The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-01-31
TYREE. MARTIN &LOGAN.

During his peregrinatiOnS about town IN
search of items wherewithal to fill this
double sheet. the NIRGINIAN reporter has
had frequent occasion to pass the whole
sale drug house of Tyree. Martin & Logan
One evening he ventured upon a visit-was
pleasantly reeeived-accorded all the in.
formation lie asked for, and here follows
theresult OF his inquiries and observations
The firm is composed Of three young
men. the senior in point of age not having
yet reached the magical ss40o They are:
w. r. Tyree, }. ID. Martin and w. b. Lo-
gan. The co-paitnel ship as now existing
dates from the 18th of February. 1888. but
the house rs a representative interest of
town, antedates that time by some years.
Its history is much as follows: LII June.
1872, Mr.. Tyree graduated from the Uni
versi y Of South Carolina, and in the Of
tica of the firm hangs his diploma as an
apotllecary and pharmacist. Coming to
Stanton nnt long after, he engaged in his
profession here for Il time. and si,bSe
quently established drug house at No.
Main street. This proved successful
venture, and in 1881 Mr.. Tyree being de
sirous of engaging in the exclusive whole
sale trade. he disposed of his retail houst
IL Messrs. Martin II Logan, and opened
upon south Augusta street, III the same
building where Goocl. Hoge & Co. are To-
Gated, the first and only exclusively whole
sale house of the kind here. In the mean
time Messrs. Martin & Logan continued
the retail house until the 18th Of February
last, when they closed it out. and Joined
forces with Mr. Tyree
& Mr.. Martin is from Charlotte county, in
this State. andihas lived in Stanton about
five years; before coming here he had been
for some time identified with the retail
drug trade, but a few months after locating
,inthis city, and while still in partnership
with Mr.iLogan, he filled the post of indi
vidnal book-keeper in the Augusta Nation
al Bank-a position he resigned in order to
give his whole time to the business of the
firm of which he is now member
Mr.. Logan is originally Rockbridge
county, aud for a number of years, in one
capacity or another, has been identified
with the trade interests Of the city. His
time like that of Mr.. Tyree, is mostly
spent upon the road. Mr.. Martin also
travelS,more Oh less. and it is the policy of
the firm to see its customers at frequent
intervals. One other traveller, Mr.. A. NJ
Horn, is employed. He s'takes in'' Poca-
hontas, aPendleton. Tucker and Hardy
counties, w. Virginia; Mr.. Tyree goes in
to Kentucky, Ohio and Mississippi; Mr.
Logan takes, as a rule, the routes nearer
home, and SO does Mr.. Martin. By this
travelling, the members of the firm are
brought into direct contact with the pa
irons they seek to serve, and whether it
pays them or not is shown by the signifi
can't fact that the business of the house
for 1888 was nearly or quite double that of
1882.
1.-The trade specialties of Tyree, Martin
u Logan are several. First and foremost
come drugs, chemicals, medicines, and all
that the term drug signifies. This
means ability to equip drug house
throughout as well as to minister to its
daily. weekly or monthly wants. Paints
and oils are also speciality, and in this de-
partment the firm handle the celebrated
Baltimore Enamel Prepared Paints,
than which there are none better.
Teas also constitute a special and i'm
p0rtant part, and so do
Cigars and tobacco. Some idea of the
extent of trade done by the house in these
last named lines may be inferred from
the fact that its rebate under the law
reducing tax was more than that of any
other two houses in the 9th district. Cap
ital cigars they handle, too. The writer
has burned incenSen to the firm from
more than one of them.
Another very important feature of Ty-
rec, Martin & Logan s business is the man
nfacture and sale of proprietary articles
Chief among these is .Tyree's Camomile
Bitters,'' which are deservedly growing
into. great favor and demand; Tyree's
Southern Carminativen is another leading
article; still others are ''Tyree' Compound
Syrup of Wild Cherry and "Tyree $ Com
pound. Syrup of Worm Seed.'' Another
favorite preparation is for the lips and
hands, and each of these articles is rapid
ly winning its way into public favor. And
80 they should. They are introduced by a
house that stands high in the mercantile
world Whose whole record is in its IA
vor. and it is but fair to presume that it
would not stake its reputation upon worth
less articles or false representations.
We confess to having spent pleasant
half hour at the firms place of business.
To the co-partners whom we met, and to
the bookkeeper, Mr.. G. M. Fifer, we are
indebted for many courtesies, and though
the invitation to s'take pill'' was not ex-
tended us, still we don't harbor malice on
that -account-on the contrary we can say:
"Gentlemen-here's to your success.