The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-04-20

Leaving The depaEtnsat of dowers that
have IN artificial growth for feminine anorn-
ment, Of lacss end ribbons q filld and
f,ouncss, Of loves Of bonnets and ths ma&i5old
products Of taste and skin in the nilHnery
line, W 60 70 another branch Of our city trade,
that, like the former, il domestic, but isIwitA-
Quits estAetics. We pay attention next to
the grocery establishments Of the city. And
Of these we select for our first days examine
ton the Wholesale dealers.
On tho corner of Main and Fourth aEreets
We enter the old and popular house Of Snra
HAnrLL b Co., the only Wholesale grocery
house on the north side Of Main street. The
senior member of this firm has been in his
present business in Keokuk for fifteen years.
Thus is one gifts institutions; his business has
grown with our citys growth, and strength
ened with its strength, until II has reached
very large proportions. The house is now
one Of the most popular and heaviest dealing
in the city or the State. A little more than
two years ago he took into business partner
ship his son, Mr.. DAVID B. HAMrII, and Mr..
WILLIAM TAcKABERRY. The business of the
firm this spring has been immense; the sales
during the last month being heavier than in
the corresponding month for any previous
year. Three floors and two warehouses filled
with goods and stores constantly replenished
attest the extent Of their trade and their abil-
ty to supply all demands. Popular and high
L., 1lx, hucs
this firm is certain of constantly growing
prosperity.
On the south side of Main, the first house
we find on our return is that Of s. POLLOCK
& Co., near fifth street. Mr.. POLLOCK com
menced business in his present line then re-
tail, however, in Keokuk twelve years ago.
Strict attention to business, thorough integ-
rity and popular manner has made him one
of our largest and most successful dealers. A
little more than year ago he associated with
himself in business onr friends JoHy NJ
BIsBEs and BES. B. JEWELL, both gentlemen
we'll known to our citizens and the trade for
| their excellent business qualifications The
house has large and constantly growing
trade and fully merits its popularity.
Next in order are Messrs. YAw l. CHERRY
a new firm but successors to Mr.. STASNus
| whose house had been long established and
was in much public favor. These gentlemen
have an excellent stock of goods on hand,
have fine trade, which is growing, and bids
fair to continue to do SO.
We come now to a popular favorite, the
well known house Of r. f. Bower / Co.
Mr.. BOWER has been in business in keokuk
for ten years and his enterprise, sagacity,
probity and industry have made him emnently
successful. They have brought large wealth
to him, and fixed his house on a substantial
basis with trade unsurpassed in the City or
State. Nearly a year ago he took into part
| nership Nh. ALEXANDER COLLIER, and Mr..
john FISIGAS. whose exceIlencies US gentle
men and merchants are we'll known Long
residence in the place and acquaintan nee with
our citizens have given them an enviable
popularity. The trade of this hoase was
never better, and it is fully prepared to fill
all the orders Of dealers and purchasers.
Next door. and large sharer in the i'm.
mense Grocery trade of Keokuk, are our
friends KELLOGG, BIRGE Co. This house
has been established for ten years, and those
ten years have treated the house handsomely.
They have given our friends business stead
lily growing in Importance, a prosperity Sec
ond to none in the trade. This result has
not been accidental The merits and worth
of the members of the firm, the combination
in themselves of the elements and quali6ca-
tons of honest successful merchants-to
these are due he prosperity of their house.
Their stock now on hand is very large. and
like that scripture cruise of oil, doesn't be.
come exhausted by daily shipment Of goods
to the interior
On Second street, between Main and John.
son, is another new house but one which is
growing into good trade and deserves sue.
cess. 1t is that of G. CORN & Co. Mr.. G..
CORN has been in the business in St. Louis
for more than twenty years. Mr.. NJ. II. CORN
is from Memphis, Mo. and has much bust
ness experience. They are both e timable
gentlemen of great integrity. know the public
wants in the line of the trade, and are pre-
pared to supply them.
With the old thriving house of NJ .SrArFoRp
upon the levee, We finish the list Mr.. STAT.
FORD has been in the business since 1851. and
is one OF our most extensive dealers. He
keeps his house well filled, and is always pre-
pared to meet the demands of his large trade.
He is adding to his present establishment a
new one of boats stores. and this department
OF his businA IS is very active.
The condition of the wholesale grocery
trade of keokak is highly gratifying. At no
time in our history-not in the palmy DAYS of
l855-6-has it been better Our merchants
compete successfully with St. Louis and Chi
cago, and dealers from the interior find it to
their advantage to purchase here in prefer
ence to the cities named The promise is
now, that this encouraging state of affairs will
grow still better in the future.
About THE STRIKE.-Some parties in Ger.
tain quarters are trying to make capital out
of strike in our Office, and consequent dis