Atlanta to Host Dinner for Home-Goods Exhibit Plan
Plan outlines a June 24 dinner in Atlanta to finalize a permanent exhibit of Atlanta-made goods. Brooks Morgan will present a proposal to secure 100 exhibitors and 40,000 to 50,000 square feet of floor space, with Chamber of Commerce leaders and Walter G. Cooper urging prompt action. The effort aims to showcase local furniture, shoes, neckties, suspenders, wear, paints, and steel products to attract buyers from the South.
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Atlanta
Brooks Morgan
Th Chamber of Commerce
Morgan
Wilmer L. Moore
Chamber of Commerce
Walter G. Cooper
Chamber
Capital City Club
Build
High Point
N. C
Grand Rapids
Mich
Tate
South
Chattanooga Show Spurs Ten New Plants In City
Chattanooga Manufacturers Exhibit shows locals the breadth of industry and helps attract ten new factories, boosting the city’s manufacturing reputation. It funds the traffic bureau, supports a sinking fund, and doubles property value over four years, with talk of a fifteen story building nucleus. Walter G Cooper notes Atlanta exhibits aided by strong management could finance a permanent large display.
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Chattanooga
Bunn
Traffic Bureau
Mr. Bunn
Atlanta
Walter G. Cooper
The
Chamber of Commerce
Crystal Mist ginger ale takes Atlanta by storm
New drink Crystal Mist, originally from Detroit, is now made in Atlanta at 307 Peach Tree Street with Co. E. Willson as manager. Inventor Joseph Breyer will visit soon, and Barron serves as sales manager as 14 city outlets offer the beverage in bottles or siphons, with soda fountains buying syrup for mixing.
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Atlanta
Detroit
Peachtree Street
Raw silks rise as demand boosts Yokohama prices
Reelers of raw silk at Yokohama advance prices amid heavy European demand. Canton reports most first crop sold and prices held high. Shanghai remains firm on exchange, Milan prices climb to 49-50 lire for grand extra Piedmont and 46-47 lire for extra classical. no change in local markets.
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Yokohama
Europe
Canton
Shanghai
Milan
A. P. Villa & Bros
Piedmont
Southern Merchants Convention Planned in Atlanta
Thousands of dealers are invited as the Southern Merchants' Convention gears up for August 4 to 6 in Atlanta. Atlanta Merchants and Manufacturers' Association officers and committees are named with Bolling H. Jones as chair in charge of preparations. The finance program and entertainment committees list many Atlanta leaders, with invitations to be mailed to dealers across the South.
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Southern Merchants’ Convention
Atlanta
Atlanta Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association
Bolling H. Jones
R. O. Crouch
Griffin
W. E. Ragan
Oiny
Taft Hall
South
Willis E. Ragan
C. H. Arnold
J. L. Baldwin
B. M. Blount
Leonard Brown
J. S. Dougherty
Harry C. Fisher
L. E. Floyd
Sig Guthman
E. M. Hudson
J. R. Little
C. W. McClure
A. C. McHan
J. K. Orr, Jr
F. J. Paxon
Meyer
H. Y. McCord
Meyer Regenstein
E. L. Rhodes
J. D. Robinson
C.as Ryan
W. A. Speer
W. O. Stamps
T. N. Stewart
S. A. Swann
R. S. Wessels
H. B. Wey
W. H. Wyatt
W. A. Ward
Atlantan brings Vulcorine tire protection to market
A new compound named Vulcorine, invented and manufactured in Atlanta, promises to heal punctures up to a twenty penny spike and offers a full tire replacement if damaged. The company plans nationwide distribution with a slogan backed by a money back satisfaction guarantee once arrangements are set.
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Atlanta
United States
Dougherty Little Redwine Co Moves to New Building
Ten years old firm grows from a Pryor Street shop to a six story building at 90 92 South Pryor with a $300 000 stock, $150 000 in common and $150 000 in preferred. J R Little remains president with L A Redwine as vice president and H D Carter as secretary treasurer. Directors include G W Little of Baltimore and Dr H F Harris. The firm will focus on dry goods and gentlemen's furnishings.
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Dougherty-Little-Redwine Co
North Pryor
South Pryor
Atlanta
J. R. Little
L. A. Redwine
J. S. Dougherty
John Silvey & Co
Dougherty
Silver & Dougherty Hat Co
H. D. Carter
G. W. Little
Baltimore
H. F. Harris
Ready-to-Wear Line Gains Popularity in Atlanta Area
The ready-to-wear line introduced two years ago by Ridley Williamson Wyatt Co. under P. D. Yates has proved popular in Atlanta territory. The collection includes ladies wraps and suits, rain coats, shirt waists, muslin underwear, boys wash suits, and ladies and children's dresses.
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Atlanta
P. D. Yates
Ridley-Williamson-Wyatt Co
Willow-Ware Shop Opens in South Atlanta Mill Town
Five new families have arrived in Atlanta since January 1 as the Bombayreed Manufacturing Importing Company expands from Columbia to 56-58 Auburn Avenue and 82-84 Ivy Street. Founded six years ago making Bombay reed garden items, the firm now emphasizes willow furniture. Manager Edwin K. Moore notes Americans lack basket-making skill and cites wage ranges of 20 to 30 dollars weekly. he urges Georgia farmers to grow willow on waste land. The plant is the only willow furniture factory of its kind south of New York, with most rivals in New York State.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
South
United States Immigration Bureau
Europe
Bombayreed Manufacturing and Importing Company
Edwin K. Moore
Columbia
S. C
Auburn Avenue
Ivy Street
Jardinieres
Bombay
Moore
Express Company
Chamber of Commerce
Edgewood Avenue
Mr. Moore
Georgia
Bombayreed Manufacturing Importing Company
New York
Willow-ware from Atlanta reaches national markets
Atlanta made willow ware is sold across the United States including famous New York and Chicago stores.
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United States
New York
Chicago
Say When Red Seal Shoe Factory Solves Local Shortages
West farmers face six months of daily rain followed by six dry months. Irrigation is costly though soil is fertile, while Georgia's Red Seal Shoe Factory offers a half million dollars of the newest shoe styles for South merchants to stock at the right sizes and times.
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Red Seal Shoe
Georgia
South
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Baer
Marietta Street
Vollmer Manufacturing Company
Atlanta, Georgia
Watchmakers
Rudnek
Galicia
Markowitz
Austria
Chance For Georgia Farmers
Ohio River
New York City
Mr. Merchant
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Trip
Merchants’ Association
H. T. Moore
Rhodes Building
Red Seal
J. K. Orr Shoe Company
RED Seal Factory
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