Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 79, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 April 1917 — WM. FRYE SELLS CITY TRANSFER LINE [ARTICLE]

WM. FRYE SELLS CITY TRANSFER LINE

Disposes of His Holdings to Nehe miah Hopkins For s3,soo—Will , Retain Remington Route. .*7* '•**’*«*->. Wm. F. Frye, for the past fiv years owner of the city transfer line disposed of his holdings Monday t Nehemiah Hopkins, of this city, th< latter to be given possession on Maj 1. The line will be operated by Mr Hopkins’ son Ray and his son-in-law Walter. - The consideration was $3,500, an; the property included will be the ok bus, the new International truck re cently purchased by Mr. Frye, and the yellow bus and two v/agons. When Mr. Frye took possession five years ago he had five horses and twe horse-drawn buses, but since thal time he has disposed of all of his horses and replaced them with motor vehicles to keep up with his rapidly increasing buisness. Mr. Frye has been in the transfer ‘business for the past ten years, during which time he has ‘become acquainted with hundreds of traveling men and has proven t? be very popular with the travelin.? public, and the courtesy and ability he has shown in the handling of the business made flt a very thriving proposition. Billy says during his connection with the line he has missed a few calls, which is to be expected. Mr. Frye will ibe much missed by the traveling public, but there is no doubt that his successors will be equally as successful in the handling of the line. Billy retains possession of his Remington-Rensselaer line and will make the twd runs each day, devo. ing the rest of hds time to livery work and the management of his eighty-acre farm. His reason for selling was that the work was too much for one man and feels that ten years’ active service at such gtrenuo ig work entitled him to a rest. The new owner agrees to leave the Reming-ton-Rensselaer field to Mr. Frye and the latter agrees to remain out of Mr. Hopkins’ field. Mr. Frye has .been the owner of the Remington and Rensselaer line for about a year, purchasing it of Samuel Duvall last spring, and he has found it a very remunerative proposition. The new owner of the transfer line will take possession on the business on May Ist and conduct it along the same lines as Mr. Frye did.