St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-11-25
THREE NEW FIRMS ARE
INCORPORATED HERE
Picture Show, Bennett Stores
and the Roos Company Be-
gin Business

Clarion appear the charters of
three new corporations recently
formed in this city-the Opelou-
sas Motion Picture Company, the
Bennett Stores and the Roos
Company, the two latter taking
over old established business in
stitutions and continuing the
same in their present locations,
while the first named is an entire
ly new concern which starts out
with vim amost Unprecedented in
this city.
The Bennett Bargain Store,
one of Opelousas' long-establish-
ed and most successful mercantile
establishments, has been changed
into a stock company under the
name of 'sThe Bennett Stores, In
corporated,'' of which B. Bennett
is president, but the active man
agement will be conducted by F..
K. Eastman as manager and Fred
F. Hollier as vice president. Both
these latter gentlemen are too we'll
known in Opelousas and the par
ish at large to need Introduction.
Mr.. Eastman was a merchant for
ten years in Kentucky before
moving to Opelousas, since which
time he has become so well and
favorably known to the people
of st. Landry that he was elected
as one of our representatives,
which position he now occupies.
Mr.. Hollier has been with the
Bennett establishment for many
! years and is probably the best
( known clothing salesman in the
parish. The new-old concern
will occupy the same stand on
East Landry street. Mr.. Ben
nett will continue active in the
buying department. Messrs.
Eastman and Hollier state to the
friends of the Bennett Bargain
House and to their own friends
that the policy Of the Bennett
Stores, Incorporated, will follow
out largely those of the old Ben
nett business-that Of giving the
utmost values, service and cour-
tesy for the least money. In adj
dition they state that IN a short
time the line Of merchandise here.
tofore carried by Mr.. Bennett will
be largely broadened 50 as to IN
clude a complete line of house
hold drygoods and ladies ready.
to-wear garments. The CLARION
takes occasion to welcome the
Bennett Stores, Incorporated
and to wish full measure OF sue
cess to the gentlemen composing
same.
i The other new mercantile hrm
the Roos Company, Limited, also
absorbs an old established busl
ness, Thes Opelousas Mercantile
Company, which has been IN con
tinuous existence for over quar-
ter of a century. Isaac Roos, tht
present head of the old company
along with his sons and his broth
er-laW, Isadore Isaac, are tne
members Of the new firm and
having had much experience Il
the business, are eminently httee
to continue the business now tax
en- over. Isaac Roos has beel
identified with mercantile estab
flishments in this city since M
early boyhood and has long beer
recognized as a leader IN that Int
of trade. He is well and favor
ably known by every farmer IL
this parish and, besides engaging
, in the business of selling mer
chandise, has also bought anc
shipped cotton in this territory
for years. He is known as the
farmers friend in all sucf
transactions and every farmer
who has sold him cotton banks
on Ike Roos and his Well-knoWr
business integrity. With the re
/ iuvenation and the injecting Q:
new blood into the old Mercantile
Company this old-new firm alsf
starts out under favorable cir
eumstanees and conditions ane
The Clarion wishes it, too, full
measure of success in its chosel
field.
The Opelousas Motion Pictur'
Company is composed of a Ions
list of stockholders, every one Q
whom has an abiding faith in it
future and firm belief that i
will be success from the YER
lump. With such men as Franz
J. Dietlein and DIR. J. A. Shaw a
the heads of the new company
is bound to succeed. IN
company has entered into cor
tract with Mrs. VIM. Deiean VIII
will erect a modern brick bullc
ing on the lot on Landry stree
now occupied by the buldin
of Fakouri's tailor shop. Th