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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-08
Bros 9

distributed among the employees from
the hunhiest porter TO the highest ON
cial. In discussing this policy. the
management states that It has been
remarkably successful In every way.
Every employe, of course. draws his
regular salary in the usual manner
and In addition. as the firm prospers or
shows proit. he comes in for his
share just the same as II he owned an
interest In the business.
Cooperation in high degree char
acterizes the relationship between
ers. The mana cement believes that II
ID Just as much to the interests Of
Strause Bros. g. Co. as II is TO the
trade that the welfare ana growth OF
customers be fostered and aided In
every possible way. SaIesmen are in
|structed never to sell customer any
goods that would not conform to the
demands Of his trade. A careful study
OF the trade and demands OF each GUS
toner IL made and II 10 always the In
clination of the salesman to sell his
customer goods that will move to the
best advantage.
Having back Of It 4 record OF forty
nine successful years Ia business and
with highly developed organization
to build for the future. the move into
new quarters by StrAuse Bros. q Co. Is
destined to be ono Of the most i'm
pnEtAnt factors In the history tina
concern as affecting = continuance of
its growth ana success.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-08
MUCH CANNING BEING
DONE IN THIS SECTION


A good baromstsr Of the amount
OF home canning that u under way In
Richmond and vicinity - the sale Of
the littlA Nire HANDY II fruit jar
holders During the past week the
Arm OF Harvey Blair 4 Co. who are
specializing n the Handy Holder z
sold over NIFTY sross to The Cohen
Co, Miller = RhoAds. =. b. Taylor CO.
ana the Nswtpn-w oodward Hardware
CO.
The immsnse sale Of this 1ittle de-
vice = largely dVs q the display OF ths
sets ~ the sichmond Manufacturers
Exhibit and the articles appearing n
these Solunns. written W w. X.
BachS. which explained their use.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-08
BROS. ( CT.
NOW N new BUILDING

deOnc. New aslh 40

Forty-nine yeara In business is a
record that any concern might we'll be
proud OF. And that during this long
term Of yaars constant growth has
crowned the efforts OF the management
to such an extent that twice the con-
Germ has been forced to seek larger
quarters. u still further evidence OF
well-meritsd success.
Such ID the record OF Richmond's old
est Wholesale dry goods and notion
house--Strause Bros. 4 Co.
This concern has this week moved
into Its new and modern home rs pic
tured above. located At l3l3-l2iS East
Main street.
This concern for the past seventeen
years has been located 1t l31S-iSl7
East Main street and Its business has
grown steadily until more room was
necessary 10 care for the Increased
4Ae leree new sutldtn
A shown In the above picture. this
building II OF handsome and modern
|Architectpre. constructed OF marble and
brick and u one Of the hnest buildings
On East Main street. The building y
four stories high. with large base
ment which II to be used ~ ware-
room. Modern In every respect. the
building II souippsd with = sprinkler
ayetem for nre protection: also .
vacuum cleaning equipment which r
quite IN innovation and convenience.
This system. avotds injury to stocl1 ~
the old process Of sweeping ana =
muc6 more thorough and 6anttary.
steam heat and electric elevator ssr-
vice, are OF course, both OF tho most
modern types The rear Of the build
tuI - practically al constructed of
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-08


!. william A. Powers holds the two Of
ncss Of vtce-president and sales man
Ager. Mr.. Powers has DEVELOPED q
sAlss organisation that u making an
enviahle record for the house which
they represent
william h. Northern. secretary and
treasurer. has In charge the buying OF
dry goods and notions. Years Of ex-
perienee n this business enables Mr..
Northern 70 keep the. stocks up to :
high standard In every respect
HOhert + WalIerstein n general man
ager of the various house departments.
While ret young man. Mr. Walarstein
has acquired : knowledge Of the busi-
ines ana II endowed with : natural
abilfty which asaurss him success -
a executive.
The sales force - composed Of the
following highly ancient men. who
have hAen connected with Strause
bros = O.. Tor ! period OF from ten
q thirty years, which fact character
ises the apl1ndid treatment accorded
40 3 ssmlieyss Iof thetconcern - wen ~
IT. cuotdznetE
Thess men travsis IN the various
trads e1ntsre of vtrg1niA and ths Car
o1snass MssorG "A Robertson. A. G.
ElnofA =. X 0rAxssr. W, & Carroll.
ElzynWoo4 Brown. Prizes Fate. r. III.
HtArweod. Apbrey StutA Alvin Dyer.
Geoyss weed. WseIey Mills Thurman
B4nAp ana Isvtn9 1gaFtt1s
N y A. No. ~ 1laetf. nDloyae ~ !
E 50 s sagg !. 49, -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-08
JUNE TRADE SHOWN
UP ABOUT As g5


