The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-06
C. j. g. W. NJ. ROGERS.

There could scarcely be given a
better representation of the growing
Importance of Durham as supply
point for all that appertains to some-
thing to eat or something to wear
than is shown in the remarks we make
today concerning Durham's leading
merchants.-They all mean "busi-
ness" and we are glad to know that
they are doing so we'll as they APP
parently are.
Perhaps. no firm in town better il
illustrates the strides Durham is max
ing, in a mercantile way, than does
the firm of C. j. & w. M. Rogers, and
we improve this opportunity to make
some mention of their business con-
nection with Durham, the. develop
ment of their trade, etc. :-,- -s .
The Messrs.. Rogers, In point of
years, are among our youngest mer-
chants. They came mere from Wake
county not quite three years ago,
bought out the establishment of A.
nj. Nbinsett. and have since re-
main - Ainea6 NOT only that
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but the salesroom was email. TIE
Messrs. Rogers began charging it
by removing partitions until they
have finally thrown three stores into
one. making a main salesroom 40x60
feet. Two other f,)rs same size
are occupied, the I'd for duplicate
stock and the sd as buggy sales
room, the specialties in this depart-
ment being work from some of the
most famous Cincinnati carriage fac
tories. in light work. and in wagons, of
the Tennessee" and 81. /. Nissen,"
made respectively, at Nashville, Tenn,
and at Salem, this State. Even all
the space we have referred to does not
afford sufficient room to meet the de-
mands ofthe firm. They are extensive
dealers in fertilizers, representing
no less than twenty of the leading
brands ofguauo and other fertilizers.
for tobacco, corn and cotton, and to
accommodate this department of their
trade they have a warehouse 30x120
feet on Parrish street. These simple
statements offact 60 to show that G.
j. & w. M. Rogers are doing their
"level best" to meet the diversified
wants of their army of patrors-if
further evidence is needed one need
only visit the main salesroom and
inspect the stocks of heavy and fancy
groceries, of -four, of meats, of harness.
of clothing, of boots, shoes and hats,
of dry goods, notions, hardware,
small agricultural implements, &C.
the list is almost an endless one
and if after inspecting the stock the
visitor doesn't say that the Messrs.
Rogers have an appreciative idea of
the needs Of trade oftown and coun-I
try we will send him copy of the
RECORDER for one year-31.50 in adj
vance. g.. 49,
Gu. & w. NJ. Rogers are whole
sale as we'll as retail dealers. tits
true that they send, out no CONNER
cial travellers, soliciting trade, but
they aim to attract it. tby-Jfef1EyTes
liable goods at reliable prices, and
the result is that they find a constant.
ly growing trade with the merchants
of all the adjacent country-it is a
trade attracted by and held upon
"merit," and a patron of the house
usually finds that his needs are 50
we'll provided for that there is no
necessity for him, whether whole.
sale or retail buyer, I'D look elsewhere
for bargains-he finds that the
Messrs. Rogers "fill the bill' in a
very acceptable manner.
Some idea of the extent of the
trade controlled by the firm is, shown |
by the fact that, in addition to the
the services of FIVE clerks,
q bookkeeper, and three colored por-
ters are employed. The members of
the firm put in their own time faith
fully-they appear to believe that
whatever is worth having is worth
for, and we like to see that
spirit manifested-it shows, some
what, the character of the men. /
The Messrs. Rogers will, we doubt
not, gladly welcome new as we'll as
Did customers. They are here to do
business. and they are doing it in .
ousiness-like way. III
C. 4. POS7LEY H.
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