The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-09-06
IMPORTANT BUSINESS CHANGE
Some Facts in Regard TO the Wood Bros. Hard
ware and Machinery Business Recently
Sold to Nicholas POtt

Sold to Nicholas Pott
The recent sale negotiated by
Martens Brothers Of the Wood
Bros. hard ware and machinery
business TO Nicholas Pott, de-
serves more than the passing
notice it received in a former
issue. The Wood Brothers com
menced in the hard ware aud
machinery business in February.
1873, in Ortonville, having just
left school in Minneapolis; they
opened up d lumber yard
the following winter. In Septem-
Der, 1880, they started a hard
ware and machinery business in
Milbank; selling out ia Ortonville
in the spring of 1888, they estab
lished a lum Der yard in Mil
bank at that time They have
enjoyed unifor NAL prosperous
business; their trade extending
over a large territory. In the
earlier years this territory was
not far from forty miles square,
aud to this day they haye
customers coming in long dis
tances to trade with them
Their business has been charac
terized by the excellent quality Of
goods kept, the promptness
with which they took care of
their large extra trade, and the
excellent manner in which they
provided for the machinery
which went out from their ware
| house. These characteristics
were strong features in the build
ing up Of large business
there are probably very few
If any firms in the state
dong larger business than
Wood Bros. have done.
Another feature which charac-
| terlzed their business career was
| thelength Of timethelr assistants
in the different lines of business
remained with them; in all the
thirty years they hav e had but two
book keepers; eight of their as
sistants having averaged IA
years e@i'h The longest term of
service was that of Alfred Mel
son which was twenty one years.
One other marked peculiarity
that has marked their trade
has been the high class Of goods
carried; it always has been their
endeavor to secure the very best
and then stick to these. They
have always been very conserva-
tive in the houses with which they
have dealt; they have pursued
the policy of selecting one good
house either in Chicago or ST
Louis, and while they have
traded with other houses, so as
compare prices, etc, they are
still trading with the same firms
from which they bought their
first bill. They have been equal
! ly conservative in the farm ma
chinery they have handled, max
ing change only when they were
| positive of securing something
better than they already had.
Mr.. Nicholas Pott, to whom
Wood Bros. have sold, has been
looking for some time TO secure a
good business location for him.
self and his sons, and it is hls
plan to carry on the business
he has bought as far as possible
on the same lines as it has been
conducted by Wood Bros. He
will give it very carefuland close
attention, and will endeavor tt
give the same excellent service
to his customers which has al
ways been rendered by the old
firm. He is planning to keep the
same line OF goods heretofore
carried, and to do all in his power
to deserve the tine patronage
which Wood Brothers have al
ways enjoyed. 1t is the inten
lion of Wood Brothers to keep
their large lum Der yard, in con
nection with taking care of their
real estate in this county. Mr..
G. A. Wood remains here for the
present, while Mr.. J G.. Wood
will look after the Santa Cruz
end Of their business.