The Portland daily press., 1893-06-21
THE ATKINSON COMPANY.
Mr.. Isaac c. Atkinson Leases Store and
Is Once More in Business.

Is Once More in Business.
Isaac G.. Atkinson is about to resume
business, this time as the manager of
The Atkinson Company, new corpora
ton, with capital of $3.50, 900, of which
he is to be the president and general
manager. The new company is incorpo-
rated, and takes it's name from Mr.. At
kinson. Yesterday afternoon, Mr.. At
kinson said that he was not quite ready
to announce the names of the other Off
GERS of the new company.
Mr.. Atkinson has leased the building
formerly occupied by Chenery & Co.,
241 and 243 Middle street, and took pos
session yesterday, working with the rest
while the store was being cleaned up.
He proposes to at once fit the building
up, and will make it first-class in all re-
spects. From basement to roof the
work of refitting will be carried on, and
it is the purpose Of Mr.. Atkinson, to
have the best appointed store in his line
in the city.
The work of putting the place in shape
will occupy the greater part Of the
month, and Mr.. Atkinson does not ex-
pect to be ready for business before the
first of July. He will be his own buyer,
and will go West at once to select por-
ton of his stock. 81 shall bring to that
part of my business said Mr.. Atkinson
yesterday, ian experience of 20 years."
The new Atkinson Company will have
no connection with the Atkinson Fur
nishing Company, with which Mr.. At
kinson is no longer identified, but it
will be in the same line of business. Mr..
Atkinson said yesterday that he wanted
in advance to tender his thanks to the
papers throughout the state for their IA
vors in past years, and added that it was
pleasure for him to think that he
should be once more the head of bust
ness to be extended throughout the
state, and to be once more the greatest
advertiser in Maine.
Mr.. Atkinson proposes to make the
Middle street store his headquarters for
the state, and will be himself in personal
charge. He believes that his old friends
will stand by him, and proposes to do his
part of the business of the state IF
liberal system of dealing and plenty of
printers ink will do it''
There may be possibly some interest
ing legal complications. The new At
kinson Company bears the name of the
president and general manager, but it
may be objected to by the old company
of which Mr.. Atkinson was recently the
head, and there may be an Injunction is
sued. In the meanwhile, Mr.. Atkinson
will push forward the work on his new
store, and in a few days there will be
two Atkinson companies on the same
street, but with this difference, as Mr..
Atkinson pointed out yesterday. The
new company will be advertised as The
Atkinson Company, Isaac G. Atkinson,
president and general manager.
what do propose to do?'' said Mr..
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start in with a freshly selected stock of
new goods, the best that money can buy
or that can select, and then propose
to advertise and of course to do bust
ness. No, I can't name my staff yet, but
shall have good men,"
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Atkinson was
found in full possession of his new
building. and with his office established
in the second story. He was in personal
charge of big crew of men who were
working under the eye of the chief, and
already had made great changes sin the
general looks of things as one said.
Il have been Interviewed by reporters,
seen by men who want positions, talked
to by advertising agents, and visited by
some of my old customers. Not bad
record for man who has just got the
keys of his building. I feel better al
ready, and shall take pleasure in going
on the floor and selling goods myself"
remarked Mr.. Atkinson as he turned
away to greet more callers.
Lovely Fryehurp