The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-02-19

ment, nj the rear. A wing, tho same
heigllth as the main bull hinge, extends
nOTthward from The east end OF lhe main
buildi0g, aud Ii thirty feet long by
thirty feet wide. In addition, a large
wooden warehouse, which VIII soon Do
replaced by an extension OF the main
building, IN built east Of the main build
ing, at the corner Of Fifth and Pied
mont streets.
A BUSY HIVE,
The front part of the lrst floor OF the
main building, fronting on Market aud
Fifth streets, Ia occupied by the count
ing room, where a small army OF DpOk'
keepers aud clerks are kept busily en-
ployed. The remainder OF the fret lOoI
OF the main building 10 used for ware
room purposes and for hlliDg orders fol
shipment. This latter work 10 greatly
facilitated by two large steam elevators
which are constantly kept ascending
and descending from one door TO anolh'
or, while the work OF storing away
goods goes IN nj one place and the TIT
gathering together OF goods for ship
ment goes on at another. Az n enters
this room a scene Of methodical hustle
and activity greeta the eye All INT
work, however, 10 tho 0lghly systemat
lied, and IA the dozens OF busy EN-
pl0yes AIT around the room bringing
down q box here and u package there
scarce q word IL heard, unless II DO q
question for information or some In
struction OF one OF the shipping clerks
without this ~ stem Of special work fof
each emplOye and each empl0ye to his
work, nothing could DO accomplished In
so large an establishment.
The second and third floors are like
wise used ~ warer0oms, and thousands
OF articles handled In q Wholesale gro
Gerry, ranging from q box OF matches "a
thous md pound h0gsheads, are Stored
here from floor to ceiling.
THE COFFEE AND SPICE DEPARTMENT,
The coffee and spice department ls a
special feature OF this house, ana the
business In this branch has grown TO
such magnitude as to require all the
time and attention Of one member OF
the firm, Mr.. Edward Dannemiller.
This gentleman has q separate Office for
his department on the third floor, where
he pursues his work unm0lested. On
the floor approaching this office are
stored thousands OF sacks OF green coffee.
One Of the elevators delivers these In
the east basement OF the building
where three huge cylindrical roasters,
h lding three hundred pounds each are
going night and day, converting
the berry from Its green state
into one OF aromatic fragrance.
The roasted coffee Ia taken by
means of an elevator, similar to those
used for grain in Touring mills, from
the roasting TO the packing room. The
latter IL on the forth floor, at the east
end OF the building, where nimble-
fingered girls weigh out pound after
pound OF the roasted Java and Card0ya
and seal II in bright and attractive one
pound PFC age.
Tho spice room on the second floor OF
The north wing Of the building Is an
other notable feature. Here the spice
mills keep grinding away. furnishing
pure spices for thousands OF families,
Taken 90 a whole the Dannemiller es
tablishment IL one OF the sights of Can
ton. A email army OF people IL em'
plOyed by the concern and it8 large two
and three horse delivery wagons can be-
seer at any hour Of the day going toward
the depots, ladened with all sorts OF
boxes and barrels, The printing for
this concern alone II quite an Item, and
Of late years the firm have found II mes,
essary to have a steam printing office Of
their own. This Office, however. IL able
TO do only O portlon Of their work, aud
many other iithOgraphing and printing
presses are kept busy turning out WORK
for them.
A GREAT TERRITORY,
The territory covered by the Dame
miller house IL n remarkably large one.
Their travelling men sell goods all over
the States OF Ohio, Michigan, Indiana,
West Virginia, Western Pennsylvania
and part OF Illinois and 10 far west ~
Omaha, Nebraska. Their coffee and
spice trade II limited only by the con.
zines OF the country, as the product OF
this department anda Its way into every
city and village through the jobbing
aud wholesale houses Of oil the principal
cities, which handle II In large quanti-
ties.