The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-27
BIG SHOE HOUSE
BRAl. c ling OUT
Roberts & Hoge, Old Established
Wholesale Shoe House, Forms
Strong Company.
THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND
That Is the Authorized Capital
Stock-Business Covers the
Whole South.
THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND
That Is the Authorized Capital

AS a wholesale shoe market. Richmond
stands sixth in the list in the United
States. This city is the distributing point
for shoes for largely more than half Of
the Southern territory. Retailers from
every Southern State east of the NIissis-
for their shoes. This wonderful trade
has been built up because the wholesale
dealers In this city early set a standard,
and their motto was, ever has been, and
is now: The best goods for the least
money" 1t has become known among all
the retailers throughout the South that
when they buy shoes in Richmond they
are getting the best that can be made.
A Pioneer House.
Among the jobbing houses that have
made Richmond famous as a wholesale
shoe market, none has been more promi-
nent than the well known concern OF
Roberts & Hoge. They commenced bust.
ness on Fourteenth Street in the, year
1872, and at first they did wholesale
business in a rather small way; but early
establishing reputation of dealing only
In the very best and most reliable of
goods, their business grew from small
beginnings. when their trade was confined
to a few counties in this State, to man-
moth proportions covering territory
that touched seven or eight States. The
business of this concern has grown from
year to year, until the house has become
one of the recognized leaders in the shoe
business, and, to put 1t plainly, it had
'outgrown tho two good men who estab-
llshed 1t.
They are good men in the true moan
ing of the term. and they are wise in
their day and generation. Young men
had grown up in their employ and had
become a part of tho business. These
young men were given to understand that
the big shoe house could afford ample
room for their growth, and so lass
week the old-estabished house was in
corporated as the Roberts & Hoge Shoe
Company, Incorporated; and number
OF the young men who had helped to
make the house great admitted as stock
holding partners.
New Concern Is Strong.
Tho authorized capital Of the newly in
corporated concern is 100000 The officers
for the first year are r.. r. Roberts,
president, and Howard ID. Hoge, secre-
tary and treasurer. The above. with AL
bert G., Workman, r. r. Roberts, Jr.,
ana f.. RI. lIoge, constitute the board of
directors.
The company, occupies two stores on
Fourteenth Street, Nos . and 8 H.. Both
buildings are substantial brick structures,
three stories high, and all three of the
floors of both are kent loaded With
goods ready for quick shipments to their
hundreds of customers in the States OF
Virginia, West Virginia. North Carolina,
South Carolina. Georgia, Florida. Ala
hama, East Tennessee and Eastern Ken
lucky.
Commercial Tourists.
The house keeps eighteen live and up
to-date travelling men on the road, and
these hustling advertisers OF Richmond's
greatness as q shoe distributing point
keep the home boys busy every day in
the year filling their orders,
The old concern always had it's goods
made to special order, and in making
contracts with the manufacturers they
ever kept In mind the idea. that the best
was not too good for their. trade, and
so everything they ordered made was
ordered Ia be made Of the best material
Ind In the very best manner.
The new house will emphasize this
good old motto and Intends in every
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