The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-08-10

Tho conservative basis Of the great
business IS shown by the fact that every
year since 1879 has shown a large Increase
In the volume of its business over any
previous year. Now employing about b0C
persons, occupying six great buildings
with its executive, advertising and manu-
featuring departments in Chattanooga and
maintaining large branches at st. Louis
and San Francisco and sending Its prod
ucts to every part Of the world.
Since 1882 q. C. Patten has owned
controlling interest In the Chattanooga
Medicine Company and with his associ-
ates In the management. j. T. Lupton and
J. A. Patten. has planned broadly for
the establishment of a great manufacture
ing business. Few men are privileged to
see a larger realization of their hopes
than have those who have given these
years of patient and well directed labor
to the development of this remarkable
business system. which would be credit
TO Industrial leaders anywhere.
Tho Chattanooga Medicine Company has
been frequently spoken Of az the most
conservative house Of its class In tho
trade. When DR.. McElree came to the
managers IN 1880, asking them to under
take the manufacture and sale Of Wine Of
Cardui. he received the reply: I'VE VIII
only touch It on one condition. Bring us
1000 to 10000 bottles OF the medicine. We
will place them with our customers to
be paid for only In case cures are effected.
After that experiment we will talk to
you Seven thousand bottles were furn-
tshed and to the surprise of the company
over $500 reported cures and voluntarily
paid for the medicine. II the policies have
been conservative the growth has been
rapid The little business conducted at
ct tn foi ire n voc h,ryrp n
Fteadily increased until it has come to
be one of the wonders Of the advertising
world placing its products throughou.
the civilized globe.
Genesis of the Business.
About the year 1885 there resided at Il
place known as Snow Hill. in the state of
Georgia. situated some II miles from
what was then known Ross Landing.
on the Tennessee river NOW the site of
the city OF Chattanooga, one A. Q. Sim
mons. AS TO his history before then lit
tie Is known, but he had at that time
considerable reputation among the resi-
dents OF northern Georgia on account Of
q medicine that he concocted and called
Liver Medicine by A. Q. Simmons"
few years later we hear Of him travelling
about in a covered wagon in southern
Georgia. Alabama and Mississippi treat
ing the sick. selling his medicine. and de
posting 1t with agents duly authorized
TO prescribe and sell It, In 1886 he and
his medicine had become widely known,
and in that year he removed with his
family to Texas, intending to engage
largely in his medicine business in that
new territory. Before going to Texas he
transferred his business at Snow Hill
TO his son-in-law, one ]. II. Thedford
Simmons started the business IN Teaxs.
hut died there few years later Thed-
ford continued at Snow Hill. but the civil
war interfered with his success
II 1872 the business was removed to
Chattanooga. and in a few years DR. A.
O. Simmons Liver Regulator was favor
ably known throughout the southern
states It's popularity invited imitators.
ard in 1879, when the Chattanooga Medl-
cine Company was organized and bought
the business they changed its name to
or Black-Draught,' retaining nothing on