Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-06-18
Dry Goods.

In place of our usual review of the by Oods Mar
ket beg the company of readers, while we lead
them through large Dry Goods establishment one or
more of which is be found in every rstcaSs city in
the UAion.
The House Of l. Il. BALDWIN & co. being always
ready TO entertain curOus visitors as they are to sell
their merchandise, will enter their Warehouse at
24 and 2lG Superior street. taking glance, as we pass
at the architectural beauties of their paatial building
One of the ushers the door, politely inquiries our
wants and gives us carte blanche to every part the
establishment. The "cash boys" thread their way deX'
terously through the mass of people thronglng the
aislcs and essay do the same but find it no easy
task.
In order to take our survey somewhat Systematically
we W II push through the crowd at length and make
our way the "Recpring Room" This is in the base
mcn story Long street, the goods being lowered by
a powerful elevator from the street above Every box,
bale and package is regiered and opened in order so
that the checking clerks may make thorough exami-
nation of all the goods to their agreement with the
Invoice and the perfection of the fabrics. They are
then numbered and cketed and sent to their respect
i've stocks In concerns, the method Of marking
prices is to put the goods and then get as large
profit possble here the idea in marking is to make
the very lowest living price, which, once fixed If as I'M
changeable as the laws of the Medss and Persians
Passing from this room to the main basement door
we find great piles of merchandise duplicates ol the
stock above, and from which drafts are Constantly
made to supply the ceasing demands OF the pup
lic This lower stcry is something OF wonder IN us
| way being undoubtedly the finest bssement-room IN
the State-ortytwo feet in width by one hundred ana
seventy In length lighted by patent bus eye reheetorF
having sub-celar for the steam beating apparatus ana
for storage The furnaces supply warmth Tor the
entire building through pipes which, with the "aier
and gas pipes If placed in straight line, would extend
over mile Coal vaults, having canacits iof TWO
hundred tons are also connected with the basement
| Adjoining the basement the Work Rooms where
| the manufacturing CT Coaks, Mantles SQits &c, Is
carried on to an extent little realized by the purchasers
above Near these the Sa'eSme"S HaFd'ooeS-a
long line of closets, where each employee mas private
apartment for his coats and hats.
II is only to the front fifty feet Of this room that re-
tail customers usually taken that being the depart
ment for Blankets quilts and Curtain DrdDe'1es. Ims
room extends under Superior St. some 2o leet ana
receives its light through glass pebbles In the pave
ment broad flight of stairs leads directly irom TINS
10 Che floor above ascending which, we ind ourselves
again in an immense concoursc of people ana as II is
now toward eleven O'Clock, every salesman Is soreb
tried by the demands OF the importunate purchasers
About seventy persoas employed on this moor aho
during the busy hours of the day. when three or iou
hundred customers being waited upon' scene o.
busy lie is presented hardly to be found elsewhere
vet the most perfect system prevails by wheh every
one receives attention. Let stand for moment oil
two beside the bundle counter. and note the work
four men, whose duty It TO examine all goods soid
that there may be no in kind quantity or price
Here as in every part of this establishment perfect or
der and system prevails,
TO BE- Contained