The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-01
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silJ8 perous Record. III
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The Concsri,Sof DreWryy,,s Hughes
"a a Il CO. Have lad Great N
u Strides. ~ Il " VI 58

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Il This mammoth and reliable jobhinK
house has long ranked among the oldest y
ns well fas the largest and best concerns, -
Sthnt 90 to make up Isichn,olid' y tin,ii,etss
Wholesale 1t rad O. is5i rs e Ei5
Nj ,rhe business was founded In $40 by tile ~
late Major "A. II 4 Drewiy and thcrs, =
brother of the president OF tho present
company, and for many years n8 conspic- C.
8uous figure III virEin!u's agricultural,
commercial and financial interest 81 81
THE compnny was Incorporated In 1907 II
with Major Clay, n lorewry2 as president,
which office no has hold contnuouslySS
since that date, and John g. freeman us u
ylce.presldcnt and treasurer, which post ~
ton lie still occupies. After incorporate
Ing, tho duties OF general manager dee
volycd upon MI. Freeman, ]. who is $ye I. n Il
comparatively young man, and under his 4
able NJ manag emcnt tho. company q has i
gone forward and N upward # by leaps ~
and bounds, Until n to-day, the business
or this house has nearl y tripled TINT Of 4
position among the leading and largest VI
Wholesale houses OF The South. 50 rapidly 2
has It's business Increased that It has I.
been found a necessary several times "A q &
seek larger quarters. which 6it con unncd Y
to outgrow, until the Is purc chase S ana ss
en1a rgement 81 OF s the present 35 CONNIE
dlous and conveniently g rrnngcd build
14i2-14 l4-141G # l1ast Cary n street. tsss rhis5S
structure Is the largest Iii tile CITY !. and y
one or the largest iinE the 4 country, used 4
exclusively Y d a mercantile I'd lotse tS5
covers nearly one-half acre Of ground 10 Fl
flour stories high, and therefore contains 4
about two ncres or floor spa &c. + has q
beenEf fitted up with, every cony cncnce to-
|sfucilltate handling an immense business
such as lis done by his cstnb hment
Ample capital, experle ed OF ficers and 4
managers, large and well selected stocls,S
|espccaly tndapted to Southern trade,#a
lSfull complement of clcr ks q nd trn Yelling
l3men has enabled this rel liable no use y Y
extend lis business throughout the ter Ter
}$r!tory from Virginia TO Georgia. En- oy-':
Ing az IL does, well nigl, nnrivalled trans
portat ION facil itiess orders are gotten out
with Incredible \ dspa tch. & III
The al fairs Of the house are co nduct led 4
Iupon the highest BUSINESS prime iples ca y
3enpl oyee N being required to n bear ever
lin mind that the sue cess Of he CO..
Idependcd upon the success $of It's pa irons.
land thcrefore the customers interest must
| d M DO n carefully protected. 8 10 buy 4
I;from the aDrcwry-tIug hes Com pan q orc
usually nj cans to deal with the house con-s 4
lltinually herenf ter s ts$
Being composed OF native Virginluns,
| who may be- chnra cterized as having been
born tand 8bro1gh up nm the !. dry goods
trnde, fltis co,17pa:iy Is lly fitted
4 to purchase supplies for teri vi III \
anI1t
Shas boon d. life work and st I'd 4 TO meet
sattsfact orily all requirements Of trS
4 Southern ii trade. So5fwell has the firm
succeeded Sin its FL studious Ia bors. that /
i we may mention hcre a fac IT., unil NC ~ 4
| the history OF a business house, I; ~
actual figures submitted to I n repre- sem
gtatiyc OF this paper is show that oiic-
fifth Of tho orders filed by this house
during The past full N season. came en-
| tireIy solicited. his Is all the mo &c q
i surprising when taken In connect lon WI y +
1.-The fact tfut a the company emp VS. tlie
Elargcst force N OF tray HI esn1 en- s;i'l
ths line going out8o Richmond, s ana ~ 4
/ is probable tina tlllo concern IN #tii.s
country cnn8make and verify a 8 irnlld
4 statement. 3,rheE house ma es val Id claims
i as Ia beinESthc Oldest, Is wei as s8St ne J.
i largest whole sale dry goods No no tiota
5ho,ise In 81 he South and bases It's asscr-
lttion uponi the following interesting 55 q =
softh!story. The house has Been co t'lnn-5
lousy engaged in the dry goous 2 sl1less
Efor sixty odd years Maj Clay = - w
3ryt 3 connection with the business covers
Snnnrl,. hnlf ~ century,, and lle8 s Til res
mains liz {. ose touch with the q irs 3oI
1.-The company, being the SEM Tor pu 5yer$a'h
1.-The dry goods depart mt ss u 4
j RS'rhe no Ion epar tinent VI IS IN eler ttlo
liable mana gene tlof Mr. osepia Est es,
which position he has held for tles!rly,
Thirty years, during which time nc tnilss
;sraincd Tie reputation OF being one of tho
most "a "a Bio buyers visiting the North
ern markets ;F While Mr.. Freem nal VINO
|sdirects the com pany's affairs, has been
|sidentlfied with the business since lsSl ss
lf88It ID no wonder that, under the q Die
ndministrnt,on4 Of such q men n wi tn great
s|busincss capacity and II y fe-long expeill-g
4 cncc in the dry goods md no on Strads,f5
tlsthIs long established house should 3flnd y K
itsa, IA he snccr& Of any Tx e establishment
Il ~ the country. Having pa ssed ga Il non
! oral le and honored career, It W noWJailrl
4 nnsiton to enjoy tho full frutng &c res !.
4 iinrs from long yenrs1of labor and ma "
Bcontemplate With the glow 81 pleasure
under the same able mana 81. cl
4 tsnucd prosperity and he DIE mess tol
\ nnticipaiions OF even greater extension IlS
Il om,1 r development; and that 1t Will Toy
ma M years to come, remain an: I npo
LIANT factor in Richln0nd's loiesale traie'
and its material adynncetn en-
i The company reports that the ira nsnc-&
4 lions ~ 3the house during the past yea v
have been most graf tying, md I, denonll,
h nn 1904 ms having been BY far TIE i'lls
prosperous year In its histo nd plha!ns
8sopinon on tho sbrlghtsand aeneo.'ragl's
4 Outlook throughout tho terTitory 81 occll Z
3l5ped the volume of buslne Y stp'o l'.es
Itfair 10 surpass that OF the nner Setlf III
I'll 504, S .islgg II.
(a3rplie metnbeya Of this house have ais
,ways heen ready to contribute TO the
a puhlic Welfare and have rendered YAM
\ liable service to the connlunit ~ as me in,
4 bers Of the Chamber of CONNIE rec, os
A which organization. Mr.. Free Is secondS
i y!ce-president "a. this time M
The Virginia State -lnsurance IS. .Go ~ !
n pany has assets exceeding s ~ W.