The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-04-18

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We fssl .rsaaly di1psssd So ezcur-
sions through orr basinsss hos1u tsssat-
- The various dspastnssts a. tie ~ tzads,
moro especially through thoss houses tAa4azs
ON patrons. Feeling %, - srs detxnissd
q once to do il. Noas book and pencil IN
hand We sally forth. That isn't lie sens
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DC. Put this in parenthsais, however, for 'tis
only side remark while W are dsbating
within ourDelf what department Of trade 70
win commence with.
; DRY goods' are important and attractive
They make and mar many : masculine.
Whether in the usual business sense assoods,
or as symbolical of the sex-typicai unto
Theophilus of the excellencies and gracious
qualities ofSophronia-they are fascinating.
Hence we have concluded to restncto our expe-
dition and sketching to-day to our Wholesale
and retail dry goods establishments.
Having by this time got to the house Of our
friends, PHILLIPS KERR, and knowing that
they are genial, courteous gentlemen, both Of
them, who act on the principle that it is mo
trouble to show goods, 7 and give all corners
q cordial greeting, We 60 in. Find them
busy as being one ofthe most popular Of our
business firms we expected, but they are not
too busy to do the honors of their house and
show US through their handsome stock. This
is new firm, but both the members OF
it ere long and web known in the
place. Successors to q popular firm, Dur
KEE i Co., popular themselves, good business
men, and keeping on hand constantly re-
plenished stock Of the best quality of goods,
they have entered at once upon large and
constantly growing trade. We especially
note their stock of carpets, which is unusually
large, handsome and cheap.
Out from here and stepping one door
further up street, we enter the crowded and
popular house Of BosTwIcK l. Co., with its
large force of clerks constantly busy in atten-
dance upon small army of customers. This
house also has not long been in the place, but
the drive, energy, and pleasant address Of the
proprietors, their immense and carefully Sc
lected stock which they always keep we'll
filed, and especially their splendid assort-
ment of notions and ladies' dress goods,
which are specialties of theirs, have secured
for them q very heavy trade, and they fully
deserve it.
Next door we meet old and much esteemed
friends of ours and the public's, KIsER l.
HILLS, who, after short absence from the
business, are again in it with large and we'll
selected array of goods. Having when they
retired, one Of the best trades in the city, they
have regained it and their popularity, and
manifold excellencies as gentlemen and bust
ness men will make their trade constantly
expand. They have now on hsnd handsome
stock Of spring goods, and they replenish it
| by frequent drafts on Eastern headquarters.
Next door, our courteous and sagacious
business friend, Col. j. NJ. SHELLEY, is the
| successor and representative of one Of our
oldest and most substantial houses. that OF
Cox & SHELLEY. HIS wholesale trade is
large, and all the rooms of his extensive es-
Enlistment are crowded full of just such ex-
cellent and carefully selected goods as from
his long experience in the trade we should
expect. 1t is an encouraging feature of our
city trade, that the wholesale business is un-
precedentedly large. The sales for a few
weeks past by this house have not been
equaled for ten years.
The same remark too, we apprehend, will
| apply in the case of the next place where we
bring up at; for crossing Fourth street we
present ourself at the sole remaining estab-
lishment in the dry goods line on the North
side of Main-KRAMER, 4 IRWIN who
report the heaviest income of any firm in the
State. We present them to our readers with
| out an Introduction, for they have long ago
introduced themselves to Iowa dealers, and
city and interior purchasers, and popular, too,
have our friends proved upon acquaintance.
Their business and favor with the public have
constantly grown until it has reached its pres
ent large proportion. Their ample store.
house is filed through all its rooms and
stories, and a practiced and judicious member
of the firm remains in the Eastern market
aud keeps the stock strongly recruited. Their
trade was never better.
Crossing the street to the South side, we
enter the New York Store, where our genial
friend Gregg, with the utmost suavity and q
pleasant address attends, aided BY full
force of clerks, to the wants of his patrons
He has joined an additional room of the
Estes House to his store, and keeps all we'll
filled with goods just from the New York
market, for the spring trade, and which it is
his boast he sells cheap, and at one price. !"
The house is'now Eve years old, and has Sc.
cured large amount of popular favor. He
has large stock of staples, mems woollen
and cotton, and ladies dress goods.
Further down, for having gone iup in one
direction we retrace our steps in ANOTHER,
there are SplEsBERGER l. Co., and BEkKsoS
y Co., and then we come to SPlEsBrReER l.
MAYER, who are popular dealers, with a
large stock Of Spring goods, for which the
public have an appreciation, If customers are
q criterion. This is new house, but has
we'll established itself, and has good trade.
Adjoining this We are greeted BY our friend
LESSEN of |. NJ. LEsEx l. Co., in that genial
and enjoyable manner that is SO happily char
acteristic of him. Always genial, with sauri-
ter in modo, and bearing always with him the
graces of good fellowship, we, Of cour se,
didn't expect him to be different now that he
has SO recently taken unto himself so fair .
bride. During the time he has been doing