The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-10-24
The JObbing Interests of Chill
licOthe.
& From the Ross County Register.
s. @. SWIFT.

| i iiHt N'iS"ARt1
Wholesale dealer in Notions,
Hosiery and Fancy Goods, is
quietly building up a trade of
large proportions-one, too. that
is susceptible of still greater de-
velopment. Mr.. Swift occupies
an attractive store room on
Paint street, 25x1OO feet, three
stories high, which is filed with
goods from cellar to garret. The
first floor is devoted to a general
notion stock, the display being
very attractive. Upon the sec,
ond floor we find hosiery and
spool cotton in apparently limit
less quantities, while the third
is used for wall paper and deco
trations. Mr.. Swift is making
almost a specially of the last
named articles, carrying an ex-
ceptlonally large and elegant
line. Indeed, the entire estab.
llshment IS one that reflects
credit upon the wholesale trade
OF the city. Mr.. Swift is by no
means a tyro in the business,
having now had more than 90
years experience in it, and has
passed through the various
grades of promotion from errand
boy to proprietor. He has
achieved success. His trade is
constantly increasing, and the
good name'of the house is not
among its lightest possessions.--
With every facility for handling
goods cheaply and expeditiously,
ne can easily compete with the
wholesale houses of other cities,
and dealers within radius of a
hundred miles or SO are rapidly
ascertaining the fact. He also
sells largely to wagons, which
penetrate all portions of South.
ern Ohio and if Ohillicothe ever
assumes greater proportions than
now-if contemplated railroads
are built or other talked of inn
provements are carried out-we
feel confident that his trade will
more than keep pace with that
advancement. 81
R. B. SMART
Is in the general dry goods
line, wholesale and retail. Mr..
Smart began trade here in 1852, |
just in time to loose largely by |
the fire of that year, after which
he removed to New York. There
must have been some fascination
about Chillicothe, for eight years
ago he removed here and resum
ed trade. Mr.. Smart has had a
lifetime experience in this bust.
ness, and to it he devotes his en-
tire attention. His retail trade
alone reaches nearly 100000
per year; the carpet trade, also,
is large, and he has just com
pleted arrangemcn cnts for more
vigorous prosecution of the job
bing department. Heretofore he
has been sadly cramped for room,
but now having obtained posses
sion of an additional room on
Second street, connecting with
the Paint street room, he has
overcome that difficulty. The
first floor of both rooms is de-
voted to general staple and fancy
dry goods stock (; the carpet de-
partnent is over the Paint street
room, and the jobbing depart
ment over the room on Second
street. We congratulate Mr..
Smart upon this acquisition to
his premises. The wholesale dry
goods trade of Chillicothe ought
to be represented better than
heretofore, and this desideratum
promises to be accomplished
Merchants in smaller towns con-
tiguous to this will find it de-
cidedly to their interest to visit
this establishment when desirous
of filling up their stocks, as we
know they can buy here to as
good advantage as elsewhere,
saving time and freight bills.
We can also add the assurance of
courteous attention on the part
of Mr.. Smart and employees, and
nothing will be undone by them
to promote the best interests of
their patrons.
VIM. POLAND
Is another of our wholesale mer-
chants. To those who are class
ed among the sold residents"
what we say may be no news,
but there are thousands in the
city and county who really know
little or nothing of those who are
now the oldest business men
here. Mr.. P. has lived here for
the past rs years, commencing
the wholesale grocery and liz.
uor trade In May, 1850. Subse-
quently. two brothers, since de-