1883 WEST POINT GEORGIA W.C. & L. LANIER BANKERS AND MANUFACTURERS

Description

PLEASE READ BEFORE BUYING:
I sell ONLY ORIGINAL items and NOT ANY reproductions
This sale is for ONE
HISTORICAL
advertising
LETTER
HEAD
from
W.C. & L. LANIER
BANKERS AND MANUFACTURERS
in
WEST POINT
, GEORGIA
during the year
of
1883
features a lithographic of the BANK
The handwritten signature is
W.C. & L. & LANIER?
TINY PRINT TOP MIDDLE:
PROPRIETORS WEST POINT FOUNDRY AND MAGNOLIA MILLS
TINY PRINT RIGHT:
WEST POINT MANUFACTURING
&
CHATTAHOOCHEE NAV'n Co.
Historical Notes:
In 1880, West Point Manufacturing Company was organized from the Chattahoochee mill. The business genius, enterprise, and vision of
LaFayette Lanier, (1845-1910), president 1896-1910,
were largely responsible for the industrial and civic development of “The Valley.”  It is possible that Lanier is who is the Lanier
More
West Point was home to one of the largest locally-owned companies to come out of West Georgia. Formed in the aftermath of the Civil War, the mills which became
West Point Manufacturing
provided jobs through the hard years of Reconstruction. West Point Manufacturing was
formed circa 1881 and expanded steadily under the leadership of the Lanier family
over the next 100 years, consolidating their stakes in the Chattahoochee River valley, the west Georgian, southeastern, and national markets in succession. The company collapsed after a hostile takeover shook it to its core in 1989, leading to an exodus of top executives. Today, many of the West Point Manufacturing’s brands are produced by a successor company, WestPoint Homes.
CONDITION:
Normal letter folds and in
very excellent condition
.
THE "EBAY ITEM" thing is just a loose piece of paper that is not attached to the billhead.
Approximate size is
9" X 6".
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