The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-02
christie COMPANY IS
PROSPEROUS CONCERN
DEALEERs ARE pRospERING
Popularity Of the Products OF Rich
mond Business Establishment,
known All Over Country, Brings
Success 70 All Who Handle Christie
4 Goods.

Among the successful business in
stitutfons In Richmond that ere help
ing to make Richmond better known
through the value and quality OF their
products and wide distribution Is the
christie Manufacturing Company This
concern. to which the name of Rich
moond IL linked. has become known
10 hundreds of thousands of drinkers
OF soft and cooling beverages through
out every State in the Union, in many
OF the provinces of Canada. and for
eign countries within three and hal,
l Yeara
TO the dispensers of drinks every
where the Christie Company AMI it's
goods are more favorably known than
perhaps any similar concern or sim.
mar products. for the reason the. the
products are popular and because of
The quality that creates demand. pro-
I fita BILE.
The Christie Manufacturing Com
nany. manufacturers and distributors
OF soda fountains and fixtures. con-
ceftrated fruit and other syrups for
tne fountain. the famous bottled
cnristo ginger ale. grape Juice and
ether beverages. was organised three
ana half years ago. and during this
short period the business has been
u
4 money for those who were fortunate
enough TO get into the concern at the
beginning. The business has also put
on the road to prosperity thousands of
soda fountain establishments and deal
ers in soft drinks.
Has Grown steadily.
While the Christie Company began
business in a large building at i2& 20
| ~ Virginia Street. In which 1t had
plenty OF room to expand during a
/ number OF years. IL had not been an
ticipated that the demands for man
/ ufacturing space would become so
1 great as they have during this com
Il parativeiy brief period after organixa-
tion and beginning OF business, and 1t
vii shortly become necessary for the
Il building of an ai.nex to meet the
II growing needs OF the company. Already
much OF the manufacturing liz being
4 done outside the Virginia Street
II building.
i Since the organization of the
COMPANY the business has paid to It's
stockholders a dividend Of lee per
rent. putting back into the pockets of
each OF the original stockholders all
the money they put into the business.
and at the same time giving them
their stock. which is now worth double
It's original value. The dividend was
declared at the beginning OF the year.
and at that time there was placed a
~ per cent surplus
Popular Policy Adopted.
Il Though the earnings of the business
for its stockholders have been close
i TO zoe per cent and the business has
i prospered and grown greatly. all the
II proftta have not bee- taken by the
company. whose policy L. to give to
the dealers. with whom business Is
done fair profit. The army OF deal
ers IN Christie goods Is more than sat
isied at the treatment OF the COM
pany and at the merit and popularity
OF tn products In steadily growing.
and today Christie goods, are being
carried into new fields.
The idea under which the company
Il was organized and chartered under
II th~ corporation laws OF the State OF
II Virginia to promote, was. conceived
nv Hampton Fleming. president and
Il directing mar ager of the cenaern. has
|. developed one OF the big enterprises
OF this city, and its future develop
! ment In most promising.
Mr.. Fleming IL a business man OF
mary years experience. having for
some twenty-six years been identified
with wholesale business enterprise
before he launched the present buzz
ness He Ia a Richmonder. native
horn. has lived in this city forty-three
years. and during most Of this time
ne has been prominently identified
with various civic movements.
A splendid Business Man.
While his time ID largely taken up
With the active management and
actual development or the business
ne heads he has so systemAtixed af-
fairs at his plant and ONCE tint he 10
able TO find time to devote to the pro-
motion Of the best interests Of the
city. the citys business endorsement.
Through the medium of the Chamber
NJ Commerce and similar organ'za-
and capable. He IL possessed OF
nIsasing personalitr strong character
and az other human qualities that
rske him one or the best known and
most popular OF the city's business
'I The products of the Christie Man
nfacturing Company are not only
rrelI known locally. but IN all parts OF
fne country. To territory beyond the
trade field of the concern extends
More than TOO men IN all parts of
fhe country are boosting the sales OF
r.hristo goods. while there are twelve
Nan out OF the home establishment
baking care Of business direct from
The house
The fountains manufactured and
handled by the Christie Company en-
hody ali the progress that has been
made IN the last quarter century IN
snda fountAin MANUFACTURES, Ss% They
! q superior in materials Kofng into
fheir makeup, Ia equipment. In style
IA In anlsh. They are fitted, In the
lumber OF their " arieties. to the
.eeds Of large and ANAL dealers ana