Show I I United System Of Ole Dry Goods Stores F Formed D Va Feb 10 For For Lv matlon mation of oC a great mercantile corporation planned 1 to be capitalized capitalized capital capital- d at three-quarters three or a billion dollars was WM announced here hero to today a b by officers of 01 tho the Southern Wholesale Wholesale Whole Whole- sale Galo Dry Dr Goods association Tho The new now com combination Is said Bald to have havo Purchased within tho past few weeks approximately J stores Holdings of oC the the- corporation were announced by hy Southern Wholesale Dry Goods association officials aa ag Including the tho Ward Montgomery company tho the United Cand Candy company company com corn pany and the Dalton Marler met mel company copa- George j J. J Whelan of tho United Cigar Stores the United Retail Stores corporation of New Now York Mid Brid James B Duke of oC the Amen Ameri American cnn can Ca Tobacco company compan are arc said st to tobo tob b bo ho the backers of or time the new corporation corporation corporation corpor corpor- for or which an nn application for charter with an art Initial capitalization tion o of has been filed tiled In Delaware |