The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-03-28
A NEW ENTEnrRIsE.
A Large Jobbing House Ia notions,
Hosiery, millinery, straw Goods,
Etc, Recently Opened Some.
thing About ~.

IN taking q stroll over tho city yesterday
examining into the new improvements going
on In this the metropolis Of North Tex@,
representative Of tho HERALD noticing
groat activity In the second story Of tho
building on tho northwest corner of Elm and
Lamar streets, went up n short Hight OF stairs
and beheld In beautiful gllded letters on fold
Ing glass doors tho sign of "Alex, Orlleb "
Co., Wholesale Notions, Etc" Opening the
door aud ascending TO tho top of tho floor, tho
HERALD man could hardly realize that no
was In Dallas, for tho stock Of attractive
white gooda, millinery, etc, arranged ON sop
arato counters, the nicely iltted'up oflico In
tho front part of the establishment and the
modern air generally of the room, reminded
him of some of tho llrge Wholesale
houses of tho East. II was tho new
house of Alex. Ortlleb Il Co., firm
composed Of well'known, active young men
We wcro met by Mr.. Alox Hextcr, OF the
firm, In that polite. suevc manner OF his
which won 80 many friends during his long
business connection In this city. From him II
was learned that they opened out for business
on tho 10Th OF this month, and although the
timo has boon short indeed, yet they have nj
roady secured good trade, have m extern
syo correspondence In Northern and West
ern Texas, and tho outlook for grand sue
cess In their business is good. The firm Is
composed of Mcssrs. Alex. Ortlieb, Alex.
Hexter, Seymour Myers and Maurice
Levy, tho three latter Of whom have been
connected with tho dry goods trade Of
North Texas for tho past ten years.
Mr., Ortlieb 10 tho resident buyer in
Now York, where the firm have an Office
at No. 1914 BronGway. This new enterprise
Ia n great addition TO the commerce of Dalns,
and Is ono that will no doubt be appreciated
by tho trade drought Northern and Western
Texas, rs II Is tho only exclusive jobbing
house in tho State IN the lines of Motions,
Hosiery, Millinery, Straw and Fancy goods
and Ladies' and Gents furnishing goods.
All soasonable novelties ns they mp
pear In tho Eastern markets will be
displayed in their stock. The house is located
Mt the northwest corner of Elm and Lamar
streets, Nos. 60l and 603 Elm and No. COZ
Pacific avenue The room is ,60xl60 feet.
On going into the room yesterday
evening tho first thing that attracted
our t1O was hlbH' L oohNpiN A'' ''NH' ~"
Retail" The firm adhere strictly to
this principle, therefore they do not come
in conflict with the trade of their own GUS
toners, and consequently they can handle
goods ut very low prices. Besides the above
in this connection they are under compare
lively light expenses, all of which is in the
interest of bottom figures to their customers.
Mr.. Levy hss charge of tho road,
md will soon be assisted by
, corps, of competent drummers-
Mr.. Hexter Is the home man, Mr.. Myers
,as charge of tho Office, and Mr. Ortlieb,
Who formerly resided in Galveston, now rc-
tides in New York, ms before stated; hence
heir facilities for buying are unsurpassed.
They make speciality of supplying tho
auction trade and five and ten cent counters,
md parties dealing in these goods can do no
better anywhere than with this firm. Their
took is very large and complete, embracing
very article usually kept in an establish
mont Of this kind, and it is the intention Of
he firm to give the trade the benefit of bot
ON prices and allow all discounts given in
Northern and Eastern cities.