The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-21
MEMPHIS CLAIMS
FOR DISTRIBUTION
FACILITIES SHOWN
Superiority Of Bluff City as
Commercial Center Being
Generally Recognized by
Outside Manufacturers.
BY E. p. ~MAcNICoL.

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its claim to commercial supremacy, one
~ tno ,,os, ,orc,bIo arguments it can
~ -,.t.,I f,ra-
Is mat OF Eeos'"'"'"'
ton.
From, d If distribution, "a
0" " ..,,u,
LaCtof IN NhlcH "'nIit Ia,,lnt NO..
taclltles ilEoTe as Iunu',,,,t' NJ,
qulfenehtr location Is t'sl st,'.E' ,a,.,
ohiy must tahspoIlhl!ou '",,.'',VS ,,orjnr
q commercial a'lr@vLlui '"ic t.1a ,,,
70 the aNenaES HlullN tP"','S u ,latr.-
a. "a 9lStrLoutlif Jtr5s r ia mi
talheu ana CAilIallh,", Nv, " ~ ',.
marty essential lhAL we ',,,ii0a.
served IL serve" tN'liN'',.H tn-,
IL IL a'su iepH,,''t IEc
the territory OF "ni'h . L.nE =, u.s.
comInerTldt Cgu{tI rams mnt" u ''
p~otehtlat posSlptltleh luI 81, 5,riI,gs y
As a center M''Ul."9 vs.,
without doubt, me EateW"l I" Ir,
south ana the HVHtnMtS, ~.
TO supremacy IN thtS !eSp'Cl ""T no
eelVed national TeS"bHIk'Vu, ",,"u,n."s
l9r 'ne laTse nuhln'. ~ IImOa n,ttb{n
that nave been ~tslao'Sneu mr'V ".rr rI
the last Few Years oelNauE "a ',hra,t
Tory ana serving II SNL'uT,'',S nmi,
may be roughly bounded ul 'n,,II
etawn MIDWAY 1--WE Mr'"st lln wv
~. LOUIS, LoulSNgie .Nll9"pn' .r." rgty
leans 'ity ana NauS"S Nm,
thlS WY tHJ"HS' 'lIVuh" Wv No.
OF Jus ~ truHk IalH"Sus W." 't,,h
II mes Senterlhe mere, u~'Slrluut,"
cllitles lhat MAKE " We t"iE,J' , ~,
ihetclal center IN tne 4'7SiSSn'l| N",t,!
betWeeH ~ LOUIS Huu NeN tu""'n,,
us lueal ioca'Iln, IeVIt"'"VH w oon,e
ralireaus' mas given iht riSS " I'LL I'll
maiaihg leau over lis MouIu.pV n''i1 n"
IN lhlS respect ana u Is .4SIalnh !"
heayliy ~ ItS tN'luS,,, ]ssthutiug
Auueu r~ecosUil'o,' hS q u,Hr, ,nU,a"e
center Is contained ~ l'g a''I nncr
meht, JUST lnaue PunlC. 'uat 'l',,,'
a Gamble, mdhuIaNLuitIS WIN " .SS.
IlonaI repGtatlon ana VINO ,oto,"' ouo
pTepSrinr o to open a sci service ',,' branch in
Memphis that VII supply the g2rpora-
TONS trade IN MISSISSIPPI Nrh'nsnS'
LOUISIANA ana tennessee ne I'm
phnE, whlGh operates lnr'e HtIEt a"t,
tories IN me niltu NlateS ana Uie ~ ~,
Canada, ana WhlGh snpVlled ntlIiS ."
per cent OF we s'ESer'n puro,,nsTu u,,-
der war contract nv me Roverhinent
believes mat II can Keep III Closer
touCh WIN rs lrade IN JhlS seclloI,
az the South through a lo'8I Office anu
II Is accordingly preparing TO close "
lease Tor ottlge space Tor what II terms
a service branch'
C, II. smith. with Offices In the
Union ana tlahters hahk nulluIns' VINO
mas been local safes representative I0r
the company Tor several years, VIII
nave GhatRe OF the oililco'
u me 3lhpany y INTENTION 10 Set
IN closer touch with the trade IN TINS
vicinity, and the service branch that
Is 10 De opened mere Is TO De eStan,,
llshed WIN mat end III view shlu
Mr. smith hhe volume OF business
mas become too large Tor me nam
OFFICES at cincinnati 70 handle
The company expects to open It's ser
vice branch within the next few weeks
Office space of 1000 square feet Is
now being sought and installation Of
office equipment will he started as
soon as a lease is signed,
%A"""ASA ~S""J'
The coming Of the Proctor A. Gam
BILE company Is coincident With the
establishment of another firm here,
which selected Memphis bccause OF
It's distribution facilities and proximity
to raw materials-the priester Hosiery
mills. ~preseptatiye Of the firm
which exnects to launch operations in
the Glaslyn building. were I'm Mem
phIs Monday mnlInp flunl nronaro-
lions for ~fnstau;wr no chinorv Thio
business obtainnd hrn"gb h effort
NJ The indmstriof sectinr ~ tbe Chor, , .
har ~ Gavrn, "a W. ~,
nbis onIv afterr ovarTop,tng Loon norn
p]nti,ton t,o,n t,as o oro'"'a,S N'e aon vUn,
EvVhtun.n" .'ou, r"1etol" tVN.,io 't"tols.
En shA .1.,-. " ....,Al ~
sU, ~ plans 10 pAlauu llS
opeIat'ons 70 tne point Where SUI en-
ptoses VIII pe necessary Ill u rev
Hagh'hs tlme
IN commenting on memphis adVanI-
uaRes as u hlanulaCtNrlhE anu dlstflp-
utuE center, Mr., p%rtester SAID;
'Memphis Is ideally situated, 1t IL n
Wohuer 10 me, though, mat the city s
manufacturing activities have not ex.
panded more. AS the largest inland
CnIfnn market in Tho world thnTp ghnlII
he more textile plants here
The Significance behind Mr.. Priester's
opinion VIII bear study, why Is II that
scottQn, grown at our very doors and
handled entirely on the local market,
must be shipped overland to eaboard
LOT, transportation to Eastern textile
mills when the saving In freight alone,
an item Of tremendous proportions,
couid be ERECTED { the raw material
could be refined where II is produced
instead the raw material Is shipped
East. refined II shipped hack with an
economic loss in freight rates that adds
an enormous figure to the, ultimate
price the consumer pays for the manu-
featured article.
The same situation is applicable tn
the furniture industry. raw material for
which, to a large extent, Is produced
IN the local territory, but shipped to
Northern points for manufacture into
finished commodities.
These are questions which the cham
Der of Commerce, through Mark Fen.
ton, its industrial commissioner, has
under consideration for solution. They
are big questions and vitality affect the
industrial welfare of the city. Consid.
cred In connection with the CITY as a
distributing center they bear possihili .
ties for unlimited exploitation.
The volume Of business on raw and
manufactured materials handled an
nually out OF Memphis through loca'
firms and branch houses attracted &c
Memphis because Of its distributing
facilities, totals the stupendous sum OF
$2l7 900, 000, exclusive OF cotton. Every
large packing company In the country
Ia represented with a local branch. The