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Officers-Prof. J. W. Turner, of Marion: Secretary, Carrie Reeves, New Burnside: Exeentive Commit- tee -- 31. Lillian Baker, County Supt. Pope Co .; Lewis E. York, County Supt. Saline Co .; W. M. Grissom, County Supt. Johnson Co .; R. O. Clarida, County Supt. Williamson Co.
The following list comprised but a portion of the teachers present:
Finis A. Wilson, Eldorado; Martha C. Kocher, Marion: W. W. Adams, Marion; M. C. Cowan, Carterville; John R. Pulley, Marion; Alice Flem- ing, Herrin; Grace Goddard, Ma- rion; Thomas Thornton, Goreville; Blanch Parks, Goreville; Prof. W. L. Ozment, Carterville; Lizzie Casper, Buncombe; Ethel Scaggs, Marion; Alice Scaggs, Marion; P. H. Scaggs, Marion: Emma Brunty, Eldorado: Lyman E. Davis, Crab Orchard; Em- ma Eyman, Benton: Charles Sher- ertz, Marion; W. C. Peterson, Manti, Utah; John M. Grimes, Marion; Lena Whitacre, Carterville; Wesley Edmondson, New Burnside: A. M. Clement, Bryan, Idaho; Edith Chan- nup, Marion: Anna G. Edmondson, New Burnside; Frank L. Veach, Goreville: Robert Simpson, Ozark:
Ora Scaggs, Marion; Lucile Scaggs, Marion: Lulu Whitacre, Carterville; Carrie Gallemore, Wolf Creek; Car- rie Hailey, Ozark; Prof. J. W. Mc- Kinney, Johnson City; Charles Pet- erson, Buncombe; Bettie Channup, Carterville; Paul Phelps, Cypress; T. R. Kelley, Marion; H. T. McKin- ney, Herrin; Myrtle Rikard, Marion; Roy L. Black, Carterville; E. W. Ed- mondson, New Burnside; C. L. Cole- man. Oakville: Mrs. P. J. Smith, Marion: C. A. Sanders, Zeigler: J. L. D. Hartwell, Marion; J. E. Chism, Goreville; Thomas Burns, Goreville; Oscar W. Whitacre, Carbondale; Maud E. Roberts, Marion: O. D. Ed- wards, Harrisburg; J. V. Fowler, Marion; W. C. Fly, Carbondale; Lizzie Lasley, Rago; Maud Gatlin, Vienna; Brantley Kirley, Simpson; J. T. Coleman, Carterville, Route No. 2; A. W. Kelley, Canaville: Ada Alwood, Creal Springs; Mina Hutch- inson, Creal Springs; Ira Cox, Gore- ville; A. G. Veach, Goreville; J. S. Arnold, Crab Orchard: Alonzo
Thurston, Marion; C. A. Pulley, Ma- rion; Carl Matthews, Crab Orchard; W. R. Matthews, Crab Orchard; W. Rolla Cremeons, Herrin: John Gillis- pie, Creal Springs; N. L. Atwood,
Creal Springs; Ella D. Fouch, Crain- ville; Prof. E. G. Lentz, Creal Springs; Otto Treece, Goreville; Sylvia Henson, Johnson City; Dilas Kerley, Flatwoods; Prof. C. C. Den- ney, Marion; E. J. Singleton, Blairs- ville; Vinnie Shackelford, Canaville; Daisy Murrie, Vienna; Cynthia Tramel, Marion; J. W. Womack, Stonefort: Mr. Leonard Marberry, Reevesville; Mary M. Mitchell, Har- risburg, Bettie B. Gaskins, Harris- burg: Prof. G. D. Ferrill, Herrin: Alpha Cox, Marion: Charles Comer, Creal Springs Route No. 2; Ike Gif- ford. Creal Springs; Ada McCall, Vienna: Esther Burnett, Crab Or- chard: Ed M. Heaton, Carterville; Elmer Finley, Carbondale: A. Gas- saway, Herrin; Maggie Mills, Bloom- field; Ella Reid, Marion: Nellie Reid, Marion : Gussie Morray, Bloomfield: Prof. J. W. Asbury, Ma- rion: Prof. W. A. Cook, Marion; A. L. Whittenburg, Johnson City; Har- ry Taylor, Harrisburg; J. C. Reu- belt, Vienna; May Hawkins, Golcon- da: Clarence Bonnell, Harrisburg; Mattie Stocks, Herrin; Ethel Hal- leck, Harrisburg, Etta Jayner, Har- risburg: Lulu Whittenburg, Johnson City: D. L. Martin, Johnson City.
