Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-09-18
Some Account of the Store
Rooms of the Firm of
Baker & Hamilton.
Vastness of the Agricultural I'M
plement and Machinery
Business of this
Coast.
The SWeepstake PlOW Company,
and What it Makes
that is Novel.

1t has been the custom of the RECORD
UNION from time to time to give sketches of
leading business houses of this city-those
of the business of the city,
and its growth, and the history of which in
dictates the progress made by the trade of the
interior of California.
At this time it is proposed to give an out
line sketch of business establishment with
which the people of the interior have been
for many years very familiar, and the firm
name of which is known in every county in
California among agriculturists as that Of
house doing an exceedingly large business in
the manufacture, importation and
SALE OF AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS,
Machinery and general house and shop hard
ware. Baker & Hamilton is one of the pio-
neer firms of the country. The firm began
business in the year 1853, the first house
being established in Sacramento. 1t was
then small affair, the storeroom being but
40 feet front by So feet depth The firm, then,
as now, was composed of L. L. Baker and
Robert NJ Hamilton In that firm there
has never been any change. and the same
gentlemen who founded the house still con-
duct its affairs But in the business there
has been radical change. The house early
won the confidence of the people and re-
ceived from them liberal patronage, which
has so continued and enlarged as to enable
the firm to gradually broaden its field of op-
erations, until now, after q years, the house
stands in the head line of the agricultural
implement houses of the United States, and
commands vast trade throughout the Pa
cifc coast and adjacent States and Territories.
In 1867 branch house was established in
San Francisco, and is still maintained there,
but has never been in advance of the parent
house in this city, in regard to the volume of
business or the advantages afforded the trade.
The Sacramento house is under the direction
of G. II. Hubbard as general manager, who
has held that position for many years. The
conduct of the parent house, the extent OF
its business, the character of its trade, its
methods of business, are all typical
OF THE TRADE OF SACRAMENTO,
And present in the strongest light. as will be
seen in the perusal of this sketch, the especial
advantages which this city offers for business,
by reason of climatic conditions, the central
ity of its location, the care with which ship
ments are made, and the dispatch with which
orders are fled, not to mention the saving to
the buyer in the item of freight on all
goods shipped to points between which and
San Francisco Sacramento is intermediate,
and all points which have a natural CONNER.
cial relation to this city.
Above are engravings showing the frontage
of the store-rooms of Baker & Hamilton in
this city, but tine cuts, while faithful, convey
no adequate idea Of the true extent and area
of the establishment. The lower engraving
represents the J-street frontage; the Others
are indicated at the bottom of each sketch.
The area Of the floors of this great establish
ment, when given in square feet, is something
immense, and gives the total of 49, 500 square
feet, which is larger floor area than that Of
any business house upon the Pacific coast.
The store.rooms are located on the north
side of J street, between Commonwealth
avenue and Front street, upon Front street,
between and J, and on Second street, be.
tween / and J.
THE J-sTREKT FRONTAGE
Is so feet, running back So feet that on