Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-02-09
Huntington & Brooks

e 1Jossrs. Huntington q Brooks
Cleyelanders familiar with the 'toWn on the
I.y. sbo,a siy miles from Newburg h" about
quarter of century ago, will recolieet the un-
pretending Crockery Establishment on SuPeri-
or street of Messrs HUNTINGTON d BRooKs,
then two enterprising, intelligent, upright busi-
ness Young men, Just beginning the world, and
who had for factotum father Cox, the pOlitest OF
men-peace to his blessed memory! By strict
personal attention, sagacious and prudent man
agement, their business extended with the
growth of the city and the development of the
country, and forseeing the advantages OF
wider field of operations, several years ago they
established an extensive House in Cincinnati.
Mr.. BRooKs remained in charge of the parent
Cleveland Store, one of the first on Water street;
Mr.. HUNTINGTON removed to Cincinnati, and
successfully conducted the business there until
the firm of HUNTINGTON & BRooKs, under their
joint management, has become the leading
CrOckery Importing and JObbing House of the
West
With their usual sagacity Messrs. HUNTING
TON & BROOKS last season took advantage OF the
opening of a direct trade between Liverpool and
Cleveland by our Lake marine, and the follow
ing extract from the Cincinnati Gazette illus
trates some of the advantages that trade confers
on the business of the Forest and Queen Cities:
Messrs. Huntington d Brooks, of this city,
have hit upon plan which will enable them to
furnish their customers with goods at prices
ranging from fifteen to twenty per cent below
their former rates. They have built large
stone warehouse 200 feet long and 90 feet wide,
and 6reproof throughout, having a corrugated
iron roof, iron doors, and heavy hammered glass
for windows. A portion of the building Is to
be used as a United States bonded warehouse,
| which is separated from the other portion by a
fire wall and iron doors The building is locat-
ed near the CHI d DIR. J. depot, and is to be
provided with side track for the convenience
of loading and unloading the goods.
Their wares are all assorted to order at the
potteries in England, and each crate contains
such an assortment as will be likely to be want
| ed In this way they can keep constantly en-
| hand from one hundred to one hundred and hf-
| ty different assortments in about twelve to ff-
| teen hundred crates, and they can order any de-
sired number of crates containing the same
number of sets, shapes, signs and styles
| These different assortments are placed in the
warehouse and alphabetically erranged.
| At the office in Carlise's building on Fourth
street, they have samples of each shape and
size, SO that the customer can point out the kind
and quantity he wants, and by reference to the
| list-book, the crate or crates found to contain
precisely what he orders, are checked off, the
numbers sent to the warehouse, and the goods
shipped. A hand car is to run into the build
ing from the side track, which saves drayage
and rough handling or the crates.
They have made arrangements TO receive theil
goods the coming summer by Liverpool ant
Cleveland vessels at a very low rate. At Cleve'
land their goods are loaded from the vessels OIL
to the cars of the C. H. & D. R. R., and the
goods in this way come from Liverpool to the
warehouse in this city without any drayage
and with only one trans-shipment. Those o
their goods that came on Cleveland vessels las
season, came through in better condition than
any heretofore received by any other route, anC
by the present arrangement it is thought tha
the breakage will be very inconsiderable.