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SOME COUNTY OFFICERS AND THEIR FRIENDS AT MARION, ILLINOIS.
Top row-H. U. Shackelford, Mr. Hilhreth, W. A. Jacobs, W. F. Tidwell, Cass Pully. Second row-J.
M. Dodd, A. G. Davis, Leonard A. Culp, F. L. Shrave, C. L. Miller, Chas. R. Otey. Last row-Dr. J. F. Tid- well, R. O. Clarida, L. B. Pulley, H. S. Harris, Rufus Neeley, Thos. Davis.
2000 16-candle power lamps. The old engine is of 100-horse power, ideal high speed, of 75 K. W. power, equal to 1500, 16-candle power lamps. They are using three boilers now and are adding two more to the new plant. They have between fif- teen and twenty miles of wire strung and are using 50 arc lamps of 1200- candle power each for street light- ing, and 2500 incandescent lamps. The actual power required to fur- nish light for the city is at present 120 K. W.
Welborn Store Co., of New Deni- son, Illinois.
This enterprising and successful company was organized in 1900, with the following partners: W. R., E. L. and C. W: Welborn, brothers. They handle a general stock of merchan- dise, which is always well assorted, ample for the trade and up-to-date in style and quality. It controls a capital of $20,000, and has a branch at Attila, in the eastern part of the County.
Coal Belt Bottling Company, Incorporated.
Morrison & Willeford, Props.
This fine factory was erected by Nall and Williams, Carpenters, Con- tractors and Builders, and the com- pany was incorporated in 1904, It is of brick with dressed stone trimmings, one story, 35x79, with a 16-foot drive-way on one side and 24-foot on the other. It was fin- ished June 1st, and cost $3,500.
Stotlar, Derrin Lumber Company Incorporated.
This company has a very large and flourishing establishment at Herrin for its main business, with important branches at Marion, John- son City and DeSoto. It is successor to the W. N. Stotlar Lumber Co., the Paul Herrin Lumber Co. and the Johnson City Lumber Co., and was incorporated May 1, 1901, with $20,- 000 cash capital. It handles every- thing used in building a frame house from turret to foundation. Its lum- ber is principally Yellow Pine and
Cypress. It does an immense volume of business under the active manage- ment of its officers and branch man- agers. In 1901 they sent to their main house at Herrin at one ship- ment no less than 21 cars of lumber, followed the day after by two more belated ones, giving them the nice little job of unloading 23 cars from the track at one time. This is the largest single shipment of lumber ever made into the County.
Of course, this rate is not kept up, but the tremendous development of the mining industry throughout the district has given all branches of bus- iness a rapid and permanent growth, and structures of all kinds are springing everywhere. New
towns are being started and the old ones improved as by the hand of the magician, and the building trades are flourishing. This has given all dealers in material a tremendous rush of business which bids fair to continue for many years, or until new mines cease to be opened.
The coal in the district is not only the best in the United States, but is in such vast quantity as to be prac- tically inexhaustible.
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The present officers of the corpora- tion are W. N. Stotlar, president ; Thomas Stotlar, vice president; E. M. Stotlar, secretary; Harry Stotlar, treasurer. The directors are Fred Stotlar, Paul Herrin and C. C. Stotlar.
The branch managers are Fred Stotlar, Herrin: E. M. Stotlar, Ma- rion; C. C. Stotlar, Johnson City; Henry Stotlar, DeSoto. They give constant employment to an average of 10 men besides the active force of the officers and yard masters in the four branches.
