The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-04-06

institutions and industries.
The New York and Eagle Blocks, illustrated
on the first page, and the Commercial Block,
appearing IN one Of the street scenes, shows
or the signs the business places of several OF
our largest dealers.
Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots, Shoes, Etc.
Unlocking back over the dry goods trade OF
the city for the past five years, for remarka-
bic success and rapid growth, no firm makes
a finer showing than that OF Morris Kohn &
Co. Their business house, on the corner of
Main street and Douglas avenue. and seen in
two of our cuts, is Of brick and ninety feet
deep. With separate entrances from two
streets, its large circular opening in the Sec
ond floor and from five to seven statesmen, few
establishments, east or west, present more
business-like air. Up and down stairs are
packed with goods. and the trade OF this firm
extends for fifteen miles in every direction.
From the table appended it will be seen that
this successful firm leads all Others in the
amount OF its annual sales. Morris kohn buys
all his goods in person IN the city of \ w
York direct from importers, and eonscln Mt
ly fears no competition.
Mr.. w. c. Wcodman is an old Phila.lel-
phia merchant OF mature experience in that
crucibe OF commercial strife. Every Depart
ment of his business is conducted with strict
practical knowledge, familiar with makes
character and conditions OF goods, compe-
tent buyer, therein securing to the patrons of
this market supplies in that line of best m tke'
and as low prices as found in any market.
From three TO five statesmen are constantly
employed by Mr.. Woodman, and his trade is
simply immense.
John q. Dunscomb is located in the Eagle
Block, next TO George Y. Smiths room. The
engrayer omitted his name on the sign, but il
is impossible for US 10 omit 10 mention his
business. This is the only store carrying a
general stock in Wichita. The proprietor
came to this portion OF Kansas in the fall OF
1871 and located ON the Minnesota, where he
conducted large Texas cattle trade until the
fall Of 1874. While on the Minnesota ho laid
out the town OF Clear Water, cuts of which
appeared in Harper's Weekly two years since
lie still retains his Texas customers and has
fourishing trade from all parts of the country
surrounding and the Indian Territory.
Truthtully it can be said that ne more hon.
orable or square men ever transacted business
than the firm OF Hobson & Cox, who carry on
tive stores. one strictly dry goods and the
other clothing and furnishing goods. Both
among the earliest settlers, both enterprising
they have done much 10 make Wichita what
she is to-day. w. j Hobson is known
throughout entire Southern Kansas, rs the
builder CT the Baker Truss Bridge. one of
which spans the river at tins point. They
carry nothing but the best of goods, and
Wichita may well regret the day that sees
these two men, W. j. Hobson and Morgan
Cox, anything but prosperous. We wish
them every success.
Among our patrons, in the clothing and
furnishing business, Alexander & Roberts
stand high. and Miss Lou Markham's fashion
able millinery store is known to every reader
of these columns. The boot and shoe stores
OF IL. Aiey ard \. Allen are popular houses.
The following table exhibits the status of the