The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-03

Street Is one Of the most complete es- +
Establishments OF Its kind III tho country,
end Is III cliurge Of q German chemist
who W'os ESPECIALLY prepared for this
class 0f business at tile University CT
Germany, In Berlin He has tud ttwct,.'5
ty.fivs yenrs Of practical experiences
seventeen of which were spent IN Ger
many, and eight In this country He Z
H. an expert III his llnc, and with the
ample facilities that tho Fowler Con,1
|lpahy hhs placed under his control. his
work is OF tho best. II would BIO iii-{
teresting to any one WHO fells interest irs
this class OF work to visit tile cstalilsh-
inent Of the Fowler CotipniS They oe-
cupy ,foul, floors ut Nosst1t South Twelfth
Street, wliclSarp kept as neat as u +
lniy's parlor, every attention being given
|tos.llygiehlc considerations. The Inn.
chinary Used In this estnbliahr1cnt con-
sistsi entirely OF crushing. grinding and
percolatng machines. Ill Of WHICH are &
kept I'D porfcct order. i,cntncss is the
wa tcliwotd OF tho daily routine. The
company IL naturally a large customer OF
the glass fnctory's product. and the out-
put of the paper ana wood box fac-
$torlns,s for their very little packages II
must needs 60 into n It'll epnper box.
md these are packed for final shpment
In wood boxes. About twenty or thirty
women and girls nro employed y, bot-
ting, 1ubeling and pncking the prodtctt
III lIs flOWcIl ucVll
nhnmber OF men arc employed at good
wages In doing the heavier packing ana
shipping. Thus 1t will be seer that the
inauguration OF thls small enterprise I'M
Hicninontlt gives work to other small EN-.
terprHes n, I,tchmond5an cmploymentsto
| many deserving people. The y ex, racts
made by this company are used In all
the branches OF housekeeping. They cn-
| ter into the making Is Ice cream, caker5
| pastries soft water drinks anu In va
| rious and s,tndry other ways.
ls6It will be or ought to be gratifying TO
lthe Richmond public to know that tbs
lScompany. which was organized and COM
itnenccd business only six months ago,
! has met with most gratifying success.
lS1ndned.5 its business 1la3 been beyond the
| most sn,Ig,,nc expectations. Wherever.
| It's goods have been introduced they have
fnade8their way by their own merit q $
| Is proved by duplicate ORDERS thht come
lsin daily The company Is composed OF some
az the ablest fInancicrs and. most far-slght-
ID business men OF Richmond. and to
| their credit be 1t said. they established
| this enterprise here ns venture, ana
| more for tilc purpost. OF giving employ
lmcnt TO deserving people and Tor ad-
lvertis'ng Richmond than for the expeo-@
ltutlon OF Immediate profits. X IS. now
ever. gratifying to them. and should
| be to the reading public that already an
enterprise started more for tho general
| good. than for private gain, has proven
profitable to- tic men who tinse 7tsEliy
| put their money In II, just one state
ment "a sufficient to illustrate ard prove
| this fact. On the 18th of June, just tives
|tmonshs from the time the cotnnauy com
| menced business, they SHIPPED q solid car
I4l5acl Of their extracts to- the ~ tona nal
| Culnmarcial Company Of Nartinsbnrs,
| w Va. this being the first aud onl.' car
| loud OF, such goods that ever Lett Rich
mond for II northern market. and per-
| haps the biggest purchase Of ita kSno
ever made by one concerri. Thu value
| of this ear load of goods was s3. 22o0.
That far-sighted Richmnrdt men are
| Investigating the questlonI8of email In
| dustries in all of It's bearings and are
leprofltng by tlIeir investigation " one
of the facts that point 70 Riehn,ona : 4
future grca t,iess as a commercial cehter.@
There is lnonny In little things and
Richmond is finding II out.
Now who would i,nprF Thought that N g
Manufacture OF dog medicines id Wi!nit'
Itself business OF immense DOES llolil
Mr.. Polk Miller. who Isl a great dog iaiit''
cicrl IN his way, conceived the idea aeS-
cral ivear. ago that good dogs. like good
pcsp1e, needed doctorlns. I3eingsta drug
| gist OF at least State widc reputation
land being 81 huntsman With all the. en-
| slnsm Of tho oid-tilne baciwcods3 VIZ
gilman and IA lover OF good dogs, he ila it,
lirnllys linked the Two ideas. He atudied
medicine and he studied dogs. ana no
/ reached the conclusion that doGs--lhac
IA to SAY, good dogS--need ed medical treu&
l5ment asloftcn rs. good men, u not oi,enet-
1.-THE result OF lia studies wax inc G'scop,5
| erv OF sovereign remedies for uiseassu
and troubled dogs. and he ms csl oilaIleus
| and built up In Richmond lnaHutlac--
| ftu,.yj for dog remedies. which manufnt-
| tory lie runs In connection with the l'9ih.s
| Miller Drug Company. MI OF his dos
| medicines which arc too numerous ~
I51ncntiun are Incorporated TN der TIC. gen.
| eralf name O r sergeant Dog Remedies.
Iylieth her Mr.. Miller &. is the name OF Ser
I gcant" from any friend Of his by tli;as.
! name Is quest ionable. II Is rather s'is .tf
| pectedithat o name Is, 20 him a, war lu ~,
/ iniscence, for old soldiers recollect thai
| Polk Miller was a. sergeant IN me CON ,
gfederate army. and while he, foug Vt dcs'
| perntely for promotion. he. never got Dc
| yond the station Offsccond sergeant. anu
| IL II remember Alright IT was the duty =.
| the second sergeant 70 bring UP tiits To,
However, In the Manufacture OF dog rem e,
l edies the Polk Mixer DRUG Company ~
| not in the rear rank On the contrary.
lii Is IN the front-ran ana SO far as wy
4 know 1t Is the only mnnuIactoi9.0 q, ~
eresn dog remedies nsthe o1'i.ea os a,,aIi
/ niece OF business. but II VIII not looK 50 So
| small When tile fnct Is stated that t NY
polk Miller Drug Company expenu 49,
4 q year advertising these dog reineulas.2
Il and that tney5 INV tc6 49, ~.
| fnrSa thns same absolutely in every State
tho Union although their pss, sraas Nj.
n, unr evnlnincd to The Times Dispatch
r m1,ys n that his trade forlthess
remedies is larger In the Northern ser1 an am4 1
| Western States because Of the fact thu y
Northern and Western people put more
good doc 5 than ot d9 th the ee a9ntS
err shn. pp h',v good dogs ike they buy good
h infs Du Or like ike the old-tie soutAerners
used to buy good negroes and a., .af hee eaas
wn,nnble property. while In the South
not aynE mon y Say t aSss tier 81 me- p
e ~, nn1I Western ueighbors do. Be- all
that as it may there Is little meels Sn1,s
funtory,on the ground floor q, ihe ro p,.
Miller Drug Compqny that lnanuiac ~. .,
md sells from $i0.O00 to- $lb, V0 Wort'l ol
i dog medicine annually
4 cardinal sAT0LLI AT The
ST. LOUIS EXpo s. y, y.