Che Transfer Business.
The transfer business of Marion consists mainly in the loading and unloading of cars from the two rail- roads entering the city of the various commodities handled here, such as store goods of all sorts, marble, brick, stone, lime, sand and lumber. Coal is loaded for shipment at the mines and for local use is largely brought in by farmers from near-by coal banks. There are no long hauls to furnish steady employment to teams, as the various roads reach all parts of the county, and only short hauls and town and city transfer business can be obtained. The city furnishes some work in grading its streets and graveling them with broken stone.
The four wholesale houses here run their own teams, as do also the
three lumber dealers, and the two flouring mills.
So, in addition to several drays and a swarm of delivery wagons, the transfer business is in the hands of three firms: Lane & Brother. T. C. Whittock and W. H. Travelstead. Statistics of their work cannot be ob- tained, but all keep busy.
5. E. Lanc and Brother, Transfer and feed Co.
This prosperous business started in a small way in August, 1902. The proprietors had but one horse and an old farm wagon, and very little money, but they had lots of energy and ambition, and a determination to succeed. Besides, they had good sense and good morals. There was no one at Marion who made the trans- fer of goods and merchandise a busi- ness, so the opening was a fine one and they saw their chance and were quick to seize it. Besides the trans- fer of goods to and from the railroad depot, they do a general teaming business, handling large quantities of all sorts of building material, such as brick, lime and sand, lumher and stone. They also keep a full supply of hay and feed, both for their own teams and for sale.
They now own and run four good teams and wagons, and have built a large barn and stables for their teams and supplies, capable of sta- bling twenty horses. When fully
employed they keep from eight to ten men.
henry Edward Lane and John J. Lane,
Brothers and Proprietors of Transfer and Feed Company.
These gentlemen have always been partners in everything they did since they were old enough to work. Their father, Andrew Jackson Lane, died in 1899 and left the wife a widow with two boys, Henry 23, and John 21, who together went into coal mining as soon as they reached manhood. They were poor and had only the benefits of a common school education, although Henry had a short term at Crab Orchard Academy, and digging coal seemed the best prospect for a living they knew of. Henry married April 5, 1900, Miss Elnora Henson. They had one child which died in infancy, and November 6, 1902, the wife sickened and died also. The death of their father and Henry's wife and child all within three years kept the family poorer still, and was a great setback in the way of business. But they had started the teaming busi- ness the August preceding the death of Mrs. Lane in November, and their misfortune only spurred them to greater effort.
Henry was born at Bainbridge
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April 4, 1876, and John, February 19, 1879. They both belong to the Woodmen and Henry is a member of the M. E. church. In politics both are republicans. Henry at one time spent five years in handling musical instruments and books. That was before the death of the elder Lane, and before his marriage.
The Goddard Grocer Co., St. Louis, Mo., Marion Branch.
Established September 11, 1903, J. A. Burkett, Manager. This new departure is doing a thriving busi- ness, not only catering to the needs of Marion grocers, but shipping on all the railway lines passing through Marion. They keep two men em- ployed in the house and two on the road.
Williamson County Contractors Hosociation.
This association of contractors and builders was incorporated in 1903. Its charter members are:
J. W. Chapman, general con- tractor, president; George Fuller, brick contractor, secretary: Robert Sparks, treasurer; R. C. Noll, of Noll & Williams, General Contractors, Frank Bock, painter, Albert Sumner, plasterer; Burt Bobbit, Oscar M. Wil- liams, of Noll & Williams, Otis Wil- liams and A. L. Pulley, directors.
Their office is in the old Hyde Building, on North Market St.
Marion fruit and Produce Business.
