Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-01-02
HOLBROoE, MERRILL IL sFETsON,
Metal works-Iron. Tin. Copper, Zinc
aad Iron Ware,
STOVES, HOUSE FURNISHING HARDWARE,
223 AND 225 STREET.

Among tie prominent and successful
business houses upon the Pacific coast. that
of Holbrook, Merrill & Stetson, of Sacra-
mento and San Francisco, justly stands in
the very foremost rank. It's establishment
is one of the very largest and most extern.
sive, and visit to their immense ware.
rooms will alone give an adequate idea OF
the extent and comprehensiyeness of their
stock. The storerooms Of the Sacramento
house are exceedingly spacious, occupying
Nos. 223 and 225 on street, and extend.
ing distance Of l60 feet to the alley on
the north, with basement, main floor and
second floor devoted exclusively to storage,
display and the general business of the
establishment. The basement is on level
with the rear alley, with easy approaches
to Second and Third streets, thus affording
most convenient receiving and delivery
facilities, without interference from We
hicles or blocking the walk upon the main
thoroughfare, as is frequently the case
with such houses. Much less help is also
required under this arrangement in the
constant handling of stock than would
otherwise be, which is an item of economy
in favor of the house, while the front por-
ton of the main storeroom is also thereby
enabled to be devoted exclusively to the
display of sample goods. In connection
with stoves, and such kinds of hardware
and goods as are purchased by the firm in
a manufactured state at the East, they
have extensive workshops connected with
the establishment, where large portion of
the stock sold by them is worked up,
in which department an average of over
thirty skilled workmen are constantly EN-.
ployed. As manufacturers, the firm is
very extensively known, not only as supply
ing the general trade and other wholesale
houses OF the coast in the lines of its
specialties, but also in filling special orders
in metal work for miners, large agricult-
wrists, manufacturers and others. Every
kind and class of tir, copper, zinc and
sheet-iron work, for all the purposes in
which these are employed, is made and
sold in immense quantities. Among these
a speciality is made of sheet metal work for
tanks and all classes and descriptions of
reservoir goods. Their work in all these
classes of goods is done by the most skilled
workmen, aud their manufacture has &C.
quired a reputation which places them
above all necessity for communication, and
reflects the very highest credit upon the
standard OF the house. The great increase
in business which this wide spread reputa-
ton has caused to flow to them has not in
any manner tended to reduce the former
carefulness Of manufacture and excellencies
of their work, but the quality of work
manship and close attention to every
detail which earned the standard
for them is still most strictly and
sacredly maintained, and can ever be
confidently relied upon in connection with
all orders, whether general or special. In
stove hardware their Wholesale trade is
enormous and constantly increasing, not
only by greater sales to their usual trade
customers, but also including largely ex
tended area. They carry an exceedingly
extensive and choice variety of ranges and
stoves of all the latest and most complete
patterns and styles. OF ranges they deal
principally in the celebrated Medallion,
which is Justly popular wherever it has
been introduced, and has large sale.
Among the other ranges sold by them are
the Alpha, Adriatic, Norman, Gypsy
Queen, Opera. Derby, May, Buck, Zip and
Monitor In cook.stoves their largest
sales are of the Bucks and Bismarck pat
terms, which are very popular, but they
also sell the Charter Oak, Western Empire,
Archer, Eastern Belle, Osceols, Almeda,
Pilot, Premium, Cotton Plant, and others
In parlor cooks, parlor proper, and other
heating stoves, they have almost an endless
variety, for both coal and wood, varying
from the most costly and handsomely fin
ished to the smallest and cheapest in use
for heating purposes. In connection with
thestove department, every variety and class
of house. furnishing hardware is keptinla large
stock. In addition to these two extensive
departments of the establishment, others
are included, and any one of which is more
extensive in itself than most of the houses
which denominate themselves wholesale
dealers. The stock of tools, machines and
supplies kept on hand by them includes
every machine and devise used by timers
and metal workers, together with all parts
and extras. They also keep an extensive
list, and very full line of pumps of all de-
hydraulic machines, iron-pipe
fittings, gas-ftters' and plumbers supplies
of all kinds, etc.
The firm buys its stock of manufactured
goods, or materials of every description
used by it, direct from the manufacturers,
whether in America, Germany, England
or elsewhere, and imports in such vast
quantities and for cash that the lowest
possible jobbing rates are secured, and
they also have special contracts for
the lowest transportation rates, which
enables them to lay down their goods
in their Sacramento establishment at amsz-
inply low figures. Their facilities and