Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-01-17
ONE OF THE LEADING DRUG HOUSES
OF THE SOUTH,
, successful business Firm.

Tho enterprsing wholesale establishments of
Knoxville are giving the city an enviable rep
gtation as a commercial confer. Of the houses
that have contributed to this almost national
reputation that Knoxville enjoys, that of e. j.
Sanford & Co., wholesale druggists, deserves to
rank among the very foremost. This firm have
recently occupied their commodious and beauti-
full store house on the corner of Gay and NC
Chung streets, built with special reference to
their wants.
Is of the most modern style, built OF superior
material under the personal supervision OF Mr'
Il. J. Sanford, who, in connection with MS su.
perior business qualifications, Is one OF tne pest
builders in this section.
The store house is five stories high, including
n double cellar. The front is of brown sand
stone, duarred near our city, and IS a standing
advertisement of the beauty and superior quail
tiles of this building stone The house Is one
hundred and fifty feet deep and constructed es-
pecially for the drug trade. The double cellars
arc the most convenient and capaclo1s IN inc
city The lower one has cemented potion
and is used exclusively for oils, varnlshes and
goods of that class. The upper cellar Is well
lighted. and besides furnishing storing room Is
goods The rear end of this floor is fitted up
hre-proof, especially for laboratory, with every
convenience necessary for preparing medicines.
This department is under the special charge OF
DrOf. lleOQOre herman, All cuuCaLCu pCl
pharmaceutist of extensive experience, ana
thoroughly competent for his position. we
doubt whether there is drug house III all the
South better provided for in this department
than Messrs Sanford Co:
The proundAoor the building is the salesroom
and most elegant and well arranged apartment
tits 1t shows at once in tsfurnis hing and arrange
ment the extensive trade the house enjoys and
the exact business habits and superior taste and
Judgment of the proprietors. The second and
third floors are used for storing the immense
stock of the hundreds of articles wholesal drug
gists keep in store. 1t would require too much
space here to enumerate these articles, but they
embrace everything handled in their trade.
THEIR PRoPRIEToRY MEDICINES.
One of the leading features of the business of
this house. is the large list of medicines for
which they are sole proprietors. These med,
cines, Familiarity and favorably known all
through this section as DR.. Hart 5, are prepared
in large quantities, and with great care, in the
labratory above described. DIR. 0. +. Hill, for
many years enjoying the most lucrative and
extensive practice in this city, devotes his en-
tire attention 10 the general supervision of the
medicinal department of the establishment.
Under his general direction, and with the spec
ial skill and professional requirement OF Mr..
Herman, the preparations of Messrs: Sanford o.
Co.. are certain to be of the best kind. Their
medicines: Harris Great Relief, Harris Rub
Hard Liniment, Lytles Elixer, Damon's Stock
Powders, &c, &c, are fast growing IN favor.
and their new and enlarged facilities for manu-
facture will certainly be fully tested.
THEIR FACILITIES FOR BUSINESS.
In their new quarters, as above describ ed, this
firm will be better prepared than ever to meet
the rapidly increasing demands made upon
them, by customers extending over a country
two hundred miles in every direction from
Knoxville. With abundant capital to avail
themselves of the lowest prices by extensive
purchases in the Eastern market; with the per
sonal attention of Messrs. Sanford and Hin to
their business; with every facility of convent:
ence and room afforded by their new house, and
with the valuable assistance of Mr.: Leuty, sS
book-keeper, and Messrs Dodson, Lyon, Full
kerson, Benziger, salesman, and Prof. Herman,
pharmacutist, it is not saying too much to aver
that merchants in all the country tributary e
Knoxville, can find at Messrs. Sanford & Co. I
goods of as good quality and at as reasonable
prices as they can be bought in the very larges
1rup houses in the Continent