Local firms praised for city growth and banking strength
G H Shoun & Company is highlighted as a leading wholesale and retail grocer with a wide line of staples and fancy goods under Mr G H Shoun, noted for employing local workers. Unaka National Bank is praised for sturdy capital, strong deposits, and a secure, modern building with Burglar proof Mosler vaults and safety deposit boxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Shoun
Johnson City
Washington County
Unaka National Bank
Unaka Bank
Main Street
Fountain Square
Mosler
Munganes
Notable Johnson City firms boost land, timber, and retail trade
Traveling salesmen cover large regions while GilGP Gillespie & Son advertise extensive land and rental services in Johnson City. Dickey Lumber Co controls 38,000 acres with five mills emitting about 90,000 dollars in hardwood shipments yearly. G. G. Hannah and C. P. Faw supply high quality clothing and menswear from 213 Main Street with Kirschbaum and Stetson brands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson City
Tennessee
Dickey Lumber Company
New England
G. G. Hannah
C. P. Faw
Main Street
Bank of Washington County: A Prominent Local Institution
The bank organized in 1902 operates a general banking business and is a government depository for the National Soldiers' Home as well as depository for district post office funds. Its deposits nearly rival those of all other Washington county banks combined, led by president S. C. Williams and cashier Tate L. Earnest, with a notable directorate including M. S. Elsen and Geo. T. Wofford.
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National Soldiers’ Home
Post Office
Knoxville
Washington County
C. Williams
John D. Cox
Tate L. Earnest
Adam B. Crouch
Tennessee
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G. H. Shoun & Company
National Bank
T. A. Gillespie & Son
Messrs. T. A. Gillespie & Son
S. B, White
White
Spring Street
Taylor
Bank of Commerce
Hannah and
Faw
Mme. Savarie
Paris
Woo/tex
New York
The
H. Black K Company
Market Street
Public Square
Hart & Houston
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