Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-05-28
a LEADING BUSINESS HOUSE.
The Establishment of R. Stone & Co :
Their New Quarters.

The new and modest sign at S22 and 324
street, between Third and Fourth, marks tn
new quarters of r. Stone & Co., whoiesal
dealers and importers in leather, shoe fine
ings, saddlery hardware and carriage trim
mings. The firm is composed of Rockwell
Stone of San Francisco and A. A. Va
VOORHEES, of this city. The house of r. Ston
4 Co. was established in 1850, on K street
from which place they removed to Sixth an,
J, and from thence to 150, old number, on .
street, where they remained until their re
cent change to their present fine establish
ment. This establishment enjoys an intimat
relation with the very extensive house o
Stone & Hayden of San Francisco. 1t
senior partner, Rockwell Stone. is the lead
ing partner of Stone & Hayden. The latte
house again has important business relation
| through the still more extensive establish
ment of Mr. Kassden in New York. Th'
| firm of Stone g. Hayden is composed O
A. HAYDEN of New York and Rockwell
Stone of San Francisco. MIR. Hayden
| house in New York stands at the very heaC
of manufacturers Of harness, saddles, harness
and saddle hardware, saddlery housings of al
descriptions. etc. The firm of Stone & Hay
| den of San Francisco is also engaged extan
siyeIv in manufactures and importations, anC
| the firm of r, Stone & Co., now under con
sideration, is similarly and extensively en-
gagged in manufactures and importstIons
This Sacramento house, therefore, Is one o.
| three in q line, and measurably in combina
ton. of the largest establishments existing II
the United States, and therefore enjoys every
advantage which might be claimed by any
other establishment in the whole country.
The firm of R. Stone & Co., of this city, as
at present composed, has existed since 1868
and the business of the house has become sc
extended as to necessitate the enlargement oil
store.room and manufacturing facilities,
which has been accomplished by their late
removal, and they now occupy the best fitted
and finest establishment in their line of bust.
ness to be found west of the Rocky Mount
aims.
The building has frontage of 40 feet by a
depth of 100 feet, over which space there are
three full floors, each closely stocked with
imported goods or of their own manufacture
The basement floor is occupied with har-
ness hardware, saddle trees, adjustable buggy
tops, curled hair. deer hair, moss, blankets.
robes, saddle housir 81, leather shoe-pegs, and
other goods of their lines, much of which stock
is kept in packages or cases containing the
amounts most frequently ordered by the
trade, and orders are thus filed almost at a
moments notice.
The main salesroom, the front 100 feet of
the first floor, is fine show room, having an
area of 4, 900 square feet, with display windows
in front on each side of the main entrance,
and large business compartment in the CEN
ter of the room, inclosed with glass partitions
and lighted from above by skylight. This
main room contains complete list of SAM
pies of all lines carried by the firm. which is
neatly displayed upon shelves, ard in addi-
ton to articles usually kept by similar houses,
a large list OF goods, such as for the horse,
liniments, brushes, oils, soap. etc. Under
the bead Of saddlery hardware is to be found
everything OF the best and latest patterns
and designs. and those vino are familiar with
the business know that styles in saddlery
hardware and trimmings, and also in many
other lines carried by the firm, change as
much and frequently as do the styles or
fashions in dress. A full line of sad
dlery tools are included in this department.
In carriage trimmings, their stock is equal to
the largest demands that may be made upon
them By the trade and includes every variety
of material, from the wooden bows for the
frames of carriage tops to the fullest list of
every shade and quality in moroccos, enamel
cloths, carriage cloths, bue am and all styles.
patterns, and designs in gold, silver, nickel,
Japan and oride mounting and ornaments.
la shoe findings, full line of French and
domestic calf. kip, toppings ard lipings; cut
bottoms, tops and soles of all kinds, together
With lasts, shoemakers' tools, and nails of all
varieties In addition to shoe, harness and
machine thread, is kept q supply OF salmon,
seine and cotton Irvine and rope.
The rear forty feet Of the main floor
is devoted to storage Of leather, collars,
sheeuslins, cinches. duck and trace chains
The front thirty feet of the second floor is
cut off by glass partition, n aking it fiy-and-
dust-proof room, within which the finest pat.
terms Of their manufactured stock in harness
and saddles, gig, dray and express saddles
spurs, and articles of chevalier caparison.
These are arranged upon display-frames in
such manner as to exhibit at the same time
all classes and styles, from the lower priced
to the highest art in finish.
Next in rear of the room is another 40x70
feet, in which is displayed in q similar man
ner all kinds of heavy team, farm and express
harness saddles, brides, and other manu-
featured work. There is also in this room a
full assortment Of buggy and carriage whips,
including those of the American Whip Com
pany, for which the firm are agents for this
coast and the Territories.
Back Of this room is the manufacturing
department, occupying space 40 by go feet.
In which twenty-four men are constantly en-
ployed. In addition to this force there are
twenty men employed by the firm in manu-
featuring collars, at building on | street,
between Fifth and Sixth, where about
eighteen dozen collars per week are made.
In the manufacturing department at the
main establishment, there are made harness,
saddles and the black.snake whip. Four
men are employed upon whips, five upon
saddles, and the remainder upon harness.
Notwithstanding the amount Of manufact-
ured stock turned out, no less attention is
given to every detail in requiring the most
perfect workmanship and quality of stock
used, than could be obtained by the best
private workman if made to order.
The firm receive their stock only from first
hands, and in their importations draw mainly
from the East, including England and Ger
many. Their trade extends from Washing
ton Territory to San Diego, and to the east
as far as Cincinnati, where a good market
has been opened for their work. In the line
OF California skirtings, used in the rnanufact.
ure of Mexican saddles, in which there is 8
great trade in Colorado and Texas, this firm
supplies a good portion of the Eastern
market, and in this quality of leather thai
made in this State is unsurE a sed.
In every respect the completeness OF this
establishment establishes its little TO lead
ing house on the Pacihc coast, whether con
sidered from the standpoint of the extent OF
It's stock or quality OF the articles dealt in
its business connections or volume of trade
It is al establishment IF Aecting the highes
credit upon the city Of Sacramento as a trade
center, and therefore is in every respec
worthy OF the prominence accorded to it il
the foregoing unsolicited and gratui5ous &C
count.
METROPOLITAN THEATER.-On THURSDAY
evening next Thomas w. Keene, the popula
and well known tragedian, viii appear at tn
Metropolitan Theater in this city in his i'm
personation of Gloster, in Shakespeare
grand historical tragedy of Richard III.
or the Battle of Bosworth Field" He vii
be supported by an Eastern company es
specially selected as his support. The APP
pearauce will be under the management o
| w. r. Hayden. Mr.. Keene has been outsid
| OF the State for some time, and is reported
| having achieved great success in the East
| The sale of seats will commence on Monda,,
az the box Office of the theater.
SACRAMENTO IYsTITUTE.-The semi annua
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