A Progressive House

One of the Oldest and Most Reliable Drug Stores in West Bay City.

One of the most prominent business houses of West Bay City is the drug store of E. H. Vedder, situated on the corner of Midland and Walnut streets, This well-known establishment dates its origin back twenty-two years, having been opened by W. W. Vedder, brother of the present proprietor, in 1868 The store was a success from the start. Its proprietor was a thorough business man, well skilled in his profession, and he soon built up a good paying and steadily growing trade. The establishment continued under the same management until 1883, when its proprietor died, the ownership passing into the hands of E. H. Vedder, the present proprietor. The store had been in existence fifteen years, and was in a flourishing condition, but Mr. Vedder at once began taking steps to increase its business still further, by adding new features, increasing the stock and making such improvements as the times demanded. The business of the establishment steadily kept pace with the growth of the city, until at the present day its patronage is not excelled by that of any store in the two cities. Mr. Vedder’s trade is such an extensive one that his patrons are sure that he always has a fresh stock of pure drugs on hand. Mr. Vedder is a gentleman in every sense of the word, well educated and thoroughly familiar with the science of pharmacy, and during his seven years’ experience as manager of this establishment he has made hosts warm personal friends in the two cities. By his uniform courtesy and close attention to the demands of the trade he has succeeded in building for himself and his business a reputation to which any merchant could point with pride. Mr. Vedder’s career has been one of remarkable prosperity, and he may well be classed with West Bay City’s most prominent business men. His establishment is commodious, handsomely fitted up and equipped with every modern convenience, He always carries large and fresh stock of pure dings and chemicals, keeps a force of competent clerks and makes a specialty of the preparation of prescriptions. In the drug department he has everything required by the trade, also handling everything in the line of extracts, patent medicines, standard preparations, druggists’ sundries and the almost endless variety of article to be obtained in a first-class establishment of this character. In the compounding of prescriptions Mr. Vedder is not excelled by any druggist in the state. The establishment is one of the oldest and most reliable in West Bay City, an in every way deserving of the liberal patronage it receives.