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'''Slaton, McGlathery & Burwell''' was a warehouser of cotton and dealer in carriages, wagons, agricultural implements and fertilizers. [[Samuel Slaton]]<!--Dorothy Lamour's grandfather--> | [[File:Slaton-McGlathery-Ad-IA-10251883.JPG|right|thumb|388px|1883 advertisement for Slaton & McGlathery]] | ||
'''Slaton, McGlathery & Burwell''' was a warehouser of cotton and dealer in carriages, wagons, agricultural implements and fertilizers. [[Samuel Slaton]]<!--Dorothy Lamour's grandfather--> and [[W. W. McGlathery]] were operating a "fire-proof warehouse" for cotton on [[1st Avenue North (Downtown)|1st Avenue North]] between [[17th Street North|17th]] and [[18th Street North|18th Street]]s. | |||
By [[1883]] the business had moved to 2100 [[1st Avenue North]]. [[T. O. Burwell]] joined the firm before [[1884]]. In April of that year, Slaton, McGlathery & Burwell exhibited a collection of guano, "done up in beautiful satin bags of different colors," at the [[1884 Alabama State Exposition|Alabama State Exposition]] in [[Linn Park|Capitol Park]]. | |||
The firm lost seventeen bales that it was storing at another warehouse owned by [[E. V. Gregory]] in a [[1884 cotton warehouse fire|November 1884 fire]]. | |||
The owners built a new warehouse at [[2125 Morris Avenue|2121-2129]] [[Morris Avenue]] in [[1886]]. | |||
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Latest revision as of 17:01, 3 March 2021
Slaton, McGlathery & Burwell was a warehouser of cotton and dealer in carriages, wagons, agricultural implements and fertilizers. Samuel Slaton and W. W. McGlathery were operating a "fire-proof warehouse" for cotton on 1st Avenue North between 17th and 18th Streets.
By 1883 the business had moved to 2100 1st Avenue North. T. O. Burwell joined the firm before 1884. In April of that year, Slaton, McGlathery & Burwell exhibited a collection of guano, "done up in beautiful satin bags of different colors," at the Alabama State Exposition in Capitol Park.
The firm lost seventeen bales that it was storing at another warehouse owned by E. V. Gregory in a November 1884 fire.
The owners built a new warehouse at 2121-2129 Morris Avenue in 1886.
References
- Dubose, John Witherspoon (1887) Jefferson County and Birmingham, Alabama: Historical and Biographical Birmingham: Teeple & Smith, Publishers; Caldwell Printing Works.
- White, Marjorie Longenecker (1977) Downtown Birmingham: Architectural and Historical Walking Tour Guide. Birmingham: Birmingham Historical Society.