The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-08-23


AssIsTANTs-MR. AND MRS. ". J.. UREN
IT rs Now-oTHER LOCAL MATTERS.
The firm az Parks & Co., doing bust
ness in this city, conduct the largest gem
eral store and do more business than
any like establishment north OF Milwnu-
kee. A look through this great estah-
lishment will prove OF interest to all.
The business was started about eight
years ago by j. III. and q. $. Parks. who
then numbered extensively on these wa
ters-the store being more of an auxili-
nry Go their numbering business than for
the accommodation OF the general pub
lie The town increased in population
and business kept pace. In November,
1883, III. w Hartc, formerly OF Amigo,
Wis, took an interest in the business
sfnd became general manager OF the store;
n more shrewd, careful aud conservative
business man never entered the city.
Since Mr. Harte's advent into the firm
the town has improved wonderfully In
point Of business and many important
changes has been made In the store To
accommodate the increase oil trade csius-
ed by the return OF good times" until
to-day this great business il handled as
easily as "A business OF onc-tcnth the vol
une is managed in many places. The
main store building Is 6OxloO feet with
a large basement and has adjoining two
ware houses 3Ox5O and 3ON7O feet, all
filed To the ceiling with goods packed
and unpacked; in addition TO this is
warehouse for -four and feed 40xT5 feet
and lumber warehouse 30x5O feet. In
the main building Is three departments;
the east side being occupied with hard
ware, the west with dry goods and cloth
ing, the grocery department being i'm the
center. The office IL in the rear OF the
salesrooms and Is II model OF elegance
and convenience. The firm has IA
change 81 advertisement in this impress
sion which will serve TO give the reader
an idea OF the variety OF goods
carried and some idea Of the bust
ness done can be formed whenit i known
that the firms freight bills average So
600 a month. la all OF this great buSi-
ness there is no hitch or clash, every
thing running along rs smoothly asclock
work, every day being the same, result
| ing only from good management and the
employment 81 the best help obtainnhle.
Manager Harte is there early and late,
has nm excellent force Of helpers and
treats them as he would be treated. The
office il presided over by George Else
man. head bOol-kcepcr and cashier; his
assistants are Miss Minnie MeIsler, ms
sistant book-kceper; Miss Annie NJ. Nor
rison, assistant cashier Miss Eva Nor
rison, Stenugrapher and typewriter also
occupies prominent position i'm the Of
| fee The other helpers are:
Mr.. Fred. Arnold. buyer and head
clerk; shrewd. careful, ~ good business
man and nice fellow withal.
Paul l.. Smith. collector ind solicitor;
pleasant and accommodating, everybody
L.. a
Charles sutton, n thorough business
man Is in charge Of the hardware depart
ment.
John jacobson superintcnds the work
1 in the grocery department aud ~ unques-
| tionably the man for the place.
George Noos knows just how To fill the
| bill in the dry goods side and that's his
home. The other helpers are:
VIM. Giibble. warehouse;
| Frank Hnnson, lumber yard;
| Thos. Hanna, timer and plumber;
Ernest Schilly, grocery clerk;
Oscar Christianson, grocery clerk;
Joseph Chaincy, grocery clerk;
! r.. w. Hamilton, hardware clerk;
August Urban. assistant timer;
Thomas Morrison, warehouse clerk;
John Paro, lumber yard;
Alex Miller. lumber yard:
William Mills, delivery;
/ Thomas NcelandS. delivery;
| Adolph Mesler, delivery;
Andrew Becklund, delivery;
| Julius Meisler, teamster;
John Binder, teamster;
John Moody, teamster.
The main store employs rhe cash car
system, the hardware department Is
| provided with track ladders, the building
IL Tor soon will bel lighted by electricity
and IL a patron OF the city water works.
Several hours can be interestingly and
bcnetcialIy spent In looking over the
several departments 81 this great store
and the very able manner IN which IL ~
conducted.
Parks n Co, also have store NJ the
1 Dunn mine, which IN doing n thriving
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