An ad from Feb. 22, 1916 stated in the RH Herald – “We expect to close out our line of builders supplies and hardware at our store on Hampton Street and concentrate all of our business on West White Street. We are offering special prices on mantels, tiles, grates, trim hardware and roofing. Visit our store on Hampton Street across from City Hall.”
City Directories and History: The Rock Hill Record reported on May 17, 1904 – “Announced another new industry in Rock Hill. A charter has been applied for Syleecau Manufacturing Co., and work on the plant will begin soon. They will manufacture all kinds of house building materials, sash, doors, blinds, etc., the plant will use power from the Catawba Power Company. The incorporators are: W.S. Lee, Jr., J.C. Cauthen and J.H. Sykes, all well known Rock Hill young men. Lee is the V.P. and Engineer in Chief of Catawba Power Company. Cauthern and Sykes are connected with the Smith – Fewell Company. And on May 20th – “That Mr. E.H. Morton and family of Rome, Ga., plan to move here. He will be foreman of Syleecau Man. Co., when it opens.”
A manufacturing company located at the Izard Building on the corner of Lee and West White Street. The Herald reported Dec. 29, 1919 – ” the the Syleecau plant has been purchased by W.R. Armstrong of the Wymojo Yarn Mill. He wishes to erect a yarn mill with 3,000 spindles and the machines are already ordered.
WU’s Pettus Archives has related plans dated July 1920 by local architect, Mr. A.D. Gilchrist dated July 1920.
He will build about fifteen new homes to accommodate the new company. The property includes six acres at the western end of White Street and has excellent siding. It is not determined if the unit will be operated in conjunction with the mill or separate. J.C. Cauthen of the company said he may continue operations at another site. The company will be better prepared to serve the building public when the new plant is completed.” (W.S. Lee (Wm. States Lee), J.B. Sykes, J.C. Cauthen were the owners.)
The Record reported on Feb. 7, 1907 – “The Syleecau Co., J.C. Cauthen Manager, has purchased the 250 h.p. steam engine formerly used by Belleview Mills (Originally Rock Hill Cotton Factory), which has been replaced by electrical equipment. The old engine will be broken up for scrape.”
The Record of March 23, 1908 reported, “The Syleecau Co., has a force at work today erecting a large and handsome awning in front of the big Friedheim Store. The framework is massive construction.”
The RH Record reported on June 25, 1908 – “The foundry and machine shops of the Syleecau Manufacturing Co., have had a fire causing about $3,000. of damage. The patterns and molding were destroyed. On June 29, work on the new foundry for the company is underway after the recent fire. Manager., Mr. Cauthen has ordered brick from Sowell Brick Works in order to erect a more substantial building than the one that burned. On July 16, 1908 the paper reported that the new building has been completed. It is a large brick building housing foundry and machine shops. The old building burned some 30 days ago.”
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