Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-05-30
A REPRESENTATIVE SACRAMENTO HOUSE

cludea some extensive improvements to their
fHe establishment, on ] street. between
! Second and Third, that are indicative OF the
/ prosperity prevailing generally in business
circles IN this city, and especially with the
firm under notice. The site of the house OF
the firm has, for many years, been occupied
By plain and unpretentious brick building,
with an ordinary brick and unattractive
front. All this has now been changed,
and in its place is one Of the handsomest
fronts III the interior Of California. 1t ia of
plate glass and iron. with a l2-foot inviting
portal, fianked by two graceful and indie
pendent heavy iron columns. The entire in
terror, also, has, at heavy expense, been re-
modelled, and, indeed, rebuilt. Back Of the
broad door, recessed some three feet, and
deepened by the beautiful show windows on
either side, feet broad by u feet in hight.
and 3 feet in depth, is the salesroom, 40 by
70 feet, whereas it was formerly 40 by
40 only. This store room, with its lofty cell
ing and broad expanse, is the best lighted
and ventilated business department in the
city, and is now shelved' anew
in the completest manner, and its floor
space reasonably occupied by elegant
counters around the margin, and in
cross sections, which, with the numerous
showcases, Bullets and broad show windows,
afford opportunities for display of goods not
surpassed by any house of the interior. At
the rear OF this apartment are two offices,
inclosed by glass walls and handsomely
fitted up for the resident partner and his
bookkeepers, and connecting with each other
and the main room by swing doors, and
from the sides and front of which conpre-
hensive view OF the entire store can be con-
stantly had. In this main store room the
observers will notice that an immense stock
is placed on display. In it is found all kinds of
fancy and plain stationery known to the trade;
ornamental and decorative papers; school
books and school supplies in endless variety;
othce goods OF every character known in
business; blank books ready made, or in GAM
pies, to be reproduced or as Indicating what
the firm can do to order;" pass, time, note
and memorandum books legal blanks in
every variety known to the Courts of law or
in cOnveyancing rubber bands, plain and
ornamental papeterie for balls, parties, wed
ding receptions, personal use, correspond
ence, etc.; pens in gold, steel, quill and all
other styles inks OF all kinds penhoIders,
pencils, crsyons, fancy stationery, cash boxes,
writing eases, envelopes of all sizes and
classes letter presses, cut glass paper weights,
cut glass inkstands, visiting cards, festival,
reward and holiday cards, playing cards,
macs, draughtsmans tools and mathematical
instruments drawing papers and boards,
artists paper aud supplies, tracing papers, in
rolls or cut, vellum. purses, Russia leather
goods, fine albums, Photographic and auto
graphic; travelling sstchels and cases port
folios, pencils, from wood to silver
and gold. in endless variety, etc. Be-
low this floor is the basement, 40 by l60
feet ia extent. This latter runs out level
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clines, reaches either Second or Third streets.
Thus, for the delivery or receipt of goods
teams are driven to the level of either floor,
and speedy dispatch is insured and the
highest ease in handling goods attained.
This lower section of the three floors of the
spacious and exceedingly we'll ordered and
arranged establishment is traversed from end
to end by miniature railway track, bearing
car trucks, and by which goods are easily and
rapidly handled. Thirty by forty of the
front part of the basement is set apart as a
packing and shipping room. Here, on this
lower floor, is stored the heavy stock and the
unbroken packages, such as newspaper, of
which the firm carries from six to ten car
loads constantly, and of all sizes and weights
printers supplies, such as card stock,
Gu. or in sheets, fat caps all kinds Of book
papers and letter and ledger papers, bill
heads and letter heads. statements, printers
ink Of every description, Manila paper of all
sizes and weights. paper bags, straw wrap
ping paper, twines (nemp and cotton), fruit
wrapping papers, especially for Eastern fruis
shipments, etc. Back of the main store OF
sales room, and opening into it most con.
veniently, is the printing Office. 40 by % feet
in extent. 1t is the completest printing Office
in the interior. 1t is related, also, to q COM
posing room above, on the third floor, 40 by
40 feet, and a dummy for carriage of forms
runs between the two. The Office contains
no less than II presses, that are almost
CONSTANTLY in operation, and the mo-
tive power of which is steam
engine located on the basement
floor. These presses are from the smallest
card press to the largest poster press, and
give the firm the capacity for all kinds OF
book, card, circular. newspaper and poster
work. Here, too, are paper and card cutters,
and other machines such as are found in first
class establishments. In this printing de-
partment is employed, at the ebb of the sea-
son, fifteen men, and at the hight of the sea-
son many as fifty skilled workmen. There
are from twenty-five to fifty-fvs employees of
the whole establishment at varying times in
by II. S. Croker in June, 1856 John d.
Yost came into the firm in 1867, and G..
NJ. Mott in 1873. The latter has
been for eight years in charge of
the Sacramento house, and the recent i'm
proyements have all been made under his
personal supervision. The house is the
chief, the leading wholesale and retail sta
tionery and printing establishment of the in
terror, and has had steady and upward
progress from the time of its formation. 1t
has a wide spread trade, coextensive with the
trade boundaries Of the coast, and its facili-
ties are not surpassed by any establishment.
1t sells on a level with the leading houses of
the State. 1t makes, indeed, special claims
and demonstrates them. The centrality of
the house in the State the low rates, cost of
property possession and local expenses, the
ease Of storage, the rapidity of supply and the
dealing with first parties in all manufacturing
centers, gives it special facilities for answer
ing the heaviest demands of the trade Of the
coast. 1t makes, by the way, speciality of
supplying newspapers with newspaper stock
fer the press Of California, Oregon, Nevada
and the Territories. 1t makes no charges for
cases, packing, carriage, etc., and this to the
purchaser is material item worthy of con-
sideration. In most cases it fills orders for
goods on the same day on which they are re-
ceived, and all printing orders are executed
with special promptness also. Such is brief
sketch of one of the chief business houses of
Sacramento-one known all over the coast
perior goods, and one which is repre- sentative
OF the energy, progress and prosperity Of the
business community Of Sacramento.
DROWNED. afternoon about
o'clock Peter Peterson, who has been fisher
man on the Sacramento river for twenty
years last past, was drowned at the New Fish
Market. He had come from his fishing scow.
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