The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-02-05

DO you wholesale AS well as
retail"
I'VE have done some wholesale
trndingr but our business is princi-
palIy confined to the retail trade"
Where does your trade principally
come from p"
From cattle men, freighters and
ranchmen from railroad men. aud
from persons in town. The great
bulk of our trade comes from the
north"
How was last years trade, com
pared with the previous year."
1t was better than the trade Of
1872"
What sort Of trade do you predict
during the present Year,"
81 think it will be better than that
Of last year,"
"WiH you give the reasons that in
duce you to think 20 p"
w will have the same population
to clothe that we possess now in this
county and there will be quite an
increase in cattle men between here
and the North Platte River. New
ranches will be taken up. There will
be large numbers of Texas cat lie
driven north of here this coming sum-
mcr, and these will be accompanied
by n good many herders. The coun-
try along the North Platte will begin
to settle up between Fort Laramie
and Fort Fetterman. Prospecting
parties will increase. l feel that trade
will improve this year more than it
has any year since 1 have been in
Cheyenne"
The store Of b. Hellman is a two
story brick, 22x6O feet, and is well
filled with a fine assortment of ready
made clsthing for men and boys, all
manner OF mems underwear, hats,
caps, boots. shoes, trunks and travel
ing satchcls and two show cases full of
notions. At the rear end OF the store,
inside, there is n spiral staircase lead
ing to the second floor, and there
the merchant tailoring will be carried
Mr.. Hellman commenced bust
ness at his present stand about seven
years ago, and Mr.. Guiterman has
been with him during that period,
having a general supervision of the
business.
We then bent our steps to the inter
of Sixteenth and Eddy Street,
and on the southeast corner entered
the " Drug Emporium of
ADDoMs & GLOVER,
which is n two story fire proof brick
building, with an iron, and Frear
stone front. Its dimensions are 2IxSO.
feet, with n basement cellar the same
dimensions, and was erected in 1872 at
a cost of S11 900. There are five rooms
in the upper story-two of which are
occupied by M of the proprietors,
two 10y the Secretary of the Territory
ns his Office, and one by Col. Steele,
Delegate in Congress, as n law office,
when here. The lower story and
cellar are entirely occupied by Addoms
& Glover as q drug store. The walls
and ceiling of the store have recently
undergone an artistic change at the
hands of some of our local painters,
and present n beautiful cream cOlored
brown color, just underneath
where the walls and ceiling meet. The
room is divided forty-six feet from the
door by n partition and architravc, on
the top of which stands n bust of the
American eagle with poised wings
gilded plumage, and in front of
which stands n handsome dispensing
counter of black walnut, deliberately
carved. The shelving is set off by
.curiously carved mouldings and brack-
cts, and heavy cornices, richly painted
and finished in gloss. The drawers
are black walnut, with the improved
Quinlan's patent pull attached, in
which the name of the article con-
in each drawer appears under
n glass surface. On either hand as
one enters from the door, sets q show
case of double capacity for holding
articles in their line of trade, and
q%uintuple powers for displaying them
to advantage. The entire appearance
of the store inside, and its arrange
ments, are attractive and beautiful;
and it is not equalled between Omaha
and Salt Lake, and seldom surpassed
anywhere.
The building is owned by Addoms &
Glover, and the store was recently
fitted up at an expense of So, 500. Both
of the proprietors were present, and
we began the following interview by
asking:
what was the amount Of your
sales for 1912"
About SIS 900"
What amount of stock did you
porry on an oyeroua dnripC tho voorOp