The Fruit and Produce business of Marion supports two flourishing wholesale houses, both of recent establishment. The Marion Fruit and Produce Company opened busi- ness in the spring of 1904, with Brice Holland as head of the house and his two sons, W. P. Holland and T. A. Holland, junior partners. Their first year's business reached a total of $30,000. They deal in all kinds of foreign and domestic fruits and produce, shipping a car load of bananas about every ten days. When we remember that a car load contains about 400 bunches of fruit and weighs 20,000 pounds, we get a good idea of the amount of this excellent fruit consumed in the area supplied from this point. They handle only the finest of this fruit and ship ex- clusively from Port Le Mon, Central America, via New Orleans,
The Southern Illinois Fruit Co., located also at Marion, is another wholesale fruit and produce com- pany, and also opened up in their
line last year. The volume of their business is not inferior to that of their competitors.
Since writing the above these com- panies have consolidated and incor- porated under the last title.
Eggs and Poultry in Marion.
This branch of industry is owned and controlled by Armour & Co., the great Chicago packers. Mr. E. E. Kimmel, the manager, has been con- nected with it for the past six years. The poultry house was originally a tobacco barn, built by Goodall & Campbell, but upon the decline of that industry was sold to Jean & Son, the original promoters of the poultry business in this market. Later the firm changed to Jean & Re'fearn, then to McArthur & Son, and then a company was formed to facilitate the rapid growth of the business, under the title of the Jean, Hurst, Redfearn Produce Co. This was absorbed by W. B. Hurst & Co., and then the last transfer, that to the present management, took place.
The business has always been verv profitable, and at present represents an outlay of about $75,000 annually. They ship mostly to the markets of the East, sending to Chicago only for cold storage.
Insurance.
The business of fire insurance in Marion is mostly done by the oldest insurance man in this part of Illi- nois, T. J. Binkley, who has been writing insurance for 24 years. He is devoted exclusively to that line of business, is expert, well known and highly esteemed. He has heen a long time in the field, represents only the very best companies, and in consequence, gets the bulk of the business. He, now for some years, is not compelled to do any soliciting, but when Williamson County wants any insurance, they know where to get the best, and generally go to "Jeff Binkley."
The following gentlemen comprise the Marion Board of Underwriters, and are all well-known and solid business men:
T. J. Binkley, representing the Na- tional of Hartford, Conn., the Com- mercial Union of London, Eng., American Central of St. Louis, New York Underwriters and the Phoenix of Brooklyn, N. J .; L. C. Campbell, representing the Glens Falls, Spring- field Fire and Marine, West- chester, N. J .: Ed. M. Spiller, repre- senting the Germania; R. P. Fowler, the Connecticut, Hartford and Northern; Dennison & Son, the Phil- adelphia Underwriters, Liverpool,
London and Globe: Traders Insurance Co. of Chicago; J. P. Lewis, the Queen; Abney & Bentley, the Cale- donian; T. J. Youngblood, Michigan Fire and Marine; Rice and Throg- morton, North British and Mercan- tile: Fireman's Fund: Home, of New Jersey; Etna; Citizens, of Missouri; Fire Association ; Insurance Co. of North America; Norwich Union ; Providence, of Washington; German American.
The Life Insurance in this section is principally in the hands of the va- rious Orders and benefit associations, the Old Line Stock Companies having very little to do with it. The Pru- dential, howveer, and the Bankers' Association of Des Moines, la., and the Metropolitan are all doing a sat- isfactory business. The local officers of the Prudential are: W. H. Hen- drick, Ass't. Supt .; Isaac N. Cox and A. Z. Elam, agents, Marion: F. W. Burdick, Herrin: J. W. Woodburn, Carterville; Edward L. Bayless, Johnson City; S. C. McClintoc, West Frankfort. The Metropolitan is re- presented by Mr. A. L. Chury, who seems to be very active and success- ful in his canvass.
Some Postoffice history.
This office is now rated 3rd Class, but its annual income having reached $8,000, it will next July be ad- vanced to 2nd Class. Besides the six daily trips over the rural routes, the office receives and discharges ten daily mails. The following table gives the hours received, the direc- tion and the railroad over which sent, of each mail:
5:30 a. m., north over Ill. Cen. 6:50 a. m., north over C. & E. I. 10:28 a. m., south over Ill. Cen. 12:40 a. m., south over Ill. Cen. 3:40 p. m., north over III. Cen. 7:50 p. m., north over Ill. Cen. 10:25 p. m., south over Ill. Cen. 8:00 a. m., south over Ill. Cen. 3:00 a. m., west over Coal Belt. 5:00 a. m., west over Coal Belt.
