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Georgetown Daily Item

Location

Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1908

Page

4

Prettiest Town in South Carolina Continues Public Tour

The feature focuses on Georgetown and the Atlantic Coast Lumber Corporation founded in 1899. It details huge operations including 2,800 employees, 85,000 dollar monthly payroll, ships, a 1,700 foot wharf, nine million feet of storage, eight thousand logs daily, and a modern plant with numerous mills and boilers.

Georgetown Baltimore Philadelphia Boston New York Atlantic Coast Lumber Corporation Sec’y Treas Lloyd E. L. Lloyd Raymond S. Farr R. R Col R. M. Barnes W H. Andrews R. R. and Woods A. Harvey Georgetown County J. R. Sparkman Steve Sparkman Tampa Congress Auditor's Office

Georgetown County People and Officials Noted in Interview

A self described portrait highlights white teacher salaries, with $40 monthly outside town and $100 to $125 inside. Josiah Doar, long time georgetown educator and editor, is praised. J B Johnson, County Supervisor, lauded for roads and leadership. C W Scurry, sheriff, credited for integrity and popularity. The piece ends noting continued remarks to come Monday.

Gro Josiah Doar Georgetown Times Methodist Church Lafayette Court House J. B. Johnson Williamsburg County S. C Doyle Sheriff Scurry Scurry

Market Quotations for Cotton Corn and Grains

Quotations list for commodities including cotton at 9, corn at 92, meal at 2.00, feed oats at 70, with D. S. bellies and butts at 94% and 4% respectively. Flour spring wheel values range 5.50 to 5.75 for patent 5.00 to 5.25. Turpentine quotations from Bourne & Co include Virgin 2.50 scrape 1.25 old dip 2.50 and tar in machine barrels 2.50.

D. S Bourne & Co

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