Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-15

some Facts REGARDING the Growth Of
Properly Conducted Bssiness.
Corliss p. Stone established a grocery
store in Seattle in 1867 in company with
the late Summer B. Kinds and Charles
Burnett, and carried on business in the
building on Commercial street now oc-
cupied by the Washington Furniture
Company. for six years, when the firm
was changed to Stone & Burnett, who
continued in business mp to 1873, during
which time they built the wharf after
wards known as Msrshall's wharf, and
a big building ON the corner of Wash
inston ard Commercial street, recently
moved to Second street, and now occu
pied az a hotel. In 1873 Mr.. Stone went
East, and did not return till 1878. when
he opened q cash grocery on Front
street, in tho Sullivan Block. In speak
ing of this venture one day to q friend
Mr., Stone said: "When ! arrived in Sc
attic from the East ana concluded to 90
into business, took an account of my
finances, and found that / had $240, a
rather small capital to open = grocery
store with, but Mr.. w. A. jennings and
MIR. Gatzert gave me credit TO the
amount of one thousand dollars. This
enabled me to display twelve hundred
dollar sto:k OF goods. AID did so. The
result you can see for Yourself" Mr..
Stones business grew from month to
monta. The store was enlarged, and
49, ha at DNyEn fxaS ~,
size, and four large warehouses for the
warehouses are on Yesler's wharf, and
one in the roar Of his store. To give
some idsa of the trade done by this es-
Enlistment, We will state that Mr.
Stone keeps his three twO-horse delivery
wag ,ns and two hired delivery wagons
going all the time delivering goods
about town; besides two-horse truck
and dray constantly employed in haul
ing goods to and from the store. wharyes
and depot. We doubt if there is an
other retail store in Oregon or Wash
ington Territory that can show a record
like this. Some time ago Mr.. Stone
realized that his presen. quarters were
altogether too small for his rapidly
growing trade, SO he commenced to look
about for q location on which to
build. On the 5th of last April
be bought q piece Of ground on
Frount street, at the foot OF Cherry
street, 3Ox137 feet in size. of Mr.. Yesler,
paying therefor $1,000. and at once
comnenoed the construction Of brick
building 30x10S feet in size. two stories
high, with a basement. Ranke & Lohse
were the contractors, and today they
will turn the building over as completed.
Tho building cost SIS 200, and 80 we'll
was Il put up that the insurance CON-
pany have made specially low terms to
Mr.. Stone in its insurance. On Monday
morning this fine store, with its plate
glass front and beautiful fixtures. with
an elegant stock OF groceries tastefally
displayed, will be thrown open to the
pablo. Mr.. Stone will OCCUPY the
basement and first floor. and the second
floor will be used by profe .sional men
rs otti,es. In this store will DO found a
full line of groceries with nothing omit
ted. The records of the Pacifi, COas,
steamship Company show that C. p.
Stone is the largest shipper Of goods to
Puget Sound, with one exception.
: Suos il the growth of a properly con-
Quoted business in Seattle In four short
years.