The total amount of daily mail is about 100 pounds, requiring the la- bor of three clerks besides Mr. Jones, the postmaster, to handle it. Mr. S. S. Miller is assistant postmaster, hav- ing charge of all money order busi- ness. E. T. Howell and T. F. Jones, son of the postmaster, are the gen- eral delivery clerks.
The Postoffice Department allows but $580 towards the expense of run- ning the office, besides $60.00 for lights and fuel, and $25 a month for rent. The salary of Mr. Jones is $1900. He had to fit up the office himself at an expense of about $600. He pays $12.50 additional every month for rent and the salaries of his office force. The office has 498
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boxes, rented at from 20 to 40 cents per quarter each. There are six l'u- ral routes out of Marion, each carrier getting a salary of $60 a month and providing his own teams and wagon. Adding together all the items of ex- pense, we find that account with the government for this office stands as follows:
Present receipts of office $8,300
Salary of Postmaster 1,900
Assistants 580
Lights and Fuel 60
Office rent 300
Total $7,160
Balance for Government .. $1,140
From which it appears that the post office at Marion is now self-sustaining and gives the Department a surplus of $1,140.
Rural Rontes.
The six routes are as follows:
No. Direction Carrier.
1. Nortbeast of Marion A. D. Davis
East and North Frank Peebles
3. Southeast C. C. Davis
4. South William Erwin
5. Southwest William Collins
6. Northwest J. M. Peterson
h. C. Jones, Postmaster.
Born November 3, 1853, near Creal Springs, Williamson County, Illinois. He secured such education as farmer boys generally get in the district school, and followed the plow until 25 years old. His father, John S. Jones, is now living with his chil- dren, at the age of 76. His mother, whose maiden name was Sarah F. Jones, died in 1891, aged 60.
In 1882 he moved into Creal Springs and in 1888 was elected to the office of Justice of the Peace, serving one term. In 1892 he came to Marion and was elected Circuit Clerk and re-elected in 1900, serving two full terms of eight years.
On the 10th of December, 1900, he received his first appointment as postmaster, and after one term of four years received a second appoint- ment, without opposition, on the 13th of last December.
His marriage took place while he was living on the farm, February 13, 1871. His wife was Miss Mary J. Bower, daughter of Wm. J. Bower, a farmer near Crab Orchard. To this union four children have been born: Sarah, wife of N. W Martin, Marion; Amanda, wife of H. W. Lane, Marion; Madeline, living with her parents, and Thomas F. Jones, employed in the postoffice. The family are men- bers of the First Baptist Church, and he belongs to Williamson Lodge, No. 392, I. O. O. F.
Financial Interests
Marion is well equipped with banks and bankers. She has three of the best banks in Southern Illi- nois. The officers of these banking institutions are among the most con- servative business men of the com- munity, and their standing in the community is an addel strength to the integrity of their respective cen- ters of finance.
first National Bank.
The First National Bank of Ma- rion was organized in January, 1891, with a capital of $50,000, in succes- sion to the Exchange Bank, which for a number of years prior thereto had been conducted under practically the same management as the present institution. It is one of the strong- est financial institutions in this end of the state, and under conservative, yet liberal management, extends every permissible accommodation to customers. Its officers and directors are among the most substantial of our business men and citizens, and in their personalities alone afford every guarantee to depositors, known to banking.
We append the last report of the condition of the Bank, taken May 29, 1905:
RESOURCES.
