The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-11-07
REWARD o ssDU .ritY.
A stove Store That IL II Credit 10 Its
Owners and the City.

Owners and the City.
Twelve years ago james aud Charlie
Reese started In the stove and heater |
business at No. q East Fourth street |
lin the IIerdman building. They oe
ieupied the first and second floor an u,
basement. They were both practical
linen and had worked Tor Il number o
iyenrs at the business for one of TIL
loldest firms in our city, and by Thrift
land economy had laid by lew
hundred dollars e lch your
They launched forth in the year les
with many years experience ard II
fair stock Of goods. BY giving theiI
entire attention and treating every
body who did business with them In
IA fair and square way and doing al
honest job, they gained the confidence
of the people ana had as much worh
lin the roofing and heater business as
they could do. employing no less
than ten men ut time. he business
, in tho store was looked after hN
= Mr.. Janus Reese white the roofing
3|anh hentPr work WIS in charge OF
Charles, tie whole business being un
der the eye OF tho senior partner. Tho
business grew and prosperity smiled
on the firm.
i Tho old quarters GO. too small ful
them, so tie firm looked around for I
more commodiuns place. aud finally
y settled on the site which their hand
some three story brick building nov
;. occupies, No. ll2 king street. The,
It paid Mr. Thomas Mitchell $4,000 an,
then expended $4,000 ON the new build
=. ing. the contract for witch was gtvel
a To MIR. WIN. Il. Iiarce making TIN
building stand them S2l,0J0 1t 1
built oil Ponpeian brick and covers
~ lot 2Sxil6 feet, .=.
\. lac basement Ia used to receive til
goods and mark them before placinI
s-thetn on sale. Que OF Morses Electri
h, elevators run by large Shorse puwe
electric motor IL situated III the base
a. msnt, The building is heated by til
~ alugee system of hot water and he
al air which is considered one OF tn
best heating apparatus FOR large built
. iings in the market.
~ The first lluur Is occupied as stoI
- room. and the varieties OF stoves an
III heaters, gallery, tlnware and gas an
Oil stoves are in endless variety an
MS at prices that will reach the poke
g. of both the rich and poor
- A very convenient layatory al
'r' retiring room for ladles 10 situated
tue rear OF the store. While vel
re- handsome and convenient ollice occ
lnr pics the contre OF tho DOM With so
I'd and desks
eyi The second ileOr Is used as wal
room, where surplus stock ID stor
ready to he moved down into the sto
las soon as wanted All kinds
n, wooden and dairy ware are alec to
"a found on this llonr, SO displayed I'll
ma II you don't know what you want "
can soon find it, go handily has ever
thing been arranged on shelves.
The third lloor Is occupied as VOL
shop ana wareroom FOR heater Il
rouling material. 1t 10 so fitted
w. that all kinds Of metal work can
ur- done at short notice. 1t has two
frances. from King and French stree
Ill. The building is one Of the best bi
les and adapted for tho business In c
nv. city, and reflects great credit oil wi
,all two Wilmingtonians have done in
pie mercantile business, being acoo
rch plished in II years.