Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-12
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We took occasion, this morning, to :
go through the II.
MAGNIFICENT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL .
DRUG STORE OF u. 4. TAYLOR & co.,
near the corner Of Market and Main
streets. H..
This concern was established in
1856, by the present head of the estab-
lishment, DR.. j. L. Taylor, in some-
what limited way, and from that day
to this it has been constantly growing
and increasing its trade, until now 1t
has unquestionably the largest bust
ness building, and carries the most
extensive and valuable wholesale and
retail stock of
DRUGS, BOOKS, OILS, PAINTS, MOTIONS,
ETC, 54
in the state of Iowa. In fact, we are
doubtful if there is moro extensive,
thorough and complete establish-
ment outside Of Chicago or st. Louis.
The firm now consists Of DR.. j. L.
Taylor, his son j. A. Taylor, his som
in-law w. d. Elliott, and Estell Bruce,
the latter chief travelling salesman.
N. B. Walker, late deputy County
Clerk, manipulates the books with
his elegant penmanship.
In raising the members Of his FAM
lily to his profession, Doctor Taylor
has exhibited commendable wisdom,
and the young chips seem to take to
the business in such . steady, business
like way, a. to make them worthy OF
the parental block.
Recently this palatial establishment
has been extended to the alley in the
rear, making it forty feet front and
one hundred and thirty five feet deep,
giving much more airy and grace
full appearance, to the ground floor
/ and retail department, and letting in
> much desired additional light from
| the rear windows on the alley. The
rear part of the store is now devoted
t TO
WALL PAPER, CURTAINS AND CURTAIN
FIXTURES,
& in retail way. On the same foo
n may be found the receiving and ship
a ping room.
E The basement, which is high
! light and airy one, is full to repletiol
n with
M OILS, GLASS, LIQUORS, PAINTS, &C.,
). in original packages, and most Of
\. from the hands of the
ORIGINAL IMPORTERS AND MANUFAC
TURERs.
The reader can form an idea of tn
70 value of . stock of such goods whic
e packs basement room 4Ox135 feet.
n The entire second floor of the i'm
u mense building, is occupied with tn
wholesale, and compromising an
packing departments, in all thei
n branches, which is presided over b
le Mr.. Udell. A finer room, or NOR
10 extended stock and variety of coed
% is seldom seen in any of our larg
le cities.
ne The third and fourth floors wer
ne also found full Of goods in their orig
ID inal packages, which supply the
III large and rapidly growing wholesa
at trade.
10 Their retail store, on the groun
as floor has long been enc of the boas
y, of the city, where everything pertain
10 ing to their business is elegantly di
= played,
ne j. L. Taylor & Co. buy their goot
ne of first hands and of the
~ IMPORTERS AND MANUFACTURERS
NEW YORK, PITTsBURG, BOSTON
C. AND PHILADELPHIA,
D, Hence they are able to successful
CD compete with Chicago and st. Lou
in houses for the
nm JoBBING TRADE
ofIowa, which is rapidly increasin
DR.. Taylor spends much Of his tin
>. in eastern markets, and long exper
:. ence and abundant capital, enable
r. him to stand among the most favo
ed Of our western buyers. He wi
60 to New York again in a few day
" and remain there until spring, replel
ishing his stock in anticipation of a
ho uncommonly good trade the ensuin
N, season.
et s. Our readers can form some idea I
lis the extent and value of the stoc
~ this house carries, when we il
to form them that it usually invoices
seventy to eighty thousand dollar
worth at the lowest point, and that i
IL annual sales run up into the hui
" dreds of thousands of dollars WORT
W Altogether it is a concern while
70 has been notably and justly success
70 full, and one which is the pride of tt
~ city.