Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-07
ABUSINESs RECEPTION.

Customers and Friends inspecting the
Enlarged New Quarters of the Old
House of Benz s. Goa Leading Firm
with an Immense Stock and Plenty of
Room for 1t.
The old and solid firm of Geo. Benz & Co.
No. ITO West Third street held, an after
noon reception yesterday to celebrate the
enlargement of their business facilities by
their occupation of the new building
erected this season by Mr.. Benz, adjoining
the old quarters of the firm. The new
building fills triangular lot fronting on
Third, Washington and Eagle streets, and
has been so constructed as to make every
foot of space in it useful. 1t is q five
story and basement building on Eagle
street, extending two stories above the
level of Third street. The Third street
floor furnishes large counting room and
private Office for the firm, and one single
end three double Offices which have been
rented. The upper floor has been divided
into suites which may be taken for offices
or residence apartments. All the rooms on
these floors are abundantly lighted by
large windows facing one or the other
street, and are heated by hot air furnace
below. All the floors below the level of
Third street of both the old
and new bnilding, as we'll Is the upper
floors of the old building are occupied by
the firm of Benz & Co, and the numerous
visitors of yesterday, on being shown
through these spacious storage rooms and
cellars were for the first time, made aware
of the extent of the stock carried by this
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under floor and Easements of two or three
other buildings, but now have room of
their own for storage and handling of all
their immense stock of goods, the handling
of which will shortly be facilitated by
using an engine for operating the
elevators. One great advantage Of the To-
cation is that all the storage and working
looms are abundantly lighted and we'll
ventilsted, while the long sand rock cellars
have their entrances in the packing and
shipping rooms. All the divisions OF the
building are large, and each has its divis-
ion Of the trade. On the lowest floor are
stored mineral waters and similar goods.
On the intermediate floors, which COM
municate with the wine cellars, are the
principal packing rooms, and also storage
rooms for brandies, cordials, etc.
The wine cellars, about four hundred
feet in length are filled with the choicest
products of Europe and America. Per-
haps in this line of their trade, more than
in any other, is this firm entitled to the
foremost place. TWAS early to recognize
the merits of native wines and has been
successful in introducing them to the ia
vor of consumers. Hence the wine trade
of the house is now very large and it is
compelled to carry a stock which includes
all the standard vintages of both CONT
nents. The upper floors of the old build
ing and the first floor of both buildings
below Third street are devoted to the
storage of high wines, whisky and
other domestic liquors. All in all the es-
Enlistment is the most complete liquor
and wine house in the northwest, with the
most perfect arrangement of goods and
the best facilities for keeping and han
ding the same. The building is
most substantial in every partic-
ular and is great improvement for that
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