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[Adv] SUCCESS FLOUR (Full Spring Wheat Patent) Gu aranteed to make twenty
percent more Bread than Winter Wheat Flour. Quality and satisfaction guaranteed or money
refunded. On sale at all Groceries. PROGRESS WHOLESALE GROCERY CO.
[Rochester Sentinel, Thursday, April 3, 1913]
MAURICE SHELTON TO ENTER NEW BUSINESS
Maurice Shelton, who has long been identified with the business interests of Rochester,
severed his connections with the Progress Wholesale Grocery Company, Monday, and with
Edward Werner, a native of Amsterdam, Holland, has formed a company for the purpose of
importing and exporting crude rubber, leaf tobacco, - - - - beans, spices and copra. Their American
office will be located in Cleveland, Ohio, and Mr. Shelton will be in charge.
For 16 years Mr. Shelton has been engaged in the wholesale grocery business in this city,
entering the trade in 1899 with his father, J. R. Shelton, and “Cap” Collins. The firm was then
known as Shelton and Collins. One year later Mr. Collins sold his interest to the father and son. A
year later, Charles Brackett purchased an interest in the concern when it became known as Shelton
and Brackett. In 1901, L. M. Brackett purchased an interest and the concern became known as L.
M. Brackett and Co. In 1910 a corporation was formed and named Progress Wholesale Grocery
Co. Mr. Shelton, since the organization, has held the office of the president.
The new concern with which Mr. Shelton is identified will be known as the Tropical
Products Co, Importers and Exporters. Because of his long connection with the local concern, Mr.
Shelton is amply fitted to branch out and engage in tropical trade which since the war, has
received a big boost in this country.
[Rochester Sentinel, Tuesday, February 16, 1915]
PROGRESS COMPANY WILL MAKE LOTS OF VINEGAR
The Progress Wholesale Grocery Company has rented a number of the large vats at the
pickle plant in Rochester in which they will store cider for the purpose of making vinegar. Within
the last week, the local firm has purchased hundreds of barrels of cicer and is on the market for
any amount which the farmers in the county have for sale.
[Rochester Sentinel, Saturday, September 18, 1915]
CHAS. BRACKETT OUT OF PROGRESS CONCERN
After a connection of 16 years with the Progress Wholesale Grocery Co., Charles
Brackett, Wednesday, sold his interest to M. C. Shelton of this city, who had been interested in the
local concern until one year ago when he retired. Mr. Brackett resigned as treasurer and manager
and his place was taken by Mr. Shelton. Mr. Brackett has no definite plans for the future.
[Rochester Sentinel, Wednesday, February 2, 1916]
PROGRESS GROCERY WINS VICTORY IN THE FEDERAL COURT
The Progress Wholesale Grocery Company won a complete victory on its motion to
dismiss the bill of cmplaint in the case of the American Sugar Refining Company, in the Federal
Court at Indianapolis on yesterday Judge A. B. Anderson holding that the complaint did not state a
cause of action for the appointment of a Receiver, and for want of equity. The court, however, on
the request of the refining company, to file an amended bill of complaint within thirty days,
granted the request but announced that a good bill of complaint could not be made on the facts as
set forth in the complaint under consideration.
It will be remembered that the refining company brought suit against the local company
and L. M. Brackett and Maurice Shelton, to have a Receiver appointed for the Progress Wholesale
Grocery Company; the purpose of the action being to procure the appointment of a Receiver to
take over the property of the Progress company, sold under an order of foreclosure by the Fulton
circuit court.
The claim of the refining company grew up out of a claim under a contract, by which
sugar was sold by that company to the local company for future delivery, under the representation