, 1875-10-09
FRANKLIN MAC VEACH g. CO.

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FRANKLIN MAC VEACH g. CO.
A naturai leader among tho Wholesale grocery |
businosAuf thicago Atant.4 tho firm Of Franklin
S1acSoagl + Co. Sagacit3 Of administration.
kcope of business and peculiarly Clicsgoiah
spirit of ontertr!Ac. arc tho spain causen which
uni!o To give tho ho,i1o tlis prcdomlnanco. Tho
business transacted untlcr t|lo guidance Of tho
firm ia known 10 ho larger than that done By any
Erocory house III tie Wegt, and, with = single
u1cottlon, II grenter than tint Of ANY American
establishment in ita line Of trado THIS Bkato-
1nant IL
AAATTE. or coxcEnEn FACT.
and Of conrAc can be snbatantiAsed by obstinate
tiE,1raH WnehaTcs fnluiAtto. Tho furtber mag
nitude of Tho Ionee will lo approcisted wloo It
ID known that t. carries tho lar3oat variety OF
in thiecolntry. this Includes nt the goods prop
"r'y ctlning Under tho lcsd of Kfncr1ieH, and
embraces foreign and .'omaat'o arslcl es
~ vol ~ tnoao Of tho paincst and
aro under tr,Iute, and, the gruat waroroon,s
Of Franklin MacVsngb 4 t;o. constitute 4
rinctira! exposition Of everything m tho way Of
Erucuries which the world produces. Tho
situated at tho coiner of WaIas, aro1ius and
Lako Bsreet, III 4 grand s,orel.ouse, an 1nHpcc.
tl0n Of which is of peculiar Interest. Here aro
constantly received and shp}ied
THE ENORMOUS COsb1uNMEHrs
of goods which 4ayo E,yeu, uud VIII doubtless
long continue to Etvc the ll1HHo its ltnfneAso
Iyustge AZ tho ca:citaiu in lts ltue Of TRADE tn
the WoBt.
An enumeration Of oven tho greater ciassjff-
Gallon OF articles so,l by Franklin hfaoVoagl1
L Co. wond tax tho lmta OF this sketch too
severely. Tho uup1ecodented extent and variety
uf The goods handled by tho lloueo can best be
Understood by study Of
rnE ANNUAL CATALOGUE
iasuoI BY tho liru. Ill,s Bots furth clearly ovory
great aud MINOR Glars Of articles soli and ts ut
Unce intefcstng aud valuab1e. Tie catalogue
for tho presout year will be readv carly this fall
Tho history III tho lrm aatcs back oscr ten
Ycars. 1t Wnb organized In 1865 a. Whilkker.
Harmon 4 Co., aud tho tLlr1 year following it
became known % Harmon. A1acfcngh d. Messer.
This continued until Jan. !. l570 when tho
iaiuo Of frAukin AIaoVcagl Il q. vas por-
1nauettly adopted. The pa1tnara!in embraces
four woi'-kuowu gcutlemen-s1os Fraukliu
aIncreagu, tlle iIoti. Wayne Macreagu, Of
peunaylyau,a> John i. E,ayalond aud ucury G.
liarnufI.
The Hyatem under which Its buainesh is con-
ducled is both comprehensive aud radically GU
torprsiug. 1t IL really combination OF wiiolo-
salo grocery houses under. ooo general sd1ninis-
tsatluu. Before tile founding Of this tirn it Was
tho rulo that even sbe largest grocery establish
! men.s sLonld coutiuo themselves principally TO
individual lines.
EAcu MorsE NAp lTs serstA1rs.
md what other goods wcro haI,,ilcl were kept
| subsidiary to that s.;eca!ty. Tte members OF
| tho 1irnl conceived that 1t Noutl provo bane-
! ficlai TO theulselyee. to tho trude, and to tic
! community to combiDe nl Of tho Bl,ocAltIos
Under une orEnuiznsion. The Lucccss winch tho
house tlas ntta.ncu and its peerless position tn
tho eyes Of dealntH nud tho public 10 .rroof
| cnougi, Of tho wisdom Of lts courde, It LAh
Buccecdel Ia accomplishing exactly what it sci
| ous to do. This, however, has bcen uiado pus.
| slblo ouy by tic Immediate uvasb,li.y Of large
capital, by breed executive ability on the part ol
| thu trtu uennEc RI, md by illstituting
| unAsn sErAuAgE uErAnTuEsTs
| under the charge Of persous expert in tho spo.
ciuI rot,llironlentu Of sl4oso departments. Ihe
'hain dlvlsions OF business now united In thit
I Staples.
Fancy Rroceties,
| Icas.
| Tobacco and ciesrs,
Hplcos.
Grocera' sundrloa.
Provisions.
Iu all Of these 1t has boen the ateA it&st aim oi
the house to gut HI nesrly ~ possible to tho pro
uucors. thu dslA.s and addod cost. Of la.ddle
,nou hnye thus beoo nvui1cd. Obtaining it
| gouttH st first haud, the firm OF Franklin Mac
Vcash l. Co. has boeu abio 10 dos
with it's own putroua on to1uA mucl
moro satisfactory to tho Iat.er than il
commonly tho enso with wholesale grocor5. 1h
ilrtu Imports tts tuaa mud falcy ErocclleA In it
tobacco department it Las acsiu,sgl aEcncso
| which rive IL all tho Advantage Of Ipaputactnr
orn. IT. Trad in the provision department i
greatly attributable to tho fact TINT 1t buys lnaat
iuf casIl before cfliAg aud AaH them cured epe
cialy for its own tralu aud also that 1t buys 1t
,1sll, both salt and lake, direct from tho tshoz
1ncu. aud has thu Inspecting aud packing don
untos it. own supervision. 1n i,s epiGo depart
1aont 1t las attained s1,eh gratifying GucceAs =
to warrant It III erecting colfee and Hpice mil
| Ibis will bo done ,yitlin d short time. and wit
tAs facility WHICH tho houso enjoys for putchaa
ins from " irst 1ands," w,ll ona6o it to place it
! self beyond tie pale Of competition in this Sre
cialty.
VIZ have already noticed tho fact that til
ra,.ous grand departments Of tho house ase il
chnrgo Of
GENTLEMEN wl1usE EXPERIENCE
III their respective lincs. aud thorough familisr
ty With tho demands uf the trade, ouable theE
to conduct tAeis individual departments vii.
uniform sucocas. Tho prosperity OF tho house
aud itp popularity eyorywboro, nsyo been great
cnhancod by tleHo gout1enlou. Tho manager q
TIC tobacco aud cigar department Ii Mr. J.
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