The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-09-02
Big Paducah Distributing
House Opens Plant
In Paris.
Will Deliver Groceries In
Paris Same Price
AS Paducah.
Means Saving Much Freight
Charges To Final
Consumers.

The new wholesale grocery house
of the. Wilson Butt Company opened
to thes trade in this city today, oc-
cupylng the building at the corner
of e. Wood and Brewer streets,
formerly used by the Paris Mullins
Company for a storage warehouse.
Paris now is one Of chain of
five wholesale houses conducted by
the Wilson-Butt Company, the main
house being at Paducah and the
branches at Paris, Metropolis, ILL.,,
Hickman and Fulton, Kentucky, ana
thus the local link in the chain mag
mean much to the consumers here as
we'll as the stockholders OF the gro
Gerry company.
Mr.. C. c. Stanley. who has had
charge of the branch house at Me
tropolis has been transferred to Paris
as manager. He arrived in the city
this week, and will shortly be fol
lowed by his wife and two children.
Walter Williams will be the city and
county salesman. Mr.. Williams is
Well known to the local trade, hav.
ing formerly been connected with the
Wiggs shoe store and thereafter has
been travelling salesman for the
Wilson Butts Co. with headquarters
in this city and making this imme-
diate territory. He is very popular
with the local trade especially, and
was largely instrumental in convinc,
ing the new concern of the resources
here available for another wholesale
grocery--there having been only one
up to this time. John II. Arnott of
the Arnett & Lindsey grocery here
was also prominent in bringing the
new wholesale house to Paris, having
formerly been connected with them
as travelling salesman ana highly
recommended this territory to them
as opportune for locating another
branch house.
The outlook here would seem espe-
| cially bright for the wilson Butt
people, as they come highly recon-
llended from their established head
quarters in Paducah and the effec-
tiveness of their service in the three
previously established branches, the
| paducah house being one of the
largest in this section of the coun-
! try
! one effect the new wholesale gro
Gerry distributing plant here win have
| on local consumers, it is said will
| be that Paducah to Paris freight
! charges viii not now have to he
added TO the price of groceries, etc
IN other words, the price Of groceries
| TO the dealers will be on the same
| basis t. o. b. store as to dealers in
| Paducah, and this saving in freight
over prevailing charges, if passed
on down 10 the consumer, should
very much lessen the living costs
| which have been so out OF line in
this city for many years, as com
pared with many other places. The
! Wilson-Butt people have definitciy
announced that deliveries will be
made to dealers here minus this
usual added freight charge,
in addition to the scrS ices of Mr.
Walter Williams as local solicitor
the new concern will travel one OF
two other uen out Of here TO make
territory within reach Of the Paris
distributing house.
Paris grocery stores are Welcoming
the new firm with open arms, and
they viii doubtless control wonder
| iul business here. Ta2y have leased
the milling company former ware
house for a period Of two years, the
/ consideration it Is understood being
SIS per month and in due time con
template erecting a building of theil
own. The present building was floor
ed and put n shape for their occu
Fancy during the week, and the of
iices will oe located therein. Car
| load shipments Tor the new concern
have been arriving daily