W. A. Short & Co.
OCT 10 1900
HELENA, ARK.
In 1885 Mr. and Mrs. William A. Short came to Helena from Mobile, Alabama.
Mr. Short had been engaged by the Howell Cotton Company of Little Rock, Arkansas to conduct a branch of their business in this city. In 1888, W. A. Short started his own cotton business and two years later changed the firm's name to W. A. Short and Company. In 1895, W. A. Short and Y. F. Harrington formed a business in cotton second to none in this part of the country. Their business totaled over $5 million for the season of 1902-03. W. A. Short and Company invaded other markets, establishing branch offices in Pine Bluff, Brinkley, Newport, Cotton Plant, Clarendon, Forrest City, Holly Grove, Marianna, Memphis, and Osceola. A newspaper from 1904 printed the following: "W. A. Short and Y. F. Harrington have a genius for organization and are men of ability, industry, and wide capacity. In fact, they are among the leading business spirits of Helena, Arkansas."
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