Daily Republican., 1880-12-17
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One of the editorial stan OF the Rr
IPupLicAE went down 10 Baltimore Oh
Tuesday morning on the fast mai
train 10 take look through Vogeler 4
Cos. great 81. Jacobs OIL mandatory
an oil that has become . household
word all over America, and will soor
spread its blessings TO every part o
the world. The iron. ribbed steam
eq uins landed US st the President
street depot In exactly one hour and
forty minutes from the time II left vii
mipgton, the distance being u miles.
AccoStiDg the conductor Of spsst
lcar, we were informed that he wouli
take us up Baltimore street nd land
Us at Liberty street. when We Woald bs
within q square and half Of the great
fountain head from which st. Jacobs
Ion fows in eopious streams all over
the country. Leaving the cars . short
walk brought us in front Of store
having some resemblanc, TO q drug
store and over the entrance Was the
sign, "Vogslsr and Son." Was this
the place? Certainly 1t could not be
the St. Jacobs Oil building were
told was new and spacious. his one
was old, musty and contracted for a
place OF large business. Yet We went
in and found 1t was drug store.
"Ssnd down one dozen Bulls Cough
Syrup beloved 3 clerk up a speak ing
tube, and in an instant down came the
article asked for.
Queer, thought we. There is no
signs OF st. jacobs Oil here.
"Is this the great St. Jacobs Oil
mandatory, we read so much abOutH"
VIZ timidly asked clerk.
"Oh, no. Vogeler 4 Co., manu- fac.
ture bt. Jacobs OIL. AMI their estat
lisbment is right around on Lombard
street above Howard, just around the
corner there. This is Vogeler & Son. "
Thsnking the clerk, We left and turn
| ing the corner as directed, we came in
full view OF splendid four story new
building, towering above oil others in
the vicinity. Above the columns OF
the first story were the words "vogeler
& Co." Now We knew We had "struck
ile." For fsw minutes We surveyed
the grand building In front OF us, built
OF pressed brick, trimmed with Ohio
stone, fronting so feet and extending
100 feet to the rear, and four stories
high exclusive Of the basement. This
bui diag has only been finished abeui
year, but IL was found, large as it was,
thGtlt was inadequatefor the fast inereas-
ing business OF The firm, and since, an
other puil ling, almost as large as tAe
original, has been erected at the rear,
which contains the shipping depart
ment, bindery, box factory, frame and
show card factory, store vault for chem
ioals, ETC., besides extra laboratory IA
cill,ies when the same shall be required.
After looking on the imposing struc
ture for some minutes, we walked in by
side entrance and came in view Of a
number Of oftices, and entering the
door. over which was the name Chas. A.
Vogeler, we we're in the presence oi
the principal of the firm. Recognizing
US at 8 glance, We wereseized by the haud
and led to a seat in the private Office,
the floor Of which was covered with
rich Brussels carpet and and the sofas
and chairs richly upholstered and Gov
cred with soft Russian leather.
"See there" said Mr.. Vogeler, point
ing to the picture Of a steamer on the
river, "that is our boat that We use on
the Ohiolaud Mississippi for deliveri ng
our st. Jacobs Oil to the towns along
the rivers"
Sure enough there was beautiful
Steamer with the name "St. Jacobs
Ion" on the side, and from the penant,
which streamsd from the flag pCle at
'ths stern, were thr same magic words
"St. Jacobs OIL" "is that steamer
used for no other purpose than for de.
llivering your oily" we asked.
Expressly for our own business said
Mr.. Vogeler," and we had it bailt for
that purpose"
"Do you carry no passengers"
"None at all, but simply the five
persons in charge OF the boat and our
loil."
Here are the photographs ofour five
men in charge Of tue. boat" said Mr..
VoReler, as he handed us a card on
which were the likenessos Of tive hand
some young men dressed in navy blue.
After brief resting spell, We were
shown through the vast establishment
by Mr.. Vogeler. There were no half
measures In fixing up this mandatory
for comfort, convenience and utility.
Repairing to the basement, the first
thing that struck the ear was the
steady clamp and clatter Of some TWEEN
ty printing presses, all run by a fifty
FIVE horse power engine. The printing
presses we're kept constantly in opera
ZION running of labels, posters, medical
almanacs, advertising periodicals and
many other things incidental to such
business and such an establishment,
The compositions is all done In this de-
partment and the printed matter is SIT
up and run from the ISess in eleven
different languages. As soon as folio
sheet comes from the large doubls-cyl.
indsr Hoe press, it is immedist. ly put
Through folding machine, from which
| it comes in neatly folded pamphlet,
requiring only clipping and stitching
before being thrown ont upon the pub
lie. Not less than 80 persons alone
are kept employed in the printiEg de-
partment, a large number OF them be
ling females, and in the establishment
there are about $40 employed.
The first story, the front OF which is
occu pied by four private offices, is the
general supply room for the establish
ment.
Ascending to the second story we
found the same number Of Offices on the
front.
Here Mr.. Umstead, an atfable and
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