The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-07-29
JULIUS LEWIS & co.

No. 224 Fayetteville Street is the
abiding place of one Of Raleigh's
mercantile houses which
We feel disposed to comment
upon at some length in this mam~
moth edition and 80 column issue OF
to,days's REcoRDER We have
known of the house for years have
watched its course with decided in.
terest, have seen it meet competition
from home and abroad in business
like spirit, and we feel that this know.
ledge justifes us in giving it more
than passing notice.
The "letter-head" ofthe house says
established in 1867 This admits
of word Of explanation. The senior
Of the firm, Mr.. Julius Lewis, origin.
ally established the business at New
Berne, N. G.. under the firm style Of
Hart & Lewis. For at least fifteen
or sixteen years he remained connec.
ted with the hardware trade of New
Berne, and from that city he finally
removed to Raleigh. Upon common.
cling here the business was Of small
proper ions, relatively, aad its bead
quarters wern correspondingiy
small, though the store then as now
was upon Fayetteville street.
As business increased and larger
quarters were called for removal was
made to the Fisher building. and
finally it became necessary for the
firm (Mr. N. w. West in the meat.
time having become a partner, in
1862 to erect building that
should be spitahle to pressing, every.
day needs. A three story brick bull:
ding of handsome exterior, and one
of the ornaments of Fayetteville
street, was the result, and in this bull
ing and its aAjunots, we find the firm
domiciled.
Julius Lewis d Co., baye reason to
be proud Of their place of business,
too. 1t is, as We have said, three
stories high, is thirty.six feet wide,
and 1t extends from street TO street,
There is a storage warehouse ocau;
pied, also, 30x70 feet, and within
these premises one finds everything
that belongs to the haFdware and
stove trade. We can't yOpch for the
TRUTH Of the assertion, but neverthe-
less we are told that this firm also
have the honor of being the first
manufacturers of wagons in Raleigh
II. e. considering manufacturers in a
different light nom the small wagon
or blacksmith shop ofyears ago,-but
whether this be a fact or not we know
tkst every department of the firms
business is pushed to tie ptmcst.
just now tobacco aues are a special.
| ty, and these are in demand from all
the country tributary to Raleigh; for
years the house has made speciality
Of tobacco fues and neither pains
nor expense are spared to meet every
demand of the progressive farmer in
this respect.
| Were we to catalogue the special
ties Of the house we would find our.
self far exceeding the space at our
disposal. Such leading items as sash,
doors and blinds, wagon and carriage
material, betting, mechanics tools
/ and other material Of that ilk play
scarcely q second part to builders
and shelf hardware, iron, steel, etc.
But even these things comprise only
a portion Of the stock carried. From.
Julius Lewis q Co. you can buy any.
thing from an "All Right" wagon, Of
their own make, to an astral lamp ;
you can end anything from a screw
or file to . breech- loading gun; large
lines. of stoves are carried, both for
heating aud cooking, and in this de-
IpsrtmeBt the best factories iu the
country are represeRted-ip fact,
there Is little or nothing that appers
tains to the business in hand that is
not represented in the house. If you
need a thermometer to tell you how
hot IL is, or II your house or factory
stands In need of tin roofing, Julius
Lewis q Co. Ore ready to I'll the, bill.
whether u be the one or thc cthet. J.
Though there is Q big Discrepancy
in the ages of the cOpsrtFefs, yet
there is a perfect unanimity Of feel;
ing in oil that appcrtains to business.
The everyday management Of the
store largely rests with the junior part.
fner, Mr.. West, than whom no more
popular business man Is to be found
lin Raleigh, and it affords US pleasure
to make these deshltory' comments
upon the Erm and their operations,
for we feel that their tradc efforts are
Of benefit to all this section Of copu:
TRY.
l. JAMES A. CHEEK.
We are not surprised that Mr..