W., from Mr..
S. w. Sandifer, and it is understood
that some time in the near future a
third tobacco warehouse will be To-
Gated on this land.