The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-03-13
A PROSPEROUS AND RELIABLE
HOUSE.

HOUSE.
Among the prosperous business estab
lishments of our city in which we all fee
due pride, lis the wholesale drug house
of Messrs. Moore, Piper & Co., located
at No. 50 South Front street, and which
has made such rapid strides since its
establishment about year ago, that
many are not aware of the proportions
to which the enterprise has attained.
We dropped in upon Mr.. Moore one
morning this week and found him and
his large force as busy as bees, each at
his particular duty, and Il hasty survey of
his rooms displayed to us u partial idea
of the extent of their business.
On the first floor, which is employed
as an Office and order room, we found
stacks of goods in broken packages, and
several men busily employed filling or
ders to be shipped to the different points
in the Northwest. One feature here
which enlisted our attention is the per-
feet occupancy of space by the stock.
The permanent shelves are full from
floor to ceiling and number of hanging
ones are also loaded heavily, as we'll
as the counters being full. Here we
found complete line of the finer chemi-
calls found in the trade. Stepping on to
the elevator, (Which, by the way has
been recently added to the facilities Of
the house, the increasing business re-
quiring n more expeditions mode of tram
sit from one department TO another,) we
passed to the basement which we found
completely packed with paints, varnish.
es and an endless amount of the coarser
drugs. This department alone is u
mammoth establishment, for besides the
above named, they have spacious hang
ing shelves, loaded down with sponges,
wrapping paper, soaps, etc, etc. From
here we were rapidly elevated to the
second floor. which we found divided
into three departments, one devoted to
patent medicines and complete stock
of brushes, and'a room for cutting and
packing glass, and another to liquor.
The medicine is in full packages,
and scores of barrels and boxes
of drugs of different kinds were
found there. The brush department is
one of the leading features of the house.
They have very large and complete
supply of paint brushes, white wash
heads, shoe and scrubbing brushes, etc,
etc. They make II specially of cutting
and re-paCking glass, which is done as
mentioned above, on this floor. Retail
druggists will find here full line of
choice liquors for medicinal purposes.
Upon inquiry Mr.. Moore informed us
that their wines are imported from
California, and other liquors are selected
from first hand, with view to meeting
the wants of druggists who desire pure
goods in this line. At this jmcture We
began to round up our observations, as
that seemed the limit upwards, but our
escort went off at tangent and led us
to the rear of the block, and into large
warehouse, seventy feet in depth, COM
pletely stored with window glass and
glassware, among which full assert
ment of bottles was visible. A portion of
this room is devoted to storage of white
lead, alabastine and similar goods.
Besides the rooms already described,
We ascertained that they have large
store house on the Northwestern road,
used for storing carbon, machine oils,
gasoline, axle grease and goods of that
nature. This numbers five floors devo-
ted to storage of stock, and there is not
all available inch of space unoccupied,
and, no doubt before the summer is
over, additional room will have to be |
secured. There is no stronger firm in
the West than this, and we feel justified |
in saying that the almost unparalleled |
growth of their trade is due to the hon
orable, business-like way in which their
affairs are conducted. Their trade in
cludes Southern Minnesota and Eastern |
Dakota to the Missouri river and their |
territory is rapidly enlarging. They are
agents for the Standard Oil Company
and have 1--WE warehouses through the |
country for the storage of this company's
goods. They are located at Tracy, Win
nebago City and Pipestone in Minnesota;
and Volga, ID. T.
This hasty glance at the establishment
50 young and yet so extensive, gives a
very inadequate idea of the business
they are doing. The flattering success
of this house, as well as that of
other wholesale firms in other depart
ments of trade, must convince any one
of the fitness OF Mankato as a jobbing
point. There is rich country to the
south, north and west of us, constantly
growing, which must necessarily draw
upon us for supplies in trade. If we
can induce greater variety of jobbing
business than we now have, then will
We cheerfully labor to do so.