Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-21

SOUTH TEXAS
TO Be GUESTS
Dinner at Ell Jardin
Hotel and Inspec-
ton of Plant Will
Feature Event

AaAde kdiicN. Will DC ccieNfdL-
wednesday night with n dinner
motel Fl Jardin TO which al
s'uggists Of South Texas and their
'aoies have been invited.
invitations have been sent 10
some zoo. and during the Afternoon
shd evening the International Drug
20. will maintain open house at the
new establishment on West Third
ana 81. Charles. DR.. W. +. Spivey,
president Of the company. and w. -.
yseo, secretary-treasurer and gen
eai manager. will do the honors,
sssisted BY the entire staff.
Practically every point included IN
me area west from Taft. Texas. to
Alice and south to Brownsville Is
expected TO be represented. the ter
nloEy covered by the firm COM
prising the entise section.
Arrangement of the interior Of the
e%ompany's new building. the largest
Wholesale drug establishment outh
Of San Antonio. has been practically
completed. The company moved
into the building last July. but se"-
eral months were required to COM
plete all the details. departmertize
the large stock and arrange il ~ the
most efficient This has
been completed and the large struc-
ture, with every department con-
seniently arranged. IS now ready
for the inspection Of the South
Texas trade TO which the company
eaters.
A Model Establish I
The new home Of the l|ntcrna-
tional Drug company has been p~o-
nounced one Of the most complete
wholesale establishments IN the
South, and is designed to handle IN
the most efficient the large
volume Of business which has been
developed and to care for the eNpan-
sion created by the rapid deve. Al
ment OF the Lower Rio Graudo val
ley and NIL Of South Texas.
The structure is 100 by 10 teet
in size. with a full basement. pro-
viding over $4,000 square feet OF
floor space. aceurirg ample room
for the large stocks carried 70 pro-
vide for the rapidly increasing trade
Of the company's territory. The
heavy merchandise Is stored ~ the
basement, which is connected with
the ground floor by a freight Gle
vator. and on the ground floor the
various lines Of mcrchar disc nave
been dcpartmentizcd. Livery iacil-
ity TO assure promptncss IN ftliint
Acrders and making prompt deliveries
as been installed. and the officers
cf the company attribute the rapid
increase Ia business To the fact that
Inc Valley orders are almost
yariabiy titled the same day as re-
eeiyed. The one remaining facility
IA be Installed. an overhead car
rier system TO connect the nam o.
nee with each department. IS eA
pectcd to be IN operation before inc
end Of the year.
Tho establishment has a private
switching track upon which its cars
are spotted" for unloading All
car freight is received at the cas-
end of the building. all express ana
small shipments arc received AT the
south side. and outgoing trucks are
loaded 1T the west aId where a con-
sre,a driveway has been PROVIDED. \
fleet of four trucks rs operated, ohe
70 make city deliveries, two TOT val
tev deliveries. aud one 20 cover enc
IA
.s,,i,orv outside the VALLEY.
Carry Large STOCK
Ths stock carried embraces a com
-..a line Of drugs and druggists
sundries, proprietary mealeines'
sountain supplies, ~biolociesis' ete'
Tha wholesale establishment cater
= the druggist trade only, n IN
! the objective Of the firm TO carr
4 stork every line and article tne
.5a demands. The large basement
! we'll filled with the heavier At.
-. demanded by the trade. :nd
i" ,be various departments on the
floor the shelves are filled
80 \ complete array Of the trade
n~ai.aments In addition the COM
-. has two warehouse, one 80 by
\ :, sixth and st. Francis, and q
&.li.r warehouse nearby where ex-
s,as;yex are kept. The company
piSo owns the building between
Terth and Eleventh on Levee where
.ha main office and storeroom Tor
r,erIv were located.
offiees are arranged near the $.
charles street entrance, and conyen-
s~-,lv connected with the various
...r departments and packing and
ss:ncing rooms. Individual offices
80 rroyided for the president, nan
az. and buyer. The office force
~er.;sts Of DR.. w. +. Spivey, presi-
I.... ". A. Rasco, secretary-treaS-
80 ard general manager; Mrs.
s;.s Snivey Waltron. buyer; Miss
$50 spivey, bookkeeper; Thos.
psetett. stenographer. Six employees
~ - charge of the various depart
rsnts and shipping room, and four
n,elers arc employed.
Started in 1919
TIE il now n its tenth
having received It's charter in
swa' taig and tho first establish .
a., ,yas opened between Tenth ana
rr.vcrth on Washington if July M
-, year. The firm originally occu-
- an office and store room - by
w seet. but in n few months cNpaN-
20 the business Ecccssitatcls
$50 srace and IN ADJOINING
sarsroom of the same size " 4
leased.
-narv had outgrowu its Original
anarters. and the decision was reae1-
"a ii erect a building Of their own.
was purchased between Tenth
"a Eleventh on Levee street ard
: huilding so By 100 feet was erect
he stock being moved into the
W structure in October, 1921. q
Ear. aver two years after the com
H. was established. This space
p-ayad adequate for two years, but
= e2s room became necessary and
: storage floor was CONSTRUCTED. o'
~ 100 feet in size. The foilowing
ssar the warehouse at Sixth and s.
Tr,neis was erected.
~ the close Of 1926 the husln.s
!. ov.grown these quarters. and