The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-08-16
T. STREET BUSY.
An Enterprising Druggist Gets

An Enterprising Druggist Gets 1t.
Improvement seems to be the order of the
hour in the northwest end; and among all
the many improvements of that busy section.
street, there is none that attracts more in
terest ana attention than the large six story
building, corner Eleventh and streets, built
by order and for account of General Strong, of
Chicago. The building has been constructed
with the single object, to make 1t as perfect
as plan, best material and conscientious SER
vice can accomplish anything, and close in
spection of it will discover it to be all that its
builders nave promised or its owner required.
General Strong has leased the premises for
an extended period to Mr.. 4. p. Mertz, the
popular pharmacist of Eleventh and streets.
whose well-known drug store is located on
the opposite (southeast) corner, and who
found himself compelled, by the steady in
crease IN business, either to improve or re-
move. He chose the latter and selected the
corner described. His accurate Judgment
finds Endorsement in the fact that some of the
finest business improvements of the city are
locating on + street, and many Others are
looking that way.
Mr.. Mertz intends to finish his new store in
style which will be not only credit to his
taste as pharmacist but credit to our CITY.
as possessing the finest drug store on the At
lantfc Coast outside of New York City, and
nothing there to excel it. Besides this it will
able him to handle satisfactorily trade which
has outgrown all possible accommodations at
his Old stand. 1t will be first-class, practi-
cal, and artistic-looking pharmacy, place of
beauty and OF use as we'll.
The main room will have a handsome effect
In Mexican or Honduras mahogony, with new
and unique designs in gas and electric light
hxtures mosaic floors, marble counters, mag
niheent soda water apparatus Qargest in the
South), and all the other essentials to a
splendidly appointed modern pharmacy. Cut
glass ware and high grade out fitting will be
the order OF things. gallery room or addi-
ZION around the main room will furnish the
privacy OF prescription department, where
nve graduated pharmacists will compound
prescrlptlons-always speciality Of the
house-and the undertaking promptness and
dispatch which have always marked the
methods of management of this department
VIII obtain In the new quarters. The main
moor Will also carry a full stock and rich dis
play OF druggists sundries while the staple
drug stock will be dispensed in the rear, thus
separating the two classes of merchandise.
The wholesale department is on the second
floor. basement thoroughly dry, es-
pecially adapted for storage of perfumery ma
terlals, heavy stock, baled merchandise, oils.
gums, etc., runs under the whole building and
is an ideal stock-room. The laboratory has
been planned to receive the newest and best
OF all modern appliances aud devices for the
successful production of medicinal supplies,
and will be under the management of a skill,
ful chemist with qualified help, and so the
new pharmacy will be an especial honor to the
neighborhood, and a credit to the section of
the city where enterprise is seeking not to imi-
tate, but to excel all previous efforts of i'm
provement.