Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-02-13
BUSINESS CHANGE
NEW BUSINESS HOUSE
J. |. BURNETT SELL INTEREST
IN REED & BURNETT'S
Gets $4,000 for His interest," Buys Smith
Building and Opens Separate Bus
iness.--Ben Simth Goes In,
New Building Started

Last week Ben NTH bought the
interest of j. l.. Burnett in the gen.
eral merchandise firm of Reed and
Burnett. The consideration was So, 00U.
AS the result of selling his interest,
j. l.. Burnett bought the Jas Smith
building, adjoining the new building
erected little over yeaT ago by
Reed and Burnett, and will open for
business next week under the firm name
of j. l.. Burnett. He will carry a line
of feed, field seed and groceries, and
will handle potatoes ana general bar
ter.
He will have as his main assistant,
Lewis Burnett, who has been store
manager for the Chicago Tennessee
Coal anG Coke Combany. WaIdensla,
for some l'ne. Lewis Burnett has
had exten experience in the gen.
eral mere. 1dise line and IS looked up-
on as one the most capable clerks
and busiE, IS men in this sector.
{ oupled with the strong popularity
OF j. l.. Burnett, the new business
should prove a strong factor in the
business of Crosswlle.
j. l.. Burnett IS making extensive
changes in his building. He will put
in an elevator and construct a concrete
cellar for storing potatoes. The ele-
vator will be used to raise the general
feed stock to the second floor, which |
will be used exclusively for feed prod |
uets.
The first fiooy will He arranged and
stocked with complete line of groc-
cries and field seeds.
NEW BUILDING.
AS result Of the purchase of the
Smith building by Mr.. Burnett the
new firm-whlch Will be known as
Reed and Smlth Company had to
make hurried arrangements fer handling
heir large stock of feed and field
seeds. and work is now under way tor
IN entirely new building 36x80 teet |
'rontIng on Main street and extend
ng back to within few feet of the
building now occupied by Reed and
smith Company.
The plan is to make the rev build
ng modern IN every way and move
n their general stock in to 1t soon so I
s to have the advantage of the excel q
3nt corner site oE Nam street.
Messers Reed and Burnett purchased
his site from l.. H. Bell something :
yer year ago with the purpose of h
ulding in much the same manner as is s
ow under way. When Mr.. Suth pur- a
aased the interests of Mr.. Burnett the u
ale included the Bell lot. g.
The room now occupied by Reed and
NTH WILDE converted into feed de-
artment and will also be used for
andllng potatoes. A frost proof
om or cellar Will be arraged by the W
oming fall. tt
M. f Reed. the senior member OF the ol
m of Reed and Smith, was, with j. h.
Burnett, the founder OF the firm of ell
eed and Burnett few years ago. e1
ler business was SO large that in pc
lite of sales being made on close IN
argins the business was emnently da
ccessful from the start. Mr.. Reed pr
justly regarded as one of the NEST di
retul and capable business men IN ct
e county and it was due in a large as
sasure to his careful purchases and lot
A tchful methods that the business tic
'ceeded so we'll. Mr. Burnett was
ry active and successful as a trade
tier and for that reason the old firm
s particularly strong with the peo-
. In the separation of the two men
re is mutual good understanding
those same qualities that brough ,n nil
cess to them Jointly will doubtless ~,