The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-08-27

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and elegant store room of Messrs.
MARK & HENNING, on First Street,
below Sycamore. Our citizens have
been attracted by its stately and i'm
posing exterior, its massive walls, and
its handsome front of Green River
marble, similar to the front of the
new JOURNAL Office, just approach
ing completion. There is no question
with any that this stone makes the
most attractive front of any now in
! use In the State But the spacious
proportions Of the house are not
fully comprehended without passing
through it from cellar to roof.
Messrs MARK & HENNING have
been engaged for the past month in
moving in and arranging their extAn-
sive stock of Queensware in this new
building, and it has kept their full
force Of porters and statesmen buSily
employed. The cellar, extending the
whole length of the building, is oc-
cupied2 as a storage-room for full
crates Of ware, and is we'll filed up.
1t is high and airy, and inelylighted
from, both ends; also supplied with
gas. .h-A III s-r.4 70 E. ~ --.,,.,ssss-
The first floor, except the office at
the rear, is exclusively used as Sam
pie and Sales Room. It's dimensions
are 25 by 40 feet. shelved on both
sides, and filed with tables across the
centre the entire length. Some idea
can be formed of the extent and va
riety of the stock of this firm when
we state that these shelves and tables
are filed, not with goods, but simply
with Samples of the articles of crock
cry and glassware alone. 1t. is an al
most infinite variety. Each different
article is plainly and conveniently ex-
posed to the view Of the buyer, and
he passes through the room and
makes his purchases by these samples.
|, The room in the rear of this floor
is occupied as the Office. 1t is neatly
finished in black walnut, and furnish
ed attrac1ively and with every CON
venience. The Office and tables are
the, workmanship of Mr.. j. E. MASON,
and the shelves and other carpenter
workby Messrs. FAIR & MEYER. They
reflect great credit upon their skill
and taste, and we doubt if any store
room in the city is more attractiyely
finished. -Aua-
The second floor, reached by an
easy flight of stairs. is the Selecting
Room, where all orders and sales, not
embracing complete crates or pack
ages, are selected and got ready for
packing The selected orders are
placed in the large baskets stationed
on rollers aud hoisted to the B
Third story, which is used as a
Packing Room. This room is pro
vided with all necessary conveniences.
and shows the ability of the estab-
lishment to turn out orders in almost
unlimited quantities, and with dis
patch and safety.
The fifth story is used as Storage
room for fine ware, light packages,
&C., and is we'll filled up. Everything
about The building is in fine style,
conveniently arranged, and we very
much doubt if it is excelled in the
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We have thus fully noted the e.-
adjustment of Messrs. MARK &
HENNING, because it is just to them
as enterprising merchants. and as a
most substantial evidence of the ex-
tent, growth and prosperity of our
mercantile trade Every citizen who
rejoices in the enterprise and thrift of
Evansville, will unite with US in
wishing these gentlemen a long career
/ of successful business.
FINISHING Up.-The Liant Bros.
yesterday finished up the mouth of
| the Sycamore Street sewer, and were
! about through with the job at six
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