The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-15
THREE STORES TO
Be CONSOLIDATED
Taylor & Brown, Norman Short
and billiard & HARRY Under g
One Roof.
WILL BRJFNITED July IsT.
Establishment Will Have Capital
of 800, 000-Merger Natural Re-
suit Of Successful Operation.
WILL BEIENITED July lsT.

Negotiations airs now penofHE
which. II carried through as expect
ed. will result In the consolidation of
three OF the most prosperous East
Main street stores into one large es-
tablishment. composed Of a number
of departments given over to mems
clothing. haberdashery. hats, boots,
shoes. trunks and leather goods.
These three stores are Taylor IL
Brown. s13 East Main street; Dillard
& Harry. s23 East Main street and
Norman r Short Company, STA East
Main street.
The first of these establishments.
Taylor Il Brown. has no stockholders,
being merely partnership. The other
two are Incorporated. and must con-
ssquentiy procure the sanction Of
their stockholders before the final de-
tails of consolidation are made.
Stockholders to Meet.
Norman Short Company, about fifty in
number. will meet Wednesday to
pass on the matter. This. it is under
stood, the stockholders will do In the
most favorable manner. since the ad-
vantages resulting from the merger
Will be fully demonstrated. showing
that such a step will be to the direct
benefit OF every one interested.
charter will be procured from
the State Corporation Commission au-
thorixing a total capital. 1t LIS learned.
of $780, coo. and the three stores will
then be brought under one roof as
soon as possible--by July /, according
to present plans
The location of this larger estab-
ltstment could not be ascertained. as
stores concerned refused to discuss
known 1t will be in either Main or
Broad streets. more probably In the
former. as the three establishments
are now ON that street. and have be-
como thoroughly Identified with that
section Of the city.
Competition would. OF course. be
created by locating in Main street.
with no less than two other large
stores which now handle practically
what the combined stores propose to
but this competition win be
In part offset. IT IL said. by the elimi-
nation Of competition now existing be-
tween at least two OF the stores con-
templating billiard 4
Harty and Norman Short Company
dealing the same lines.
All Arc Successful.
In this connection II IL also shown
that the merging of Taylor a Brown
with these two clothing stores 10 not
only desirable but almost necessary
to the success OF the consolidation.
since without the shoe department the
merger would be at . serious disad-
vantage In attempting to compete
with other large establishments which
now make speciality OF footwear in
to selling clothes and haber-
dashcry.
This merger comes about naturally,
II In understood. N result Of the
growth Of the three stores, all Of
which are reaching out and expend-
ing, and which now find that by work
Ing IN unity their growth and deveI-
opment win be considerably encour-
ag0d.
Taylor 4 Brown is the oldest estab-
lishment OF the group. having been
operating In Rthmond some twenty
yeaRn. Tho other two. have bean de-
lns business bstween thrse and ave
ysasA but both have been unusual1y
a2a0n1lnla -.