Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-01-16
$4,000 ADDITIONAL FOR BUILDING
Vehicles, Ssddiery, Harness, Furniture
and Undertaking the Lines Whole.
sale and Retsil-chsfter Now
Applied ior-0iiiesrs Of
the Company.

successfully launch in Bryan in the
near future a commercial and man
ufacturing enterprise Of great mag
nitude. A stock company with
s7s 900 90 capital stock, all paid
in, has been formed by Messrs.
Parks & Waldrop, Tyler Haswell,
A. w. Buchanan and Jno. A.
Moore. The company will be known
as the Buchanan Moore Company
aud a charter has been applied
for. Organization has already been
permanently effected by the new
company with the election OF the.
following officers. A. w. Buchan-
an, President: Tyler Haswell,
Vice President; Jno. A. Moore,
Secretary and Treasurer. The hve
stockholders comprise the board
of directors.
Il is the purpose of the company
to engage in the sale of buggies and
other vehicles, saddlery and har-
ness, and the business OF furniture
and undertaking on an elaborate
scale. with facilities, stock and
equipment that will enable them to
compete in prices and service with
the dealers in these lines in the lar
ger cities OF the state. They Will
buy goods iii carload lots and will
conduct both a wholesale and retail
business and reach out for trade by
a vigorous advertising campaign
and other progressive methods
throughout this section Of the state.
They will also equip and operate
a complete and up-to date saddlery
and harness manufacturing and re-
pair plant and employ full corps
of skilled workmen TO meet any de-
mands upon this line OF their bust
ness.
In effecting the organization the
new company takes over the well
established, extensive and prosper
Gus vehicle, saddlery and harness
business OF A. w. Buchanan * Co.
The plan also involves the erection
of a handsome, modern two-stofy
$40, 600. 90 brick building on the
site of the building now occupied
by Buchanan * Co. To permit the
erection OF the building the bust
ness will be temporarily moved
across the street to Mr.. J. w. Coul-
ters warehouse building, TO which
such temporary additions will be
made as necessary.
The erection OF the new building,
a great enterprise within itself, will
be the work OF Mr.. Ira Gooch of
Navasota, who owns the property,
and who has entered into contract
with the new company 10 erect a
building designed especially for
their use and on plans involving
their suggestions and approval.
The Eagle understands Mr.. J. r.
Hartgraves, a well known contrac-
tor OF Caldwell, will erect the build
ing. which will have 10 feet
plate glass front Oh Moseley street,
a corner entrance, and 100 foot
front, also with plate glass win
dows, on Bryan street. The COM
pany will occupy the whole OF the
commodious building which will be
deliberately equipped throughout,
and will include with the fixtures
an up-to-date elevator for vehicles
of all kinds. The contract calls for
the completion of the building in.
months, or about July /.
One of the handsomest funeral
cars in the state will be at the ser
vice of the undertaking department
which will be in charge OF an ex-
perienced funeral director and ex-
pert embalmer.
The vehicle line handled will be
large and complete with such cele-
brated leaders as Columbus Buggy
Company and Moon buggies. A
very large and complete furniture
stock will meet every requirement
OF patrons of this department, to
which special attention will be
given.
The business will be under the
direct charge of Messrs. A. W.
Buchanan and Jno. A. Moore, who
will give personal attention to all
its details, and have the assistance
of experienced statesmen in the sew
eral departments.
The gentlemen composing the
new company are all well known
business men Of this city who have
individually and in other firm con-
nections achieved marked success