Time Loans $219.742 15
Demand Loans
98.449 67
United States Bonds. 12 500 00
Due from the U. S. Treasurer 625 00
Stocks, Bonds, County and School
Orders .. 13.317 85
Furniture and Fixtures
2,075 00
Real Estate. 953 78
Cash in bank and Sight Exchange ... 121,438 88
Total .$469,102 33
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock ... $ 50,000 00
Undivided Profits
29.977 86
Circulation 12,500 00
376,624 47
Total .8469,102 33
It has always been the policy of this bank to aid in every legitimate way and assist in the development of the commercial and financial inter- ests of Marion and Williamson coun- ty. To that end we ask your co-op- eration, and trust it may be your pleasure to place all or a part of your account with us.
SHANNON HOLLAND.
Mr. Shannon Holland, president of the First National Bank since 1894, was born near Morgantown, West Virginia, February 2, 1864, and came with his parents to Marion at the age of 15 years. His father en- gaged in brick making and was as- sisted by the son, who later entered the livery and stock business on his own account and was successful. Still later he established the dry goods and millinery establishment
yet conducted in his name, on an extensive scale, in the Holland block on the south side of onr pub- lie square. He is owner of this building, erected in 1894-5. It is 50x75 feet in dimensions, 2 stories and basement, iron front, modernly built and one of the hinest structures in Marion. The upper portion, de- voted to residence purposes, is Mr. Holland's handsomely appointed
home.
Though shunning publicity, Mr. Holland has been city treasurer, served as alderman and during 1891- 2 as Mayor, in each of which posi- tions he acquitted himself with ad- vantage to the public. He married in 1872 Annie Cox, daughter of George Cox, himself a Virginian. She was born and reared in William- son county. They have no children.
J. C. MITCHELL.
This reference would be inade- quate did it not contain some men- tion of Mr. J. C. Mitchell, since 1891 the capable and conscientious cash- ier of the above institution. He was born in Williamson county in 1852, attended the public schools and at the early age of 16 years engaged in the drug business, in which he continued with success until his election as county clerk in 1886. He was re-elected in 1890, serving until 1894, from 1891 occupying the dual position of county clerk and cashier of the First National Bank. When Mr. Mitchell assumed the duties of his office as county clerk Williamson county had an indebtedness of $30,- 000 and county orders were selling at 40 cents on the dollar of their face value. When he left that office this debt had been cancelled and county warrants were selling at par, a result largely due to the efficiency and financial skill displayed by him in management of county affairs. He has since won added recognition in financial circles, and is known throughout the state as a factor in the development of Williamson county interests. He married in 1872 Lily White, daughter of Col. John White and sister of A. F. White. Her life was spent in doing good. She died in 1901, leaving seven children, John, Rose, Verna, James, Frank, Dessie and Everett, who give promise of inheriting her gentle virtues, with their father's sterling traits of character.
LLOYD C. CAMPBELL.
Lloyd C. Campbell, assistant cash- ier of the First National Bank of Marion is the son of J. M. Campbell, the grocer, and Mollie Campbell, nee Fubanks. The father dates back to the old Blue-Grass state from which he came to Marion when a boy and married her who was Mollie Eu-
Deposits
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FIRST NATIONAL BANK OFFICIALS.
ROLLA HOLLAND, Director.
L. C. CAMPBELL, Assistant Cashier.
A. M. TOWNSEND, Director.
J. C. MITCHELL, Cashier.
SHANNON HOLLAND, President.
J. B. BAINBRIDGE, Vice President.
THOS. STOTLAR, Director.
JOAB GOODALL, Director.
T. J. BINKLEY, Director.
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banks. L. C. Campbell is the first child of three in the order of their ages, and was first introduced to the public eye (and ear) October 16, 1874, in Marion. His early educa- tion and training were the best pos- sible, being such as Marion affords to all of its school boys. He is a graduate of the High School class of '92 from which he entered the gen- eral merchandise store of Burkhart & Binkley, where he sold goods for two months. Ee then entered the First National Bank as bookkeeper in September, 1892, where he ac- quitted himself so well that after three years he was elected assistant cashier, which position he still holds. On July 12th, 1897, he took a "help- mate" in the person of Miss Nettie House, the daughter of C. H. House, now and for some years in the em- ploy of Burkhart & Binkley.
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