Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-11-01
OUR BUSINESS HOUSES.
Hellman, Haas & Co. have beer

They do business as commission mer-
chants and dealers in groceries, pro-
visions, liquors, cigars, tobacco, hard
ware, paints, oils, doors, sashes, blinds
and farming implements. Their stores
front on New Commercial and Los
Angeles streets, and measure about
1872 feet in length by 80 feet in breadth.
The basement is still larger than the
first floor, and extends twenty feet
under the road sidewalk. Down stairs
are stored OH all sides syrups, liquors,
nails, bacon, ham, butter, ploughs and
bacon; also, varnishes, oils, white
leads, etc, III bulk. Passing round
amongst the rows of casks and barrels
we come to the wholesale stock of pre-
served fish, salmon, mackerel, &C.,
and piles of every description of case
goods. Everything appertaining to
the grocery and provision business is
stored here. There is connection with
the first floor by a large elevator,
which serves for the transportation of
stores there are also two staircases
from the different ends of the base
ment. Up stairs are countless rows
Of chests of tea (our reporter counted
one hundred chests and then gave up),
cases of soaps, starch, chocolate and
such goods. Moving on through a
narrow passage way with goods on
either side are piles of cases of pickles,
Marseilles oil, olive oil, fiavoring ex-
tracts, boxes of raisins and dried
grapes, barrels of sugars from the
islands and from the California Refin-
cry, countless boxes Of canned goods,
such as tomatoes, beans, salmon, lobs-
ters, CLAIMS, sardines and oysters, and
cases of crackers, biscuits and candies
enough to feed several generations Of
children apparently. At the further
end are stored the stock of different
bitters, Vermouth, Curacao, and all
imported liquors. Here also is an ex-
tensive stock of Anaheim wines, Rhine
wines, sherry, port, fine clarets, Bor-
deaux, etc., in cases. The spirits,
which are in bulk as well as in case,
consist Of several choice brandies,
amongst which are Martell and SAFE
rae, old bourbons and rye whiskies,
etc.
On the other side is theirlarge stock of
tobaccos, Chewing and smOking), and
cigars. The adjoining department is
filled with mining implements, spades,
shovels, picks, etc., and general hard
ware. In this branch is full line of
everything except bar iron. Lower
down is large line Of stationery and
fancy goods. Hellman, Haas & Co.
keep the largest stock of powder in
town, the bulk of which is stored in
special powder vault outside the city
limits. In connection with this they
have also large line of shot, cutlery,
shelf hardware and bolts for wagons
and carriages, also very full stock Of
house builders material, locks, etc.
They also keep the header wagons,
the latest improvements in churns,
dairy utensils, plows and agricultural
implements. On the Commercial
street side, they carry running stock
of 1000 to 1900 barrels Of flour, so as
not to be dependent on the market.
The house has the exclusive agency of
the Buckeye mowers and reapers and
the Napa gang plow of which they
are receiving at present large supply.
One of the firm constantly resides in
San Francisco, and has an Office at PIG
California street, in order to attend to
the buying for the house. The trade
of Hellman, Haas & Co. extends to
Arizona, Inyo County, San Bernar-
dino, and even San Diego, to which
latter city they are constantly ship
ping beans, corn, barley and produce.
They also supply smaller firms in the
city, and do general jobbing and
wholesale business in the surrounding
country. They furnish the railroad
gangs to some extent, though this con-
tract is equally divided amongst our
other large houses. Opposite their
stores is another warehouse, from
which they load machinery, agricul-
tural implements, etc.
The members Of the firm here are
Herman Hellman and B. Cohn. Mr..
Haas, the third partner, resides in San
Francisco. Some idea Of the magni-
tude of the operations of our leading
houses may be gained by visit to the
depot, where large shipments of their
exports are being constantly received:
and glance at the freight list, which
is published on every steamer day, is
the best possible proof of the extent OF
their imports.