The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-12-11
PATlER AND WOLF,
Pr0prietors of the New York
Store.
A Description Of their Place of
Business
Together wita some Points about Trade
MATTERS.

Together wita some Points about Trade
MATTERS.
10 is an Old and true axiom that |
what il worth dOing at all Is worth do
Ing well, and il is with pleasure that We
refer to the house OF Palier 4 Wolf as a
living, thriving and prosperous monu-
ment lf the gentlemen will excuse the |
simie) to the truthfulness OF the above |
saying. In these days of frequent dis.
honorble failures, ii is with no small de,
gree OF pride that the citizens Of Caro- |
can point to such firms ~ the above as
examples OF the financial sOlidity and |
prominent standing Of her business
men.
The FIRM.
Dir, Patier, the senior member OF the |
firm, came to Cairo in 1856, and was en-
gagged as salesman by Vim. II. Purcell, !
whose stock of merchandise at the time
consisted Of a remnant of suffers goods
not exceeding a thousand dollars In
value, but under the stimulous OF Mr..
Patier's activity, the business rapidly in
creased and the house assumed the style
OF the New York store. In 1867 he
bought half interest in The firm, which
continued to prosper and grow IN favor
with the public. In March. 1872, Mr..
I'aticr bought the remaining interest Of
the firm and became sole proprietor, and,
taking into partnership with him Mr..
VIM. Vol, the former boOkkeeper OF the
house, entered upon career which, tor
success and rapidlty of growth has had
but few equals anP still fewer supLriOrl
10 the annal. OF commerce. They com
menced business in q small frame house,
with a stock OF miscellaneous goods
valued at five thousand dollars, while 70.
day they h4tra stock OF goods cmbarc>
ing every variety ofarrcrs needed in the
econOmyof home person or farm, yalu-
ed at fifty thousand 10 sixty thousand
dollars.
TN EALEs or mi HOv.E
live years since amounted 10 hCty ,hoaN.
and dollars annually, now they reach |
4 half million dollar, annually. !
They commenced business in "a little |
hampered room constructed Of boards,
which, after undergoing several enlarge>
aents, gave place in 1874 to magniiic>
ent brick AMI iron structure. one hun
dred and seyenty.tive icet deep and
seycnty-hye feet front, three stories high.
erery Moor OF which is packed with
goods. The house began with two sales
men--the proprietors, now they employ
large force OF clerks.
The MAIN BUILDING
ia divided into tour different departments,
each OF the three hoorf being lryoted TO
a special line Of goods. On the first
floor the stock in the south room CONS
prises an extensive line of groceries, shelf
hard ware, San goods, case goods ETC.,
and the north room il used entirely FIR
dry goods. It should be remembered
| that TIE first floor Is exclusively used for
the retail! trade, a. the wholesale depart
men's occupy the remaining floors and
| the two warehouses in The rear Of the
| building. Ali these goods are arranged
In systematic manner, making fine
display. During the coming holidays
the firm will keep fine line Of toys, can.
dies and various other articles apprOpri>
ate Tor childrcn's presents. Pass
ing through The retail departments
We come 10 tie warehouses where are
stored large and valuable stock OF yari>
ous goods for
TBk WHOLESALE TRADE.
In one OF these we find the liquors, Here
are all grades OF whistles, wines, brand
les and gins OF foreign AMI domestic
manufacture, in packages, ease and bulk.
The firm has selected their stock careful.
ly and are driving large and lucrative
trade in this line. Ia the remaining ware
house are found -four, hacOns, svrups and
general Inc OF meats aud supplies. The
second floor q the man building is the
wholesale department for harness, tim
ware. boots and shoes, and the purchaser
finds in variety aud extent stock
that is not surpassed by any house in this
section. The third floor Is devoted TO
dry goods, notions and wooden willow-
ware, also for the wholesale trade. The
lobb.ng trade OF this firm extend over q
large area comprising number Of states
on the increase. II is their intention 10
enlarge their facilities for meeting the ln>
creRsing demands OF trade, and with the
reputation which the house tustainp, the
business enterprise and integrity Of the
proprietors, merchants could not lind a
better house to which TO take their Gus.
! tom.
All OF the various goods handled by the
firm are purchased direct from importers
aud manufacturers, and the large quantiN
! ties purchased enable them TO secure
prices which lesser h0uses are unable TO
obtain, and they are thu. enabled to offer
their customers the advantages which
naturally accrue. In the purchase OF
goods knowledge Of the quality desired
is OF course an actual necessity. and the
long experience which both Of the mem"
bers Of this house have had In the SariN
Gus positions they have occupied il Of In.
eslculable advantage. We have not Al