The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-11-10
CANTON'S COMMERCE.
Mercantile and Manufacturing
Resources of the City.
A General Review of the Various Business
terprises-GrOWth of
the City.
Continued From Last Issue.)

lBoutllluou nEOLl Last A15ub.)
GOLDBERG BROTHERS-DRY GOODS.
In considering the resources and ad-
vantages of Canton and the business
houses through whose influence and en-
terprise its present prosperity is largely
due, 1t will be found upon close eXami-
nation, that those engaged in the dry
goods trade have been perhaps one of
the most prominent instTumentalities in
promoting the growth and development
of her manifold interests. One of the
leading houses extensively engaged in
this important branch of trade is that of
Goldberg Brothers, located in the Sax
ton Block, where they occupy a large
double store, 0OX10O feet in dimensions,
IN which Is carried an immense and
comprehensive assortment of foreign
and American dry goods, selected by
close and careful buyers direct from the
importers, manufacturers and jObbeTs in
the Eastern markets, with an express
view to the requirements of the trade in
embraces silks, satins, Velvets, dress
goods, white goods, dOmestics, hannels.
gloves, hosiery, laces, fancy goods, no
tiOns, etc, together with a very large
and handsome line of ShaWls and clOaks.
This representative house possesses all
the requisites of vitality and enterprise,
has steadily found favor with a discrim-
mating public, and attained a position
second to none Of its contemporaries in
this city. The individual members of
the firm are all thorough business men,
and their policy has ever been honorable,
liberal and progressive, resulting in
very creditable and substantial success.
DURBIN, WRIGHT Il CO.-DRUGs.
One of the oldest and best known
pharmacies and drug houses of Canton
is that of DurOin, Wright 81 Co., whose
higtoru rarfnH Of In
five years. The house transact5 both a
wholesale and retail trade, and occupies
three floors, each 20X75 feet in dimen-
siOns, besides large StOTehOuse in the
rear The stock carried consists of the
puTest and freshest drugs and chemi-
Gals, all the leading and standard varie-
ties Of proprietary medicines, toilet ar
tlcles, fancy soaps, imported and Ameri-
can perfumeries, spOnges, brushes,
combs, surgical appliances, and drug
giSts' sundries generally. In addition
to this the firm also deal quite extern
5ively i'll books, stationery, albums,
fancy goods, notions, wall paper and
decorations, the stock in this depart
meut being very full and complete at all
seasons Of the year. Special attention is
devoted to the preparation of physicians
prescriptions and family recipes by
pharmacists of ability and experience,
this feature constituting no unimpOr-
tant factor Of the hOurishing trade
transacted at this model establishment,
which enjoys an amount of patronage
commensurate with the enterprise and
ability displayed and the honorable
methods that have ever characterized its
transactions.
LOOMS IL KENT-CHINA, GLASSWARE, ETC.
few business houses are better known
| to the people of Canton than the popular
establishment of MessTs. LOOmis 81 Kent,
| one of the leading houses in their
special line in the city. They occupy
| three entire floors of the building in
which they are located, each of which is
25xlO0 feet in size, besides large ware
| house, the whole premises being filled to
It's utmost storage capacity with an ad-
miTably selected assortment of the
various articles pertaining to this inn
| pOrtant department of commerce, which
embraces chinaware, glassware, queens
| ware, wood and willow ware of all
kinds, marble ware, plated ware, pocket
/ and table cutlery, lamps of every de-
| scrlpClOn, bird cages, stationery, musi-
| Cal Instruments, notions, and i'll fact q
general assortment of everything that
| goes to make up the stock of such an es-
tablishment. The firm also transact
| heavy trade in Illuminating oils, a large
stock of which is kept constantly on
| hand. This house also has a branch
| store at CuyahOga Falls, besides a large
| factory in which they manufacture all
| their own tiuware, tTansacting both a
wholesale and retail trade in this article.
ED. GOLDBERG CLOTHING.
In a review of the various Industries
/ and business enterprises of Canton there
/ are few establishments that deserve a
| more liberal mention than the great
clothing house of Mr.. Ed. Goldberg. AS
| a central source of supply in the impOr-
| tant necessity of clothing, this house
holds leading position, not only for the
| excellence of ITS stock, but also in the
| complete facilities which 1t enjoys for
meeting the very largest demands that
can possibly be made upon its resources;
| so that the name of its popular and en-
terpTising proprietor has become as
familiar as household words in hundreds
Of families within a radius of many
| miles around Canton. The stock of fine
clothing carried by the house for mems,
boys and children'5 wear is varied and
comprehensive, consisting of all the fine
and common grades of dress and busi-
| ness suits, OYercOatS, gentlemen'S fur
nishing goods, fine shirts, underwear,
hats, caps, trunks and Valises in almost
endless variety, and a general assOTt-
ment of merchandise such as is Usually
to be found in all first-class houses of
this kind. At the late Stark County
Fair, Mr.. Goldberg was awarded first
premium for the best display of fine
clothing, and one of the chief features
of his establishment is the large number
of prizes that he gives away annually,
the drawing taking place on the 1st day
of January in each year He has some
very valuable presents on hand for dis
tributiOn on the 1st of January next,
the chief of which is a handsome new
$3.50 Werts' buggy, and the purchaser of.
$500 worth of goods from him is enti-
tied to a chance in all the prizes. This
is a somewhat unique feature in the
clothing trade, and its Introduction by
Mr.. Goldberg is in keeping with that
gentleman's usual enterprising methods
of doing business.