The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-12-19
Wholesale Grocery

Eakle, Splitter s. Co. have opened wholesale
grocery house at No. 10 S. Augusta street. and
carry as large stock as can be found in the
Valley of Virginia They occupy the basement
and two floors of No. 70 S. Augusta street, which
is located on a lot running back to Water street.
On the Water street front they have a brick and
tin warehouse. The floor room of these two
houses is l., 40G square feet and every foot of it
is with goods stocked to the ceiling.
On the first loor are canned goods, coffee, to-
bacco and soaps. On the second floor, wooden
ware in all its branches, cedar-ware willow
ware, dried fruit cakes crackers peanuts, and
grocerS drugs, paper and envelopes, wrapping
paper candies, nuts and canned goods. In the
basement are wet groceries, -cider, vinegar,
molasses, lard, fish, sc. In the cellar of the
Water street house meals and kerosine Oil. On
the first floor of this house, flour, sugar, canned
goods and dried fruit. This is only an outline of
the immense stock carried by this house. All
goods are bought from first hands, either from
importers or manufacturers, and by carload
lots. They employ capital of over $4,000, and
have sold nearly half q million of dollars worth
OF goods i'll the past twelve months, and have a
steadily increasing trade.
This house is entirely separate from the retail
house, at No. 10, Augusta street. They sell by
the package only, and every package leaving
the house has on tia tag or ''paster, with the
name of the house printed on it, They are not
ashamed to be advertised by their own goods.
The house is composed of B. F. Eakle, J. w.
Splitter, and Andrew Bowling-all we'll known
business men of our city-of energy, capacity
and push. Mr.. Frank Eakle, the head of the
house. has no superior discreet, careful and
Industrious business manager. Mr. Splitter was
the pioneer travelling man from Staunton. He
Travelled the C. & 0. Il. Il. for Eakle & Bowling
some years ago, when they did business in the
Hamer building. He has for years been success
fully engaged i'll the grocery business, i'll the
firm Of Stack, Splitter Company. An
drew Bowling is one of our successful
men. He is the owner of Bowlings Mill, on
Middle river, where he does large trade-ship-
ping -four all over this country and to Europe.
A Stantonian, walking along the streets of Dub
lin, Ireland, can see Andy Bowling's flour look
ing him in the face, an old friend, with its
familiar brand on the head.
The combine of these men makes strong
team, and with abundant means, pluck and
energy, they have built up a business which is a
surprise to our own people even. How many
of our citizens have any idea that we have a
house in town selling nearly half million OF
dollars worth of goods annually?
In reaching these grand results, the house has
the assistance of that Prince of good fellows
NJ A. Hope, Esq, who is widely known among
the business men of the State, and especially
among travelling men, He has been president
of the Travellers Protection Association, and
takes conspicuous part i'll all the meetings OF
that organization. Mr.. Hope sells on the line OF
the C. s. O. r. II. from as far east as Louisa
county, where he meets competition from Rich
mond, and as far west as Charleston, where he
comes in contact with the wholesale houses OF
that city. Whom he started on the road there
were five competitors Now he has the territory
practically to himself. He sells annually over
one hundred and twenty-five Thousand dollars
worth of goods, through orders sent by him to
the house. The success of this house reduces to
a demonstration what can be done in the whole
sale business in Staunton. We need now a
wholesale boot and shoe house, drug house, dry
goods house. furniture house, and notion house,
to complete the line and supply country mer-
chants and jobbers all they may need for an
entire assortment and outfit. Who will be the
lucky man to start i'll this line?
No Doctors bill presented to the fam
lilies who use Simmons Liver Regulator
Y. M. g. A.
The Board of Directors of the Y. M
G. A. have arranged the fees and priv
leges at the new building, as follows:
Lilnited.-Entrance to building and
use of library, books may be taken to
homes), $500.
Unlimited.-Use of library, gymna-
stun, baths and bowling alley, $1,000.
Scholars tioket-unlimited.- For non
residents only, $500.
Boys tieket-unlimited except taking
books from library, $500.
All fees payable in advance.
Myerley & Andrews sell the best pc .OC
whiskey. Try it,
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Persons who. want their Christmas
presents delivered on time should not
risk having them shipped on freight
trains, but send to the Adams Express
Company.