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September 3, 1890
The Morning News
Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia
What is this article about?
J. Monroe Lee, a Thomasville, GA farmer, rapidly builds a gin house on his plantation 12 miles from town, completing construction and ginning a 500-pound bale of cotton in just five days, showcasing exceptional hustle.
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A THOMAS COUNTY HUSTLER
He Builds a Gin House and Runs It in Five Days.
THOMASVILLE, GA., Sept. 2.—J. Monroe Lee is a farmer who lives in Thomasville, but owns a large plantation twelve miles from town. He is a hustler who can discount the man in the west, as the following facts will testify: Mr. Lee wanted a new gin house built on his farm, so he hauled 7,000 feet of lumber from a mill nine miles away, cleared the ground off in the woods, constructed a two-story house 36x20 feet, put in an engine, boiler, etc., erected a screw, dug a well and ginned and packed a bale of cotton, weighing 500 pounds, on the fifth day after work was begun.
He Builds a Gin House and Runs It in Five Days.
THOMASVILLE, GA., Sept. 2.—J. Monroe Lee is a farmer who lives in Thomasville, but owns a large plantation twelve miles from town. He is a hustler who can discount the man in the west, as the following facts will testify: Mr. Lee wanted a new gin house built on his farm, so he hauled 7,000 feet of lumber from a mill nine miles away, cleared the ground off in the woods, constructed a two-story house 36x20 feet, put in an engine, boiler, etc., erected a screw, dug a well and ginned and packed a bale of cotton, weighing 500 pounds, on the fifth day after work was begun.
What sub-type of article is it?
Personal Triumph
Biography
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Thomasville
Gin House
Hustler
Cotton Ginning
Quick Building
What entities or persons were involved?
J. Monroe Lee
Where did it happen?
Thomasville, Ga
Story Details
Key Persons
J. Monroe Lee
Location
Thomasville, Ga
Story Details
J. Monroe Lee, a farmer, hauls lumber, clears ground, builds a two-story gin house, installs equipment, digs a well, and gins and packs a 500-pound bale of cotton on his plantation in five days.