The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-01-04
The Advantage. OF 0o,umb,..

The Advantages OF Oolumbia.
We can truthfolly claim for Columbia
not few mercantile advantages. Our
merchants are., ns general rule. an
enterprising and liberal class. And in
the several departments OF business, we
held tha4 ne are;swell and worthily repre-
s6uted. &.S a.s~8 q ~,
Here will be found good market Tor
oorroN. In Cotton Town are to be
found the Hessrs. O.Nsale, of whom it
may be said: Lawrence; virtuous
father and virtuons son." Near by are
Messrs. Copeland & Bearden. quiet and
modest, but sound and true. Coming
down is Mr.. Chambers, veteran buyer,
and near him is Mr.. Thompson Earle,
q young and active speoulator, and rising
slowly but surely to wider operations.
Reaching much lover down to the neigh
borhood OF the railroad whistle and the
murmuring river, will be found the
Messrs. Crawford, firm uniting the
sagacity OF ase with tho energy of youth;
and Messrs. Wells s. Caldwell, names
long and honorably linked with ''silk.
like cotton;" and Mr.. James X. Friday,
an old and tried stager, who will be
found at his stand Friday, as' we'll as
every other day in the week, except Sun
day; end last, though no. lsast, Mr..
Jonathan M. Blakely will be found to
illustrate now the samo integrity and
foresight that have long characterized
his career as q cotton buyer. So much
for our Columbia cotton buyers. We
think they will be found to give good
prices.
Nor do we need much improvement in
our DRY GOODS department.. Shiver &
90. are known far and near for their
enterprise and magnitude of their ope-
rations. The Kinards, Porter & Steele,
Love & McOreery. q. T. Jackson, all
have their respective Aags raised on
Main street; whilst other establishments,
also, hang dry goods banners out.
In the CLOTHES line, the Messrs.
Swaffleld. father and son. and both relia-
BILE, Wiley & Ohilds, Goodman, Strauss
and other establishments represent Co.
lumbia trade in this department.
In the GROCERY line. that pleasant and
essential line, we arc we'll represented.
There is Edward Hope. ON out-spoken
man and popular merchant. There is
our good friend John Agnew, who. with
his promising son, holds his own at two
corners. and long may he hold them.
There. too, is systematic and neat Hen
dirk. and active Diercks. and tho work
ing Gibsons, and the steady Bates, and
the Irish Oantwell. and the Scotch Sym.
mers, and the modest Muller, and the
even-mided aud true.hearted Sem, and
Messrs. Stenhouse 6 Co., Solomon and
Loriok & Lowranoe; to say nothing of
old Mr.. Comerford. and q number of
good establishments off the line of
Main street. aud which we shall be
pleased to notice upon their advertising
in our columns.
In the SHOE line, we have the honest
divers, who always give us fits. and the
honest Ehrlichs. who treat US the same,
and Messrs. EiIhardt, Meighan, Flanagan
and quiet Jeans, and number OF others
In the TAILORING department, there
comes up Eisenmann, hard to beat in
taste and good work, and Eberhardt snd
a number of others.
In the TIN line. there stand A /. Palmer,
we'll known, he aud Capt. Press. Brown;
and Smith, little in the rear, and
Farrow to be found always at work.
In the sooK department, tho honors
are divided between Messrs. Bryan e.
McCarter, long and high in the business,
and Messrs. Duf1ie & Chapman, who are
marching on-excepting that quite re-.
Gently Mr.. Stokes. of book binding
fame, has quietly moved up with his
stationery, &c, and taken position.
In the DRUG business, there arc DR..
Mot, DR.. Heinitsh, Messrs. Geiger &
McGregor, Mr.. jackson and Mr.. Walter
Fisher.
In the oRooKERY department, Capt.
Stanley stands alone.
In the JEwKLRY line, we have Mr.. Wm.
Glaze. Mr.. Sulzbacher, Mr.. Bruins and
Mr.. John Veal-who, though he has
passed his three score years and twenty,
stands like seasoned timber, with no
mark OF decay.
In the FURNITURE line. we have Berry,
Pagan and Squier, who will supply
everything needed in their line.
In the CONFECTIONERY business, there
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