The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-12
.RICHMOND'S
DRUG TRADE
Is Large. Continues to Grow
and Sends Goods Over Large
Section of the Country.
HELPS THE CITY GENERALLY
Enterprising Merchants Who
Let the World Know Rich
i1lond Is Soutll's Gateway.

What is Richmond doing? 1r tho
wruicsnic drug business Richmond has
Ii. III m important market pretty much
ever stree 1t has had an existence as
city. 1t is probable, though. there is no
!. data ut hand to show 1t that the first
Wholesale business Richmond ever did was
In the drug line. But be that as 1t may,
y It had wholesale drug stores IN the early
days and one now In existence, that OF
5lurcel I.add and Company was cstab-
lislied IN 1870
Il, the old days before railroads were
known Richmond wholesaed drugs all
over Virginia, North Carolina and Ten
I iiessee. even when they had to be deliv-
h c.ed BY wagons. There are men living
III, Ibis city now who can remember when
druggists supplies were wagoned from
X Richmond to points as tar away as East
tIenressee.
DRUGGISTS OF TO DAY.
f;,,t of late years the business has
kent up with the modern improvements
and modern methods have been employ
ed To-day Richmond has five whole
sale drug houses and one drug r1anufac-
turing establishment that are strictly up
10. date and Will compare favorably With
like establishments in any mercantile
confer OF the country These are the
owens and Minor. Drug Company, the
l,owers-Taylor Drug Company. the Bode-
ker Drug Company. the Vaughan and
Robertson Drug Company. Purcell Ladd
and Company aud the Virginia Pharn1a-
&caI Manufacturing Company. The five
first named houses wholesale druggists
Supplies and all OF the fancy goods per-
tanning to that business throughout Nir-
gi,lia North Carolina, West Virginia,
South Carolina. Tennessee and some
other States They are extending their
business from year to year travelling
more men and charging their stocks rs
business makes demand upon
}therl.
WORK OR DRuN1NiERS.
The Virginia Pharnlacal Co.. which
is 4, modern establishment confines itself
10 Tie manufacture of all manneriof med
icines used by the out-of-town doctors
and the interior drug stores, and their
business has been growing tremendously
for the past few years. They now sell
socls as far West as the MISSISSIPPI |
River. and all through the South to the
Gulf of Mexico.
The Wholesale druggists of Richmond
keep constantly on the road about tl1ty
travelling men, who are Increasing the
business very rapidly fair estitna,e
5of the combined business Of the estah
8l,shn1ents named for a period OF uyear,E
s.,y last year, would be a million dol
5larst The members of these firms are
shay,fona Richmond's best known, and most
rlpninent cltZens and through their
business relations are known throughout
the Southern country. The wholesale
drug business, in Richmond like all other
ires cHjoys railroad facilities through
;IIe Southern and Southeastern States
that places them in a position which en-
#;lnIes them to compete successfully with
wholesale drug houses in the larger
nprthern ana Western cities. Their ac-
live and wide-awake drnmcrs, who
cover this important territory. do not fail
II make known to the Southern drug
trndc that they need not so further North
thtn Richmond for their supplies.
TRADE BUILDERS.
Most Of these houses make spcclaltes
of certain proprietary medicines of their
avn, and the large sale OF these meii-
.clnes under Richmond trado-lnark
Throughout tho South and Southeast has
carried Hichmond's name to the utmost
.l,1rts and thus Indirectly given Rich
lncrd a business reputation which at
tracts attention to this city. benefits from
which are felt in other lines of business.
The average cshlfitry. ,.villagc aud town
merchant NATURALLY argues that where
l;e can get abundant supplies OF drugs
and fancy goods on such advantageous
terms. lie can find all other lines of goods
needed 10 complete Ills varied stock. The
wholesale druggists of Richmond are per-
haps doint. even more than merchants in |
other lines to attract general trade to
Richmond.