Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-12-08
OUR BUSINESS MEN.

ollo iuou OCulGSliUo
OF the people upon our tradesmeh, will lend
a new attraction to what we have to say
this week OF the capacity of our merchants.
Wh head our columns with the name of
the great telegrapher and well-known
family grocer,
c. A. RICHARDSON,
Who hangs out his sign at the corner of
Main and Augusta streets.
Mr.. Richardson was born and raised in
Richmond, Va. He came to Staunton,
April, 1865, and embarked in business as
a dealer in flour and grain, at the store
now occupied by A. e.. Points. After one
year he formed d co-partnership with MI.
G. G. Wheat, and, as Richardson e.
Wheat, carried OF business for three years
at the Old F.. 0. corner, in the old frame
building, since replaced by the present
substantial structure there. After this he
conducted trade alone, in the room now
occupied by O'Rork & Co., on Augusta
street, and then removed to the present
stand Of Jno. B. Hoge, opposite. While
there a partnership was formed with
Geo. r. Bell, which lasted one year, when
Mr.. Bell withdrew and became a member
of that live dry goods concern of Timber
lake u Bell, Oh Augusta street. Mr..
Richardson continued the business here
for two years, and then returned to his
old corner, which Was now a new n e
where he has been for a year, and expects
to ''hold the fort" SINE die. He has a
large and constantly growing trade, both
from the city and country and adjoining
counties, as the writer had an opportunity
to ascertain during a recent trip through
this, Highland, and Pendleton counties.
He operates on the cash principle; pays
cash, at the highest market prices, and
sells for cash as low as the lowest, and
| hence his success, which has been marked,
and has given him rank among the sue
cessful business men Of Stanton. AS al
advertiser Mi. r. is prominent among our
merchants. His card is as familiar TO the
! people as the names. Of the newspapers
| which display it. and contributes an i'm
portant port to his success, by reference
to which in any OF the city papers it may
be seen that he buys everything d farmer
makes; sells everything d h~ousekeeper
needs, and dealers may feel assured he will
do everything he promises. Two porters
and a drayman are constantly III atteii-
dance, to secure the prompt handling and
! delivery Of goods, and two polite and
gentlemanly assistants. Mr.. j. Edgar
Smith, Of Frederick CO., and Nj. Chas.
L.. Potter, Of Staunton, are ever ready to
attend to the wants Of customers.
Opposite c. A. Richardson is the tobac-
co and cigar store Of
CHARLES E. HAINES.
This gentleman served for five years, till
1860, with Lloyd Logan, g well known ci~
gar manufacturer Of Winchester, and left
his employ with his graduating papers as
a star workman. He then, with d small
capital commenced business on his W
hook in Charlestown, West Va. During
lis Stay of II months i'll that place his
goods gained on the public and especially
attracted the notice Of a Staunton firm,
Messrs. Ainentrout q Son, who were then
in that trade here. They m de Mr.. Haines
an offer which he accepted, came to Staun-
ton and remained with them until the dis
solution of the firm in 1871, when he i'm
mediately commenced business at their
old stand and his present one. His trade
has steadily grown until he has the largest
cigar mandatory in this Revenue dis
trict.
The bulk of Haines' goods are sold
abroad. He has customer. in New York,
Pennsylvania. Ohio, Kentucky, Missouri,
Iowa, Maryland, West Virginia, the Caro-
linas, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Texas
and Miss, and this money drawn from
other sections is expended in our town,
making Haines' establishment all impor-
tant institution of the place. He buys his
tobaccos direct from importers and leaf
growers and keeps on hand enough to turn
out any time half a million cigars, for
| which, purpose his factory is furnished
with tile most improved machinery and
twelve skilled workmen, mostly of his W
training who ply their vocation night and
day.
From his location, experience and other
IdClllVloo VIC dlO po1ouduCo Cidb MI. Il .Ctll
compete successfully with any cigar man
ufacturer in the country and would pro-
nOunce him entitled TO the name of one of
his popular brands as one Of Staunton's
triumph tradesman.
Next door we have
PAUL A. MIX,
jeWeller and matchmaker. Mr.. Mix is a
German. from Danzig, and crossed the
business from boyhood, and first appeared
in Staunton with Loeb Bros, and in 1873
opened at his present location on his own
responsibility. MI. Mix is a skilled work
man and up to anything in his line. He
also keeps a good assortment Of jewelry,
watches, clocks and plated ware at very
reasonable prices, and has just made a
change in his business, having taken into
partnership with him Mr. J. T. Kingan,
who was lately with A. A. Cone. MI. K.
has been here two years and came from
New Market. He also grew up to the
trade, his father having followed the same
calling. The new firm opens under the
style of Mix & Kingan.
Near by on the same side of Main street
is the variety store of
GABRIEL HIRSH,
another of our German citizens. He came
to America in AT, from Hesse DarmstadJ.
Having sojourned in Pennsylvania two
years, he made his appearance in Staun-
ton in 1S49, as a pedlar with his pack.
He soon made some money and started a
small store in the old Alexander property,
where is now the site of the Grange Hall.
Eighteen months afterwards he moved to
Che old P. @. corner, now Richardson's
anrnnr mhnrn bn rcnoninad until 1870