The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1881-12-09
IN NEW QUARTERS.
One Of the Finest Wholesale
Houses in Texas.

Messrs. Kellum Il Rotan Yesterday
completed the removal of their office
furniture to their new building, corner
of Fifth and Jackson streets. In defer-
ence to the public interest which nat
which is a city pride, an EXAMINER re-
porter spent some time in looking
through the establishment.
THE MAIN BUILDING
is l5OX15 feet III dimensions, with
Fifth street front, and has a wing 5tN5O
feet. Under the main part there is
also cellar 5Ox5O feet for heavy goods.
On the west side is a platform 100 feet
long for the reception of goods to be
loaded for shipment. There is also ii
covered wagon-way between the main
building and the wing, through which
wagons and floats can beidriven and
loaded in bad weather. On the east
side is
MISSOURI PACIFIC sIDE-TRACK,
having capacity for four cars, two of
which may he loaded or unlOaded
simultaneously In the east front are
the sample-rOom, and the offices Of the
II.
prietOrs. Adjoining these offices is the
broken package room, where the light
goods broken III bulk are stored. The
remainder of the building is one grand
storage-room, every foot of which, eN-
cept necessary passage waysls occupied
with the
LARGE STOCK OF GROCERIES
always kept on hand. The front Is
lighted by high glass DOORS and win
dows and double doors on all sides
furnish an abundance of light and
convenient egress and ingress Ill hand
ling goods. The building is of brick,
one story, but constructed with view
to a second story whenever necessity
demands it. The
STRUCTURE COST 100000,
and for convenience, comfort and the
rapid transaction of wholesale
grocery business it is not surpassed 10y
any other house in the south. Other
firms have more costly buildings, but
business men of New Orleans and
otherisouthcrn cities say they have seen
no building which more adequately
answers every purpose for which
il was constructed. The contractor
stakes his all ON the solidity, strength
and durability of his handiwork, and
the proprietors are thoroughly salts
fed they have secured a perfect,
IDEAL WHOLESALE BUSINESS HOUSE.
The firm still retain their large ware
house on the east side, which will be
used for the storage of cotton and such
goods as are shipped over the Houston
and Texas Central lines, making a
storage capacity fully equal to
that Of any wholesale house III the
south. Side-tracks alongside both
houses give kclium Il Rotan facilities
for rapid and cheap transportation
which very few firms can boast of.
Every detail OF large business Is thus
provided for in complete and
judicious manner, carefully planned
and carried into execution for a special
purpose.
TEN YEARS AGO
Kellum 4 Rotan began their
wholesale business, and year ~
year added to it as the demands
suggested, until to-day they can
point to a trade which has assumed
proportions as large on basis rs per
manent as any compctIto! IN Texas.
There are in the employ OF the house
eleven men, assigned as follows J. 5.
Mccall, III charge of city orders and
also travelling salesman; 4. NJ. Gribhlc,
travelling salesman; Ezra Mccall, book
keeper; c. J. George, entry
clerk; w. /. White, ship
ping clerk; A. n. Earle, assistant
freight clerk; G. Faulkner, IN
| charge of the east side warehouse and
four general employees. Mr. Ed. Eotan Is
in constant supervision of every detail
of the business, and few men have a
clearer or more practical idea Of their
business than Mr.. Rutan. The firm
transacts an
ANNUAL BUSINESS OF SG5n.oNO,
and with their increased facilities and
railway outlets 1881 will give them "A
round million-dollar trade. Waco has
natural pride in her institutions, and
for mono Of them more than the
house Of Kellum y Rotau, who
| have reached their present position
! from the bottom round, by close
observance of legitimate business prin-
ciples Mr. kellum, the senior part
ner, can look back to the time when he
settled in Waco village with only health
and determination for capital stock,
and Mr.. Rotan can recall the time
when he Taught school in McLennan
county for livelihood. They are to
day the same plain, courteous and un
assuming citizens they were when
nearly every neighbor had more 81
this worlds goods than they. This Is
the reason that no one envies then
prosperity. The friends of other daye
are still friends and well-wishers.