Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-12-07
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SIOKELS & PRESTON,


SIOKELS & PRESTON.
A Sketch ofithe New Els.
tablishment.
Ourslss Of the largest city u tAs North.
vest and north u 81 Lsuis. The leading
wholesale trade 10 isea Aals its centre 10
Dsvsspsrt. The leading house in the line
is that Of Sistsls Z Preston. Ne. 81
West Second street. Until recently this
arm has been scattered absu. In several
places unniug large establishment IN
Lake street, Chicago, aud two in this plaos.
Last spring the Arm decided 10 esneentrats
their houses and in this eity'sssct . store
fully equal to ths emergency. The site
selected wss No. 81 Wsst Second street,
ssd during the rast ssasen nest con-
modioss strusturs has arisen next dosr b
whore stosd their old iren store. This
building, recently completed, 10 one sf the
very largest in the mercantile line iu the
Northwest, il being four steries in hight
With basement. the basement and each
sf The stories occupying the full space u
% feet front ~ 100 feet deep. iasids meas
ursmsnt, making total nosy rssu Of l6.-
500 feet, equal in arsa . thrss. .sishths sfan
acre Of space. lis built Of brick In the
most substantial manner-ofpamsntal freuts
thoroughly lighted aud ventilated 10 oil its
sompastussts; With, tws ,ssts sf hoisting
apparatus, smpis srrsngsosnts fer fscsiv-
ing and delivering goods. fusl-vaults; i
thoroughly esuntsrsd. eassd and shelvsd !;
in word, possesses oil the fasilitiss enc
would losk to 80 10 Asst class establish
msnt ef this Kind. Il est net less than
| t16, 900, end 10 one sf our finest srchitse>
taral ornaments u the ceamsreisl line.
From The Second street. sidewalk you en-
ter The retail department, and while ~ ars
| at IL, soppsss ~ 20 through aud 80 the
store asd stsck frsa bstlsn ts Top. II
will b quite impossible, yss kssw. v -
everything. fer 10 house ef this megsi-
tuds. sarryisg . stsek Of ever esoo, 900
value. and run BY ssasly twenty men.
there ere q lssA several nilliss sf pieces
Of METAL. weed, &c., which il night b II
senvsnisst = touch upos il short visit.
With Capt. Adams ~ an slbsisnt guide lot
] 10 70 ioto
which ws And pretty thoroughly lighted.
and extensively stocked with piles Of nail
kegs and glass bsxss; also, with the csls.
brstsd Collyss White Lead. putty. linsssd
oil, al kinds Of heavy rope and cordsgs.
hsrss-shsss, cords Of bent fslloss and heavy
wagon wesd and farther TO The rear, pilss
Of sheet irsn, sheet lead and led pipe, and
Moline Punps, making in I'll, with other
things, huge array ef coarse and heavy,
but very useful goods.
Passing up stairs sgsin " ester
Tns raon BOON.
presided over fer many years BY eur friend
Peter Lsmp. This rsom 10 about so By 20
feet with 20 feet eeilinss, fer taking In lsng
bar iros, end this additisaal height ID gain
Cd By dropping the 6ess frsn the level Of
the main deer, whish drsp 10 further cou>
pspsstsd fer in the basement By digging
the ground deeper thsn in front. Here w
find bar irsn and steel sfsvsry style known
to the trsde-and from the best iron men
CRIES Of the werld. The stesk 10 complete
10 forsign and domestic brands and far toe
extensive to psrteularizs. In esnvsnisnt
racks and piles are axlss aad sksins sf oil
sizes. with ne end sf elliptic springs and
ether heavy goods in irsn and steel. Pas
sing up . shsrt fight Of stairs W are in
san RETAIL BOON
the main flosr-again, and here 10 very
extensive array Of fns gosds. Standing
At the front entrance and facing south,
you see on either hand long
array Of shelving and drawer wssk,
every compartment Of whish is oiled with
something Of use 10 the world. Among
the heavy goods are the massive wrought
iron Psltsright snvils, and along under the
ledge ON she lsfi are slsdgss. vices, ham,
msrs, tire shrsnksrs and bisdsrs, and mass
Of other goods Of ths best quality; tut We
pass then to lsok into the shelving above
whore there is NO end Of cutlery, light
shelf and faaey hardware arranged fer the
retail trade, and on The counters eases Of
choice pocket and taSls cutlery. plated
table gseds, &c.. ready to hand cut On esll.
On The right 10 % upright glass case Of fns
carpenters tools. and On the shelving BE-
yend carefully arranged stock Of locks Of
every desirable style, also carriags-bolts,
screws aud light shelf hardware 10 any
quantity; and alesg uadsr The ledge.
hisses. hles, g., and bssss Of the ssls-
bratsd Bruadsgs stsaa. a.hammsrsd hsrss
nails, alss retail gssds in Ne sgrissl.
tsssl end bsilding lias. On tbis deer, tss,
is The sfles u The ssnesrn. whore The brain
work IL doas and tAs bssks kept, end jest
Outside il ths desk Of ths shipping clerk.
Pass up stairs y the second lser and
yeu ere 10
4an wnotDsALs aeon.
presided ssss By o. 4. Mitchell. leng tine
an attashe u The house. This 10 . very
spssisus rssm. inlssd; sassth dssr lbo
BY - feet, without break, end hsnksd %
either eide by lsss rsws II 6nsly grained
shelving. and through The middle ffsnt
russ % array u ssnpls sabiss: Along The
left side from ths trent shs % isss eeshslv
ise is stocked up With packages Of Ssrsign
sad densstis pocket and table euslsry Of
every style and grads-ths fsrsigs bsisg
that u wsjs : Drsshsss, end the Aossi&s
Of the best known brssds. On The ether
side Arst ssnss - extensive sample bsard,
- which are srrayed, Il perfect srdsr,
sauplss sf every leading style sf gssds 10
the hesss. Farther alsng are shelves
stocked with packages Of lscks, saws lad
astions. Here, ~, il ~ imassss ssssk sf
skatee. and On u tablea aro samnle naGh.