Williams news., 1907-07-27
IMPORTANT BUSINESS CHANGE

This week witnesses the con- summation of one of the largest deals in the mercantile interests of Coconino county happening for some time.
 Jacob Salzman, one of Williams best known and largest merchants, sold his entire stock of groceries, meats and furnishings to the firm of Babbitt Brothers. another large mercantile esta blishment which has been doing business in the district for a number of years.
 The inventory of the stock com menced on last Monday morning, and the entire outfit was turned over to the new firm at the start. By the ensuing Monday it is hoped to have the deal entirely completed and things running in such manner that customers and owners alike may be served expediently.
 The new firm is composed of the partnership of Babbitt Brothers of Flagstaff, R. s. Teeple, of this city, and J. $. Amundsen of the former place. It will be known as the Rabbit Bros. Co.,, Williams"
 R. S. Teeple will be the manager of the floor and have charge of the actual selling and buying of goods. MT. Amundsen will have charge of 1 the office and clerical end, a position which he is we'll fitted for. No changes, as far as known now, will be made in the personnel of the employees formerly in the employ of Mr. Salzman.
 In conversation with a NEWS representative, Mir. Teeple said: The policies of the new firm will be continued along the lines fol- lowed out by MT. Salzman and Babbitt Bros. It will be our constant aim to please every cus- toner and to handle only those goods which will mean satisfaction and return for more. Up to date methods in every department will mean ultimate benefit to the GUS. toner as we'll as to the firm and nc effect is to be spared with this end in view. MT. Salzman and 1 have not felt it expedient to previously announce the change that has taken place on account of the fact that all arrangements had not been perfected, and both of us were loathe to make any statement; which could not be borne out later The actual negotiation of the dea has been pending for some little time"
 Little need be said to Williams people as an introduction for Mir Teeple. Coming here about three years ago from Colorado h' associated himself with the Ba btit Brothers meat market and grocery , branch, and shortly afterward h. was made manager, and IS sucl has become we'll known to tn people of the district. He is young man of energy, full of up t. date and systematic bushes methods and possessing the tao necessary in a man dealing witt the public.
 MT. Amundsen has been Coconino county resident for lon time and became well acquainte' : with the locality while holding tn T office of county superintendent 0 Il schools, position which he fille' creditably and to the satlsfactlo
 of all. Although never seeking
 political office afterward, there no doubt but what he could hay V had one for the asking. For som e years he has had charge Of tn 2 Babbitt Brothers office force a
 Flagstaff His long experience l
 the field and his intimate acquain'
 ance with the people generally ha
 given him an insight into cor
 ditions which will be of great al
 10 him in the part he will fill wit
 the new firm, and there is n
 question but what his advent int
 the business circles of William
 will be welcomed by all. Bushes
 affairs at Flagstaff will not Ierm