Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-03-14
WHOLESALE 0UEENSWARE.
An Cid Established Enterprise Some
thing Concerning the JObbing House
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| Al OA0 E8AhDAlAAeM EnGeEPrlae some
thing Concerning the Jobbing House
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The enterprise TO which we now refer
has had an active career Of twenty years.
1t was originally established by Messrs.
Campbell & Cobb in 1855, who were sue
ceeded By Campbell & Spire in 1865, and
| in May 1870 the present firm was formed,
| the eO-partners being b. W. Spire and JnO.
Duff.
The premises occupied, corner Of Bridge
! street and the Public Square were built BY
the present firm three ears ago. The
building is 20xI75 feet, three floors above
ground and two below. The rear Of the
building abuts upon The river, the bank
being a sheer precipice, and from the rear
Of tie store a deiig-tful view Of 4 wide
reaching scope OF country is obtained. Our
! reporter didn' visit the establishment. how
| ever, for the purpose Of gazing upon land
| scapes, but rather 20 obtain items relative
/ TO the trade Of the house. Inspection Of
| the premises viii show every nook and
! corner filed. The sub-csllar is filed with
I whole packages in exterior
/ but representing many a dollar. The base
/ ment has been converted into an admirable
department, is shelved upon one side, and
is filed with broken and original packages.
Here also is the packing department.
The FIRST floor is the most attractive 20
visitors, for here is aTrayed a very fine dis
play Of ware Of all kinds, from delicate
china, Bohemian, futed and crystal, to
the more commonplace qUeensware.
Plated ware is also shown, as we'll as lamp
goods Of all kinds. This is the general
sales and sample room, in the rear Of which
is the Office
Upon the second floor is a prOfusiou Of
open stock and packages Of glassware, and
the third floor IS filed with glassware in
original packages.
A large per cent. Of the goods handled
by the house are Of foreign manufacture
and are imported direct BY the firm ciG
New Orleans. This fact gives a decided
advantage to the house; ignoring brokers
and middlemen, it deals with the pOtteries,
and the merchants Of all the country tribu-
tary to Nashville are not slow 10 appreciate
the benefits 70 be derived from dealing with
such a house. Mr.. Spires familiarity with
the business is another advantage Of no lit
tie consequence. An Englishman By birth,
his early life was passed among the pot
teries, and his knowledge thus became
practical. Indeed the croekery business,
in one way or another, has occupied his
time since bOyhOOd. The management Of
the business Of the firm rests with him, Mr..
Duff being engaged in experimenting his
grocery house on Church street.
Comparatively little travelling for orders
is done by the firm; We believe that not
more than one travelling salesman is EN-
plOyed, as the bulk Of trade seeks the house
and is thus transacted at far less expense
that would otherwise be the case. Ten
nessee, Alabama, Kentucky and Georgia
comprise the territory in which most of the
sales are made, and large sales are made to
points even south Of Atlanta
The house is one Of the prominent ones
Of Nashville. Its influence has always
been exerted in such = manner that the
city has been benefited, and its growth
and success has been well earned.