Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-01
PAINTS, OILS.
holdings Paper FIangings Artists
Supplies.
ORLEANS BUILDING.

RETAIL DEALERS IN PAINTS AND OILS.
GLASS, DOORS, SASH, BLINDS, HOLDINGS,
ARTISTS SUPPLIES, WHITE LEAD, ETC.
The opening of the year 1880 is marked |
by an event in the history of Sacramento
of more than ordinary Importance. The
old Orleans Hotel property historic
monument in this State-has changed
hands, and from hosiery had been con
verted into what is probably the COM
pletest and most elaborate business estab-
lishment outside of the city of San Fran
cisco upon the Pacific coast. The we'll
known firm OF Whittier, Fuller & Co.,
some three months ago purchased the
property, and has at heavy outlay en-
tirely changed its character and largely
rebuilt it. The Sacramento house of this
firm
COMMENCED BUSINESS IN lS49
In this city, and in 1857 in San Francisco.
The Sacramento house consists of Whit
tier Fuller & Co., of San Francisco, and
Joseph Steffens and Lewellyn Tozer, of
Sacramento. The paint factory of the firm
in San Francisco is brick building 45x275
feet, with three stories and basement,
and is supplied with the most improved
machinery, operated by steam power, and
is complete in every respect The white
lead works of the firm adjacent to the fac
tory occupy two water lots. From these
works there are now monthly turned ont
l50 tons of the best and purest white lead
ever manufactured in any country. There
has been recently added new engine of
increased power, and the firm will now
not only entirely supply the coast demand,
but will be compelled to look to other mar
kets as an outlet for their production.
LARGEST IN THE UNITED STATES.
The house as whole, with its several
establishments in California, is the most
extensive paint, oil and glass establishment
in the United States, and in Sacramento is
located the mother house of all this vast
business. The firm depend upon the Sac
ramento house to do the leading jobbing
business in these goods for Central Cali
fornia and Nevada 1t has long labored
under the disadvantage of not having
suitable place here in which to do business
their trade having long since outgrown
the old quarters at K and Second streets.
Accordingly, as we have said, the entire
Orleans Hotel property, on Second street.
between ] and K, was purchased, and
having been thoroughly remodeled, the firm
is now established in its new quarters. The
purchase of the property and improve
ments made have occasioned a very large
expenditure of money, but the result is the
most commodious business place imaginable.
The new store has frontage of 42 feet by
a depth of so to the first division walls,
which are cut by two arches, each opening
into further salesrooms, making the entire
depth of the ground floor, as viewed from
Second street, $50 feet The front part of
AZ feet, out of which the arches spoken of
open, is divided into two apartments by
the location of
THE BUSINESS OFFICES
In the middle of the room running from
the division wall aforementioned to the
Second-street front. These offices-ll by
Al feet-are composed entirely of fine plate
glass, set upon low wooden panels, and
comprise the general business Office on the
front, the book-keeper's Office next, and
last the private office OF the proprietors.
One of the rear store-rooms, that on the
south, occupies the location of the old din
ing room, while that upon the north is
new, and was built in what
was formerly the old court of the
hotel The north store-room, IA by 80
| feet, with its show windows and glass
cases, opens into the saes-room noticed at
the rear which is lSx64 feet, and is, as
stated, connected with it by one of the
archways. These rooms are devoted to
paints, varnishes, mixed paints, oil and
spirit tanks from which to retail, etc.
South of the office is also show window,
with sales-room l6x50 feet, devoted to
picture bins, counters filled with drawers
for tube colors brushes, chromos, picture
frames, engravings, trimmings, etc. This
room has also fine, well-arranged wall
paper sample-rack, thirty feet long by
fourteen feet high. Passing through the
archway next, the visitor enters the leading
room of the building, which is 25xl00 feet.
It is filed with doors, windows, blinds,
sash-cords, pulleys, and house builders
materials in full supply. Descending by
| the elevator to
THE BASEMENT,
1t is found to be 42xl5O feet in size.
Between the north wall of the base
ment and the south wall of the north
wing of the building an alley-way
/ has been left, along which has been
laid tramway running to the alley, by
which goods can be conveyed to any part
of the basement and direct to the elevator
for hosting to any of the floors. The en-
tire storage area is broken only by the
vault for inhammabie liquids, 1884 feet,
| which rises from the basement to and
through the main floor, being two stories
in hight and guarded by unbroken heavy
walls OF masonry, excepting only two door
openings, which are secured by fire-prooi
doors. In the vault is stored coal oil, ben.
zine, alcohol, turpentine, etc. The vault,
by its location and construction, is entirely
cut off from all the rest CT the building and
was arranged and built to the entire salts
faction of the underwriters. Ascending
again by the elevator, which rises through
the exact center of the building, Just in the
rear of the Office (the elevator being oper
ated by four horse power gas engine the
first ever set up in Sacramento), we ascend
to the
SECOND FLOOR
The front room looking out upon Second
steeet is 42x50 feet, and is devoted to mir
rors of all dimensions and styles. Thi,
: room is also used for storage of holdings
picture frames, wall paper, etc. The real
room, 25xl00 feet, is the storage place fol
window and plate glass of every de,crip
ton. Ascending again by the elevator t.
, the
THIRD FLOOR,
, It is found to be divided into three lare,
rooms. The rear room is 25xl00 feet, ano
J is used for the storage Of inside blinds, ant
for the glazing Of windows, etc. Here il