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Speaker/Program information for January 2016 CVHS Meeting:

Eddie Lanier to Present Program on the History of

West Point Manufacturing Company

            “The cotton textile industry…came to East Alabama, in the valley of the Chattahoochee River, in 1866, soon after Appomattox.  Two separate groups of local planters and merchants took stock of their ruined plantations and businesses and found enough capital to start two mills.”  And so began company president Joseph L. Lanier, Sr., as he addressed the Newcomen Society in 1955, on the occasion of the 75^th anniversary of the founding of the West Point Manufacturing Company.

            This year marks the 150^th anniversary of the construction of these original two textile mills:  the Chattahoochee mill was organized by a group of West Point businessmen and planters, while the Alabama-Georgia mill was incorporated under the leadership of planter George Huguley.  By 1880, the Lanier brothers had reorganized the Chattahoochee mill, which became the West Point Manufacturing Company.  Shortly before the turn of the century, the Alabama-Georgia mill would become part of the growing enterprise as well.

            In recognition of this milestone in our local history, Eddie Lanier will present our upcoming quarterly program entitled “Five Textile Villages – The Development of the Textile Industry in the Chattahoochee Valley.”  Though no family relation to the manufacturing Lanier’s, Eddie joined WestPoint Pepperell after graduating from Auburn University with a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering.  Currently, he is the Director of the Environmental Department of WestPoint Home, and is largely responsible for the safeguarding the firm’s historic records.  Lanier’s presentation traces the history of the Company, from the original mills built in 1866 to the final closing of the mills by WestPoint Home.  Highlighting the men who founded and built the Company, Lanier will focus upon the five textile mills of Langdale, Riverdale, Lanett, Shawmut, and Fairfax, including an examination of life in a mill village.  In addition, he will address the development of the C.V. Railroad and the electrification of the Valley via the hydroelectric dam at Langdale.

            Our quarterly meeting will be held Sunday, January 17, at 3:00 pm EST at the Bradshaw Library in Valley.  The public is also invited to attend.

           

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I understand that after 12/01/15, any payments made by me or on my behalf are subject to forfeiture if I choose not to go on this trip.    I understand that the registration period will remain open until May 1, 2016, unless the trip capacity of 40 paid travelers is reached prior to that date, in which case I will be contacted and given the opportunity to either be placed on a waiting list (in case of cancellations) or have my check returned to me. I understand that I may choose to make installment payments according to the published payment schedule, but failure to pay by the due date(s) may result in cancellation of my reservation and loss of any monies previously paid.  If registering after Dec. 1, 2015, please pay deposit and any payments that were due prior to the time of your registration. I understand that, if it becomes necessary for me to return home while this trip is underway, I will be responsible for any additional travel costs I might incur. I understand that CVHS reserves the right to cancel this trip on or before January 1, 2016, and that I would be reimbursed for any and all payments I had paid prior to cancellation. I understand that unforeseen circumstances may arise and necessitate substitutions or omissions of certain elements of the published trip itinerary.  I grant permission for pictures and images of myself to be taken while a participant on this trip, provided these pictures and images will be used only for CVHS’s promotional purposes. I understand that I assume all of the risks and responsibilities associated with being a participant on CVHS’s motor coach trip of June 18-22, 2016, and thereby hold harmless and indemnify, release and forever discharge the Chattahoochee Valley Historical Society, as well as its Board of Directors, from and against any and all claims, demands and actions or causes of actions on account of or resulting from my participation in the previously cited trip during the period of participation as aforesaid. _____________________________            __________________________       _________                 Print Name                                                      Signature                                        Date