The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-04-08
A Visit to Foutzs Horse and Cattle
Powder Establishment.

Inc Baltimore correspondent of the York
sPa-) ffess, says:-Strolling along Frank.
lin street the other day, ! dropped into the
large Wholesale Medical establishment Of
Mr.. David z. Foutz, the sole proprietor and
manufacturer Of the widely known aFoutz's
Horse and Cattle Powders, p and Wholesale
agent for many Of the popular patent med;
cines in the country. As luck would have
Il, ] found Mr. Foutz in the counting room,
but so busily engaged IN business that / Al.
most declined TO interrupt him. His ouick
eye, however, soon recognized me. and.
after very agreeable conversation on The
events Of the day, invited me 10 take =
stroll through his establishment. which I.
gladly accepted. The first room we visited
after leaving the counting room, was the
Compromising Room. where over twelve
hundred pounds Of the mixture is prepared
DAILY: Here was presented scene such as
may Be observed in almost any large -four.
ing mil; large piles Of the mixture thrown
up on every side; men busily engaged with
scoop and shovel in throwing Il to ether,
filling up baskets and bags, while number
Of boys were kept busy Juggling it away 70
the room, where i is put ap in papers.
Although not pleasant place for the stran.
ger 10 visit, il shows at glance the i'm
inense business patronage which the eshab-
lishment enjoys. We then started for the
second story, and came TO the room where
the boys had been Juggling their heavy loads.
This room presented quite different an
pearnnce from the first we entered and, In
every respect, was On agreeable siehange of
base 10 me. Here everything is arranged
in apple pie order Two large tables extend
the length of the room, around which are
seated many boys and girls at work. Each
one has certain part to perform in the
putting up and labelling Of the powders. and
the rapidity with which they do Il, il truly
worth witnessing. The force In this depart.
ment put up as many az 200 dozen per day.
We then visited the Drying and Packing
room, on the third story, where. after the
powders have been labeled and properly
stamped, they arc carried preparatory for
shipment. Several men are here EMPLOYED
placing the powders in large and small
wooden boxes, mailing them up and direct.
ing them to their proper destinations. This
room, previous to the great demand Of the
Horse and Cattle Powders, was for years
used for storing away what surplus remained
over and above orders. o., either side may
be noticed rows Of large shelves, which were
found convenient for ilis purpose. A large
quantity, too, was here carefully hacked
each year, bat by judicious advertising IN I
number Of papers throughout The country,
the proprietor was soon enabled 10 get a
large sale. and 10 day fand l am assured has
been the fact for the year 1868, not ain.
gle shelve ia used, and not single pape r Of
these celebrated Powders can be seen above
the orders hourly coming in from every
quarter We then passed through many
other departments Of less note, but oil pre-
sented business ike appearance. Mr..
Foutz gave me very Interesting account Of
the ups and downs experienced since he
commenced the business. He assured me
that be owes his succass moro to liberal
newspaper advertising than any other means
employed IN placing his powders before the
public, aad believes that in very short
space, they will be introduced in every town
throughout the Ipited States, tho canadas
and South America Yours, &c s.