The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-14
Quality Goods Increase Home-Product
Manufacturers Business to New Records

is expressed by two other large whole
sale firms, namedly Carol, Brough 4
Robinson, aud the Ridenour- Baker
companies All three OF the establish.
ments, aud each one Is conducted on
a large scale and each does Il business
not only In oklahoma, but In the ad
Joining states, assert that the 1914
business was on the increase. Carol,
Brough 4 Robinson handle the First
Pick" and "White Pony" brands OF
Wholesale groceries. This firm has Its
own biz roastins mills. RldenOur- Bak.
er sells the Quail" Rooster" and
"R b. NJ Co." brands of groceries,
ana has lts own roasting mills.
Flour Mills Busy.
The flour mills " oklahoma CITY
enjoyed II better year In 1914 than In
1913 Each mill ran to It's capacity
and sold It's output. The three big
mills In Oklahoma City manufacture
and sell as high grade flour and mill
products as any mill In the United
State. and this assertion ls easily
proven hy the fact that Oklahoma
city flour II good seller In competl-
ton with brands from mills all over
the United States. Local flour Is not
only exported in large quantities but
4 Is shipped 10 every eastern, every
southern state and many states In
the west
Relative to the business or the
ACm" Milling company George e.
Grogau vice president said I'VE find
sentiment Of the pcople for home pro
ducts increasing We train our sales
men to talk home products wherever
they travel, and to make converts
among the people tu usr home manu-
'nctured goods not only flour mill
urodurts witch we handle. hut home
nrodurl> NJ every Kind We notice a
'r. rnnsr 'n the huslucsv done I'm Okla
h.wn In 1914 hy outof state mills. I
mI'rvr the outside mills sold not over
- per cent of flour In oklahoma last
''r TINT they sold In previous wears
Ihr m'll business wHs oNcpptionRllv
good nll over oklahoma. and we are
nrnsrl that the pcoplr are demand
In" home manufactured flour aud mill
products"
The Acme Ninro company manu-.
fncturrs 'Ncm"' "Rcstoval" mud
'tnssy' brands NJ fIours
Charles Couucllcr NJ the Plarslflrr
Willing COMPANY rnporting an excel
lent business for 1914 and nm Increase
over 1919 believes that solution NJ tnn
home products problem insofar as his
business Is concerned Hes with the
customer "Ihcrr is not merchant
IN oklahoma city" mird Mr. Con
ncllee,' who prefers to sell outsidN
flour in rrefcrenc" To Oklahoma Citv
flour. but they sell the brand called
for by the consumer If the customer
calls for local mndc flour. the mcr
chant sells II 10 them, II they call for
mn outside brand. the foreign compa
uy's brand * sold think 1t IS up ~
the consumer more than the merchant,
as to whether local made products ARE
sold"
The Planslfter company's producly
are sold principally in oklahoma and
Arkansas, but their trade extends tu
other states The leading brands oC
flour manufactured by this cutcrpr.
lug company are Blue Ribbon.
"planco" and Upper Ten"
T. G Thatcher Of the oklahoma
city MIL and Elevator company hns
made n study of the home products
business, and he believes II the retail
merchants will handle home manufac.
tured articles and boost them To his
tude there will be no question about
the success NJ home enterprises. Pro.
ducts NJ his mill, with one exception.
Is handled by every store I'm Oklnho.
ma CITY aud practically every city
nnd town In Oklahoma. "Helotrupe.
Rival Special "Choctaw," and
Superior brands of flour. are known
/ throughout the length and breadth oi
. Oklahoma, and In every state In the
east and south. aud many foreign
countries This mill does nm extensive
export business Mr. Thatcher he
llcves that # ihc customers NJ III,
retail stores viii demand Oklahoma
city made flour the merchants woult
handle more local made flour n,
believes In going nj the solution o'
the problem I'm two ways: Create
demand among the consumers. and ere
ntc Interest I'm fhr retailers 10 boos
home made FLOUR aud make leader
NJ local brand.
Another ~ oklahoma Ciiy's lnrg
mills IS the planslfter Milling com
/ mny located uu South Robinson nve
me This establishments leadln
hrunds NJ flour nrc blue Ribbon
highest patent ,uft wheat flour; "Ur
nor Ten highest natent hard whea
flour. "plmoo" self.rising flour man
ufn.turrd from soft wheat.
Encouraging Prospects.
T.. i lcary, sales manager Of MOI
r.~ and Company, packers, has bee
900 the selling end for seventeen year,
uuI has been highly successful. Neyc
before In his experience, he sale
nus hr received more encouragement
tor d new year than In the first Fey
days NJ this year. In support d
this declaration, he displayed a nun
hrr NJ letters from travelling salcsme
In various parts of the state trllin
NJ the increase In sales Morris nm
company and Sulzberger aud Son
own two gigantic packing plants /
oklahoma City Th'ir products 20 b
every part Of the globe and wherryc
package goes II bears the label q
oklahoma City on It, Snlesmen frui
the two plants cover every town I
. oklahoma, regardless NJ size, ever
week. and In the towns and cities d
, the entire southwest The sales fnrc
fcr all this territory Is directed fror
the Oklahoma CITY office Morris an
COMPANY manufactures Nh nackln
house products Supreme brand q
, fresh cured and canned meats; -,
preme" and "Whiir Lear lard. MI
rirold." butterlnc