Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-12-20


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There is scarcely citizen in this neigh
borhood who does not feel thriH Of pride
whea.the various triumphs which have at
tended the business career Of Mr.. E. NJ.
McGillin is referred to, and we may there
fore assume that this whole community
will sympathize with US in the exquisite
pleasure which it affords US in being the
first to announce a new enterprise upon
which the great firm. of which he is head,
is about to enter. Whistler this pride had
its origin 10 the local fact that Mr.. McGil-
lin made his first business venture first
displaved his commanding talents for mer-
chandizing. and scored his first and early
triumphs in our little city, or whether it is
the result of an appreciation of his excel
lent character, his sterling integrity, and
his gentlemanly bearing towards those who
are brought into business relationship with
him is.a matter Of no importance. The
fact still exists that notwithstanding sever
al years have elapsed since his removal 10
other and wider fields Of operation the To-
cal interest is Gnabated, and thousands of
dollars annually follow him from here and
find investment in goods from his we'll
stocked shelves both in Youn gstown and
Cleveland. Much Of this is due to his own
enterprise and sagseity. If upon leaving
our city he had settled down in the old
groove, attending with the care and urbani-
tY of which he is capable, to whatever bust
ness would naturally drift to him, he might
have soon been lost to sight and memory
in the hum-drum life and hustle Of large
and essentially commercial city. But that
did not suit hls temperament nor satisfy
his inclination. As the late A. T. Stewards
commencement of business opened new
era in the commercial life of New York, so
E, NJ McGilIin & Co.'S removal to Cleye-
land marked new departure and infused
new life into the mercantile business of
that city. and in this new and improved
system of which they were the pioneers,
they have from the very first retained the
leadership and their names were thus kept
constantly before the public, commanding
the admiration of their eOtempories.
Notwithstanding their success in the
Cleveland house has far exceeded their
most rosy expectations, they have not,
heretofore, pushed their wholesale trade for
a tWo-fold reason. First though their
rooms we're enlarged as rapidly as they
could procure room to add, the increase Of
their retail trade kept pace so evenly with
their increased facilities that they were left
without space to conduct wholesale de-
partment upon scale commensurate with
their ideas. Secondly, the disturbed con-
dltion of trade throughout the country
didn't seem to warrant them in the enter
prise, and consequently, though they have
endeavored to accommodate demand upon
them in this branch Of trade, they have
neither solicited it, nor taken advantage Of
opportunities for enlargement, which came
to them without solicitation. Though full
Of enterprise, and always alert to take ad
vantage of opportunities, this firm has es-
tablished a reputation for care and con-
servatism which has come to be recognized
as an important factor in its success, and
the judlcious management which held in
allegiance the seductive voice and siren song
of ambition while If pointed to dangerous
ground, may be relied upon to carry to sue
cess any enterprise which it undertakes,
now that the improvement in the times
justifes an extension of business.
1t will scarcely be surprise after what
we have above said, that the seeming sta
bility which business has assumed since the
repeal of the bankrupt law went into opera
ton, taken into connection with the re.
duetion in prices that have followed prepa-
rations for resumption has determined this
firm to take new step, that step be-
ing in the direction of erecting wholesale |
establishment proportionately as large as
their retail house has grown. In conform
ity with this determination they have leased
building, corner of Seneca and Long
streets. This building is eigthy-fve feet
deep by fifty feet in width and five stories
high, with an elevator running to each
floor, and furnished with all modern i'm
provements and eonveniences. They viii
get possession on January 1st, and on the
first of February it will be opened for
wholesaling exclusively. 1t will be organ
lied on the plan of the best Eastern houses.
Each department will conduct its business |
independently of the others having its sep
crate Offices, shipping, buying, selling, &c. |
They will keep statesmen on the road stead |
lily in Western Penn, Ohio, Illinois, In.
diana, Michigan, Iowa and Wisconsin, and |
unless all signs fail, the mercantile business
in each of these States will soon feel the ef-
feet of this new enterprise. We intended |
to have given full description Of the new /
building in making the announcement of |
the new venture, but for want Of an op-
portunity to visit the city We are unable 10
do so, while our desire to give the readers
of the TINES the earliest information upon
all matters OF interest forbids the further
delay of the announcement. When the
rooms are opened, however, We viii visit
them and lay before our readers full and |
accurate description Of them.
Those of our citizens who are in the habit |
of buying their goods at McGillin's retail
establishment either in. Cleveland or
Youngstown, need not apprehend that
their new venture will initiate against
those well-known establishments. On the
contrary both will not only be kept up but
largely increased The Cleveland house
will be devoted exclusively to retail, and |
the four floors will be filed to their ut
most capacity. A passenger elevator will
be introduced so that goods on the upper
floor will be as accessible to purchasers as
those on the ground floor. In addition to
this increase Of facilities they are organiz-
ing for this establishment a msnufacturing
department in which one hundred persons |
will be employed, which will give it ca
pacily to make any garment for lady's
or child's wardrobe in few hours. Our
old friend, Mr.. P. F. Connolly, will man
age the Cleveland wholesale and retail
houses, which will doubtless keep mis- ener-
gies in constant and actiVe operation. Mr.
W. j: MeGillin will manage and superin-
tend the Youngstown house, and Mr.. E.
NJ. MeGillin will devote his abilities to the
management Of the finances and to the