The Winslow mail., 1923-09-21
L. B. PUTNEY MERCANTILE co.
Wholesale GrOCerS


for a period of years throughout this
section of Arizona and the adjacent
part of New Mexico as representing
integrity in business, a desire to
serve the community, and a constant
endeavor to cafry on hand COM
plete stock of all articles for the
needs and wants of the wholesale
grocery buying public. Under the
careful guidance of Mr.. w. H. Cham
berlain this company here has built
up a most enviable reputation for
push, hustle, and "aggressive-
ness" and "billbOards" service in
every transaction.
The L. B. Putney Mercantile Com
pany was first established here in
1915 as a branch Of the company of
the same name in Albuquerque, New
Mexico. In 1917 it was incorporated
as a separate institution, but retain
ing the same name for the cumula-
tive publicity value. Mr.. w. H.
Chamberlain, under whose active
management the business is conduct
ed, first came to Arizona in 1895, but
his last continuous residency dates
from the first part of 1915. Mr..
Chamberlain is native of Tennessee,
and was formerly connected with the
Putney interests in Albuquerque for
a period of eighteen years, winning
his way upward, step by step Mr.
Chamberlain at present deVOtes his
entire time in his managerial capa-
city here, and was formerly mem
Der of the City Council and President
of the Chamber of Commerce. At
present Mr. Chamberlin is President
of the local School Board. Connect
ed with him here is Mr.. H. E. Jen-
sen, Assistant Manager, and Mr.. F.
E. Johnson, Head Salesman
The L. B. Putney Mercantile Com
pany handles at wholesale, eXclus-
lively, a complete line of groceries and
produce, wool, hides, peltts and Nav
ajo blankets. This firm is the pio-
neer exclusive wholesale grocery
house in Northern Arizona This is
true too, of the Putney house at Albu-
querGue, which was opened in 1878
before the coming of the railway to
that city. The house handles only
standard, nationally-ad pro-
ducts throughout, and buys all pro-
duce from the surrounding country
side. In fact, the Putney Company
Arizona raised products.
The trade territory extends west
to Ash Fork and including Winslow,
Flagstaff, Williams and the Grand
Canyon, east to Gallup, New Mexico,
and including the Hopi and Navajo
Indian Reservations, and south to
Fort Apache and Springerville In
fact, it ma be said that the circle
that is made by the Companys rep
resentative in car shows total of
$40 miles around the circuit. Pro-
ducts are handled by trucks north
and south, and by the railroad east
and west, for distribution. The busi-
ness here has shown a remarkable
growth, which is borne out by the
fact that the original floor space was
30x80 and today the main house is
50x300 feet, together with a basement
50X100 feet, and modernly construct
ed brick warehouse with sto-
rage capacity of sixty cars. The To-
cation is directly on trackage.
Service and quality have been the
predominating factors in the code of
ethics employed by the management.
Local delivery is made and the phone
number is SS. The entire personnel
Of the company are strong believers
in the ultimate growth and expan-
sion of the Holbrook trade territory.
They all wish to be quoted as boost
ers, and Mr.. Chamberlin said: THE
future looks very good. l feel very
optimistic over Holbrook and it's ter
ritory. I believe we are just begin
ming to grow, and 1 think this is
true, too, of all of Northern Arizona.
The cattle and sheep industries are
showing improvement, and the range
conditions are better than they have
been in eight years. Also the oil
companies are spending money for
development purposes, have passed
the speculative stages, and are now
actively engaged in drilling We need
civic improvements, and better CO.
operation among all interests, and
above all, the spirit of progressive
ness that insures the expansion of
q communities