The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-29
JACOBS DRUG
 STORE HERE Atlanta Man to Enter Mont gOmery Field. U. D. BEALE INTERESTED To Open on Court Square in August. Dr. Jacobs in Montgomery and Talks
 of His Business Msthods-Local Druggists Will Meet His Prices.

The Jacobs, Pharmacy of Montgomery was incorporated yesterday by the Probate Court and the announcement was made that about August 10 big retail and wholesale drug store would be opened at Court Square and that the same prices and policy which distinguishes the Jacobs Pharmacy of Birmingham and Atlanta, Ga., would prevail here. The officers of tho company are Joseph Jacobs of Atlanta, Ga, president; Jesse D. Beale of Montgomery. vice-presdent and Arnold Masberg of Birmingnani' manager An additional stockholder In the concern Is Charles J. Campbell or Montgomery.
 The paid up capital stock of the Jacobs | Pharmacy of Montgomery is $20,000 The ! principal stockholders are pr. Jacoos ana MT. Beale.
 pr. Jacobs and MT. Masberg spent yes terday in Montgomery and ieft the ci,y | Atlanta. Mir Masberg went to Birmins | ham where he is assistant manager or the | Jacobs Pharma y. | A lease has been secured on the build l ing at Court Square formerly occupiev | by the Noe Credit candy store and Dr. | Jac ,bs said it would be completely re- 1 modelled for the purpose of the Pharmacy A Chicago designer, George Williams. ac- companied Dr. Jacoos to Montgomery. | He went carefully over the building and | will make plans for. Its improvement. | The front of the bull ling and It's in terior will be changed both as to the first and second floors. The interior fur | nishings will be made of quartered cak and of plate glass. The retail business | will be conducted on the first floor. The | second floor will be given over to mail order business
 ''We expect to be open for business" said pr. Jacobs 'by August 15, or Septem- Der 1. Our Montgomery business will be conducted on the same lines as the busi- | 0f JaC0hS PharmACV Atlanta and Birmingham. The same prices will be charged for articles here as are charg' | ed there."
 This of course means that Montgomery is to have what Is known in trade parlance as "cut rate drug store.
 "One of our reasons for coming to Montgomery" continued Dr. Jacobs, lis that our mali order department has shown | steady increase in business from the territory contiguous to Montgomery and we naturally concluded that it was good business to get closer to our patrons. Montgomery will be good field for us. No warfare on local druggists Is intended. l | We simply believe Montgomery is grow l. ing business center and we hope to share in Its prosperity.
 Our opening here is merely in line with our policy of expansion. We manu- facture a number of articles and we want to more thoroughly introduce them. We are seeking wider market.
 Dr. Jacobs intimated that he would shortly establish chain of "cut rate drug stores" in a numbar of other cities although he said this was no time to talk of his future plans except as they related to Montgomery.
 Speaking of the cut in prices of drugs which would be instituted in Montgomery | by the proposed new drug store Dr. Jacobs said he called on several Mont, gomery druggists yesterday and assured them that nc fight on them was iptended; that the Montgomery concern would merely conduct its business as 1t was conducted by the Jacobs Pharmacies elsewhere.
 They answered me-" said pr. Jacobs, that no matter how much we reduced prices they wo i'd be met, which, of relations with local dealers will be friendly"
 pr. Jacobs said be had contemplated l entering the Montgomery field a num- Der of years. He had, he said, in lMs9; M trouble arose about securing a proper manager and the matter was abandoned
 Montgomery friends of pr. Jacobs said yesterday that in addition to the drug / would establish wholesale whiskey business here to be conducted indepen. dently of the Jacobs Pharmacy. | Arnold Masberg, who will manage thC Jacobs Pharmacy of Montgomery is s young man, althou yh he has been asso ciated with Dr. Jacobs number oi years He said th.. remodeling or tho | Duil0lnR on NOHL 0qudAG OeBh
 just as early as possible. He will come to Montgomery to reside about the middl; of July.
 of Mir. Masberg every person employed by the Pharmacy would be hired in Mont | gomery J. D. Bealc. Jr., a son of thu
 vice-president of the concern will bt
 connected with the establishment an(
 Montgomery prescription clerks he sa'C
 would be engaged.
 Incidentally Dr. Jacobs said he woult
 leave within few days for Europe. H'
 will spend some time this summer il | travelling abroad.
 Montgomery druggists who were seer
 declined to be interviewed concerning tht
 proposed new drug business.
 '"rhere is ample time to consider tn!i matter" said one them. We will Ho
 trouble about 1t until the proper time
 You may be sure we will meet any prices
 that are made.
 Nearly every druggist in Montgomer.
 is a member of the National Association | of Retail DruggistS and it was intimateC
 that they would act in concert.