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Augusta a Pure Food and Products Center-Co-operation and Efficiency
Fred Gehrken, Wholesale Grocery, One of the
Oldest Concerns In City
Established Nearly 100 Years Ago
One of the oldest business institutions
of Augnstn is that of the Fred Gehrken
Wholesale Grocery, corner of Fourth and
Greene streets, which was established as
a grocery practically a century ago. The
entire business has been owned and
operated by M\\ Gehrken exclusively
since 190 t», previous to which, or from
1881. the firm was known as Richers <&
Gehrken, that firm having bought out
the firm of N. Kahrs & Co.
Mr. Gehrken was born in Germany in
1556, coming to this country when lie
was 1 1» yca'rs of age. Having a brother
In Augusta he came to this city and en
tered the employ of Nicholas Kahrs, who
then Operated the wholesale groceVy now
owned by Mr. Gehrken. The latter was
Augusta Coca-Cola Plant
Second Largest in the State
Success of the Augusta Company Under Messrs. Reed and
Rainwater Phenomenal and Plant Highly Modern and Ef
ficient in All Respects.
The Augusta Coco-Cola Bot
tling Compan> was organized in
190' and begun operations in this city
under the supervision of the Coca-
Cola Company of Atlanta. It is oper
ated l>\ Mr. J. 10. Reed and Mr. .7. M.
Rainwater, who are the sole owners of
the Augusta plaid and all territory
within a radius of fifty miles of Au
gusta.
The volume of business done by the
Coco’Cola Bottling Company of Au
gusta is the secoYid largest to that of
any other plant in the state of Geor
gia, principally due to the energy of
Mr. Reed and Mr. Rainwater, both of
whom have bad years of experience in
the bottling business, Mr Reed hav
ing been for several years in the man*
ufact uring departjnent of the Coca-
Cola, Company, and Mr. Rainwater
having been in the bottling plant of
the Atlanta Company.
The plant is one of the best equipped
in the south and of the very latest
improved machinery. From time to
time it has been added to until now it
is equipped with every convenience
for bottling purposes. The plant is
perfectly sanitary.
The company ml so has established
three additional plants, one in Allen
dale, S. C.. one in Thomson, Ga., and
one in Waynesboro Ga.
EXTERIOR SCENE OF AUGUSTA COCA COLA BOTTLING PLANT AT 7 A. M., SHOWING
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Cor. Greene and 4th. Phone 81
We handle a full line of Fancy Groceries, Canned Goods,
Grocer Specialties and Condiments. We make a specialty in
Marketing all Brands of Cigarettes, Cigars and Tobaccos, which
have obtained the highest merits.
We earnestly solicit your valued patronage.
OUR MOTTO—To Please, Serve and Retain every one of our Customers
taken in as an equal partner with Mr.
Kahrs In 1880, and the following year Mr.
Kahrs’ interest was purchased by C.
RiehtTs. in 1593 Mr. Gehrken purchased
tin* building and property on which the
business is located. .
The concern handles a full line of
high-class staple, fancy and canned
goods and a complete line of cigars and
tobaccos. The firm’s goods are strict
ly adaptable to the city trade.
One of the many valuable employes of
the. firm is Mr. W. A. Faugh, clerk, who
has been connected witli the same house
for thirty years. Mr. Rudolph Gehvken,
son of the proprietor, attends to all the
business for his father.
This has been one ot' their best sea
sons since opening up in Augusta.
They are now operating four automo
bile trucks with the capacity of a ton
and a half each: also five wagons for
the delivery of Coco-Cola. Each con
veyance leaves the plant at seven
o’"clock every morning delivering and
collecting for each case that is sold.
They employ about twenty-five men
all tin* year round.
Both Mr. Reed and Mr. Rainwater
are enthusiastic Augusta boosters.
FIGURES LIE AGAIN.
’Rena was much excited over the pros
pects of a camp meeting that was about
to take place in her neighborhood. For
weeks she had been preparing gay and
gaud> feathers for the array, and now
her outfit was complete, save a pair of
much-desired patent leather slippers. Sue
approached her mistress.
“Miss Ford,” she said, ”1 sho* wants
to git a pair o’ slippers ’fo’ de meetin*
commences, an’ I ain’t got a single cent
lef’.”
“What size do you wear, ’Rena?” ask
ed her mistress.
“Malt right numbah is ’fo.” she re
plied. "but I has to weah sebens, ’cause
so s burl me dat bad I ;je’ natcheriy caint
hardly walk.’—Woman’s Home Compan
ion.
ELECTRICITY GAINS ON
STEAM
(From The Chicago Post.)
Steam is rapidly giving place to
electricity as a source of power in the
United States. Although steam had a
start for centuries, already one-fourth
the industrial power in use comes
comes from the dynamo, and it is pre
dicted that in a few years four-fifths
of the work of the nation will derive
energy from this source. It. is esti
mated that there is 150,000,000-horse
power at work daily in the United
States. Of this 30,000,000 is animal,
75,000,000 steam and about 37,500,000
electric. The balance is divided be
twee gas and water.
Two-thirds of the steam power is
employed in operating locomotives,
and it is here that electricity is des
tined to make its most sweeping con
quest.
Jno. E. Reed, who, with Mr.
Rainwater, Opened Augusta
Coca-Cola Bottling Plant 12
Years Ago.
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Fred
Gehrken
. . WHOLESALE . .
Grocers
One of the oldest
and most reliable
business houses in
Augusta.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA. GA.
“QUALITY”
ALL HAVANA MADE IN TAMPA
5 and ID Cent Sizes.
ARMOR CIGARS WILL PLEASE THE MOST
FASTIDIOUS AND PARTICULAR SMOKERS
Armor Cigars are Made trom Carefully Selected Sun-cured, All-Havana Tobacco, in
One ot the Most Sanitary Factories of Tampa.
We are making an extra effort to increase the sales of ARMOR
CIGARS because we are confident of their Superior Quality.
FRED GEHRKEN
Wholesale Distributors Augusta, Ga.
We Want to Emphasize the Fact
That We Are Pushing
VAN HOUTEN’S
RONS dutch COCOA
Because of our belief that it measures
fully to the high standard ex
acted by us and our trade.
FRED GEHRKEN
Wholesale Grocer
401 Greene St. Augusta, Ga.
5 CENTS
ROSE’S ARMOR
CIGARS
“BLACK ARMOR”
“GOLD ARMOR”
10 CENTS
“AUGUSTA IN 1914”