The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-12-26
The Tribune Remembers its Advertisers
By a Slight Token.
SHORT BUT TRUE STORIES.
Leading Business Enterprises Of Cald.
we'll Reviewed. TO BE Continued
Next Week.
COFFIN g. NORTHROP co.

4 COFFIN & NORTHRoP co.
" Zhis is new firm in name, but old
% business, being reorganization
# the old firm of Frank r..
Coffin & Bro. 1t consists of Frank r..
Coffin and w. N. Northrop, Boise City,
and Sherman M. Coffin and G. j.
Northrop, Caldwell. The new firm re-
tains all the old-tipe popularity of
the old, and has made many new and
brilliant conquests in the line of legiti-
mate trade. TO give some idea of the
business done in small towns in this
western country, you have only to look
at the expense bills of this immense es-
tablishment-they paying in 1890, $25,-
253. 80 for freight on 1,7O6O76 pounds
of merchandise. This was certainly
increased in 1891, although we have
not the exact figures for this year at
hand. They have dropped the cloth
ing and boot and shoe departments,
and now contine their business strictly
to hardware, groceries and farming
implements. Their stock is large and
we'll selected, and they enjoy a large
Wholesale as we'll as retail trade. The
present force at the Caldwell store con-
Fists of s. NJ. Coffin, vice-president,
7. j. Northrop, secretary, +. G. Hill,
bookkeeper, S. ID. IIartkopf, timer, w.
". Turkey and 5. w. Dee, clerks, with
ycasional roustabouts as the business
y lures. If you are stranger in
IAldwell don't go away without seeing
1.-THE largest stock of shelf and heavy
hardware in southern Idaho. Sherman
NJ. Coffin finds time to interest himself
in the advancement of the town. is a
member of the city council, and Il
director in nearly all the various enter
prises of the city.
MONTE B. GWINN.
There is probably no more familiar
name in southern Idaho than that which
heads this paragraph, and its owner
has no one to thank but his own exhaust
able energy for his success and prom
inence in the business world. Mr..
Gwinn started business in Cald-
well with a wheel barrow load of goods
and a store room with a few rough
shelves and a dirt floor. Today he is
king of a fine double store in Caldwell
and four-tifths stock holder in the De
Lamar Mercantile & Banking Co., of
DE Lamar, of itself an immense estab-
lishment. 1t is Of Caldwell, however,
which we have to deal, and a visit to
his store here will tell better than
words of his success. The stock con-
sists of dry goods, groceries, hardware,
b1 Is and shoes, clothing, etc. and each
rtment is well filed. The volume
py BUSINESS done is immense, and sur
pas es the understanding of eastern
meh who cannot realize how a big bust.
hess can be done in small town. The
Caldwell force at present consists of
Monte b. Gwinn, proprietor, II. II j..
Jones, foreman, a. G. Mcdonald, book
keeper, w. b. Jones' John Zehner, Ed
Hayes. w. Bschof, clerks, and Miss
Bishop, typewriter. Mr.. Gwinn is pres
ent chairman of the town council, pres
ident of the state board of trade, and
is an active member in the various en-
terprises of the town. lie is known as
rustler, and has won his spurs in many
Il hard fought contest.
II. u. BLATCHLEY.
Henry ID. Blatchley is another Cald.
well business man who has worked his
way up the ladder of success from a
hole in the ground. lie started his
business career in Caldwell lis clerk
for NJ. Il. Gwinn, and later formed CO.
partnership with Geo. Little, becoming
junior member of the firm of Little &
Blatchley, drug and stationery dealers
About two years ago he purchased thu
interest of Mr.. Little in the business
md has conducted it himself from that
lime. He carries large stock of drugs