Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1865-10-13
A BOSTON NOTION.
RIoHARDs' WINE AND spIRIr BorrlIsa Housn--A NODE
EsTABHsHHENr

nIOHAhDS WINE AND eptR1T B0rTf1N0 nODEl
ESTABLISHMENT
Among the leading business establish ments In Bos
ton we feelqute that none can claim more merit
or shor more genuine enterprise, than the VINE AMI
sPiaIT BoTTLIse HousE Of Mr.. @. A. Richards, No
W Washington street Comparatively few Of our citi-
Iens know what the establishment 10. and still fewer
are aware OF the extent Of business which Mr. Rich.
ards, by his own energy aud saeacity, has built up.
Ia some respects II exceeds, beyond all question: any
similar house In the country; II indeed there IL any
precisely similar that can be cited The build
ing tselfis one hundred and fifty feet In length and
stories in height Each OF these stories h stocked
with goods which go in part to make up M Richards
trade Besides this he has an extensive building at the
South End. especially erected for the purpose where
apart Of the bottiing and labelling process s carried
on. Still another portion Of the goods are kept n the
U s Warehouse, or in bond and from which he draws
"a demands require. MIR. Richards employs full fifty
hands, who are kept constantly driven by rapidly
arriving orders And abiding to orders, we may
state that they come in from all sections Of the ooun.
try There is not considerable city between Boston
and 81 Louis with which Mr.. Richards does not hold
business connection and one Of the largest orders be
ever hed but few days ago to 10 to New Orleans
and Mobile.
We need hardly state that the business with which
Mr.. Richards opened his present establishment q few
years since, was the sale Of wines, cigars, sauces.
pickles, the nicer condiments aud kindred articles and
that in these, uniformly excellent were they the en-
terprise WAS great success Every body apparently
went to Richards for they found profit in H. But
within about two years his business has taken turn
as il we're, which forms the leading feature Of the
establishment and toward which the live proprietor s
especially bending bis erhsustless energies We refer
to the botng and casing Of wines and liquors. This
trade has become immense, and is every day ncreas-
log. Last year Mr. Richards put up on orders over
one hundred thousand cases These figures will be en-
'rsy sclipsed the present year. The articles forming
the principle portion Of this trade are EXTRACT OF
Rvs. GoLDEy SUGAR BOURBON, AND DuSsrER's LoN-
DON DOCK GN The public have sscertained that these
articles are positively pure add reliable, and sold at
moderate prices, and accordingly ordered from
nearly every portion Of the country. The Rye and
Bourbon are Manufactured at the West exclusively for
Mr Richards, and the quality is never reduced The
grade can always be depended upon Each Of these
aruoes Is put up in most attractive form, which in
elutes stout oomely bottle. tasteful l.bes, and
handsome box OF itself this Ia Insignificant ex-
pense or labor. Thousands Of dollars have been ex-
pended alone in sngravings, cuts sc. We need no
more than make passing mention OF the utility OF this
form Of preparing the articles enumerated to say
nothing Of the agreeable neatness Of the thing These
goods are especially designed for druggists aud gro
GERS who in turn supply them to fAmle, and others
for private use 1t lie precisely the channel-just ss
the goods are precisely the right onesthAt have long
been needed Thousands Of people have sready, we
doubt not heartily thanked Mr. Richards for his well
directed energies in this field. and many more thou
sands will gratefully shower their benedotions upon
him. II il one Of those happy inventions Of trade
which while brings thankful upon its Author
At the same time is attended with Just pecuniary sue
cess.
M Richards has not, and does not intend, to lessen
his efforts in the former specaliies of the establish
men ne loves the bridge which has borne him over he
golden s,reAm-but wilf necessary, ncrease them He
wisely means that old patrons, well new, shall
have their calls answered. 10 this connection We may
wen state that bis trade 10 CALuoRs1A WIVES, ais,
marked feature Of the house, will be maintained The
bottng and casing feature is like wise carried out in
this department We venture to ask the judgment Of
the public these Wines, and to suggest that no bet
ter sre sold or used.
We neei add bat word more. The esta blishment Of
Mr. Richards Ia well worth visiting II IA, in fact, an
institution Of great interest," we look upon It The
proprietor, Who proverbally Of the most cour-
teous gentlemen in Boston, i always glad to receive
and show visitors his place; aud visitors are sure
u come away with their eyes and ideas much more
opened than when they catered They will see what
enterprise can accomplish when directed by bold but
prudent hand. They will meet man in the vigor VI
life good looking. we'll dressed active, with kind
graceful word for everybody, aud who at the same
time severe business mSn the sole head Of an
Enlistment known like household word oil over the
land, aud whose seal upon srcle Is bond for It's
quality who controls great trade, bat is ia
msr with all ITS smallest details in short the visitor
will see, and very likely grasp the hand of one OF the
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