Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-01
HILL, sTANDEsH a CO.,
A shoe House That Supplies
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is q combination Of long experience
and success with youthful energy. II
is the outgrowth Of house founded
away back in the fortiss by Colonel l.
NJ. Hill, the present head Of this firm,
and Nj. F. II. Oossett, now a New
York capitalist. Various changes in
the copartnership have occurred, but
Colonel Hill has remained solid, from
first to last. Thirteen and a half
years ago Mr.. Miles Standish,an active
young man who had been running in
the White river trade, vas employed
BY this house. Three or four years
ago he was admitted to a partnership.
The other member Of the frm is |. N.
Hill, jr. The senior member OF the
firm looks after the Office affairs, and
the junior after sales, while Mr.. Stans
dish is the buyer and looks after out
side affairs generally. The house has
done q leading business for q great
many years, in West Tennessee, Ala
bama, Mississippi, Arksnsaw aud
Louisiana. This trade has steadily in
creased, and Notwithstanding the en-
tire force works day and night, trade
opened so early and actively this sea
son that it is very much behind with
orders. This gratifying success is the
outgTowth and result OF legitimate
business, fair dealing and a thorough
knowledge Of the market. The loca-
ton vas changed to No. 30 Union
street, Just below Main, a year or
two ago to secure more room and
lower rents. These advantages it is
proposed to share with customers.
Gerber d Mette
Are located in a highly advantageous
part Of Main street, No. 267, just
south Of Court street. Both Messrs.
Gerber and Mette seem to have been
born especially for the dry goods and
gents furnishing goods trade, and a
life long experience in this branch Of
trade has given them such an insight
into the munitia Of their business,
that coupled with their keen com
merciAl instinct and affable bearing,
has crowned their efforts with a most
substantial success. Their fine store
is daily thronged with customers,
whose wants are politely attended to
by clerks who never fail to give salts
faction in their sales. Heavy invoices
Of fall and winter goods have been err
dered, and to q large extent are at
present displayed on the counter. One
sees a bewildering mass Of notions,
lingerie, edgings, insertions, rufling,
trimmings and various other articles.
The gent furnishing goods depart
ment contains underwear Of all grades,
fine shirts, laundried and unlaundried,
at ridiculously small prices, socks,
neckties, gloves, handkerchleis, (tc.,
etc. For complete satisfaction give
Gerber 4 Mette q call.
TIE LfVERMORE FOUNDRY
AND MACHINE 20.
One of the LeadIng Industrial
Enterprises of the south.
Adams street, Just west Of the bayou
daily and frequently at night rings
out a welcome chorus Of hammer and
anvil, from the large building Of the
Livermore Foundry and Machine Co.,
one of the growing and most valuable
industries of the South and an elo.
quent testimonial of Memphis enter
prise, pluck and brains. This COM
pany became a corporate institution in
1881, and its officers are as follows: A
S L~ivermore, President; II A Tatum,
Secretary; j H Westbay, foreman Of
machinery; CIV Wainwright, foreman
Of pattern department; Sam'l Howles,
foreman Of foundry; r M LeeCh, gen.
eral agent and solicitor. The COM
pany are constantly improving and
increasing their facilities and enlarg-
ing their stock. Their foremen are
all mechanics Of long and extensive
experience, and tried ability. All
summer they have been very busy and
have shipped house fronts to Fort
Smith, Ark Russellville, Ark, Pine
Bluff, Ark. Dallas, Texas, Oxford,
Miss, Grenada, Miss, and numerous
other places. A large order of iron
work for the remodeled Gayoso House
is now under way. Among the many
houses In Memphis provided with iron
might be mentioned the Montedonioo
building, @ @ Graham's, Vendig's,
Kohlbry's, st. Mary's school, ETC., etc,
The celebrated Wells Huller, for
hulling cotton seed is manufactured
exclusively here and shipped to every
State where cotton seed oil mills are
operated. Specialties are made Of
railroad and steamboat work, cotton
presses and plantation machinery,
house work, machinery for oil mills,
saw mills and grist mills, and all kinds
Of iron and brass castings. Also gen.
eral repairs. The officers cordially
invite an inspection Of their works,
which embrace many instructive fea-
lures for those Of a mechanical incli.
nation.
LawhOrn & NeWsOm
Are accessibly located at 344 and 346
Front street, where they do a whole
sale business in fruits, vegetables and
general produce. The members of
the firm are Mr. l.. Hawthorn and Mr..
A. W. NewsOm, gentlemen who by
their industry and aptitude have es
tablished q position for their house
that is unsurpassed by any in their
lime. Their patrons may be found
in all the country round. 1t is largely
through the fundamentally Of Messns.
Lawhorn 4 Newsom that neighborirg
farmers have lately given 80 much at.
tention to the cultivation Of other
products besides cotton. The main
features Of their trade are potatoes,
onions, cabbage, etc and butter,
cheese, poultry, eggs, pigs feet,pickles,
kraut, beans, peas and dried fruits,
also apples, oranges lemons and other
articles.
THE LILLY CARRIAGE CON-
PANY.
Mak1Pg n Specially OF Fine Gus
tom work.
The Lilly Carriage Manufacturing
Company, on Second street near
Union, is one Of the solid and success
ful concerns Of this rapidly growing
city. Mr.. Owen Lilly, the active
manager and stakeholder, is master of
the business and OF the trade. He
understands it thoroughly, and permits
none but first class work to leave the
shop. The best Of material is used,
and the most skiilful mechanics EN-.
ployed. The new place, with its
front offs feet by q depth Of 1881, is
well filed with material and stool, and
yet orders are ahead Of the goods on
hand. So much for square dealing
and good honest work. Mr.. Lilly's
carriages, in the various styles, from
the lightest 10 the most substantial,
are always in demand. People have
found out that they run easy, wear
well, and seldom get out of repair.
The new premises on Second street
were occupied only last January, and
0 q too large for the increasing
demands Of the business. A specially
is made Of fine custom work, which
cannot be surpassed By any manuiAc-
tory In the country. Mr.. Lilly has
not had to discharge a single hand this