Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-10-23
MERCHANTS GARGLIEG OIL. ,

Whoever visits the wide-awace and enter
prising city of Lockport in western New
York must see that right up along side of
its most vAluable enterprises stands the i'm
mense business Indicated by the caption OF
ibis article. 9he value Of "Gargling Oil"
as 8 medicine, is to well known, the world
over, to need any words of COMMUNICATION at
our hands, so, for the information of those
Who think all uerta is found IN other kinds
of bushes, We propose to tell what "Gsrgling
OIL" under the skillfpl manipulations of
Johu Hodge, Esq, has done for Lockpors'
Personally Mr.. Hodge is fue fellow,
SOCIALLY and as busiavss u an he rs not sur
passed, being posses. ed of G fine classical
educa'ion,a good legal mind'and thorough
kno~ledgs of human nature, with uubouud-
ed enterprise and Unlimited energy he hiss
made his business success = This success
is Lockport's pride and Lockport's pro6t'oc.
The immease sales of this medicine in every
State and Territory and County Of this con-
tinent, in the islands OF The seas and in
foreign countries necessarily must accumu-
late prof, for which Lockport comes in
fer the lions share. Her public sud private
charities know il, and now the world .cAs See
it in the finest business block in western
New York
Mr.. Hodges establishment, that handsome
edifee on Market street. il the pride o
llockp and an ornament to- the city. il
is Of cut stone and is 5lx1e3. Its Arch
tsctural ornamenia.ious are tasteful ane
neat; indeed, the building, as Il Whole
would strike any enc as unusually mag e
ceat in conception aud design. The bast-
menr is used f5r bottling the Gsreliug Oh
and FIR the general storage Of chemicals
: On the first floor front is the counting roen
" "A marvel of business convenience Au'
elegant appointments. 1t is finished il
black walnut end chestnut; the walls 81
: freseoed with true artistic effsct, and 10 sver
~ay it we'll rivals the most beautiful Of CIT
counting rooms Connected ~ith IL also !
Ere and burglar ro,f vault Of the lates
pAttera. Adjoining TOO is Mr. Hodge
private office also done in black walnut al
chestnut. Back Of the counting room is th
= mail room, and the packing, marking an
shipping rooms. On the second floor frof
is the printing offce connected with the ei
:, tablishment, whsre trained typos inu orts
ze GArsling Oil 10 various ways. 10 Ii
:, rear is the labelling aad wrapping room
Tho third story is devoted to storage. Tb
entire building is heated by steam, and ell,
vators aud speaking tubes coonect the var
Gus departments. Rlohmond's famous cab
power is used Ia rulaing ali the usohiaer,
Such in = general way is the businet
building. Adjoining is the Hodge Opel
House, stately edlhca, unsurpassed
T.. architectural b-a1;y of desiga and dni-
Ia sdiisioa TO containing one Of the zee
balls in the country, it has 2 miniature CT
in itself. Eigb. handsome retail stores, Il
/, post Office, telegraph Offices, common cOu
Gil cham bers, library and law and busine
offices, on the frat and second fooIs-,h
centering the leading business attractions
iha. point ia the CITY, all of which is st
anoth>r evidence OF Mr.. Hodges busine
n sagacity. For these things Lockport "
az always be remiOded Of it's young and educ
ted business man. Now, Mr.. Hodges mt
build hotel and the travelling public "
4, ever hold him in highest esteem, for if t
ha city needs one thing more than another,
is a frat eisss hotel, commeusurste with
/, other varied aad important interests.