The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-16
CHARLES ROBERTS.
Board of Directors Meeting

A meeting of the board of directors of Roberts & Son, including Richard w.. Massey, w. B. Dickerson, E. M. Tut wiler, R. T. Anderson, Hill Ferguson, Robert w. Ewing, James c. Smith, G. F Thum and Richard Y. Evans, con trolling the stock of the Roberts Printing company, was held yesterday morning, and the following board of directors was elected for the Roberts Printing company: Robert w. Ewing, president; Richard V. Evans, vice pres ident; James G. Smith. secretary and treasurer; vice Charles Roberts, Russell l C. Booth and Turner R. Weakley, re- i signed. It will be noticed that the pres l ident and the secretary and treasurer of Roberts & Son are respectively hold l ing the same offices with the Roberts Printing company, and will jointly manage the affairs of the two com- panies. The deal as outlined above was approved in toto at a meeting of the board of directors held yesterday.
 In referring to the matter, Mr. Ewing, now president of both companies, stated that the sales offices. stationery store, engraving and embossIng plant and bind cry of Roberts & Son had been moved last night to the four story building oc- cupied by the Roberts Printing company at 1922 Third avenue, from which place all of their business will be carried on in the future until Roberts &, Sons build ing at 1s1O-12 Third avenue has been re- built and is ready for occupancy.
 MT. Ewing also stated that as soon as the old four story building between Eighteenth and Nineteenth street is re- built, an up to date plant of absolutely the newest and best machinery to be pur- chased will be installed. and Roberts x Son will then be in position to handle any and all orders in a better manner than ever before. Meanwhile, however by installing automatic machinery in the Roberts Printing company establishment, and working double shift, they are capa- ble of handling any and all orders which may be given them.
 MT. Ewing also stated that the dam aged stock taken out of the old stationery store would not be sold as regular stock at 1922 Third avenue, but would be put in a special store in the Massey building, at 2024 Third avenue, and there, beginning Tuesday of next week, would be put on sale as salvage or damaged stock. This stock embraces $S0OO or s1O,O00 worth of all kinds of stationery, blank books, filing cabinets, and office furniture and sup plies, saved from the wreck, some of 1t being damaged only slightly
 History of Company
 Roberts & Son, who have just acquired the Roberts Printing company, thereby putting themselves in better shape to man. dle their large trade, conduct the largest printing, iithographing, engraving, ruling, binding and stationery business in the state this being one of the oldest con- oerns in Birmingham, having been estab- lished by the veteran printer Willis Rob erts, in 1872. Willis Roberts was later joined by his son, and the business was conducted under the name of Roberts x Son until about the time of the death of MT Roberts, when it was incorporated under the same name. During the last ten years Rufus N. Rhodes was pres- dent of the company for four or five years, being succeeded by C. w. Ufford, who was president for a couple of years, and he in turn was succeeded a couple of years ago by Robert w. Ewing, who became president in addition to having the general management of the business which had developed upon him for the last nine or ten years