The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-05-01
PALAIkA's BUSINESS HOUSES
\ Coed business Being Done and
Heavy Stocks in store.

nix E4>-Lc-- N a4asa1 !. LA -
good how - in the winter. our mar
chants 2re getting their share n the
trade. and tho-e engaged in the whole
sale trade report a steady and constantly
Increasing business Al,oge,heT the r.
port given by tie merchants show Tia,
Pala,kas bushes. i in comparatively
god Position, notwithstanding the great
lose, from fire, and tie falling II II
trade IN Consequence Of tie loss Of the
orange crop, by the severe freeze in JAN
uary last;
In accordance with i promise male
our readers, reporter visited number
Of the business houses YESTERDAY, and the
statements made by the Iropris,ors.
summed Up, are abou, Is above.
ACEEENAS JACKSON.
This is one Of the oIies, frms in the
city, and one Of the bes. known and p:p-
ular drug houses in Eas, Florida. The
firm is composed Of +. D. Alderman and
j. T.. jackson, and Mr.. Lewis Jackson.
one OF the most competent pharmacists
in the State. has charge Of the prescrip-
,ion department. Their Wholesale trade
10 extended orer a wide limit, while the
retail business is all the firm could hope
for. In addition 10 drugs they do an ex-
,snsiye jewelry business. making spe-
cialty Of alligator jewelry, which 10 un-
der the immediate charge II Mr.. J. z.
Jackson. Much OF this jewelry is sent
north where it finds ready sale.
A. v. HAC1HroS AND BRO.
This il the oldest exclusive Wholesale
ami retail grocery firm in the city. and
from n small beginning an immense and
successful business has been bull, up.
The firm is composed 81 young men, bu.
in business enterprise and successful
management. they have bu: few equals,
ami their business is a credit 10 them.
3 sfiN'r anu INV tuwHs iHcu Ictdi Uus
iness is very large, and j, is dull day
indeed when they are no. busy filling
and delivering orders. Their jobbing
trade has grown steadily from the first
and they have customers in all parts OF
south Florida and as far AS the Gull
coast, to whom they supply immense
quantities Of groceries and supplies
Their business will compare favorably
with large houses in older trade cen,ers,
and is doing a. much a. any other single
house towards occupying the immense
wholesale field open 20 palatka. The
firm are constantly pushing out and en-
larging their trade, and their order bool
makes a remarkably good showing.
/. JACOBSON.
This gentleman begun business here IL
81, when he first established his presen,
prosperous business. His stock Is com
prised Of full line Of dry goods ant
gents furnishing goods, making a spe
cialty Of fine shoes. lie nas recently
added millinery and dressmakins
branch TO his business, which has beei
exceedingly prosperous, and is in charg'
Of Miss Danforth, Of New York. HI
caters to the retail trade, and Mr.. s. Z
Bond AMI l.. jacobson compose his cler
ical force. He reports very COOL bus
mess for this season Of the year.
". p. MURRAY. JR.
Mr.. Murray is the proprietor Of tn
only candy mandatory in the city, AM
his confectionery and fruit store receive
popular and large patronage. He man
ufactures candy in large quantities, ma
king a speciality OF chocolate and fame,
candies, and does quite little jobbnl
business in connection with his retail
uade
$ ". LOEB
; Mr.. VI. Loeb is one Of the pioneer bus
! mess men OF the city, and was the frs
: man to bring first.class stock Of cloth
I. ing to this market. lie makes spe
l. cialty Of clothing and gents fu 'nshin,
T" goods, and besides ENJOYING an excep
tonal retail trade does a considerabl
I whol, sale business. Mr.. |. N. Meye
. and A. Bear are the popular statesmen o
this establishment.
His liquor business has also grow
considerably, both in the retail an,
] Wholesale lines, and the elegant saloo'
a is now in charge " Mr.. c. 4. Walter
one of the hes, beverage mixturists il
. the State.
/ This gentleman has been in bushes
Z here since July, -, since which time h
has had many ups and downs, but most
" ups, for he has erected several build
ings during that time, Gaping them al
with the handsome structure in whicl
: he is now doing business. He bough
the frs, general stock Of dry goods +
; the city, and has always enjoyed lib
= eral patronage from the public. Hi
stock now consists Of dry goods and fur
:, nishinE goods, which he advertises 70
sale a, very low prices.
THE IDAHO.
This is the name by which the slegan
saloon and billiard parlors VI Messrs