The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-10-31
CANTON'S COMMERCE..
Mercantile and Manufacturing
Resources of the City.
A General Review of the Various Business
Enterprises-GrOwth of
the City.

The business interests of a cOmmuni-
| ty is a subject of paramount importance
| to all, and in view of this fact we intend
| devOting part of our space in each sue
cessiye issue of the DEMOCRAT to our
regular annual review of the various in
dustTies Of Canton, exhibiting in detail
| the scope and operations of each estab
lishment, that they may serve as illus
tratiOns of all that is claimed for this
city as a trade point and center Of man
ufacture and distribution.
Located as Canton is in the center of
one of the richest agricultural counties
in the State, which Is largely dependent
on it for supplies, with rapid railway
communication in all directions, she
presents attractions for the investment
of capital that equals, if they do not sur
pass, those of any other point in the
country, and it is safe to assert that the
day is not far distant when she will
rank as one of the greatest commercial
cities in the State of Ohio. Her growth
within the past few years has been
something really phenomenal. The vote
cast by the city in the late election clear
ly shows the population of Canton to be
between twenty and twenty-five thOus-
and, and that of Canton township about
twenty-siX thousand, giving a gain of
several thousand over the census of 1880.
From this it will be seen what rapid
strides the city has made in the last
three years.
Starting with the mercantile pursuits
of the city, we now proceed to present
to the many readers of the DEMOCRAT a
series of brief descriptive articles OF the
various Opulent and enterpTlsing bu5l-
ness houses of Canton, from which
large amount of useful and practical
information can be CLEANED with refer
ence to the extensive trade facilities OF
the city-its advantages as market for
the purchase of supplies, and the strik-
ing diversity of its resources.
COLLARS Il co.
One of the largest and most cOnspicu-
Ous dry goods houses of this city is that
of collars 81 Co., and the position to
which it has attained in the public esti-
nation, speaks in the strongest terms of
the liberal and enteTprising manner in
which IL has ever been conducted. The
house is one of the Oldest establishments
of this kind in Stark county, having
been originally established by Mr.. Isaac
HarteT, ST., over forty years ago. This
gentleman conducted the business for a
number Of years, and was finally sue
ceeded by the present firm about twenty
five years ago. The firm occupy for sales
purposes two floors in portion of the
Harter Block, and the facilities for the
transaction of business enjoyed by them
are not surpassed by those of any SINH
lar establishment in the city. The
salesTCOm proper is a spacious and COM
mOdiOus room, 19X1OO feet in dimen-
siOns, handsomely and tastefully ar
ranged, and contains a large and varied
assortment of goods, embracing foreign
and American dry goods and dress goods,
silks, hosiery, gloves, Zephyrs, yarns,
millinery goods, ribbons, laceS, OTaids,
IaIF 90 md TO- dor 90 a
those articles embraced in the cOmpTe-
hensive title of notions. On the second
floor is the cloak, shawl and blanket de-
partment, which consists of large
room, 19X70 feet in size, containing
very full and complete line of ladies'
wraps, seal skin sacks and dOlmans, fur
and plush-lined circulars, clc"ks, ETC.,
together with large and varied assOrt-
ment of shawls and fine wool blankets.
This room is also used for the reception
of duplicate goods, which are here in
great variety, and in addition to this the
firm also occupy large warehouse for
storage purposes. Six lady and four
gentleman assistants are usually em-
plOyed, all of whom are capable, cOmpe
tent and experienced statesmen and
saleswomen in this particular branch of
trade, and the services which they are
called upon to perform neceSSltates
display of attention and ability equal to
that of three ordinary persons engaged
in similar calling. The stock is con-
stantly being kept supplied with fire.
uuent invoices of all the latest novelties
and newest patterns of goods, while the
trade of the house is rapidly on the in
crease, it being fully % per cent. more
in volume this year than last. The in
diVidual members of the firm are David
collars and Peter +. BaTlet, both enter
prising and experienced merchants,w who
thoroughly understand their business i'll
all its complicated details. Mr.. collars,
the senior member of the firm, is a man
of ripe experience, having already been
over tmrty-five years in the dry goods
business, starting as salesman under
Mr.. Isaac HaTter, ST., whose partner he
eventually became.
ToNNER & co.
One of the ueatest and most attractive
drug stores in Canton is that of TOnner
| & Co., located on the west side of the
Public Square. The present prOprietOrs
have carried on the business now for
about four years, having succeeded
Messrs. Davis & Tucker in 1879. Their
| elegant store is tastefully fitted up, and
| is stocked throughout with choice as
sOrtment of pure drugs and chemicals,
| surgical appliances, proprietary medi
cines, perfunery, toilet articles, dental
| goods, books, stationery, paints, oils,
| glass, and all such goods as are usual y
] to be found in establishments Of this
kind, cOnspicuOusly displayed in numtr-
Ous show cases, counters and shelves.
| The salesTOOm Is 10OX20 feet in dimen-
siOns, and has entrances both Oh Market
and West TuscaTawas streets, making it
| quite convenient of access. Two eX-
perienced assistants are regularly EN-
| ployed, and particular attention Is paid
| to the cOmpOunding of physicians pre-
scriptiOns and family recipes. Mr.. Ton
ner is a practical druggist of long ex-
perience, and ranks among the most re-
| liable business men of the city.
RUHMAN, ERNST & co.
Occupying the acknowledged leading
position in the special branch of bust
ness to which it Is devoted. the clothing
house Cf Ruhman, Ernst Sc Co. has long
been the great and central source Of
| supply for the people of Stark county.
| This establishment is the oldest clothing
house in this section of the State, and
was founded as far back as forty-three
years ago by Mr.. NJ. Ruhman. The indi-