The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-26

stone front and two large business
rooms. 1t is three stories high, the
third story bong occupied by the
Business College. The Moss build
ing joins it on tho West as also does
tho buildings Of James Hawley, ST.,
Cope & Porter and Thomas Neville,
all similar to the Taylor building,
but have plain brick and iron fronts.
Union block is another building
deserving mention. 1t has six large
and commodious store rooms and is
three storics high.
We should also mention the new
building Of DR.. ]. u. Taylor, adjoiu-
ing the Iowa National Bank, the
Iowa National Bank building, those
of Thos Devin, Col. Gillaspy, VIM.
Kramer, the Ballingall House, the
old Banking building Of Messrs.
Wolf, Angle & CO., and q hundred
others which we have no room to
describe.
Now turning our attention moro
to detail wo give few only of our
most prominent
BUSINESS MEN.
The reason why we have not
mentioned all is this: First we
hadn't tho room to mention all, and
second, but few of them had an in.
clination to be mentioned in this
connection. However there arc
over five hundred business firms and
men here, all of them doing large
and profitable business.
TAYLOR, BLAKE CO.
This is the representative drug firm
Of Southern Iowa, and has facilities
and capital for doing business en-
joyed by few other wholesale drug
establishments IN the West. Their
large building has been described in
another place. The business was
established here by DR.. J. L. Taylor,
in 1855, who conducted the enter
prise until 1865, when the present
firm came into existence. They now
carry stock Of $4,000, their sales
footing 1925, 900.
After passing their large double
store room to the Wholesale depart
ment, one can not but be surprised
to sec the stock now kept on hand.
In one room, pyramids of patent
medicines reaching to the ceiling, as
well as original packages Of drugs,
roots, etc. In another room, we find
glass in endless variety !; in another,
school books and stationery /; in an
other, holiday goods of all desorip-
tiohs, fancy soaps, perfumes, brushes,
combs, and all sorts of fancy goods.
So we go on from one room to an
other, finding each department of
the business stocked full-the base
ment which covers the whole Of the
area of the building, is full of oils,
paints, glass and other heavy goods.
In their retail department they
have q model establishment their
stock including every thing ever
kept in drug or book store, embra-
cling fancy goods, stationery, ,chromos,
fine pictures, etc. Tho finest brands
of cigars arc kept by them. Their
large store room is fitted up in splen-
dor and magnifcence, embracing
every convenience for conducting o
large business. Their prescription
department needs no comments. 1t
is conducted by man of thorough
business attainments. This firm is
ono Of the leading ones of our city,
and has built up trade which is
the admiration of every Citizen
They are thoroughly reliable and arc
energetic and enterprising in every
respect.
E. w. BETS.
claims our attention next tor few
moments. and our sketch would fail
of its object TO great extent, did we
omit to notice his establishment. He
established his business here in 1856,
and is one of the oldest dealers in the
place. As everybody knows who
knows anything Of the business Of
Ottumwa, Mr. Belts is the towns
leading merchant tailor and clothing
dealer, his trade having extended
from allproportions comparatively
to business Of 100000 annually,
both his retail and jobbing trades be-
ing of immense proportions. He
now carries o stock of &bO,000, and
employs from 12 to Is hands TO car
ry on the manufacture ofgentlemen's
wear, His large building, of which
he uses three stories, is we'll adapted
to the wants OF suoh trade, the first
story being employed as q retail
salesroom, the second by the jobbing
department, and the third for manu-
featuring purposes. Mr.. Belts is
is one Of Ottumwa's solid business
men, and is thoroughly reliable in
all that pertains to business. He is
courteous to all, aud by pursuing a
policy which is at all times popular
with purchasers, ho has won busi-
ness standing that g enviablo in the
extreme.
J. l. STEWART
carries on tho trade in musical instru-
mcnts in Ottumwa, his store being
one door east OF the Iowa National
Bank, and the stock he keeps Of
pianos, organs, melodeons, and all
musical instruments as we'll as titusi-
cal merchandise of every description,
is one of the best found in the State.
His large store room is full OF instru-
monts and goods which are sold at
remarkably reasonable prices. He
buys his goods directly from the
manufacturers, and is thereby ena-
bled to keep goods which he can ful.
ly warrant at much lower prices
than those sold by agents. Mr.. Stew
art lis a gentleman OF thorough busi
ness attainments, reliable and affa.
bic, and is deserving of the success
he has won here in the short time
he mas been established in the place
Let every citizen patronize him
thereby precluding the possibility o.
his moving his fine stock from onl
city,
cHAs. BACHMAN
is ono of the leading jewelers. Of thu
place, and has q stock of good'
which confirms all we say OF him
Especially is his largo stock of golt
| and silver watches noticeable. ii,