Smyrna times., 1933-07-12
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
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ing auspices with ]. E. Tygert as
president, w. G. Pierce as secre-
tary and treasurer, and H. S. Ty-
/ gert as general manager. The old
firm made 10000 tons of fertilizers
last year and the new company ex-
poets to see those figures in the
current year and go several thous-
and tons better. To meet a de-
mand for a cheaper phosphate
than the Star Bone which has be-
come so well known throughout
i several states, the new company
has begun the manufacture of
Planet Brand Phosphate which is
designed for a companion to Star
Bone. The Philadelphia and Smyr-
ma transportation Company also
incorporated last winter has ]. z.
Tygert at the front The Smyrna
and Philadelphia line has been sue
/ cessfully run for several years by
Mr. Tygert, the landing for Smyr-
ma being made at the Phosphate
factory about three miles from
Smyrna. Mr.. Tygert has been
anxious to have the creek deepen
ed so that the steamer could come
up to Smyrna Landing, Smyrna 5
old grain shipping point, but a
short distance from the town.
With this object in view, and to Sc
cure a wider interest in the line.
the capital of $4,000 par value of
shares S25. The charter further
permitted he issue of $50 shares
for the purpose of deepening the
creek from Rothwell's Landing to
Smyrna Landing. The company
purchased several acres of ground
and two warehouses at the latter
point, and nothing remains to be
done but the deepening of the
4 creek at an expenditure of about
$1,000 to bring Smyrna's steamer
to the old Smyrna Landing. Sur
prising as it may seem, the busi-
ness men of Smyrna have not Civ
en- this scheme the encouragement
it deserves. 1t strikes US that the
stock designed for deepening this
creek should have been taken in
one hour by the property owners
and business men Of Smyrna The
estimated expense Of the improve
ment seems insignificant when
/ compared with the benefits that it
would bring to the town. The
4 Smyrna and Philadelphia Tran
sportation Company will no doubt
co great things for Smyrna ana
the surrounding agricultural com
munity and it should have hearty
Fl encouragement, especially from
land owners. The men who man
age the affairs of the Peninsula
Bone Fertilizer Company and
Smyrna and Philadelphia Tran
sportation Company are energetic
sagacious and clever and have the
confidence of all who know them
The editor also visited the factory
of H r. Mustard & Company, the
Diamond State Picking Company
George w & S. Taylor's machine
shops and foundry, with kindly
+ reference to the newspapers. the
banks, the new Presbyterian
Church and school house in course
of erection, the Stephen Walker
Basket Factory at Clayton, etc.
PERSONALS - Rev. T. H.
Haynes now of Newark. spent
Thursday and Friday with friends
in this town, not failing friendly
call to the Times offic@
4 George T. Baggs, Esq, Of the
Baltimore bar, accompanied by a
friend ]. G. Doom, after spending
several days with his father and
friends in this town, left on Mon
day afternoon for a trip to New
York and up the Hudson river.
Mrs. o. B. VoshelI returned
few days ago from a two weeks
visit to Milford, her former home
Miss Emma Hough left on Mon
day in company with the excursion
party of Miss Hagenbotham of
Philadelphia, for ten days trip, in
cluding the Hudson river. the
Lakes, Thousand Islands, ST Law
renee river, etc.
James Stubbs and wife of Phila-
delphia are visiting his father Rev
i James Stubbs
Thomas L. Carrow of New York
and Walter B. Carrow of Whining
ton, have been on a visit to their
mother, Mrs. Harriet Carrow.
Miss Lizzie Mcdowell, who has
spent her vacation thus far on
sick bed, is, we are pleased to
state. convalescing.
Miss Annie Wilson of Washing
ton, D. c., and Misses Bessie and
Annie Gagyley of Philadelphia.
have been visiting the family of
Rev ]. T. Umsted.
l. L. Adkins, Assistant Collector
of Internal Revenue, was in town
on Saturday and made us a friend
ly call. He will make his head
quarters in Milford during the