The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-01
seHwaeaCHKs EROS & co.
The Heaviest Wholesale House IA
Washington Territory.

seattle has a number Of enterprises
that would do credit 70 city Of 800
90 Inhabitants. and the Wholesale es-
tsb.ishment OF SehgsbacseE Bros. &
Co. incorporated, is enc OF the best
known OF the number The house
was started ia 1850. in building on
the site nov occupied by the New Eng
land hotel, under the firm name OF
schwab&cher * Co. Mr.. Bailey Cat
zert being the resident partner and
general manager. From the start Il
good business was done In 1872 in
creasing business compelled a removal
into more commodious quarters, and
the first brick store in Seattle, on Com
rnerciai street, near Mn, was occupied
The quarters of The firm were amply
sufficient at that time. but trade con
tinued to increase from year to year
until a new building became again ne
cessary, and large three-story brick
with basement. fronting on Yesler
avenue and adjoining the old store on
Commercial was erected. These quar-
teas are stiil occupied and though ex-
tensiye warehouses, adjacent 10 the
store, are utilized, every available
inch OF space is required TO be used to
accommodate the immense stock car
RED. The four floors OF the Yesler
avenue store are devoted entirely to
the iobbing OF groceries. The top
floor is crowded with fine groceries
and teas; the second floor is taken up
with canned goods; on the first floor
are soaps and tobaccoes; in the cellar
il a heavy stock Of salt, meals and su-
gars. The Commercial street store Il
devoted to the hardware department.
Every well-known brand and manu-
facture in the world Is repTesente1 on
the three floors of the building. The
warehouses Of the firm extend to the
water front. where steamers load TO
carry their goods to every part of the
Sound and British Columbia. Adjoin-
ing il a railroad switch, where cars
are loaded for different points on the
railroads terminating III Seattle. The
warehouses are filled 10 repletion with
feed of every description and
with large quantity of the
celebrated Crown flour, for which they
are sole agents. This -four is known
ali through the Northwest and is rec
ognized as superior to any in the
market. The company's sales average
300 barrels per month. The Union
dock is also used by the firm. Here
they have etored 200 barrels of
cement, OF the same kind as that be
ing used on the FTont-street cable
line, and 200 kegs OF nails.
On the first day of last July the old
firm OF Sehwabacher Bros.& Co. was in
corporated and new persons were adj
mitted TO the business. Mr.. Bailey
Gatxert. who had conducted the bust
ness so successfully for 10 years de-
sired to be relieved OF the whole work
OF management, and accordingly the
minor details OF superintendent were
taken from his hands. However, he
still retains active supervision of the
business. The new officers OF the COM
pany are: President, Bailey Gatzsrt;
vice president, +. G. Neufelder: treas
urer and secretary. Sigismund Aron-
sen. James \. Goldsmith and 4. +.
Naher, who faithfully served the old
company for years, are members Of
the new company.
During the past year the grocery
and hardware business OF the com
pany has increased 100 per cent,
though they have confined themselves
almost entirely TO the Sound trade.
IL is the intention 10 reach for the
Eastern Washington trade during
lsSD. While the company's business
has grown naturally with the in
creased prosperity OF the past few
years. their wide reputation Tor hon
esty and business capacity has been an
important factor in securing the i'm
mense trade they now enjoy.