Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-26
III. HAYWOOD
COMPANY TO
incorporate
A. R. Roberts. ! Well Known u.
quor Man Enters the Firm,
The Buslasm win Be Greatly Enlarged
and ths Finn viii Erect ! Fine blg
euildlaS On BIldSs Street.


wholesale liquor dealers. the Oldest
liquor house In Las Vegas. have d.
cided to incorporate and enlarge Tie
business. The company has increased
Its capital and made strong distillery
connections. and beginning February
lat, the firm OF Haywood 3 Roberts.
Inc, will conduct the business Of the
old firm Of Haywood Z company, e.
tahlished IN this city In 1879.
The papers were drawn up for In
corporation at $4,000 yesterday and
forwarded to Santa re and will un-
doubtedly be acted upon 1t once.
Thomas J. haywood located In La
Vegas In 1879 and he u % wen
known and his reputation for roll
ability and integrity u 70 wen estAb-
lished that Il IL useless 70 speak Of
him 1t length. A. R. Roberts, ths
new member Of the firm. has. Tor -
eral years been connected With To
famous shawhan diatillery IN differ
ent capacities. both Ii ne ~
flee and on tho foad. He
was born n Stuttgart. Germany, and
educated ~ tho famous schools u
that city. During his commercial trips
to the west. Mr.. Roberts became -
Quainted with this section of ~ ccan-
try and ID an enthusiastic believer n
the future Of Laa Vegas and New
Mexico. He II BY experience and
education well qualified for rnercat-
the iife ana will hs ! bIK factor IN
the success of the new firm.
It win Be the policy of the new
firm to extend the wholesale liquor
business over the territory Of Nsw
Mexico. Arizona and adjoining states,
They viii do general jobbing busi-
ness, and will handle al the rood
brands Of liquors. wines, ales. and
cigars demanded BY the trade.
In connection with their Wholesale
business Messrs. Haywood and Rob
erts have become stockholders ID the
Shawhan distillery. which u one of
the few old fashioned high grade max
err Of whiskies remaining and II "a.
tirely Independent of the whiskey
trust. The big distillery has been
operated Ia three centuries. and their
whiskey has been distilled by four
generations Of Shawans,
haywood Z Roberts are owners Of
q very large amount of each of the
crops Of whiskey produced BY the
Shawhan distillery during the past
ten years, which IL stored ID the U. 8.
bonded warehouse Of the shawhan
registered distillery, No. 8. and ~
shipped direct to Haywood 4 Roberts
Co. a. required. A carload Of whiskey
10 now ca the road to this city.
The firm Ii planning TO entirely -
model and to enlarge their present
quarters at the west end of the bridge
on Bridge street. ]. H. York. who
conducts grocery store onH door
west Of the Wholesale liquor house,
has about decided to remove his store
to the. east side as soon 40 he can
obtain q desirable location. and in
that case the new firm will rent the
vacated business room, cut an arch
way through, connecting the two
rooms. ana conduct their wholesale
business on pne side and the retail
on the other The rooms will be re-
modelled In elegant style and a fine
bar and fixtures will be installed IN
the front room OF the present quarters
and q large warehouse will be built
In the rear. In case the adjoining
room canno. be secured. the new firm
will erect fine, large building
on their present site, giving them
ample room for the transaction Of
their immense business.