So far as general activity tM Il
ness is concerned the last wAo1f =
June is never very prominsnt
has been no exception to th4 fnl1
year. stock-taking has been hi III =
ress preparatory to the begfnniH&
operations for the last half 0e ~
year. Some buyers particularly 1I4
Pacific coast cities. have ceEn1
New York to look over c0pdtl
They form the advance guard ofss(l
large number who are expecf1d A{&5
the Fourth. What course III q In
under existing circumstances
puzzling to many. Prices of bf6 " II
cally everything are higher than U
except the very oldest. have aver
With. The new levels are conced44 r.
/ be temporary and to be due Kl&3f1a
tc conditions arising out Of tbs 4t&Nis
Naturally the questions that ay3Se f&X5
How long will It take to get IA 1DI y
where near normal again? VIII i<&
downward trend be a gradual 6nA
as TO enable merchan ts to accom- aYla1e
date Themselves TO 1t or will Il en- r
9Th sudden drops alternating E0I
minor advarteF? and--whAt III III r.
important for the nloment-w1lf &S
buying. public purchase at the
new high levels? sa
Some Grounds for Confldezso s2ss 4
| To the solution OF these quest
the active participation III th6 n
by this country affords atfno
/ This assures the continuance AZ H@
/ struggle until there Is radical ~
in the collective German mind
the necessary contrition ana ~ -
ance for past nisdeeds folloYll1
confession of guilt. AZ wei. u
the disposition to make ameuN9
/ wrongs committed. This, Il III
i coded. will take much time. Sss
believe that the troops viii II .
tered out prior to 1919. M0Aoa
conditions affecting prices ar1 1Tf y
lremain much as they are Nnf1
OTIS harvests or the reverse VIII 1SS3
living costs lower or higher af
case may be. and governmenf r2
lation or control IL apt to steady bfi
and prevent them soaring from S1@S%
ulation 1t Is difficult to see hows niS%
der the circumstances, there II saf1
be anv sudden and unexpected hf,X1a
in prizes while the war lasts 6fS
for that matter, does there seeYn~
hilsty OF this happening dtSS1%
the transition period afterNaf6 M
a couple of years or more Thee
siderations should give heart nE 6%
20 thr enterprising In trade. Ia a r.
IN this coun,<~ and to thnoea
have opened ND new foreig1 1Nff
for american wares sSglf
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-08
A[V HONE tEhAaRI !.
MARKS cloIhllG CO,
Wholesale Caot1in6 Hosse Vim Haye
Handpusne ana Af0tlern QnaEseE1.

- -
WnoAcseac Ssa -. 49,. - -.
HAndDua10 Anq q 81 > - =
-. ! =. -. <.,othfnr COM
- ssy = @.sInrs m nnen.s ana
k..ys ss-xns~ ona 81 Ric1tmond'a
, .0z. sssss.s hnusea 40 moving
49, y. ~. 49, hor1A = i1l1~i1l6
49, 1~s,. .ey,eat Tho briidinw d To
%~ ~....,.s..s 4 sansnffv Nth the whole
I y II 1r~ 1922 losane 81 Strauss Bros.
s~% .s-~ 3.
-. - 80 80 80. x,,o<r,r. ~onr INV
IT, 49, "a :. =. Z. -~s.r -. hliah.
w .es. S -. - rarry Markx the pres-
men: ~ 80 s.r,c.rv il iss7
49, ns ,NA Jxna EAST Main
being located 9 levs as. sna
1880 MnV ~. &c., y.s -
oIospersc 1oI
Shortly aftar entering Ine whoie-
saIe fleld some eignseen years ago .no
arm moved TO 1892 EAST Main street.
AT intervals OF hve years TWO more
moves were found necessary IN oIuer
70 have more room: these two ia.teI
locaAlons heing - 1870 and !Sos Eass
Main atrspt And again. nins year.
Ak0 t16 company located A. f6tf fsA.t
Main street. where u Was tnousnt III
Act1nt room would De anoruea .3I
many ysexs. But an ever-fncreAAtn1
trade Dnce again made neceseat Nh
gee9rint 0f larger QuArtens 49,
handeome new building a. pictures
on this page now Affords coMIA 80
diouS home for this progressive Con
cefn
This hraildine 10 fully described IN
thT arftclA relating to 1trauae BroA
anA Anynnany. and ID one Of the 6n-
- sfrucfnres devoted to wholesale
hussnAas In the city
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-08
VIRGINIA. SHOULD
Have GUIDE POST


