The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-03-19
NTessrs.FIuT & BaIIentine.

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i The Mercantile trade Of Pulaski is
more extensive perhaps than many OF
our readers are aware Of We confess
we did not know ourself until few
days ago the fun extent Of the trade
enjoyed by at least one of our most
prominent honses-Hi1 & Ballentine.
They occupy a three story building.
tfour stories ipeluding the cellar on
i the south side of the public square,
I which is not only literally jammed
from cellar 10 garrett with goods. but
they have two large warehouses, one
OF them ifty by one hundred and
fifty feet, which are absolutely necessa-
ny to accommodate their large and
growing business, Of the extent of
which some idea may be formed, when
we announce that in 1873 their trade
amounted to SI45,OOO, and they aim TO
press it to 100000 in 1874. Besides
the proprietors themselves, who daily
give their business active personal atten-
ton, capable and vigilant cashier and
accountant, Mr.. John Beasley, presides
continually in the Office, and four ae-
tive, energetic and skillful statesmen, to-
wit: Mr.. Jesse Nefl, Mr.. j. 7. Mel
son, Dir. j. A. p. Skillern and NJ. Big
gers, are untiring and interchangeable
in receiving, shipping and selling goods,
while a well trained and experienced
porter brings up the rear with his i'm
portant and never ending duties. The
trade Of this house does not only en-
brace Giles and the adjacent counties,
but extends far into Alabama, Georgia
anal Mississippi. By skilIfm manage
ment and great Industry, they have
succeededin building up an extensive
trade never before enjoyed by Pulas-
Isl firm. For hundreds of miles around
us they supply dealers aud consumers
in tobaccos and WHISTLES, while their
trade in bacon, grain, hardware, agri- /
cultural implements, groceries, fertH-
tiers, seeds, &C.,. is absolutely metro /
politan in its dimensions. In conducts
ing this immense trade, they carry
regular stock of $3.50 we went
through the entire establishment the |
other day, and thought we would mem /
tiou the several departments in detail, /
but we find that our space win not per-
nit. Suffice it to say that the cellar is
stored with heavy casks of bacon, tierc-
es Of lard, molasses aud other barrelled
goods. The first floor, or salesroom
proper, may be called also sample
room, for here we find something of
nearly every department, though hard /
ware and light groceries in all their de-
tail and endless variety form the main
feature. The second story is divided
into departments for liquors, tobaocos,
agricultural implements, grass and 9TH
err seeds, staple hardware, carriage and
wagon makers material, &c. The third
story is devoted to hollow-ware, stone
ware, woodward, &c. The large ware
house which has stored about 1 500 \
bales of cotton this season is now be-
ing refilled with hay, salt, wagons,
sepaIators, and heavy agricultural ma
chinory and Implements. The grain
house is now stored with Fertilizers,
lime, builders material, &C., which at
the proper season will give place to
the wheat, corn, &c, to be handled by
its proprietOrs. Thus we have given
very imperfect outline of the business
carried on by this enterprising firm, to
supplement which, we simply call at
tention to their new and attractive
cards in this paper.