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ANOTHER SPLENIIID BALTIMORE
STREET EsTABLIsHMENTs

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STREET. ESTABLISHMENT
We have heretofors referred. TO the I'M
provemeats which have been madethis sea-
son on Baltimore street, as Of that eharac-
ter which adds most essentially to the bust.
ness character and aspect of the city, A.
mong these improvements, the building No..
Sis Baltimore street, between Howard and
Liberty streets, especially attracts notice.
| from its 6ne appearance, extensive size, and
admirable adaptation to the carrying on Of
the most enlarged commercial business III
The building occupies the space of two old
warehouses, fronting SO feet aud running.
back los feet, occupying with smaller ware-
house with which it is connected, the whole
space between Baltimore street and GoMpen
alley. The height Of the building IS four
stories, the front being in tie Romanestylc,
of which is known as the lingo Jones scIool, Il
and covered with mastie, 50 as TO accurately
represent in appearance tho famed Gonnecti1f
cut brown stone.
The interior of the building IS finished in
the most modern style, and with all the im-b
provements which eau add 70 The convenience
and business facilities Of the occupants III
Two spacious skylights afford the most am
roof to the base, and each loor has the most
|. convenient means of access and is also pros
vided with all those arrangements which,
may most conduce to the comfort or add to 4
the desirable character Of che premises. 4
The buildingis owned BY Mrs. S III Nor
ris, and was built after designs furnished by
Dixon, Balbirnie & Dixon, architects. The
carpenter work was executed by Mr. George
Stuart, bfieklsying BY Mr.. II d, Bargers
plastering by Mr. Thomas Billson. and the
painting BY Mr.. Thoms AtEliek, all Of whotn
have executed their work il the most iinF
ished manner.
The whole of the commodious }prewises
are occupied By Mr. H. II Cole, who designs
carrying en- in them, on the most extensive
scale, the wholesale ready,made clothing but
sines The first floor is fitted up with great
taste ana neatness for the purposes ofRsalesr
room, and with the commodious, well light.
ed and airy basement, will afford room fot
the immense stock Of clothing,-of every var,
riety of style, which Mr. Cole will offer To
the attention of his customers TheFecona
floor will be occupied as store room for
the giving out aud receiving Of the clothing
| from the hands of those who are employed
in making them up The fourth floor win %
be occupied exclusively by the cutters, some
forty of whom will beconstantly employed
in shaping and preparing the materials for
the hands Of the workmen. r
The third story together With the ware
house in the rear, will be entirely devoted
to the shirt-making business, which It Is con
| templated to carry on to an extent heteib-
fore unknown in this city. On the third
floor the materials will be cut, given out,
and received from the seamstresses employed
in making hem up The rear building will
furnished with steam engine, steam boilers
and the most improved machinery, for tht
washing, ironing and putting in Inerchanta
BILE order Of the made up article This per
ton Of the work, it is said, will be done in /
style which has never been attempted her,
before, and which can only be attained b
the aid Of the machinery which has recently
BEEN introduced in the eastern cities.|
The wholesale business will be conducted
on the most extensive scale, TiYalling similar
establishments in Boston and New York,
+ and supplying a want which has long been
1 felt in our commercial circles and which
had It's influence in inducing purchases,
4 both from the South and West, in whose
I stock of ready made clothing forms an i'm
\ portant item, to slight our city. because
their wishes in this respect could not BE na-
vantageously filed here. The opepingi Of
such establishments will add new INDUCE
ments to those who have heretofore favored
Baltimore with their patronage to continue
to do SO, and also in attracting others who
have heretofore made their purchases else
where The extent to which Mr.. Cole will
carry on in his business, may be judged from
the fact that be will give employment, IN va
rious capacities, to from 80 to 200 persons.