The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1872-04-12
THE LEADING BUSINESS HoU.
SEES OF TOLEDO.

THE LEADING BUSINESS HOU- !
SEES OF TOLEDO.
The Great Dry Goods and Carpet |
House Of Toledo.
The first thing to impress the visitor to To- |
ledo is the extent and character of our whole |
sale and retail trade, manifesting itself in estab-
lishments that are beyond the growth of the
city, that excel those of any other city of the
class and that compare favorably with those
in other great trade centers. Among these
establishments, none take higher rank than
those under the management Of FRED EATON
& Co. 1t is extremely difficult to present Oh
paper the excellent and attractive features of
great mercantile establishment. To write
up the great Dry Goods and Carpet House of
Toledo would require columns. Though we
cannot do justice to the firm, or justice to the
establishment in a descriptive way, justice to
the city demands that we should put on record
facts that are of interest to ali and of special
interest to many.
THE TWO sToREs-LoCATIoN.
FRED. EATON s. Co. occupy two large and
handsome buildings in Toledo. The stranger
visiting the city, On leaving the depot, and
passing up Summit Street, comes first to the
Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods House, No.
| II and 70 las familiar as household words and
a sort Of synonym for excellent goods and good
bargains.) The four floors of this building
are occupied, each GoOr being 40 by lbs feet.
On the first floor is a bewildering array Of
every conceivable kind of dry goods and fancy
goods for the retail trade.
DRESS GOODS.
On the left are the Dress Goods, low priced
varieties coming first, and grades increasingi in
price until you reach the Silk Department, at
a distance of l25 feet. This silk department
Is the largest in the Northwest, and is kept up
in the latest styles and newest specialties.
Opposite is the White Pique, and French
Print and Foreign Gingham Department In
the center alarge space is devoted to trimmings,
notions, hosiery, gloves, laces, buttons and the
thousand things that go to make up lady's
wardrobe.
-CALICoEs-FLANNELs
As you pass in at the other entrance, the
Print and Calico Department is on the right.
Next comes the Flannel Department, and fol-
lowing this the brown and bleached cotton.
The last two stocks were bought by Mr.
EAToN's buyer in New York long before the
dissolution oil the firm of EATON & BAoKUs,and
at old prices.
CLOTH DEPARTMENT.
Under the skylight and beyond the archway,
corresponding to the Silk Department on the
opposite side, is the Cloth Department, the
stock being the largest and most complete in
this city or any Western City.
The entire basement under this first floor is
devoted to wholesale domestics, bales upon
bales being piled one upon the other, and the
assortment including every grade.
sHAwLs-wHITE GooDs-FEATHERs.
On the second floor, reached by a stairway
is the shawl and suit and white goods room.
Passing through two arches, you enter the
Wholesale Dress Goods, Notions and Print
Stock Department. The fourth floor is devo-
ted to wholesale cloths, fannels, &C., and
space is given to a department for geese
feathers. The firm do an immense business
in feathers and the supply on hand gives the
best idea of the extent of the trade.
AN ELEGANT ROOM.
A walk down Summit Street two OF three
squares, brings us to the other establishment
of the firm. Here there are three floors occu-
pied, each 40 by 100 feet. The basement is
used for storage. The retail sales room above
this, is admitted to be one of the most conve-
nient and elegant rooms of the kind in the
Northwest. The best light is obtained from
the large plate glass windows, and this is made
available to the greatest degree by the ex-
treme height of ceilings and and the general
arrangement. Very properly, this room is
Mr.. EATON's pride. The shelves are filed
with the most costly fabrics as well as the
more common fabrics in the dry goods line.
BRIDAL oUTFITs-READY-MADEs SUITS.
That this firm make bridal outfits special
ty is well known, and at both stores they are
fully prepared to meet any demand. The
rear portion of this room is devoted to shawls,
ready-made suits, corsets, hoop skirts, and the
popular dressmaker, Miss Nichols, has her
apartments here. The ready-made suit trade
has become a prominent feature of the Dry
Goods trade, and Messrs. FRED. EATON e Co. |
claim to have the most extensive assortment
in the West. The space occupied measures 40 |
by 60 feet, and more than forty forms, graced
with some Of the most exquisite suits, show
the resources of the department, and the taste
and skill of those employed
cARPETs-HoUsE FURNISHING GOODS.
Mounting the grand staircase, we enter the
Carpet and House Furnishing Hall. This
hall has been recently taken by the new firm,
and is acknowledged to be one of the most |
beautiful in the country. It has been known |
as ''Hunker's Hail." and has been used for
balls, parties, lectures, sc. It is scarcely ne
cessary to remark that more people visit it |
now, under the carpet influence, than ever to
fore, and more to their profit. The stock of
English and American Carpets is immense,
being the largest in the citp. The firm deal
extensively in window and curtain furnishing
goods, in bedding, &C. In fact, the firm can
take a house and fit it up from cellar to attic
in the most complete order.
THE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT.
The whole business management is under
the control of Mr.. FRED. EATON, he being the
only proprietor. The buyer employed by the
old firm of EATON & BACKUs, is still employed
by the new firm. He is thoroughly posted
resident of New York, acting under daily
orders, either by mail or telegraph, from the
proprietor.
No visitor to Toledo should fail to see these
two great stores-the best representatives OF
Toledo enterprise and energy in this Depart
nent, and no buyer of dry goods or carpets
should fail to inspect the stock. Mr.. EATON
has been at the head of this establishment for
fifteen years. His experience has been such
IS to make him an expert in meeting and
sven anticipating, the demands of trade and
he people at large.
W. H Taylor, formerly OF the firm OF brls-
ol " Taylor in this city, and well known IN
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