The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-02

Important rlmIorS are rife in wlr6le.
sale crcles in Clarksburg to the effect
THAT movement is on foot and praG
tically cons,mmatcd by which there will
be significant changes in the conduct OF
the wholesale trade all through Central
West Virginia The alleged movement,
according to report, is in reference 70
the wholesale grocery establishments in
various parts of this section OF the state,
and has nothing to do with the other
kinds of Wholesale business.
The story goes thas Ar'buckle Brothers,
of New Yosl, wholesalers of sugar and
coffee, are about to purchase, or have
purchased, all the establishments belong
. ing TO the Ruhl-Koblegard company.
Armstrong, Crislip, Day 4 Co. and 9th
ers. Another un,or is that it is not the
firm, Arbuckle Brothers, that is behind
THE desul, but that it is the American
Sugar Refining company, Of New York.
Still another version is that there is
rge syndicate buying the properties
It'll tthited States Senator Stephen B,
lkins and John A. Clark, of Fairmont
the head of it.
Nfn. this connection it is also stated,
brit not officially, that the control of the
properties is to be vested in large cor,
porabion qnade mp Of several home busi
ness men, including the present owners.
Still another statement in connection
with The alleged deal is THAT the Homor,
Gaylord company was approached on ths
subject, but declined TO so into the com
bination or TO sell their establishment.
The report goes on to say THAT The
papers were all signed up uhe day before
THE new year, and that the properties
are about to be turned over to the new
concern.
1t is known That very close invoice-
were taken this year, and it is STATED
with that end in view, but there is not
al yet anything authentic on that
~ 1T is emphaticaly denied by those in
position to know beyond a doubt that
ArbuclSle Brothers are not buying, or
Ghave they attempted in any way TO buy
BE properties menticnei. II is further
tated that the fact thai this firm doe
il do business in that way is another
dence that it is not connected VIII.
sale or transfer cf these propertie'
will not have control of them.
. fur as tine reported connection d
Ipt.t; y,
h any,rniiss Of the sort i concerned
that is also lsnicd by parties who would
BE- identified with aary such movement
and svho would most likely know al
bout it.
The truth Of 1.-THE matter IS that ncarl,
verytliing told in connection with tlii
lleged movement is denied in toto b,
srsons who would necessarily have 10 y
,sociated with it, il it were true.
such a movement as mas been repolte
,nhd include and comprise a number o
lding concerns in this section Of tn
ate, and IN several of the most impor
mt cities and towns Of the section
.nong them are the wholesale house
the RuM -Koblegard company an
lrnstaong, crislip, Day & Co, beIth Q
= biz city, the Ruhl. company and the Spi
del company at Grafton the Kobiegar
company al Weston. iale West y-irgini
Grocery company ut Burn.viile, fl
WHOLESALE fosue of Armstrong, Crislil
Day 4 Co. at Bucldhannon, the Randolp
company at Elkins and the West Vh
saiia Grocery and candy compan! !
Fasf1nont, representing many hundre
sihousand dollars aanl making one of Il
h,4,se=t ctlsolSdations Of the kind in Il
United SUITES.
lit j. nsiuitted that there Is, pendir
-, movement that may affect sOne
10 WHOLESALE siouses. 6ut nothing ii ii
.,ertt ~ sisscribed ., the reports cireul
sion
Tilat tglere may be some tAai,ses 7
more Or 'I.sz iinPegitHSce Is also aFmiete