, 1875-03-20
DRUGS.


DRUGS.
cnEEnI:a PROSPECT.
With tho Wow to o:icitIng somo interesting
faots touching the past, present, and future Of
tho Wholesale drug trade, and something In re-
gard to the general methods OF manipulating
business At flrst-clasa establishment, tho TO-
porter called at tho ofllco Of
In. r. Il. DunSltAM,
Of E. BusnhAm, Sou Il Co., Importers and Job
beEs OF drugs. 52 aud 81 Lake street,
Roporter-hfr. d. sec you atc. as usual. very
busy, but II you can spare me Avo minutes
would like your assistance. atm gathorlng
fow business tems for TnE Tn1pusE Of general
Interest to the business community.
Afr. D.-What particular information can / af-
ford ron?
R.-Your houes ia ono Of tls Oldest In The
cityt
Mr. D.-yes; it Was established 10 1856 / have
bosn connected with It tweuty years. Twenty
Jeara ago this day catno 10 Chica.o 10 joiu it.
R.-There have been many changes ei,cc.
Mr D.-The citT laa improved wonderfully.
In 1885 there woro eleven Wholesale drug houses.
After tho lard times " Of 1857 there weIc but
four left. Our sales will RIM Ut, mora Ia month
nov. than IN year during that period.
R.-Whas did you call a good trade in
| THOSE EAn1IEH DAYS.
Dir. Dwell, eales yusie1 from $4,000 to
100000 per nnuun,. But we had not tile faciI{.
| tea for business then that NO have now. and il
wAa moro rork to do that amount then than it ia
| to do our present busircss. Buildings arc yattly
bester. and ren.s lower. Our Htoro was then
narrow and dark; four asorics III front and two
were unknown tn tim. time (thH street has
| siuco boen raised up II 10 18 feet), and tho
stores were narrow, aud ceilings low. Wc paid
for such building $4,000 per annum, aud whio
= n 31tthf NH
1A0, dyo stories, nld excellent basement, SIX
tooEa iu alive pay but g. G00 per nt,nun,. In
ateRd Of tho spacious and elegant Office you nor
Bee. ~ had ono about 12x24 feet.
RI have ncyor boon through ffat-cfaas
Wholesale drug house IN Chictgo.
Mr. BIZ you would like will give you \
guido, and you can 90 on
AN E1TLonArIos THROUGH ouns.
R.-Thank you. wilt b. glad Of the opror-
tunity.
Mr. D. (cal!,ng ons Of his young tneu)-You
will pleaso follow your guide. and faAr no dan-
ger" He will bhow you t,e m5sseries.
Conductor to Il. (as they passed ont of tho
rear door OF the o0ico)-This ID our shippius-
room. and also Btoleroom for patent medicines
10 full packages. These largo pilea represent all
Il se tBs q 1sasas sa 81 s I'll @ I'D 4 s ss aas
commission Of late. THIS large stock Of Ayers
goods, however, arc stored With us tn that way.
blanJ Of these nsttcles sre Is Jou sec, iitoraIly
''nold By the cord"
Ascending 10
THE SECOND FLOOR,
there Was found room tho entire sizo Of the
building lined with shelves, dfawcrp, and tarro
bins and tier through tho ceutre, interspcrsed
With coun3ers for the wprkmcn, all loaded with
drugs aud medicines from al parts OF tho easIh
Here everything waA humuliug like = bceliye:
eone weighing and counting out others wrap
ping up and preparing for tho Packers, win
and - fast II tho boxca were h!!etl they wero
loNoFed away to tho shipptng-room just below.
lasatng up to tho third floor, VIC found two
thirds OF It In q g'ass room as the conductor
called IT, where wote all kin1s Of bottles and
d1uXGlsta' furniture Ia pEofusson, and Iueu work
ing tu selecting and tepacliug on orders. Across
tho front Of thus floor waB another most intor-
eating room which the conductor caIled tue
Put up on ordcsa a!l liquid drugs,
.lne oils and perfumes, oty., etc. 1t is also i
laboratory, where ne found iu process OF manu-
faeture many preparations, among which wa no
s!ceo new and most useful astici0 for all stock
gsoHers,-l. g.: llol!luRton's Spauug FLUID,
which Raves the farmer much tohh iu stock and
Of time 10 fattoning; Eckharlts Asthma Hem
edy, which IL said by PERSONS who have used 1t
TO 10 the mos: o0octual aud Instantaneous in se-
lteving that distressing malady; Villas Aroma
stzed Cox. L!vor Oil. Which Ia OF finest quality,
Aud 20 pleasant N flavor ~ to command itso!f
70 our loading pbyHlciapa; Dilliaglam's Denzino.
the largest bottle for tho mouey iu that Line aud
IN e1celleat glove and clothes cleaner; aud tho
celeeIated GuasaIA and Eucalyptus bl.tcrs, a
specific for T1eu'nat'sn, neusalEia, fever and !
ague, 0yspcpalA, hou general debility; thny arc |
very carefully prepared for thoir medicinal uae,
sna ~ tue eame tltuo Arc PLEASANT bavo.ase.
Leaving tlIls room with its pleasant pcrfu!nca |
And gentlenanly superintendent. Mr. Fred
nfy4n. the party mounts upwards to the fourtI.
uoof' ~heEc tAey found great piles Of drugs in
tha original packsgea awaiting tho douands
Llom the pac2ihs-r room on the second uoor. lleFo
.eto oalea or efnca howeEs and cllamomisoS.
bAfks, and casliB Of ammonia and chlor.-lmo,
caTboJs Of aclds etc., etc.
ID, Va Inc nIth noor VAS found sepctation Of tho
Ioalt1. Ihsn, taking rapid plunge. they
TIE BASEMENT,
passing among the t!cFs OF baHela containing
Wy Kinds OF oils for painting. burning. md lubrl.
satlnK PURPOSES, and "lcrc-excert that thoro
azo no kerosene oils OF tenZoo allowed on tho
pssemises-1t Ia very much like nn oil-houso,
no party came to tha "spiritual Depart