The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-06
SIMMONS HDW.
CO. WILL OPEN
BRANCH HERE
Deal Closed by St. Louis Con-
Germ for Block on HuIing,
Tennessee and Talbot 0CCu-
pied by T. B. Jones & Co.

The Simmons Hardware company, Of
St Louis, Sc 1000. 600 corporation and
largest hardware concern in the
world, has selected Memphis as its dis
tributing point for the South, and has
already closed deal for the purchase
OF the Planters warehouse, one OF the
best located and most valuable ware
house properties in the city. for a con-
sideration said to be well over 100000
This establishes Memphis as one Of
the leading hardware distributing points
in the South
A, P, Gather, who represented the
Simmons interests in the negotiations
for the property, announced Tuesday
1 that the transaction had been complet-
ed and that possession would be given
about June /. The property was owned
| by G. Il. Jones and ]. p. Long, both
OF Memphis, Mr.. Gather said that plans
with reference to the use of the build
| ing had not yet been made public, but
1t is known that the Simmons Hard
ware company has been seeking loca-
tion for q distributing point for Its
Southern trade.
The Planters warehouse is a sub
stantial brick building. covering one
| entire half block from Talbot avenue
to Huling avenue and from Tennessee
street to the alley in the middle OF
the block to the east 1t has front
age Of 400 feet on Tennessee street
with depth of 1870 feet, giving $4,000
square feet OF floor space on the grounc
floor, all OF which Is available for stor'
age purposes without the use OF ar
| elevator. The illinois Central tracks
run the entire length of the building
so that eight freight cars may be load
ed or unloaded at one time on plat
II form level with the floor of the cars.
win Garry Full Line.
THE building will be enlarged an'
thoroughly modernized. The company
/ architect, Mr.. Bright, of st. Louis, ha
inspected the building and is now work
Ing on plans for its improvement Tn
strong and substantial walls are ample
I Ii Is Said, for the addition Of other sto
ries II needed, having been built wit
II that end in view. Definite building plan
I Z have not been announced, but Y !.
\ I believed that another story Will
/, , added. The remodeiing will be starte
/, as soon as possession is obtained b
the new owners. the company lin
, | ture man is expected In a few day
to plan and supervise the installatio
j OF the fixtures and new equipment fo
! | the building
1t is understood that the Simmon
Hardware company proposes to stoc
its full line at the local warehouse
line that embraces'every class OF hard
ware from n sewing machine need
to heavy milling machinery--the emu
, meration of which requires over
thousand pages OF the company's cata
losue. The companys cutlery line
,, famous the country over through eN
= tensive advertising Every section {
v the world is reached by the company
!, sales organization, more than 600 sales
men being employed. The rapid d.
v velopment of the Southern field I
the company has made necessary IL
v establishment Of a Southern branc
This will mean that a stock of hare
v ware valued at from $2,0o0,000 to "
! OOO, 900 will be carried at the loc
: plant, according to men familiar vii
e the hardware business.