The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-26
THE SoLoMONS COMPANY.
FORMAL OPENING OF ITS NEW
WHOLESALE QUARTERS.

The First Change of headquarters
IL Has Made In over Half Gem
tury-NhoI~saIe Department New
Occupies the Three Floors of the
building At ~ Congress, West.
Ola nuiIdina at Congress and
HARVARD TO ae Retained "a "a Retail
store-Fricnds Entertained In the
New Quarters-The Highly Cred
stable Record OF nm Honorable
Firm.
The soiomons Company. savannah's
Oldest drug company. and known through
out thc country Tor the high character
and reputation which It's members have
maintained for more than half a century
has changed IL headquarters to i27 Con-
gress street. west. II Is the hrst change
OF headquarters the firm has made in
afty-four years.
Fify-dve years ago the nrm began bus
mess on Whitaker street. nearly opposite
the present Morning News building. Re
naming there one year. the location was
changed In 1876 70 Congress and Barnard
streets. where the headquarters remained
until yesterday a branch store was open
ed a number Of years ago on Bull street
but the headquarters have always remain
ID at the o.d corner This store is stil
retained by the company. and will be
continued as one OF its retail stores
The three-story building No. III Con-
gress. west where the company now has
rs headquarters. Is given up entirely to
the Wholesale department For some
lime the company has been cramped in
rs old quarters and the necessity for ad-
huonai room was very evident This be-
log a time for expansion the opportunity
offered by the vacating 81 the store az III
Congress, only three doors from the cor
rer. was seized and this building was So
cured ana ntted for the Wholesale drugs
department
In the short time which has been al
lowed. the building is already one OF the
hest arranged and most completely equip
ped wholesale drug establishments 10 be
found in this part ~ the country In
the center Of the first floor IS the once
~ the vice president and manager. Mr.
l. A Solomons. which y very neatly and
iastefully constructed OF polished Geor-
gia Pine. From his seat NJ his desk Mfr
Solomons can survey the entire floor on
the FIRST floor IS the large stock OF pro-
prieiary medicines. pharmaceutical prep
arations and chemicals. with a packing
room IN the rear. In the cellar below. a
large airy vault. are stored the heavy
goods such as mineral waters oils and
acids. The second floor is we'll stored with
/ druggists sundries. On the third floor are
the crude drugs and also the manufactur-
/ ing department a general line % phar-
maocuttcal preparations Is manufactured
here, a large force Of girls beng employed
under a competent superintendent
The change 10 the new quarters was
slgnalized yesterday by an informal en-
| tertalumsnt by the company OF its friends
| Notice had been given only to the drug
gists Of the city and the newspapers. hut
al friends Of the company were made
welcome very appetizing lunch with
he usual accomplishments was served
1 The president OF the company. Mr. J NJ
Sol0mons. vice president and manager.
Mr. l A. Solomons. Mr. NJ ] Solomons
former member Of the hrm. Mr. J. II
strous. secretary. and several Of the en-
ployes were on hand and made things
| pleasant for their guests Several hand
some floral pieces were displayed on the
FIRST floor. one being a large horseshoe OF
roses from Mr. b. X. Levy. the owner.
and for many years an occupant OF the
building The occasion proved a very
plea SAINT one both for tho members Of the
| company and their guests. and there were
many expressions OF hearty good viii
with the hope that the firm might reach
,he century mark With It's record Of pros
perity unbroken. and its commercial hon
W as uut1rnishei as IL 81 to-day.
For many years the name OF Solomons
has been n landmark IN Savannah. not
simply as that OF a reputable business
house. but FOR an that Was honorable and
worthy 81 respect ia commercial and pri-
waite life Coming TO savannah IN the
carly forties the late Ahram A. Solomons
established the house OF a. \. Solomons 4
Co.. his brothers. J VI and ~. J. Solo
mons. being associated with him IN lsib.
The firm name continued unchanged I'M
til 1859, when the founder retired. In 1885
Mr. " J Solomons retired The business
has since been continued by Mr.. j NJ.
Solomons. one OF the original members Of
the Arm. with HE nephew. Mr. J. A Sol
onions. son Of the late A. \. Solomons.
10 January last the firm was organized
as corporation under the name Of the
solomons Company. with Mr. j. VI Solo
mons as president and Mr. I. a Solomons
as vice president and manager
Mr.. !. a. So.omons will continue in
barge Of the Wholesale department at
he new quarters. while Mr. J NJ Solo
mons will continue to exercise supervision
OF the handsome retail establishment AZ
ban ana Charlton streets. assisted BY
Mr.. J 4. Mayes The old establishment
NJ tho corner OF Congress and Barnard
VIII be continued as a retail store with
Mr.. " r. Woiker as manager. assisted
ay Messrs A. T. Ford ana J. y. Wacas-
-er. The children Of the fourth genera
lion % the patrons who frst dealt with
he nrm AZ this corner are sull trading
there and the corner by the market would
not look right without the name OF Solo
mons a Co over the door.
BISHOP VAN DENVER HERE.