The Washington times., 1916-02-19
l52 DRUG STORES IN
NEW LIGGETT CHAIN
Recently Formed Concern win
Operate All Riksr-Heueman
and Rlker-Jaynes Stores.

In the offices OF the United Drug Com
peny, in Boston, on Saturday. February
IL. was completed the formation of the
new L. X. Liggett Company, operating
the Riker-Heeeman. the Riker-Jaynes,
and the Liggett Drug Stores IN the
united States and Canada.
The officers and directors elected for
the ensuing year are as follows!
George M. Gales, president; John 8.
Alley. vice president; william @. Watt.
Vice president; r.. b. wattley, treasurer;
Henry r. Andrews. secretary; r. II.
Haas. auditor.
Directors--L. X. Liggett. r. L. Temp
kins. r. ID. Wattiey. w. J. Rash. II. r.
Andrews, ia. Crane, George N. Gales.
John 8. Alley. and william @. Watt.
To Operate In Big Cities.
The new l.. X. Liggett Company will
operate stores In New York. Boston, and
all other leading cities from Bangor,
Me-. to Detroit. Mich.
The Riker-Hegeman and Riker-Jaynel
stores number 107, and the LigEett stores
~; the total Of 1b2 stores, making It the
largest retail drug association In
The Lissett Company Is owned by
the United Drug Company. Of Boston.
at the hend Of which IL Louis k. Lag
eett. the newly elected president OF the
Boston Chamber Of Commences. :,
owned and controlled by 1000 retail
druggists throughout the United States
ana an, Canada, now operating stores a.
me kexsii stores -
York and all others bearing the Riker-
Hegeman name will be known as the
Liggett Riker- Hegeman Drug Stores.
The twenty stores In Boston and others
called OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Drus
stores. The Liggctt stores In cities n
which no Riker stores are present VIII
continue under the original name.
Headquarters In New York.
The headquarters Of the new COM
pany win be $40 West Fourth street,
New York.
John 8. Alley, former president, be-
comes vice president OF the new COM
pany and Will take an. active interest
Of the L. X. Lggett Company. and will
be vice president Of the new company
George N. Gales. President OF the new
company. said:
liam Hegeunan at Broadway and Walker
street. New York, in 1875: the store al
Twenty-secoHd street near Sixth avenue
New York, opsned by William b. Rikel
In 1s4e; together with the original storel
OF c. p. Jaynes In Boston and George Z
Lyons in Provideaee. r. L., were, OF
course, tie nucleus OF the chain Of storeI
OF which ! now am President.
ITO me II seems quite a coinciden'
that the views OF these four men regard
Ing the relation OF store and customer
were Identical Satisfactory service q
each and every customer" Honest ad'
vertising and plenty of IT, These were
the slogans that made their businesse:
psny the successor or to the RifsrcIiese.
n-Jnynes and Lyon companies. will
reach over te6ooc.ooo per annum.
VIII Continue Principles!
1.-THE simple. straightforward business
principles adopted by the founders o
this business nearly one hundred year
ago are the principles we intend to keel
| in operation for all time to come.
MY aim will be to develop the new
| company into an institution that VII
benefit each community In which W.
quality OF our merchandise whereve
possible without advancing the price
and serve the public with the best Their
Is 10 be had in drug store goods"
Jerome A. Crane, former advertising
manager. win be general manager o.
all stores in Massachusetts, and uppel
New England.
Fred y. Tompkins will be genera
manager OF all stores located in Rhode
Island and Connecticut.
E. l.. Meserve will be general man
ager of all stores located in Manhat
| tan, Bronx, and Westchester county.
II. w. Weed will be general managei
! OF all stores located In Brooklyn, uppel
New York State. Michigan. Ohio. an'
Canada.
| r. T.. Burlingame Will be genera
manager of all stores located in New
Jersey. Delaware. District Of Columbia
| and Pennsylvania.
N. Mitchell, former adertisinI
manager OF the L. X. Lggett Com
pany. has been appointed advertising
| manager Of the new company, with OF
| fees In New York.