The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-01-04
The Stock, Trade and CONNER.
cial Standing of Merchants
and Others.
Brief Descriptions of Enterprising
Concerns.
Together with the Names and Locations
Of All others.
The Whole Making a Complete Business Directory
Of Butte.

Z. L. BONNERG CO., Wholesale and Retail Dry
i Goods, Clothing, etc. ETC., West Side of Main
near Granite Street.
No better evidence of the popularity
of firm of E. l.. Bonner & Co. could
| be given than is afforded by the
number of ladies and gentlemen who
may be seen daily entering and emery
4 ing from the mammoth establishment
of that firm, which though the
largest business house in Butte, is never
! theless too small to contain their
stock of goods and transact their present
amount of business. Consequently the
firm is going to erect a new building,
the dimensions of which will be so large
that they can handle their bust
ness to better advantage The site of
the new building will be on the ground
now occupied by the Masonic build
ing on the corner of Main and
Granite streets. and the building,
;, when finished, will be the most elegant
in the Territory of Montana. 1t will
consist of two stories with basement,
having forty-two feet front on Main, by
one hundred and thirty-two feet on
Granite streets. The basement will be
Of stone, and the main building of brick.
The basement will have eight feet story
and the first floor twenty feet story, the
,eiiing of which will be without interior
supports. The columns, lintels and stills
,fthe first story on Main street will be
Of iron. The window-sills and caps of
he building throughout, will also be of
j ron. All the iron work for the building
will be brought from St. Louis, where
is being made. The second story will
re divided into seventeen rooms, which
will be leased single or in suites, for
tffices. The basement will be used as
be ~store-house, and the first floor as the
j tore of E. L. Bonner Il Co. On the first
DOR two counters, one on each side of
be store, commencing at a point nine
get from the front, will extend back
4 lnety-siX feet. In the center of the
tore, and within the same distance
ON the front as the side counters are,
ill be a circular counter and fixtures
xteen feet wide, extending back eight
en- feet. Sections of table counters in
ne center will extend back the same
istance as the side counters. The office
ill be twelve by seventeen feet, and
i'll have a circular front. Back of the
| flee will be a carpet room twenty-four
. Y forty feet. The office and Garnet
oors will be elevated nineteen and one
,alf inches above the main floor. As
ION as the weather will permit, ground
i'll be broken for the building. The
'chitect and builder will be Mr.. w. w.
hapman, by whom theplans and speci-
,ations Of the building have already
zen made. Mr. Chapman is also archi-
ct and builder fora private residence on
est Granite street for MI. NJ. J. Connel.
hose having residences and buildings
erect will do well to consult with Mr..
hapman, as he has shown himself to be
scientific architect, and his work has
oven him a good builder. Messrs. E.
Bonner & Go. have on hand a large
\ 3ck consisting in part of dry goods,
rpets, clothing, boots, shoes, caps and
\ fact, everything needed for mems,
omens', and childrens', wear, their
1ck being equal if not superior to that
any other firm in the Territory.
EE ". FOSTER e CO.. Wholesale and Retail
Dealers in Groceries, Liquors and TobaccOs,
Mait, Between Broad,oaY and Park Streets.
This house is the oldest wholesale
adjustment iu Butte. Their store,
tre-room and office occupy one of the
,gest buildings in town. They do a
,ge and steady retail business and an
tensiye wholesale trade. They ship
DDS to all portions of this and to parts
adjoining counties. Their stock in
ldes domestic and foreign importa-
ms, consisting in part of fine English
d Japan breakfast teas, a full assert
mt of canned vegetables, fruits, and
staple and fancy groceries. They also
ep on hand a supply of flour, grain
d produce. They receive -four direct
m most of the mills in this and adjoin-
3 counties, and are prepared to supply
consumer with almost any required
and. One of the firm goes East every
ar to make purchases. They receive
eir goods at the lowest figures possible,
y on small margins, and give their
stomers the benefit of their bargains.
hey have now on hand one of the
gest and bestassortments of staple and
b icy groceries to be found in the Terri
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