We don't know where WGet
ing. but we're on our way -
a senseless slogan often heart
bunch OF good fellows areN ~
rampage or . joy riding cxust43
speeding by. In fact, whiIA hx
tered alone. II Ii often the the1
serious-minded people travea1fGs
the roads OF Virginia. Win ~
ceptions our roads are Withhold
signs Of any kind. We Aavo I'M
tomobile guide hooks which 4QJ
trips or routes from place to
guiding the traveller n IT.
bridges, stores, shops, n1ifls 4G1k
trees, these are very mis1ea 41m&
times In the day and altoee1l
less at night.
Considering the big inveoelNlG
automobiles and the fMct t11Gks
are becoming more and moFo 1
Of transportation by many az 1
xens, especially travelling I'll
il not unreasona BILE that tht1
alteration by the leGislatuH
matter Of . guide post IAw ~
in every township and eonnfY IT
state. 4 ~
The Richmond post or tn, T.
In its meeting Saturday. Juue n
special attention to this subj
adopted resolution fayor41
4 lAw and requested al a. q
bers In Virginia 10 intervfoNsf(G ~
for the nomination befpxA }
mary. August Z. for nemho
legislature, and Svote for Ho
were favorable to such = IN E|SS
matter should interest av4xs
in the state, not only aiGto
era. but the many th0usand1Sx12
served and beneftted 81 xyItlf
Many OF the states have G4e
North Carolina among them
y proving = great blessing
| farmers who ara suppOeed of 49,
miliNr with the roads Al ~
Icounty. &
The cost il not - burd4
when placed sepArafely ti
county, township ana citxS
provided for. The lAM Nall
Form the style ana scopS Z
recurring than 20 h4 poE1
tindestruc4i iale, regalklnk
bene< u travellers a1A
m4Iit ~ 40 src& en1
tQuEfnts ayo
lualiy inpEegknl
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-08

1t has been said of Strause Bros q
Co. that 1t IL almost impossible to take
a customer away from them. A fact
which speaks volumes for the integrity
and fair dealing OF the concern.
Quoting from = recent statement
issued by this concern--''In accordance
with our usual policy Of service. to give
az good as the other fellow. then go
him one better. etc."--one gets some
idea of just what high standard of
service Is set and maintained by
Strause Bros. q CO.. and can readily see
why 1t IL possible for them to hold the
trade Of customer after they once
deal with them. In fact the sole pur-
pose. AZ stated by the mAnAgement--of
the move into the new building-was to
enable them to give even better service
to their trade.
strause Bros. q Go. are the owners ct
the celebrated Harvard brand and have
for years enjoyed m ever-increasing
trade throughout this state and the
Caroiinas with this brand Of goods.
The success Of this concern Is due
in 4 large measure 10 the present ofii-
GERS who have been At the helm for
many years
Leon WAllerstein. president. has
charge Of the financial and office de-
partmsnts ana under his capable direc-
tion this company has gained COM
mercial standing OF the very highest
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-08

George Dawson came In Friday
night with his grip apparently very
heavy. We suppose as usual 1t was
Allied with orders for r. A. Saunders
Sons Co.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-08

| william s. Carroll. who IL spend
ing the week END at the beach. says
that the see" is better this ye4r than
ever before. We've wondered why Il
10 that such an unusually large num-
Der Of the boys hike 1t down to the
beach at every opportunity this sea-
son--now, we've learned the reason.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-08

L. J. Martin. of Maxwell Hous
coffee fame. spent the weekend II
Richmond.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-08

| Brother Stockton reports the Inn
plement business as ana. This is
good news because the country needs
| farming and lots of It these days
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-08

stokes-Grymes Grocery Co. should
be very proud of Hampton Haden.
He Is on the lob all the time and his
say they just close their
order books when they learn he's
teAfr ahead of -therY..s----
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-08

Clay Davis and Bill Roy were seen
together this week All we've got to
say Is that It would take better than
two deuces to beat this pair.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-08

