Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-03-28
THIS GREAT HoUsE,
J. z. WEAR & co.

This great and growing Western country
has no more strongly marked peculiarly
than the conspicuous position in trade and
commerce which is attained BY her Young
men. No where is shers presented so fine
a Ohsuce for great reward IN the display Of
business abilities and the exertion of ener-
g a. is here offered them, and their quicker
thought and more restless activity have
placed them, in many instances, far 10 sd
vance Of greater cApitststs and of Their older
competitors. Here are offered the finest
opportunities that ever wers offered any
where to make up 10 work and tact what
NAV BE deficient in point Of capital. Unto
arm With these requisites the profits OF
trade aud the credit Of increasing business
soon brings additional means, which rem
ders their money power sufficient to sustain
the com petition Of the oldest houses. The
great West is filed with great successes,
the splendid achievements of Young men.
In the house Of J. Il. Wesr & Co. we have
an instance Of this character. 1t was estah-
lishsd IS late as 1868, aud yet its sales are
now reaching more than half million
dollars per Annum. Mr.. Wear and his able
co-psrtners, Messrs. John W. keyser, ]. q.
Holiday and J. William Boyd, are all
young men, and have brought to bear in
building up the great trade of this house,
their individual and united energy and
study Each one Of them has been identi-
fed from the time of his very first
entrance into business life with the trade Of
the West. They know its wants and under
stand lis tastes thoroughly.
On the six spacious floors, each twenty
nine by one hundred feet, well adapted to
the display of goods, in the storehouse OF
these gentlemen, at No sos North Main
street, may be found their well selected
stock OF fancy dry goods and notions. The
basement contains Jeans, Linseys, FlanneIs,
Csssimeres, Blankets, and other goods OF
like character The first floor; ell kinds Of
foreign and domestic goods, Alpacas, Silks,
Linens, Yelvsts. The second foor-every.
thing in the general notion way, not neg.
Letting even varieties Of stationery articles,
such as envelopes and paper.
We see here the most minute system in
exhibiting these goods. On the outside of
every package is attached a sample, which
obviAtss the necessity of disturbing the
original arrangement, as under any other
plan. This keeps the stock clean and in
perfect order.
The third floor has LAces, White Goods,
Handkerchief, all kinds Of Ribbons and
Collars. The fourth floor exhibits q splen-
did stock of furnishing goods, Cloaks,
Shswls, Gloves, Hosiery, etc. Everything
pertaining to the dry goods trade can be
found herein, except heavy Domsstics and
Cotton goods.
Messrs. Wear & Co. have, in common
with the other wisest and ablest business
men of St. Louis, adopted the policy Of
dsrec, importations. Many of their foreign
goods are sent to them direct from the
manufacturer, in complianc. with specia
orders, thus saving the paying of tribute
10 our sea coast cities and at the same time
securing ,hs very best character and quality
of goods
In order to adapt themselves and their
trade to the special wants Of their patrons
Messrs. Wear h Co. have, from time to
time, made arrangements for securing the
man factnre of different articles under theil
orders, until they now have large line o
these. In many lines Of the finest and
choicest goods in which they deal, they pay
particular attention 10 the style and manner
IN which the manufacturer puts up his
articles when intended for them.
J Tho extensive business which Msssrs
Wear & Go. have bails mp in St. Louis 10 the
very best evidence that could be given o.
the advantageous prices at which their man