Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-09-24
A PALATIAL DRUG HOUSE.
The New Marble Front wareroems.
Chamberlain d AIbers' wholesale stol

chamberlain a. AIbers' wholesale store
There are few successes in the history of tn
business houses of this city more deserved O
- more marked than the rapid rise and prosperity
: of the drug house of Messrs. Chamberlain i
!, Albers who have Just removed to their new
| marble front warerooms nearly opposite CowaD
McClung g. Co.'s mammoth new building. The
n beginning of the business establishment, now
+ known by the firm name above given, dates
back to April, 1866. At that time, the firm was
: Chamberlain & Bro, the senior member. of the
house being Capt ii. 5. Chamberlain, now Vice
President of the largest iron establishment OF
: the South-the Roane Iron Company, of Chat
tanooga and lockwood.
| The firm was soon after changed to Chamber
lain d Albers, under which style it is known
favorably throughout East Tennessee, Western
North Carolina, Southern Kentucky and North
ern Georgia-the territory through which their
business extends. Mr.. W. p Chamberlain is
the business manager of the firm and favorably
| known In this community as an honest, saga
| clous merchant of diligent habits and fine prom
Use. The practical man of the concern is Mr..
A. j: Albers, thoroughly and regularly edu-
| Gated pharmaceutist. He has been IN the drug
business from his bOyhood and is familiar with
| all Its departments and details. He Is widely
and well known among the business men of East
Tennessee as an interchangeable worker and man
| OF great energy and surely marked for sue
| cessful business career. From moderate be-
| ginning, these young men, by close application
1 anu uno business aJCalnmeDCS; nave eSCaDllsneQ
| an envable reputation and taken position as one
of the largest drug houses in East Tennessee.
| THEIR NEW MARBLE FRONT.
But it soon become evident that their old To-
cation was not adequate to their business wants,
| so they removed to their present building which
was expressly erected for their trade. 1t is fine
| three story building one hundred feet deep,
with spacious cellar and the only marble front
| in the city.
n look through their ware-rooms will con-
vince any one that they are now prepared to
show one of the largest and best selection of
drugs ever offered to the merchants of East
Tennessee and contiguous territory.
Their first floor is elegantly fitted out with
--latest and best styles of store furniture. Here
they keep their general stock of finer shelf
goods, tastefully displayed and embracing
samples of every article known in their trade.
Here they keep conspicuous samples of the
celebrated
ANCHOR WHITE LEAD
manufactured at Cincinnati for which they are
sole agents for this section. This is one of the
best brands of lead ever sold in this market. As
evidence of its superior qualities, Messrs.
to Messrs. Cowan, McClung 81 Co., for use in
their new building. They have also sold during
the last year 5000 pounds of the same lead to
the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Rail-
road Company. for use in their cars and bridges.
These two sales will give some idea of the
reputation it enjoys.
In the rear part of the ground floor is their
office, furnished in style harmonious with the
other equipments of the house.
The second floor is devoted to glassware drug |
packages, dry paints and hollow ware
The third floor is used as a laboratory, and for |
manufacturing
THEIR OWN PREPARATIONS.
All of these have been extensively advertised |
and are known throughout East Tennessee and |
Western North Carolina as household words. |
They are as follows SYMPHYX, Y l. BITTERs, |
MRS. WINsLoW's WORM CANDY, BRoDIE's |
ITCH CERATE, ALBERs' EXTRACT BUCHU,
CHAMBERLAIN's EXTRACT JAMAICA GINGER.
ALL FLUID EXTRACTS, ESSENCES, PERFUMER-
les, HAIR OILS and PoMADEs
The sale of these preparations has been very |
extensive. The books of the CHRONICLE job of
fee show that we have alone printed many
thousand labels for their Symphix and 1. \. L.
Bitters. These popular preparations are daily |
in public favor.
SODA POP AND MINERAL WATERS.
In the cellar they manufacture their cele-
brated Soda Pop and Mineral Waters They |
do large business in this line in this city.
Their cellar is also used as store room for their
oils varnishes and casks. The three floors are
connected by q patent hosting apparatus. In
the rear of the building they are digging a ca
paciOus cistern for their laboratory.
From this description it will be seen that in
their new quarters this enterprising firm will be
able to fully meet the demands of their rapidly
trade, and that no expense has been
spared to make their new warerooms in every
respect betting their rank and character among
the wholesale houses of Knoxville.
THEIR MARKET SQUARE STORE.
A narrow alley in the rear of their store &ouse
divides them from their Market Square store,
which is carried on under the firm style of AL
bers & Co. Mr. George Albers, educated as a
Pharmaceutist at Mama College, Ohio, has
charge of this store. 1t is fitted up for first
class retail house, and here all prescriptions are
accurately and skillfully compounded. 1t is in
the heart of the city, and enjoys large retail
trade Being so close to their new wholesale |
ware rooms, it becomes really part of the 9TH
er establishment, and enables them to carry on
their entire business with economy and dispatch.
1t will be seen from the description we have
given that Messrs. Chamberlain & Albers are
enterprising men and fully competent to main
tain the position they now enjoy, in the business
circles of East Tennessee. f'-.t.tI
With ample capital to buy their goods at the |
lowest rates. and with practical and thorough |
knowledge of their business, they are enabled to |
guarantee to their increasing trade entire sa-
tsfaction.
Personal.
Prof. Joseph Parry, the great Welsh COM