St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-06-28
THEINTERSTATE
WHOLESALE
GROCERS

Inc, is corporation which has add
ed distinction to ST. Tammany par
ish. It's birth place is Covington,
La, where in pinafore attire it start
ed, as the Covington Grocery & Grain
Company, to convince the people that
home service could be established
that could meet all outside cOmpe-
tition, conserve the interests of its
patrons and earn dividends for its
stockholders. Since then this COM
pany has had a phenomenal growth.
Under the management of E. j.
Domergue an extensive business was
built .up, the further development of
which reached into new fields and en-
couraged the establishment of branch
houses, which in turn rapidly in
creased in business and facilities.
He subsequently was made its presl-
dent
A short time ago the general Of
fees at Slidell were fitted up in mod
ern style, both as to sanitation and
equipment, but scarcely had this been
accomplished, with the addition of
the new fire sprinkling system, CIV
ing automatic fire protection, when
increased business gave warning that
in the very near future this building
will have to be added to and accom-
modation made for an increased
force of employees. The Bogalusa
and other branches are also growing
rapidly.
Increase of capital has been neces-
sary to extend the business in keep
ing with the opportunities offered
Each time stock has found an eager
market, the last increase being made
when the Interstate Wholesale Gro
GERS, Inc, was formed, taking in and
providing for the various branches,
when the capital stock was placed at
$5OO,000. The addition of Hatties-
burg branch and the New Orleans
increase in capital, and this increase
will be provided by the sale, on July
18th, of the $3.50, 600 of stock reserV-
ed from the authorized capital OF
$500,000. The surplus and undlVld-
ed profits amount to s250,000, MAX
ing capital, surplus and undivided
profits $750,00O on. the sale OF this
stock July 18th.
Following are the officers and
board of directors:
Officers-E. j. Domergue, presi-
dent and Treasurer; John T. Glib
bons, ice-president; j. S. Water
man, secretary.
Board of Directors Salmen,
Slidell; j. S. Waterman, New Or
leans; R. l.. Patrick, Laurel, Miss;
]. A. Bousquet, Slidell; Max Schua-
bacher, New Orleans; John T. Glib
bons, New Orleans; E. J. Domergue,
Covington.
The company will soon have to
build elevators to take care of its
constantly growing business.
The Columbian, of Columbia, Miss,
contains the following account Of the
esta blishment of the Hattiesburg
branch:
"The following from the Hatties-
burg American of June II relative
to the organization Of the Interstate
Wholesale Grocers, is of local inter-
est because the new concern is the
mother house of the Pearl River Gro
Gerry & Grain Co. About five years
ago the local branch was established
here and the business started OFF un-
der a manager, one boy and dray-
man and one horse and float. To-
day they employ eight men and two
trucks and are contemplating the
purchase of a third truck. In 1917
their quarters were enlarged by the
purchase of the large building to the
east of the courthouse. G. l.. Sim
mons. recently of Tylertown, is the
present manager and he and family
are rapidly identifying themselves
with our town life. The article fol-
lows:
"The Interstate Wholesale Grocers,
Inc, one of the largest wholesale
firms in the South, will establish
branch house in Hattiesburg within
the next sixty days, according to an
official statement given to the Hat
tiesburg American this afternoon by
f. ]. Domergue, of Slidell, La, presi-
dent of the company, who expects to
select a site during the afternoon on
which to erect a large warehouse.
"Mr. Domergue states that his
company will erect large building
in the Hub City at once and it ex-
poets to expend in the building and
stock approximately 100000. He
hopes that the Hattiesburg branch
house will be ready TO rbusiness with
in the next sixty days. Customers in
the South Mississippi territory will
bo cerved from the Hattiesburg house