Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-12-05
CEELYE EXPANDS
BIG sALdNA COMPANY PURCHAs-
ED By DIR. sEELYE.
Weaver-HixsoA Company Manager
Comes Here In Charge Of Sales
Pour Story Office Build
ing to Be Erected.

A larger medicine company and
a four story skyscraper are two Of
the new things In the plans Of the
A. B. Seelye Medical Co. The first
became a fact today when the bust
ness OF the Weaver-Hixson Medicine
Co, of Salina. was purchased. This
company was one of the largest in
the state and for twelve years has
been manufacturing X-Ray oil and
Cocomint. two well known prepare
tions. With the purchase Mr.. F. e.
Weaver, president and manager OF
the Weaver-Hixson company comes
to Abilene as general sales manager
of the Seelye Medical Co. He took
charge of his new position today
and later will bring his family here.
He is an expert salesman and knows
the medicine business thoroughly.
He will be strong force in the bus
mess of the Seelye company. Mr..
Weaver viii later move to Abilene.
The Weaver Hixson company was
organized in 1911 by Mr.. Weaver
where he purchased the 'X-Ray Oil
company of Salina, of which he had
been general manager. This latter
company began the manufacture OF
X-Ray oil and cocomint in Salina in
1900. These prescriptions have en-.
1oyed a splendid sale. It is the pur-
pose Of the Seelye company to con-
tinue the present business Of the
weayer-H ixson company under the
name Of the A. B. seelye Medical
company.
The consolidation of these two
companies adds about $50 statesmen
to the Seelye company, brought to
them BY the Weaver-Hixson COM
pany, making this Abilene company
one Of the strongest institutions in
the west with increased facilities
for handling the products of both
companies to the best advantage.
The A. B. Seelye Medical company
is one of Abilene's big institutions
It's business has grown to large
proportions and the products are
marketed through special statesmen,
in more states than the average
man will travel through in life
time II is the purpose of the COM
pany to double its sales force the
coming year. The demand for the
made by this company
rs different articles-is constant
" increasing and the popularity OF
the preparations is attested by their
growing use. L
In a few months DR.. Seelye ex-
poets to begin work on the first
"skyscraper" for Abilene@ 1t will t
be located on the lots owned by him /
lust east of the new postoffice site c
on East Third street. The building q
for which the plans are practically a
complete will be of reinforced con- 9
crete four stories high, go by l5O
feet on the ground with abundance
of lighting area. DR.. Seelye has I
looked at many locations and de- ]
cided that Abilene is the best town r
on earth for him.
His growing business promises 10 Q
be one of the largest in the country. I
It's preparations have merit and its q
methods are such as have stood the e
test of time 1t is now the largest a
medicine company in the state and o
the purchase of the Weaver-H1xson e
company puts it yet farther to the '
front. Starting with nothing but t
hand satchel filled with homemade
medicine a little more than a dozen I
years ago DR.. Seelye's success has
been one of the marvels of Kansas
business progress and Abilene ex- l
poets to see him reach yet greater
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