Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-01
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An OTTUMWA DaUG HOUSE.
Ottumwa, whatever may be said cf
t by surrounding towns, for thrift
nd enterprise stands without a RI
,al. Her hillsides, covered as they ;,
ire, with fine churches, handsome :,
chool buildings, and elegant residen- .
,cs. arc fit index to the character of
he business of the city. Her mer-
chants are of the most enterprising |,
kind, and their method of doing bus
mess has made the city noted as one
Of the best markets in the State. a
market where everything the farmers
have TO sell always brings the highest
price. and where everything he has
to buy can be obtained at less expense
than anywhere else In the State. il
We have one firm in this city. who,
by economy in buying, strict integrity
and close attention to business, have
built up trade second to none in the
State of the Kind. VIZ refer to J. l.,
TAYLOR & Co.
This morning a COURIER reporter
visited the establishments and through
the courtesy Of J.. A. Taylor. ono Of
the Youngest members of the firm,
was invited to take a stroll through
the house, which invitation Of course !
was readily accepted. The first place
visited was the Office, where he found |
the firm holding consultation in re- !.
gard to some transaction which to
him seemed to be Greek or something
else equally obscure. Here, after the
compliments Of the morning were cx-
tended. and received, he tarried but
short time, and was pseartpd into a
large room adjoining. filed with
paints Of every known hue, and in
quantities sufficient to fll any or
binary order in a very few moments. F.!
Up the stairs Into the second story
and we are In a room 40 by so feet,
filled with general stock of
drugs in packages and bales, druggists
snndries etc, Adjoining this il the
blank book department, patent medi.
cine department and the packing
room, all under the charge Of Add s.
Udel. The notion room on this floor
is model OF neatncss, and while the
stock embraces almost everything
known in the notion line, everything
is so Systematically arranged that any
article wanted can be obtained with
out disarranging anything else. From
this department we mount another
flight of stairs and are on The third
floor which is occupied principally
with wall aud window paper, school
books etc.
The assortment of school books EN-.
braces every kind in use in the State,
and although now at its ebh, is large
enough TO stock an ordinary whole.
sale. book store. The stock Of wal
!, and window paper Is large, but will
i'm few days. be enlarged with sew
eral car loads OF the latest styles. Or
this floor is their box mandatory
They buy their box lumber in bale,
and keep man employed Oh pur
pose to manufacture them. On thi
, floor is stored their stock Of Califor
MIA hrandice, wines &C., from the eel
ebrated vinyard Of l.. J. Rose, Lo
l. Angeles. These wines have no cqna
in this country, and arc noted TO
their health giving properties, TIL
report that that reporter left TIL
: room with regret and as he ascende,
: into the fourth story, cast one long
lingering look behind. is untrue
Z None nfthe barrels were tapped, W
: are now in the fourth story, which
sixty feet wide and one hundred am
D twenty feet long. Here is stored III
n druggists sglassware OF every Sol
a known to the trade, bottles by tn
II car load, and bales of goods of differ
re cnt kinds. just as they were packc
o on the other side Of the briny deep,
&c We start or our doWnWard tri
n and painting we soon are in the ship
Y ping room. in the rear Of their rctai
q store. Here isa large assortment o
window glass. boxes Of goods of III
G heaviest sort. They have their owl
q drays and keep several men employ
J. ed bringing 10 and from the cars III
&c immense amount OF goods annual
&c handled by this firm. Here our youn
J, and afiahlc escort opened a door am
&c called, .hcrc. John. bring me an onnc
II graduate" and we took dive dow
y into the dry cellar. Here a lanler
q was lighted and We started alOn
$, down the long cellar, lined on eac
h side with casks and barrels of fin
e imported wines. and halting in from
l. Of one widowed with age, he invite
0, the aforesaid reporter to stoop dow
q and taste the wine. In view Of ih
u recent temperance excitement III
9, goblet was sci asidc-aftcr il wa
&c emptiea-and We made the roun
d among barrel, Of WHISTLES of ever
l. known manufacture Of any note. |
'e the other cellar, equally large, ]
S. stored large quantity Of oil. in la,
n rels. kept in the damp on purpose I
=. keep the barrels tight
Is Through their retail oil room we i
- pinto the retail salesrOom, wbic
'. is not only one Of the largest, hi
Is also one OF the handsomest rcfa
i stores in the State. Here is to b
= found every quality Of drug know
I. 10 the western trade. books fror
o every popular author and n wilder
e ness Of pictures, notions and fame
l. articles. This department il undo
n the charge Of r.. NJ. h. Scott an
d Charlie Taylor.
ri This firm carries a stock Of owe
y 100000, and their sales amount t
n oSSl T-pp,V" lsti tthuHi. LII -. J.
: Taylor, the head Of the firm. has gen
g cral supervision Of the affairs of III
l. concern and makes it his business t
. attend to all purchases, and is abscr
= about four months in the year in IN
:, eastern markets buying goods
= Most standard articles are bought di
= rect from importers. To his larg
. experience may be attributed muc
of the success Of the firm.
I'd j. A. Taylor, another member 9
the firm, is sort Of general sales
n man, cashier Of the concern, an
!, keeps general oversight over nj
- fairs in the house.
II +. T.. Bruce, another member of til
n firm, is also well known. lie is OH
= of the livelicst lads on the road, an
as salesman is success. lie is OF
= the road almost all the time.
IS w. D.Elliott with the house FOR tw
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