Russell High must have forsaken
this section of the country. We hope
that Watkins Cottrell have not trans
ferred him to another territory. for
he is fellow we all like to have
|around.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-08
rae Matsev .,f neffriI

Among tn numberleae "a
hitherto done by individual 0fIor1
which the government sholH I'll
position now to take hand l
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-08

Ormonde Smith n ont with hin fal
line now and u sending Ia ME
lot Of business Tor ~ drm ercy ]
Straus. s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-08

e. s. Count" Granger leaves to-
morrow morning for a round OF his
territory with the Strause Bros. & Co.
fall line. OF couroe. ''the count
win get his share Of ORDERS from his
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-08

Alvin Smith, president OF the
Smith Courtney Co. has been out on
the c. & 0. during the past week with
~. K Smith. this company's repre-
sentative in that territory. He re-
ports q good business and bright
prospects. II IL the ccstom OF Alvin
Smith to spend a week out in the
field each year with every salesman
of the organization. In doing this,
! Mr.. Smith states that he comes in
direct touch with the trade and can
get first-hand information On condi-
ltions throughout the territory.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-08

| Jno. c. Moore, OF the Cheek Neal
Coffee Co. left yesterday for Atlanta
| for short vacation. He and his
family are making the trip In his car.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-08

CONTINUED on Second Iss,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-08

Brother Skillman Is raising bounc-
ting big crop on his Hanover farm.
Another U. c. T. doing his bit" so
to speak.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-08

Billie Griffin. the national ana
state press chairman OF the T. r. A. =
when not engaged In those duties or
explaining the merits Of policies Of
the Atlantic Life Insurance Co.. Il
plotting movie scenarioe. He has Ac-
rrcpted checks for four and has the
NTH one well under way.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-08

Speaking about farming-well, you
ought to hear George Nelson talk
about his ranch" George 10 strong
on pigs now. He received a pair q
suppose that's what you'd call two
pigs) of fne registered pigs yester-
day by express ffom a big stock
breeder. and had them on exhibition
down at his ofl1ce-the E. A. Saun-
ders Sons Co.--to show his friends.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-08

O. D. Minor is expected to bring
his usual fish story to Bowling Green
on court day. From his description
of one that he caught on his last trip,
We Judge it must have been a young
whale.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-08

Our old frt4n4 lack p6x5a. x Nh
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-08

p c. Lewis, of Charleston. w Va,
and w j. Thomas. Of, Wilson. N. c..
ARE new reprexe ntn,five III the field
for Cheek Neal Coffee Co. Incident
ally. there's some live wires now sell
ing the famous Maxwell House coffee.
With such a genuinely good line to
sell and a most capable sales organic
xation. this is fast becoming one OF
the most popular coffees In the South.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-08

Capt Willis Moores, Of the Cheif
|Celery-Caffeine Co. talso Of subma-
rine fame). is reported to have more
"schooners'' to his credit than any
other man In this district. 1t is said
| he always went after the big ones.
too
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-08
MONDAY THE 18th THE
CASINO PRESENTS RAsPUTIN,
THE MAD MONK

Rasputin, the peasant power behind
the throne, was directly responsible
by his misdeeds for his own death and
the fall of the Romanoff Dynasty.
Iliodor, Priest of the Greek Cath.
olic Church, has recited to the world
his version of the intrigues of the
Russian court in which Rasputin
played the principal role.
This strange young Priest set him
self up against Rasputin in an effort
to overthrow him and gain for him
self the high place at court which the
peasant held. Rasputin, however,
was far the greater genius of the two,
and Iliodor found himself entangled
in web Of circumstances which end.
ed in his being unfrocked by the
Greek Catholic Church and exiled to
America. lliodor will play himself in
this actual reproduction of recent Rus.
sian history.
1t Is hard to believe that such a
disgraceful condition of affairs as we
are picturing could exist in any CAV.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-08

