Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-05-04


INV FnrURE n mr QuFENswvnE TaApr -
0REAr RrnUcrloS iN PntcrA-Messrs. Haating
ton 4 Brooks Of Cincinnati, The well known
aud extensive Importers Of Earlhesn Ware aod
China, whose Gard viii be found in another
column, have adopted an entire new system Of
conducting their business, whereby they are
enabled to furnish their customers with this
description Of Merchandise at lower prices,
relatively, than any regular Jobbiug House in
the United States. It will be seen by refer
ence to their card, that The reelection from last
years prices averages ABOUT rwrSY rrR er>r
Thus is sdded another attraction to Western
Merchants. in the market Of the growing Me.
tropolis Of the South West.
The following notice, conmendstory Of the
novel feature in the Crockery Trade, is extrsc,
ed from very interesting article on tho mann.
lecture Of Porcelain. contained in late number
Of the Cincinnati Gazette:
THE importation Of porcelain from tho Eng
lish potisries to this city direct, has made a
| large showing lor a number OF years, bui an
improvement Ia the manner af conducting this
trade is about TO take effect, whereby the peo
pie OF this surrounding country aud the West
generally, will be greatly henefined
Jobbers of Queensware have heretofore bee,
10 the habit OF unpacking all their cratrs, dis.
playing their whole purchases aud thereby
compelling customers 10 sort out thcif supplies
from the W hole stock; this is not ouly tedious
70 the purchaser, but expensive requiring room
Tor displaying the wares. extra expense ~ car
tage and re packing, which always involves
more OF less breakage
Messrs, Huntington d Brooks, Of this city,
have hit upon plan which will enable them 10
furnish their customers with goods at prices
ranging from fifteen TO twenty per cent. below
their former rates. They have built large
stone warehouse, two hundred feet long and
sixty feet wide, and fire.proof throughout,
having corrugated iron roof, iron doors and
heavy hammered glass for Windows. A p'r
''cr f''' biting Is 10 h. used az a United
5tu rrhouSa, which is separated
U.r % uon by a fire wall and iron
uuurs. he iuipiing Is mcated rear the Uin
cinnati, Hamilton aud Day'on railroad depot,
and is 10 be provided with side track fir the
convenience Of loading and unloading the
goodl,
Their wares are all assorted to order at the
potteries 10 England, and each crate contains
such an assortment as likely to be wanted -
ln this way they can keep constantly ON hand
from one hundred to 0pe hundred and ffty dif,
ferent assortments, in about twelve to fftccn
number OF crates, containing the same number
OF sets shapes sizes and styles. These differ.
cut assortments are placed in the warehouse
aud alphabetically arranged
AT the office in Carlisle building corner OF
Fourth and Walnut Streets, they have sample,
OF each shape and size so that the customer
eau point out the kind and quantity he wants,
and by reference to The published catalogue, the
crate or crates found to contain precisely what
he orders, are checked nfT tho numbers sent to
the warehouse, and the goods shipped. A
hand car IS TO run into the building from the
side track, which saves drayage and rough
handling of the crates
They have made arrangements to receive
their goods the coming summer, by Liverpool
and Cleveland vessels, at very low rate. At
Cleveland their goods are loaded from the YES.
sells on the cars OF the Cincinnati, Hamilton and
Dayton railroad, and the goods in this way
come Liverpool to the ware house in this city
without any drayage, aud with only one tran,
shipment Those of their goods that came on
Cleveland vessels last season came through in
better condition than any heretofore received
by any other route, and by the present arrange
ment IL is thought that the breakage will be
very inconslderable.
The ware is packed at the pottcries much
better than itcould be here, aud Of course will
ride with much greater safety from this point to
the several localities TO which il is shipped, in
the original packages, than il selected and re-
packed here,
The duties on all their goods being paid here,
and section of their warehouse being con.
sructed with reference to keeping goods in
bond, the duties need not be paid only so fast
rs the ware is wanted. and thus large item OF
interest saved to the firm Thrs it will he seen
that these Lovel features in their trade will
effect economy 10 several directions, and while
the country dealer and retailer will be enabled
to realize much larger profit than heretofore
and at the same time furnish their goods at u
much reduced figure, the advantages that will
accrue TO this firm, from the large increase Of
their business, will amply aud Justly reward
them for their enterprise in Introducing feature
which will result in such advantage To the ives
tern consumer"