Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-01-02
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Nos 500 and 5O4 j, No 1000 Fifth SITS,
The DAILY REC0RD-U
QUINTUPLE EDITION.
BUSINESS REVIEW.
Continuation of Special Review of Leading
Business Houses Of Sacramento.
L. L. LEWIS Is co.,
wholesale and Retail Dealers in stoves.
HOuse.dnishIng Hardware, Etc.

L. L. LEWIS & CO.,
wholesale and Retail Dealers in stoves.
HOuse'finishIng Hardware, Etc.
NOS. 502 AND 504 j STREET, AND 1909 FIFTH
STREET.
The establishment of L. L. Lewis L Co.
can, with the greatest propriety, lay claim
to being a pioneer in the stove and house.
furnishing business. One of the first ves-
sells that came to the Pacific coast in lS49
brought with it a cargo of stoves and gen.
eral house furnishing goods, and came by
ocean craft to Sacramento, and here landed
its stock, which was placed upon sale by
the house, which is now carried OF by the
firm under notice. 1t can, therefore, well
claim to be pioneer, and as it was among
the earliest established houses upon the
coast in point of time, it has also &C.
quired position in the wholesale and re-
tail business, from long experience and
study of the wants of the trade, which is
in the very front rank among its competi.
tors, and leading in its line upon the
western slope of the continent. Among
the fine business blocks in this city there
is none more prominent and attractive than
that of L. L. Lewis & Co., having its fronts
upon and Fifth streets, and their display
OF the latest designs, as exhibited in their
elegant large show-windows, is marked
feature of the street, attracting
general attention and elciting
complimentary expressions and admiration.
Their method of occupying their extensive
show-windows in displaying the latest de-
signs of ranges and stoves by transforming
the window apartment into most exquisite
and complete kitchen scene, with an at
tractive "Garland" range or other cook
ing favorite set up at one side as if in full
work, with full set OF cooking utensils in
place, or displayed upon their appropriate
hooks, and with door ajar into dining
room having a full.set table, presents
scene so coy and home-like as to exhibit
at the best advantage the excellencies
of goods, AM inclines the unmarried
who lcok upon the inviting scene, to
become matrimonially serious, and order
an outfit for the purpose of commencing
new departure in life.
In early times the premises occupied by
this establishmentweEe 2oxS0 feeti in dimen-
sions, and so continued for many years.
subsequently their trade, by constantly
increasing at home with the growth Of the
city and extending throughout the interior
by enlarging their business to that of fill
ing wholesale orders, became too large for
their quarters, and purchase was made of
adjoining premises of equal size, which
were added TO the previous storeroom,
with a basement for storage of stock
under the entire area. The bust
ness space thus acquired exceeded,
it was thought at the time, any possible
demand for room which would ever be
made by the increase of trade, but these
calculations have long since proved incor-
rect, and again, by donbly increased sales,
and over far wider extent of territory, it
became necessary to add still other adjoin-
ing property over which to spread their
stock and transact their rapidly growing
business. Answering to these demands, the
firm during the past season not only again
enlarged, but also remodeled their entire
premises, making one of the finest and
most attractive business blocks in any por-
ton of the city. It has frontage of 40
feet upon j street, and depth of 100 feet,
with large three-story and basem Mt an
n x, fronting on Fifth street, with an
area of 20 by so fest. The two buildings
are so connected that the main floors of
both are thrown into one, and form an i'm
mense store and general salesroom, with
the convenience OF fine frontage upon
both streets, and with unexcelled display
windows and open fronts, by which the
whole area is attractively lighted for the
examination and sale of goods The
main floor is used for this purpose,
and the basement of the entire
building is closely occupied and packed
with stock for wholesale trade. The
firm purchases its stock exclusively from
the manufacturers, and pays cash for every
article. It IS well known that payment in
thirty days to Eastern manufacturers in this
line is regarded as cash, and discounts
are given for such payments. This firm not
only takes advantage of this discount, bat
obtains a still greater reduction from job.
bling 'cash rates by paying the money
down at the time of purchase, or, in
other words. obtains reduction below the
wholesale discount price. The firm also
ships its stock by carloads only, and thus
obtains the lowest freight rates. Added to
these advantages the facts that the firm
owns its business property and pays no
rent; transacts its business upon an eco
nomical basis, and also has no wharfage
charges, ETC., to pay, as have dealers In San
Francisco, the far lower rates given by L.
/. Lewis & Co. over the best offered by
San Frarc cisco dealers, will be accounted
for and understood. With the extensive
trade they have built up and enjoy, not
only throughout this State, but extending
w a. LUNA anu ncAlCO upOu buC oOusI, duu
including Nevada, Idaho, Oregon and
Washington Territory, at the east and
north, they are satisfied with but small
profits upon their goods, and small profits
upon the low rates paid by them, and the
limited expenses incurred in the trans
action of their business, affords the
!. best OF goods to be found in the
market IN every line carried by them,
at lowest possible rates, both in single or
small purchases, and to the trade. Tie
extent of stock carried by the firm enables
them to fill all orders to the trade, however
large, Immediately upon receipt, and they
can be implicitly relied upon for fair deal.
ing, while all their goods are also war.
rAnted to be strictly as represented. Follow
: ing are the announcements of the firm in
relation to specialties:
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