The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-07

cx;.o, Tho branches OF trade ~nich
o"o' .-r,s.h.d R;chmond as distributing
49,. .. .h., ~ the Wholesale grocery ana ~
tbs head Of tho list Of prosperous en''s'"I !.
and uide-awaYe grocers standS 'ne naH' w.
D.venport & Morris. Ihis es.ao,'S"noN''
-I.r;rc a little with the lapse of the years
S.sleon IN the trade since 1919. and In 1919 'n'
rr.ssnt firm WAS organized, and has s'nco
- crown in popular favor with the ND
- trade and continually enlarged its IA
ciities until its present receipts ana snip
r,ents are almost beyond computation.
number of years they have been the
only importers Of salt and coffee IN TINS 'rau''
and from England and from Brazil these COM
modities have come in great abundance. FROM
the West Indies they bring sugar and MONS
ses. from Spain lcorice. olive oil ana "ine''
China the choicest teas. and from the nSn-
cries of North Carolina and Nova Scotia tne'i
receipts are enormous.
The quantity of -four handled by this hrn
from the Western mills is immense and Will
in the past year has necessitated the securing
by them of additional warehouse storage
capacity for more than twenty-five thousand
barrels. Their principal warehouse stahus
Immediately upon the dock where yesseis
unload their careoes at their door. and spurs
and side-tracks from two lines OF railroad eA-
tended beside the warehouses. Their coffee
inportations are now three 70 tour
times larger than ever before anu
their output in all lines during
the past year showed gratifying increase
over any previous season. Their trade mas
been extending still further into territories
claimed by other markets, and they ha'e
been largely influential in retaining 10 TINS
city a trade in the Southwest which ior
twenty-five wears has been stranger 10 thiS
market. They have direct telegTaphic COM
munication with all of the leading markets
of the world and they enjoy from all landS
the daily quotations on all of the leading ana
staple supplies known to the grocery trade
Their stock is full and complete III every
detail and the merchant dealing WITH TIE
firm has the opportunity 10 select from one
of the best equipped houses IN this country
Every shipping facility has been perfected ny
them. and with eight steam elevators 'helr
goods are brought from cellar ana lOit III tHo
quick dispatch of a Shipment. ,.
They are the sole AGENTS IN this market Ior
j. d +. Martells Co nae French DIahuy'
Guinness Stout and the celebrated Bass ale.
Mr.. Junius 4. Morris is the managing part
ner. ana much Of the firms success IS que 70
his splendid executive ability. Messrs isaac
Davenport IT,. Frank A. Davenport and
Isaac Davenport are also members OF the trIn
The house is q model one IN all OF rs
various branches, and ranks second to none
in the South.
Merchants find il really pleasure to deal
with such an old and well-established house;
where the rules of trade are 50 well grounded
and where every possible accommodation 10
the buyer is given This. in q measure. ac-
counts for their verg large trade. from which
local dealers are by no means excepted An
other thing: At such a house as that kept 10y
Davenport & Morris purchaser can inyaua-
bly, get what he wants and everything that ne
wants. The result is that q merchant goes
there first instead of tr ing at other places
where he would perhaps be unsuccessful 10
obtaining what he desired.
Davenport Il Morris have always stood NJ
the front. The firm is composed OF men
prominent in every high sphere of HE men
who are admired and respected socially ana
commercially, and they deserve all the sue
cess they have met with In the past or may
achieve in the future. There are mono better