Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-11-13
A GROWING INDUSTRY
THE TURKISH OIL COMPANY
A Brief Review of their Modern
Establishment and Method Of
Conducting Business.

cupied with an inspection of the large
establishment of the Turkish Oil Com.
pany on West Water street Monday
morning. Through the courtesy of Mr.
Chas. II. Walker, manager and joint
owner with his brother, DR.. G. A.
Walker, we were escorted through the
different departments of the building
and shown the manner of the manufac-
ture of their medicines and the method
of conducting their business. 1t is one
of the largest business enterprises in
the city, and is growing very rapidly,
and we are sure our readers will enjoy
the persual of a brief write-up of the
concern
The large three story building which
they own has been fitted up with every
modern convenience for the production
and distribution of their medicines.
On the first floor the general offices are
located, where Mr.. Cbas. L. Walker
and competent corps of assistants,
with a large force of stenographers,
handle the vast amount Of correspond
ence that daily come to them, and di-
rects the general management of the
business which now reaches into every
state in the union, and is being taken
up in Mexico, Cuba, and other parts OF
the world. 1t is pleasure to note the
careful system and preciseness with
which this work is promptly dis
patched. In the rear Of the offices is
the packing and shipping room, with
every facility for the rapid handling
and prompt shipment of their products.
An electric elevator takes us to the
second story, where We find another
bee hive of industry. In the front are
located the private study and labratory
of DR.. G. A. Walker, who is one of the
best qualified chemists and veterinar-
ians in the state, and is constantly
studying and experimenting with the
compounding of new preparations and
directing the manufacture of the medi-
cines now on the market. Back of
these rooms is the bottling and boxing
department, where large number of
persons are employed in filling the bot
ties, cans and cartons with the differ
ent preparations, labelling and boxing
them, ready for packing This is one
of the most interesting departments of
the establishment, as the compounds
are here prepared for the market with
surprising rapidity. The third story
of the building is used for carpenter
and cabinet work. The handsome
show cases which the company gives
to retailers with their first order of
goods are made here, as well as the
boxes for the shipping of the medicine.
1t is fitted with machinery and every
thing necessary for the progress of this
work. The entire building is in fact a
model of convenience. The lavatories,
closets, heating arrangements, etc. are
complete in every way, and with plate
glass windows in front and large win
dows on the side, steel ceiling, etc., it
is an establishment that we feel pride
in complimeDting.
Now a word as to their business and
method of conducting it. In the first
place, shipping facilities are excellent
from Decorah, as besides the c., Nj. &
st. p. and B., G. r. & n. railroads we
are i'm direct communication and have
but one billing over the Great Western,
Illinois Central, Chicago and North
western, Chicago, Rock Island and
Pacific, and the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy railroads, which fact will
cheaper the cost of transportation and
consequently the cost of the products
to the consumer. The company does
not sell any of their medicines at retail,
but the entire product is sold exclu-
sively to the dealer, who in turn sells
to the consumer. Every one of their
remedies are sold under positive
guarantee to perform the functions for
which they are prepared, or the money
paid for them will be refunded by the
retail dealer to the consumer, the dealer
being reimbursed by the company.
This method of placing the goods on
the market inspires confidence in the
merits of the remedies, and insures the
dealer ready sale. The remarkable
success of this plan and the fact that
scarcely case has occurred where the
consumer has asked for refund of the
purchase price is a guarantee that the
remedies are scientifically manufac'
tured and possess to the fullest degree
the merits claimed for them by the
Turkish Oil Co. The few cases thai
have happened have invariably beer
traced to the fact that the medicin,
was not used according to directions
nevertheless the company has always
allowed the claims without dispute
Consequently we are constrained t.