6CANNIVCM
COMPANY p
LAKELAND. FLA

Below are extracts from a letter
received from Mr.. J. N. Sterling, of
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, a last winters
visitor who was interested enough to
become a stockholder in our company.
November 4, 1917.
My Dear Collins:
| have been going to write you for
some time, but have been very busy
and could not seem to get to it. The
postcard picture of the building looks
fine, and no man is more pleased to
see this start than |. suppose
you are going through the same food
shortage and consequent advanced
prices that we are up here It be.
hooves every one to conserve the
food that is given US. Collins,
l am just as pleased with your work
as you can possibly be. Your COM
pany has had a hard puul and | am
glad to see you are nevertheless max
ing progress. Your business will be
a god-send to the South, for anything
we can do at this time to save the
waste is we'll done. have con-
fidence enough in your canning plant
that | would be willing to bet my
best dollar on it, as it is not lux
ury but a necessity, more so now than
ever before. The South is in
her infancy, they can raise so much.
The people are pud gold. and we will
see the time when the South will be
feeding the North their luxuries and
the North will be returning her staple
food The waste fruits of Florida
will supply the North, and give us
delicacies that we do not know ex-
cept we eat them in their native land
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-08

Yesterday certain men interested
in the welfare Of the city went out to
solic new membership for the Lake
land ber of Commerce. BY a
coincidence a similar movement was
set on foot on the same day in the
city Of Tampa. The number of new
memberships secured for the CONNER.
cial body in Lakeland was 100 per
cent greater than the number Sc.
cured in Tampa. That speaks mighty
we'll for the energy and persistency of
the Lakeland soliciting members, and
also for the responsiveness of the
Lakeland business men to the call
upon their public spirit.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-08
WaveletS
Fro m
The Deep
C. e =,

There is money in onions II you
know how to raise them. LIVE
OAK DEMOCRAT. There is more
than money in onions. There is
strength, a superb strength. On q
hot day drink couple of onions
they make the best eyes water in
the world.
First in WARchula, first in PEACE
river and last in Wimomma.
Andrew Carter will make the race
fer Governor. If Carter will run on
the liver pill ticket, he will be as
sured of his advertising in advance
bradford County Times. Yes, and
the DRAYMEN'S union will support
any CARTER.
And now comes the shortage in
pennies We will have to servo the
police men up for COPPERS.
It is better to have loved short
cir! than never to have loved aTALL.
They say man and his wife IN
Lakeland are SO daft over respect.
lively golf and auction sales that he
has been heard to cry in his sleep
fore" and Immediately she comes
back with -four and quarter. -
Tampa Tribune. That's not half az
bad as the Tampa man and wife that
arc fond of short skirts and poker
respectively. While in the land OF
dreams one night last week she
whispered, 'Tt's too long, raise it
five inches," and hubby responded
between the snores, Let's make it
ten better"
Well, Cleanup Week ended just
like thought it would. I'm stripped
clean.
Cheer up! Only ninety days un-
til next spring g-IDeLand Record
Ninety days Is a long distance Il
spring over and we might FALL.
We hope fair Tampa will have ;
Tampa fair.
Some men put in a weeks worl
but the works weak.
TEN YEARS AGO IN LAKELAN1
There was shortage in the hole
for doughnuts.
FIVE YEARS AGO IN LAKELANl
ALL the women's dresses wer
,enTRALNing.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-08

But with your system of furnishing US
with the tree ripened fruit we will
not be obliged to make the trip, but
open a can or bottle of Collins Grape
fruit and Juice and have 1t at any sea.
son, accept my congratulations.
With kindest regards,
Yours very truly, n
]. N. STERLING,
Food that Feeds"
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-08

Tie Evening Telegram gently but
firmly declines to abuse sGovernor
Cats merely because its enemies de.
sire 1t to do so. When 1t app ars
that the Governor deserves criticism,
this paper will not be backward
about administering 1t; but it is not
going to indulge in idle and useless
comment, calculated to disturb the
unity Of feeling which every good
citizen ought to be doing his bit to
foster at this time. And we DOM I
care a hoot what construction may
be placed on our motives by NAL
evo,ent or weak minded persons.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-08

The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Myr-
tie st. Methodist church met al the
home of Mrs. A. C. Hooks, Wednes-
day afternoon, holding their regular
business meeting. Those present at
this time were Mrs. o. ]. Pope, C. H.
Dickinson, C. r. Sidman, j. NJ.
Woods. l.. G. Yarley, Mrs. Martin.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-08
WEEKS STORE STARTS
A SALE TOMORROW

A Big Bargain Sale is to star, to-
morrow at the C. NJ. Weeks dry
goods store tomorrow, and in their
cuarter-page advertisement in this
issue will be found a number of of.
fer'ngs which it will pay every wom-
an tc investigate who wishes to save
money.