Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-09-24
VIM VI. Kennard Il 90

OCCUPATION or THEIR Niw sroRE-lTs ARRANGE
MEMS CONNENIENCEs, &c.
After an absence of six mon hs, VIM NJ Knr-
nard 4 Co. have removed back to Il er old lucs
ton No. BOG Market street and opened IN Il c
new store. which has been specially built for
them an entirely new stock of goods Last
evening their formal opening took place, al
though their stock was thrown open to the i'll
spectIon Of purchasers On Saturday
The building is erected of BrandyWite Gran
ite and with the exception of the store Of T. ID.
Webb ~ Son, adjoining, is the Only business
house built of this material in the city. II IL
very ornate, and is mnch admired. The interior
of the store was designed especially for the
dry goods trade and the occupants have dI' played
much taste in its arrangement combining as it
does all the conveuiencts incident 10 the bl--
ness and pr 7entlns the mammoth proportions
Of leading stores in larger cities.
The building is three stories l. sh, ami is oc-
cnpied solely by this firm The fret floor is
devoted to a saesroom. is 100 by IL feet, aud
IL one of the largest, II not the largest, in the
city 1t is well lighted by large windows both
IN the front and rear Of the = ore, and ly a sky
light which would do honor to an artists studio.
The dissemination Of light il assisted by tile
lofty ceiling and white walls Of the sturo. Two
counters extend the entire length of the room,
in front OF which are arranged, at short inter
walls revolving stools for the accommodation of
their customers. THE shelving il novelty in
stores in this city. They are very deep and ex-
| teUu only ABOUT lOuf htu h-hhil lttl upward
from the floor, admitting the goods end aise.
| Merchants who do a large business and find
their counters heaped with goods will under
| stand the value Of such an arrangement az this
| for deposit ny for surplus stock when pressed
for room Each department is kept in st plrat c
| parts OF the store and without conducting with
/ etch Ul er.
/ The second floor is the carpet room, commo-
dious and well lighted, and the third iloor il used
| for storage purposes. The basement is devoted
to oil cloths, blankets and the Wholesale domes.
tic department dumb waiter ythfates from
basement to third story, and commune ttion j.
opened with the general department by mean
of speaking tubes. Such is a general outlin,
o the store, and merchants who would profit b,
the experience of others shou not fail, whel
they build, to inspect the superior arrang
and conyeniences which this s ore PRESENTS
This house is among the oldest and best or
tabli-hed In Wilmington. 1t enjoys a large am
rapidly increasing trade, drawing custom froI
all parts Of the Peninsula and the neiGhborin
counties Of Pennsylvania. Mossrs kemnard
Co, are live and and enterprising men, aud ar
reauing a rich harvest from it, Their sales ar
very large and one one day aggregated it cast
Sirte,n hundred d9tldrs. The husn ss was e,
tabhahed by john $. Kennarl lii 1916. In 15i
his brether Vim NJ kcunarl, and head of til
+. present firm. was admitted to an interest in III
store. In 1865 the senior kennarH died when III
business was conducted hy tie junior memb,
of the firm alone until 1871. when Harry |
Cranor was taken in as pattue". MIR. Crani
: began eTand boy, and rove by Lis own meri
a through all the successive stages to his preset
position,