The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-02-12
RERrRaM a moELLER.

AusfIn's Mammoth Grocery House.
How Energy Insutes Seceess and
| Wealth.
Bertram & Moeller, the well-known
wholesale grocers, have moved into
| their elegant aud commodiOus buil6-
ing. on west Pecan street, Immediately
back of the First n .tionsl b .nk, and
near the new post flee. The building,
which, FOR beauty of outline, elegant
proportions and adaptation for the
wholesale grocery trade, is almost in
cnmplrsble, was designed by Mr.. F. E.
Rrflini, the Popular architect of cur
city, md will 90 down through the
whIrling mists of time monument to
bis architectural genius and skill, as i'm
perisheble as the everlasting hills. The
work throughout was supervised by
Capt. w. NJ. Wilson and his son, who
are known as the most honorable and
careful of builders; and it is safe to
say, when We consider the beauty of
design and -sohdity of workmanship.
that no siWla- structure erected at the
price (Ib0ut $35, 000) can be found
| any where IN the broad land. Indeed,
owing to the recent advance in
price Of all material, the building
could not be duplicated to-day for less
than $40 900, 1t was. erected express
ly to accommodate the immense busi-
ness OF Bertram & MOeller, and has
every known modern convenience to
facilitate the handling of goods. 1t
ia of brick with magnificent cut stone
front, is two stories high, one hundred
end eighty feet deep by eighty in
width, and is the best lighted and ven
tilated business house in the city. 1t
has we'll ventilst ID cellar, for feet
wide. which extends the full length of
the building, and is to be used for
storing molssses, ourkrout, pigs feet,
lard and other goods of like charac-
ter. The 6rst fl 'or contains an i'm
mese and we'll selected stock of staple
and fancy groceries, liquors, tlbaccos
and cigars, while the upper story is
filed to Tepletion with an endless vs.
riety of wooden and wiilow-ware. To
the left, as you enter the main en-
trance, is packing room, and
TO the right is the shipping office,
where packages are properly booked
for their destination. In the back
part Of the building on the frat fl lor
are the business and private offices and
sample room, and in the latter room
country merchant can select his goods
IN a few mcments, and full d.
rections how and where to
ship are cJmmunlcGtcd to the
shipping clerk IN front by telephone,
which connects the business with the
shipping Office. The apartments of
the business and private ilices are ell
egsnt and wear cheerful and cIm-
Portable look that indicates that Bei-
tram s. Moeller are there to stay, and
as the STATEsMAN's reporter looked
around upon the luxurious and com
Portable rooms, and gszed out upon
perfect sea of barrels and boxes and
packages, he wished from the bottom
of bis heart that he, too, was there to
stay. A lcng number OF years ago he
senior OF the firm commenced bust
ness in q small way back of the Capt.
toll. His honorable dealing and strict
attention of all, and. his business in
creased with rapidity uprecedented,
and to-day he stands prominent
among our first business men, the
architect of his own fortune and a
man worthy of emulation. The junior
member is we'll known as a thorough
business man; the two combine pluck,
energy and enterprise to degree rarely
found in eingle firm. They carry an
immense and carefully selected stock
of everything pertaining to firtt-clsss
wholesale grocery, liquor and tobacco
establishment, and are determined to
SILL all GOODS st prices that will defy
compe ition. They are also sole agents
for the celebrated Anheuser beer and
for the great North German Lloyed
steamship line between this country and
all points In Europe. The STATESMAN
commends the above firm to buyers
everywhere, and wishes them In their
new quarters abundant success and
long and prosperous career.