ROSS COFFMAN ENTERS THE MERCANTILE FIELD
1909
RECORD CREATED BY : TINA EASLEY
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MONDAY , FEB. 8, 1909 - FRONT PAGE - THE DAILY SOLIPHONE
A WELL KNOWN CITIZEN AND CAPITALIST BECOMES IDENTIFIED WITH THE BRECKENRIDGE MERC. CO.
ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
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ROSS COFFMAN HAS BECOME IDENTIFIED WITH THE BRECKENRIDGE MERCANTILE CO. AND HAS BEEN ELECTED AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD . MR COFFMAN HAS PURCHASED A GOOD BLOCK OF THE STOCK AND THOUGH HE WILL NOT GIVE HIS TIME TO THE BUSINESS HE WILL BE ON THE BOARD OF ADVISORS AND WILL HELP TOO FINANCE THE BIG MERCANTILE STORE.
THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE AS FOLLOWS :
JOS. S. MUELLER , C.H. BOND , J.E. NEWBERRY , M.R. COFFMAN AND S. BRECKENRIDGE .
MR. COFFMAN , WHILE NOT A MERCHANT IS A MAN OF AMPLE MEANS . HE HAS WORKED HARD ALL HIS LIFE AND HAS ACCUMULATED A VERY FINE ESTATE AND IN HIS OLD AGE IS ENJOYING THE FRUITS OF HIS LABORS . HE SAYS HE HAS NO PARTICULAR DESIRE TO MAKE ANYMORE MONEY , BUT WANTS TOO KEEP WHAT HE HAS AND TOO BE ABLE TOO HELP OTHERS WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY ARISES.