The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-05-02

Resuming our notices of some Of oul
leading business houses, we come, this
week, to our two extensive hardware
establishments
J. NJ. GRIFFITH BRoTnER.
This house was established hcle over
three years ago. Ii was for a long
time on the corner OF Commercial St.
and Fourth ayenue,b recently moved
into its present rOomy and elegant
quarters in the south end of union
block. 1t has always been iirst-class
establishment in all particulars, and has
been deservedly popular throughout
Southwestern Kansas, as its large bust
ness proves. The main room Is OF the
usual width and ninety feet deep. A
room in the second story, sixty five
feet deep is also occupied. Besides
these, this establishment has u ware
house 20X70 feet. full OF goods, ut their
old quarters on Fourth avenue. The
firm now has Il very large stock
on hand, some OF the principal
articles may he enumerated: y lull
| aud complete stock OF shelf hardware,
Balm wagons, Buckeye reapers and
mowers, Brown CORN planters, Marsh
harvestrrs, the celebrated john Deere,
Moline, plows, Pits and j. L. Case d
Cos. threshiny machines, wagon wood
work, pumps, clothes wringers, iron,
nails, road scrapers, pistols, fancy
goods, Immense piles OF hoes, rakes,
shoyels and other implements, and ar
ticles too numerous To mention. They
are also agents for the Oriental Pow
der Company. They will soon add To-
their varied stock Il large supply of the
Eureka Manufacturing Co.'s school
furniture. This is one of the largest,
If not the largest hardware and agri-
cultural Implement establishment
south of the Kaw river. Its trade ex-
tends into several counties, and we
may safely say its annual sales foot
up to handsome figure each year.
! The'interests of the concern are pre-
sided over by j. NJ. Griffith, and he is
assisted by Mr.. Alexander and young
Mr.. Griffith. They work tor the in
terests of their customers. They sell
ut as low figures as the goods they
handle can possibly be afforded. They
do business on business principles, and
hence their success here. Mr.. Griffith
is liberal minded citizen, and takes
an interest in the growth and prosper
ity of the country. He believes in
printers ink, as his double half column
in THE News abundantly testiiles.
Err. HoLDERNIAN a BROTHER.
The hardware and agricultural house
of L. II. Holderman & Bro, was es-
tablished here I'm 1869. The Messrs.
Holderman were then old residents,
and very generally known and re-
speeted. and then, rs now, extensive
| stock dealers. l.. Il. Holderman
came to this county as tar back as 1857.
They opened their hardware store in
the stone building just north of the
NEWS office, and steadily increased
their business operations, until they
became badly cramped for room. They
dealt largely in hardware, stoves, tin
ware wagons and agricultural implc-
ments, and soon established first
class reputation MS enterprising, ac-
commodating and reliable dealers, In
1870 they built the handsome brick
business house which they now occupy,
ON the southwest corner of Commercial
street and Sixth avenue. 1t cost $l2,-
| 600, and is rs good a business location
as any place in the city, il not the very
/ best. The ground floor and bascmen
are packed with their hardware and
other goods, while their agricultural
implements fill very large warehouse
in the rear, fronting on Sixth avenue.
The font suits of rooms in the second
story makes II very elegible law Office
! for Gillett IL Sanders, and the City
Council and Police Judge, Weaver,
occupy the rear office.
Holderman * Bro keep a iull line of
hardware and cutlery. Builders
hardware they make speciality OF.
| Their stock is very extensive and well
assorted. They are never out fence
wire. y select lot OF stove, and a full
stock OF tinware are also on hand. or
agricultural implements their stock is
always very full. Woods reapers and
mowers and the Studebakcr wagon are
two of their speeialities. They have
on hand about all of the leading inn
plements wanted for farm purposes,
and will order anything desired. We
need hardly say that no Emporia house
has or probably will surpass Holder
man 81 Bro. in this line of trade, and
that they have hosts of customers who
would hardly know where else to go.
E Il. Holderman is one of the few who
always refuses to become candidate
for office, or he would long since have
been honored in public stations. AS q
director of the First National bank lac
adds strength to that Institution. The
cattle trade of the firm is a very ex-
tensive one, and their ranch on the
Walnut is one of the finest in Kansas
As business men and useful citizen:
Holderman & Bro. rank among oul
best residepts, and their success evinces
what industry and tact almost invar'
iahlv accomplish in Kansas.