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Show CIarI:-EIdrcc Wholesale Company Will Retire From Field. : t T . - Announcement was made today that the Clark-Eldredge company, wholesale grocers, would close out Us business here within a short time. k John Clark, manager of the company, was seen, and said: "Tea, I guess that it is true that, we are going to close out" "What are your reasons, Mr. Clark?" "Well, we don't like the business. Good afternoon." . And Mr. Clark turned away from the interviewer. The Clark-Eld redge company occupies a four-story and basement brick building at 141 and 143 West First South street, and has been In businees here for many years. The company Is Incorporated for $160,000, and does a general wholesale grocery, gro-cery, hardware and drug business. The officers are:. Lewis 8. Hills, president: presi-dent: George Romney, vice-president; John Clark, manager, and John E. Clark, secretary and treasurer. The firm employs em-ploys a large force of traveling and office of-fice men. besides a force of about fifty men In the stockrooms and on wagons. There have been several rumors of the closing of the business for some time, but no confirmation could be secured before today. Mr. Clark refused to say whether the Arm would make an effort to. sell the business or whether it would merely dispose dis-pose of the present stock and- retire, closing clos-ing the Clark-EIdredge house permanently. |