Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-06-20
BUSINESS INTERESTS.
Additional Sketches for the New Mex
leans Special Trade Edition.

louuueu ny hDrduaW otddD, the pFeocn'
owner, who has for more than quarter
of century been the leading wholesale
merchant of New Mexico and the south
west.
Away back in the fifties Abraham
Staab came to Santa Fe, where he and
his older brother established business
under the style of z. Staab & Bro. In tho
establishment Of this great mercantile
house the firm built its own monument.
On the death of his brother in 1885, Mr..
Staab succee ded to the whole business.
Tradition tells us that the brothers be-
gan with limited capital, but with an
unlimited credit. All successful mer-
chants Of the early day we're of necessity
general merchants. The custom of the
times was to carry stock which in its
diversity and variety included everything
in merchandise the people demanded or
needed. There has been a tendency of
later years to speciality stores, but this
great house is still general jobbing
store where local retail merchants and
pra ctically everything in the lines of gen
eral merchandise. Such being the case,
we need hardly add that the stock is the
largest to be found in the southwest, and
too diverse to even name general lines.
It is easier to state all of the general
staples that the house does not carry, for
we have only to mention furniture, hard
ware and agricultural implements. These,
and olly these lines, if we are not mis-
taken, are the only exceptions to his hav-
ing everything the dealer in town or
country is likely to call for or need in his
everyday life.
Aside and apart from being the lead
ing wholesale merchant of New Mexico
and the southwest, Mr.. Staab's credit in
the entire United States and Europe is
unlimited, and he is one of our most
prominent and esteemed citizens. Fe
has served several terms most acceptably
as county commissioner, has for many
years been actively identified with all
public enterprises for the good of the
city and territory, and ia at present
member Of the territorial capitol rebuild
ing commission, and secretary of the
commission.
Mr.. Staab's unspotted reputation rs
merchant and as citizen and his nniver-
sal kindness of nature have made him
hosts of friends in every rank aud con-
dition of life. Notwithstanding his
great and numerous business interests,
Mr.. Staab is man of strong domestic
tendencies. He has one of the most
beautiful modern homes in the territory
where he swings his hammock under his
own vine and apple tree and enjoys his
siestas in peace with all his fellow citi-
zens.
It may be added that Mr.. Staab is one
OF the most approachab!e of our busy
business men. He gives as kind greeting
to the poor as to the rich, and is popular
alike with all classes.
IRELAND's PHARMACY.
To A. G. Ireland, jr., is accorded the
distinction of having oSe of the most
modern and thoroughly equipped and
best kept drug stores in New Mexico.
The business was established by Mr.. Ire
land in 1888, and the house took posi-
tion in the front rank from the start.
The stock of drugs, chemicals, patent
medicines, ETC., is full and complete. Add
to this one of the largest stocks of drug
gists' sundries, toilet articles, fine soaps,
perfumery, etc., in the southwest, together
with lire Of imported and domestic
cigars, and one of the finest soda foun-
tains of the city, and fair conception
of this fine modern store may bs had.
the stock of this house, in toto, is
very heavy one for retail store, large
enough, in fact, for a respectable whole
sale house, and it may be added that,
while no effort is made to solicit whole
sale trade, many goods are sold to deal
ers and the mail orders received from
merchants of surrounding towns and the
country are of 10 small Importance.
Mr.. Ireland makes speciality of filling
physicians prescriptions, and keeps
drugs and pharmaceutical preparations
Of the highest purity for that purpose.
He is a practical and registered pharma-
cist of more than twenty years expert
ence, and has from habit adopted methods
so systematic in his prescription depart
remark by physicians. 1t is probable,
too, that like methodlcal course obtains
his store, as it is said by
men to be the best kept drug
store in the southwest.
A. G. ireland, jr., is native of Ohio,
where he studied pharmacy and served his
apprenticeship as a druggist. He came
10 New Mexico in 1881, and was sor sew
eral years in the employ of Fischer &
Co., then leading druggists. His first
venture in business for himself was in
this city, and it is much to his credit that
he has succeeded where others have failed,
and that the honorable position he oc-
,upies in trade and financial circles is
second only to the high esteem in which
ne is held socially and as valued citizen.
He is money order agent for the Denver
b Rio Grande Express company, and is
n every way worthy of public or private
confidence and trust.
SANTA FE BREWERY.
The nucleus of the Santa Fe brewery
was built and operated twenty five years
lgo. For number of years very ex-
,ellent quality Of lager beer was made
rom wheat. The late @. f. A. Fischer, we'll
snown in business circles throughout the
;erritory, was the principal owner of the
plant for q number of years, and it was
under his auspices that the brewery was
modernissd and provided with all the
and appliances of first-class
brewery; and the plant is now to all in
ents and purposes duplicate of the
yreat breweriss of the east except as to
capacity.
The property comprised in the
santa Fe Brewing Co.'S. plant is some
hing more than eight acres in extent,
Ind is situated just above the city on the
Santa Fe river. Besides the brewery
proper, which has a capacity of fifteen
thousand barrels of beer annually, there
are number of other buildings, ap-