The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-12-14
LIVERADE MEDICINE
co. WILL MOVE TO
LOUISVILLE, KY.
Has Doubled Capital Stock of Corpor-
ati0n.
IS Now 4 s2OO.OOO.OO COMPANY
Fulton People Regret TO See Concern
Leave Town.

Having heard il rumored for several
! days that the Liverade Medicine Com
p1uy would move 10 Louisville. Ky. n
representative Of this paper called on
| SIR. ). j. Barnett tine General Manager.
and asked him for particulars concern
| ing this move.
Mr.. Barnett stated that while the
| Liyerdde Medicine Company was a com
paratveiy small company. il had by
/ hard and conscientious work on the
part of himself and all the directors of
| The company. judicious and wei plan
ned advertising and q product that was
so far ahead Of amy ion its line now on
the market. attracted the attention of
nationally known patent medicine men.
With "a distribution growing from 81
in number two years ago 10 about 200
ina fifteen states handling Liyerade ut
the present time. this phenomenal
growth wa~ sufficient to attract tie
attention of "a Louisville chain of drug
stores. who are said 10 be the largest
sellers of patent medicines in the
world. II is said that the sales from
this chain Of stores viii exceed S1,250,-
| 900 per year.
Mr.. barnett spent week in Louis
Vile looking over the situation. and
| the result of this trip was an Increase
of capital stock to 100000 and the Sc
| curing of this firm of wholesale ana
retail druggists not only as stOckhold-
crs la this company. bur as officers and
directors ia same.
Thursday night. Dec. Z, at a banquet
given 10y the Directors of the Liycrade
Medicine Company at the Usona Hotel.
Mr.. barnett made "a fun report 10 them
of what bad been accomplished in
| Louisville. going into details as TO plans
which had been outlined. regarding the
! future policy of the company. guided by
men who NOT EXPECTED to make II
success. but who had ALREADY made
a success and were known wei and
fav0rabiy as being leaders in their pro-
fcS~ion by practically ever druggist in
rhe United States. He also outlined the
method Of advertising which, while conn
Servatiye, would attract the attention of
almost every man woman and child i'm
9 he territory ia which this advertising
would be done. Each territory would
be taken up separately and worked
thoroughly until Liverade was as well
or better known than any other prep
arati0n of It's kind IN existence today.
After hearing these plans each and
every director expressed himself as
heartily in approval of them and IMAM
imouSly voted that the company move
10 Louisville. Ky., January ]. 1923. and
| The following we're made officers ana
directors in this company:
G. II. Wallace Of Fulton. president:
Ernest II. Bennett Of Louisville. vice
president. president of the Taylor-Ben-
nett Drug Co. $. J. Barnett of Fulton.
secretary, treasurer and general mana
ger; II. \. Taylor of Louisville. direct
or vice president Of the r. p Taylor
Chain of Drug Stores: Lon Jones of
Fulton, director; +. g. Isaacs of Louis
vile, director. president of the Taylor
isaacs Chain of Drug Stores; ii. +.
Smith of Fulton. director.
While nothing in this world but death
is sure. still with the company com
posci Of such men as above, the sue
cess OF the Livefade Medicine Com
pany In its new quarters and under
this mana cement seems 80 sure that
parties now owning stock in this con-
pauy feel that it IS today worth FIVE
times what il was one week ago
\ vote of thanks for efficient. ener-
getic and honorable management of
this company during the past two years
and full faith and confidence in lis fu-
ture mana cement. was extended Mr..
Barnett 10y the entire board of direct
ors
While we hate to lose Mr.. Barnett
ami this company from orr city. we feel
sure tliat it i Il great step upward in
the right direction and he will carry
with him the best wishes of this paper
ana the entire community
Daily Leader
We publish the above article from the
Fulton Leader as it viii give the stock
holders Of this company in Hickman the
reason for their moving to Louisville.
We believe it is wise move and that
The company Will grow rapidly in their
lew home.