Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-07-20
DEWOODY AND COMPANY CELEBRATE 50TH ANNI-
 VERSARY NEXT YEAR.
Exclusive Products of Merit Garry Pine Bluffs Name to
 All Parts of World.

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 All Parts of World. w. l.. Dewoody and company will celebrate a half century in business in Pine Bluff next year, for in 1870, in small frame building, on the northwest corner of Barraque and Pine streets, the drug company known as Nelson and Dewoody began it's existence. The late John M. Nelson, the late J. F. Dowdy, and the late w. l.. Dewoody, were the founders of the establishment. A short while after the establishment of the store, the late w. L, Dewoody became the sole owner and proprietor and until his demise last year, he continued in active and energetic supervision of the establishment.
 in 1877, the store removed from the frame building on the north west corner of Barraque and Pine streets, into the brick building on the southeast corner of Barraque and Pine, which is now occupied by the retail department of the DeWoody's store.
 When the establishment was moved to it's new home, only the corner part of the building was occu- pied. Later, expansions were made, taking in more floor space, while internal inpansions in the way of ad- ditional departments were made. This includes the book department which was established several years after the store removed to the corner building.
 Doubles Floor Space.
 Several months ago, the climax of many improvements in the establish men was reached when 100 per cent of floor space was added to the build ing, as we'll as other features of re- modelling. The whole of the upstairs was taken over for the warehouse de- partment, leaving the front of the downstairs department for the retail drug establishment, and the rear part downstairs divided into ship ping department, with the general offices in the rear.
 In the rear of the warehouse up- stairs, there is the manufacturing de- partment where the. numerous ex- elusive Dewoody products are made. All departments are closely connect ed by elevators, chutes, telephones and other labor and time saving de- vices, that the, coordination of all departments with the shipping de- partment is we'll night perfect
 The Improvements. begun, several months ago, -and finished, only sev- eral days ago, cost about $S,000, anG involved tearing down several stair ways, opening up partitions, and uti- lizing several offices in the building Now the store extends from Barra que street to the alley between Sec ond avenue land Barraque on Pine street, first and. second floors.
 Oldest Wholesale Drug Firm.
 One of seven. wholesale drug estab lishments in the state, the w. l.. De woody and company is the oldest il Arkansas. Throughout the years that it has been running, it has gained a strong reputation for de- pendability and square dealing.
 Coincident with the expansion o1 the establishment in floor space, ant the increase in efficient service, tn. management, still in the Dewoody family, plans in the future to pusl the exclusive Dewoody preparation: stronger. An extensive campaign for placing the locally manufactured exclusive products will be started il the near future, and while. one of th' products, known as Mexican Hea Powder, is well known all over thu country, it is planned to, push thi product as well as the others, mucl stronger. Besides Mexican Hea Powder, the products manufacture by the w. l.. Dewoody and company who discovered the formula, is L; France Rose cold cream, UBet corr cure, and Fragrantine Tooth Wash
 Products Go to China.
 A letter received from a Paris Ky. jobber, asking for a shipment 0 Mexican Heat Powder to Mrs. Ad dison Talbot, at Shanghai, China and orders from practically all of tn Southern states, will give some ide of the broad distribution which thi powder has. So great has been tn expansion of the Dewoody bushes it has been necessary to establisl since it's establishment 49 years age three seperate stores, and then al vorce the three. The retail drus store occupies a part of the buildin. on Barraque street, and is known a Dewoody's Drug store. The drug and confectionery store on Mail street is known as the Main Stree store, while the wholesale an( known as w. l.. Dewoody and com manufacturing establishment is pany.
 With the wide distribution whicl will mark the future of the Dewood! products, manufactured in Pine Bluff and shipped to all parts of the world there is reflection of the spirit o1 aggressiveness, and the growth anC prosperity which has been the for tune of Pine Bluff during the time the oldest drug store in Arkansas has been established.