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McCORMlCK AND McCORMlCK COtTNTY, 8. C, St: YEN f - ■ I II H 11 Will WIIIBW Ml III IW - former railroad official. These are the personal elements behind the Bank of McCormick, whose safe and liberal policy, consistent with conservative business methods, has brought the bank up to the highest standard of efficiency and strength. Its popularity, among all classes of people in this section, is attested by the gratifying volume of its deposits of all kinds, and the phenominal growth of its business in all departments. THE FARMERS BANK. One of the most notable examples of banking house success, and one whose progressive business methods have attracted wide attention, is that of The Farmers Bank of McCormick. This highly successful institution was organized in 1907 and from the beginning of its business career has demonstrated charac teristics of enterprise and progress in a marked degree. A condensed statement to the State Bank Examiner, recently submitted, exhibits a record of substantial growth that reflects credit on the management and upon the community to which it be- The Farmers Bank of McCormick, S. C. longs. With capital stock of $25,000.00, surplus and undivided pro fits of $10,750.00, the Farmers Bank of McCormick stands among the strongest and most progressive banking institutions in the State, and is one that exercises potential influence in the agricultural, in dustrial and commercial development of this entire section. This bank has exceptional facilities for handling accounts of corporations, firms and individuals, and for giving prompt attention to all banking matters intrusted to it. The personal of the officers and directors shows the stability and strength of the bank. J. B. Harmon, member of executive committee on new county movement and now member of county commissioners, cotton buyer, merchant and planter, and a gentleman of financial strength, is president. J. C. Brown, a man of unquestioned ability as a financier and known as a thorough business man of unusual qualifications, is vice- president; Hon. F. C. Robinson, member of legislature from this district for four years and had charge of passing of bill for new county, a gentleman of broad knowledge of banking and of most conservative ideas in financial matters, is cashier. The directors are: J. B. Harman, president, a gentleman of broad business knowledge; F. C. Robinson, the cashier of the bank; J. J. Andrews, well known successful business man; S. H. Talbert, a successful planter, real estate owner, and business man; J. C. Brown, the bank’s vice-president; J. L. Crawford, a gentleman of financial worth and business ability; and J. T. White, a conservative and substantial planter and business man. The above named gentlemen, selected from different avocations on account of personal integrity and financial standing to direct its business affairs, have made The Farmers Bank one of the strongest commercial assets of McCor mick County. And while it is not so old as some of the banks in this section, it is growing so fast, both in strength and in the pub lic’s confidence that it is destined to become a leader in no very great length of time. All the gentlemen interested in this institution were largely in strumental in carrying through to completion the new county movement. J. J. ANDREWS Hardware and Building Supplies. Prominent among the important business concerns, of McCor mick, that goes toward making it a commercial center that com mands a position unsurpassed by any other its size in the entire State, none are more deserving of special mention, in the New Era Journal, than that of J. J. Andrews, Hardware and Building Supplies. tI ., This enterprising concern occupies two commodious brick store buildings, on Main Street, in, one of, which an immense stock of shelf and heavy hardware, tolls of all kinds, cutlery, gun^, ammunition, sporting goods, glass, china and crockery; stoves, ranges, paints, oils, varnishes, stains, colors, screen doors and windows are sold at both wholesale and retail. The adjoining store building is used as a cotton warehouse and for storing other com modities. Across the street from this excellently equipped hardware store is the J. J. Andrews lumber and building supply yards and sheds, which are devoted to the handling of building materials and supplies of all kinds, including lime, cement, plaster, sash, doors, blinds, molding, terracotta, composition roofing, shingles and an extensive supply of automobile tires. This concern is owned and operated by J. J. Andrews, a gen tleman whose reputation, as one of our most enterprising and suq- cessful business men, is known far and wide and he stands today as an example of the best type of citizen—broadminded, thrifty, energetic, public spirited—a man that does not know the meaning of the words, “fear” and “failure” who “puts his shoulder to the wheel and shoves” in any move that bears the stamp of merit and is cal culated to result in good toward the upward march of progress or in benefittng the community. For a number of years Mr. Andrews was in the merchandising business, afterwards entering the lumber and building supply busi ness then recently buying out the McCormick Hardware Co’s, business. Mr. Andrews was closely identified with the leaders in the new county movement and helped the cause materially by lending his influence to it. McGrath bros. Ford Automobile Agency. The makers of the Ford, the “Universal Car” made one of their characteristic business moves when they designated McCormick as a distributing center for their cars for this section, and selected McGrath Bros., of McCormick as agents. These gentlemen were trained as machinests and blacksmiths, as well as carriage and wagon workers and wheelwrights, while growing to manhood and both have followed these trades to the present day. Being expert in this work they opened a general repair shop in McCormick some years ago, under the name of McGrath Bros., where they conduct a business devoted to the re- McGrath Bros. Garage of McCormick, S. C. pairing of all kinds of machinery, wagons and buggies, and also do expert horseshoeing. The above business grew in importance and volume until it became necessary for them to seek larger quarters in order to take care ( pf their extensive patronage. This resulted in the planning for the erection of a large brick building on Main street right in the heartofthe business center of the town. And after planning ample provisions for the handling the Ford cars and for installing the nec essary machinery for repairing all parts of the different makes of automobiles, they carried their ideas into actual practice, a charac-