Moore Grocery Company Purchases the Business of Starr-Mayfield - Smith Co, TX
		
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P. O. Box 6967, 
Tyler, TX 75711 

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The Daily Courier, Tyler, Texas, Tuesday, April 11, 1905, Page 1:

"BUSINESS CHANGE

Moore Grocery Company Purchases 
	the Business of Starr-Mayfield 
		Gro. Co. of This City.

	The Courier learns that several important business changes 
have taken place in this city recently.

	The Moore Grocery Co. have purchased the Starr-Mayfield 
Wholesale Grocery business, including the stock and a long lease 
on the buildings. The transfer is to be made about May 1st.

	We learn also that the house has been leased by the Moore 
Grocery Company to Human & Brown Grocery Company who will occupy it 
as soon as it is vacated.

	The Moore Grocery Company, so we are informed, will open a 
branch house at Pittsburg, Texas, on May 1st.

	The purchase by the Moore Grocery Co., only applies to the 
Tyler wholesale house. It does not include the Starr-Mayfield 
Wholesale business at Palestine and Jacksonville."

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Tyler Daily Courier-Times, Monday, January 10, 1916, Page Five:

STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING OF MAYFIELD COMPANY

	The Annual meeting of the stockholders of the 
Mayfield Company was held on the 8th day of January, 1916, 
at 2 p.m., in their offices at Tyler, Texas.
	About 95 per cent of the stock directly and 
indirectly was represented.
	A very enthusiastic meeting was held, endorsing 
and complimenting the managers for their very satisfactory 
showing as evidenced by their annual statement. Great 
enthusiasm was displayed by cheering and hand clapping 
when President Mayfield in his short address said in the 
management of this corporation there was no embargo up 
on honesty, no travesty upon justice, and no iron heel 
of oppression upon labor, and that he had refunded to 
his employees about $10,000 covering the 20 per cent cut 
on salaries for the year 1915. A unanimous vote of the 
stockholders endorsed this act as evidence of the fact 
that this corporation has soul power, as well as money 
making capacity. The following are newly elected officers:
	J. B. Mayfield, president.
	C. A. Caldwell, vice president.
	J. M. Burke, vice president.
	M. G. Mayfield, vice president.
	C. L. Porter, secretary.
	W. H. Neff, Treasurer.
	The capital stock of the company is $400,000. 
Surplus fund (earned) is placed at $100,000. Undivided 
profits (earned) are given at $54,066.50, and total capital 
invested is $554,066.50.
	Mayfield Company has branch houses at Terrell, 
Jacksonville, Henderson, Gilmer, Athens and Mineola. The 
main house is located in this city.

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Submitted by Scott Fitzgerald, Tyler, Texas. A copy of this article 
can be ordered through the Tyler Public Library at 
historydesk@tylertexas.com for a small fee.