SODAPOPBOB
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Re: RE: Schmidt Coke Museum Auction
Jeff: Ever since your post two weeks ago about the reporter who sketched the prototype bottle and how the bottle itself turned up missing, I have been doing some investigating with the hope of determining who that reporter might have been. Even though I have not found a reporter yet who fits the timeframe, it's possible that likely candidates will eventually be found by examining Terre Haute, Indiana directories from 1916. Unfortunately, I cannot find an online directory for Terre Haute from 1916, but I did discover that such directories exist, but are archived in various libraries and can only be examined by visiting the library personally. The following link is to a 1916 Atlanta, Georgia directory and will serve as an example of how such directories work. If a directory like this one can be found from 1916 for Terre Haute (which is where the Root Glass Company was located), it might provide us with the names of various reporters who worked in Terre Haute during 1916 and possibly even give us a clue as to who the reporter was that did the sketch. https://archive.org/stream/atlantacitydirec1916atla#page/64/mode/2up Like I said, I'm just using this particular directory as an example. But as it turns out, I found something interesting in it. After opening the link you will see a search box in the upper right corner. I typed the word "Reporter" in the search box and it generated numerous listings under that heading, one of which was the name Britt Craig who was one of several reporters working for the Atlanta Constitution newspaper in 1916. The interesting thing about Britt Craig is, it shows his residence as being in the Ansley Hotel. For those who might have forgotten, it was at the Ansley Hotel where the first of two Coca Cola conventions was held in January of 1916 - with the first convention being held at the Ansley on January 3rd through the 5th, and the second convention being held at the Piedmont Hotel on January 19th and 20th. Of course this doesn't prove Britt Craig was the reporter who covered the first convention, but because he lived at the Ansley Hotel at the time, he was surely aware of the convention taking place. Anyway, the point I'm trying to make is, if a 1916 Terre Haute, Indiana directory can be found and examined, it might include the names of various reporters at the time and provide us with a list of names to work with for future reference, one of which that just might turn out to be the reporter who made the sketch and possibly snatched the so called "third" prototype bottle. [ Attachments ] 1. Cover of 1916 Atlanta, Georgia directory2. Page from Directory ~ (See red arrows) ~ Craig, H. Brith, reporter, Constitution, r , Ansley Hotel Note: 'Brith' is a typo for 'Britt' ~ 'r' stands for 'Residence'3. Cropped listing from page
Jeff: Ever since your post two weeks ago about the reporter who sketched the prototype bottle and how the bottle itself turned up missing, I have been doing some investigating with the hope of determining who that reporter might have been. Even though I have not found a reporter yet who fits the timeframe, it's possible that likely candidates will eventually be found by examining Terre Haute, Indiana directories from 1916. Unfortunately, I cannot find an online directory for Terre Haute from 1916, but I did discover that such directories exist, but are archived in various libraries and can only be examined by visiting the library personally. The following link is to a 1916 Atlanta, Georgia directory and will serve as an example of how such directories work. If a directory like this one can be found from 1916 for Terre Haute (which is where the Root Glass Company was located), it might provide us with the names of various reporters who worked in Terre Haute during 1916 and possibly even give us a clue as to who the reporter was that did the sketch. https://archive.org/stream/atlantacitydirec1916atla#page/64/mode/2up Like I said, I'm just using this particular directory as an example. But as it turns out, I found something interesting in it. After opening the link you will see a search box in the upper right corner. I typed the word "Reporter" in the search box and it generated numerous listings under that heading, one of which was the name Britt Craig who was one of several reporters working for the Atlanta Constitution newspaper in 1916. The interesting thing about Britt Craig is, it shows his residence as being in the Ansley Hotel. For those who might have forgotten, it was at the Ansley Hotel where the first of two Coca Cola conventions was held in January of 1916 - with the first convention being held at the Ansley on January 3rd through the 5th, and the second convention being held at the Piedmont Hotel on January 19th and 20th. Of course this doesn't prove Britt Craig was the reporter who covered the first convention, but because he lived at the Ansley Hotel at the time, he was surely aware of the convention taking place. Anyway, the point I'm trying to make is, if a 1916 Terre Haute, Indiana directory can be found and examined, it might include the names of various reporters at the time and provide us with a list of names to work with for future reference, one of which that just might turn out to be the reporter who made the sketch and possibly snatched the so called "third" prototype bottle. [ Attachments ] 1. Cover of 1916 Atlanta, Georgia directory2. Page from Directory ~ (See red arrows) ~ Craig, H. Brith, reporter, Constitution, r , Ansley Hotel Note: 'Brith' is a typo for 'Britt' ~ 'r' stands for 'Residence'3. Cropped listing from page
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