The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-06

the rep,itatlon Of being liberal and progress
sive. The principals In 1t now are Pearl
Wight president: Thos. J. Woodward treas
urer, and Ira r. Wight. secretary. Mr..
Wight is president Of the Whitney National
bank and vice consul for Norway ana
Sweden. Mr. Woodward Is vice president
| OF the Southern Insurance company ana
each have membership In the local ex-
changes. The firm has large interests out
side OF Its regular store business. TINS
| firm carries the largest and most varied
combination stock in the United States IN
order to be convinced OF this fact, call ana
| inspect their wonderful assortment OF gro
ceries, transportation, hardware ana otthts
| for railroads, their mill supplies, navai
stores and other outfits for all kinds oil
shipping. and a house that owes its success
to always knowing just how near 'he cash
| was to the goods sold In miin'ctpil a.
| fairs It's members have contributor h'geiy
to all good and progressive work
WINES AND LIQUORS-WHOLESA
| " Schwan e. CO. (Ltd), wholesale gro-
GERS. liquor dealers. importers. rcctificrs
and receivers of sugar. molasses, cotton and
| rice at 2i2 to 220 South Peters street and
| 213 to 221 Front street. New Orleans, are
the successors Of Zuberbier & Behan. OF
we'll known and long standing REPETITION.
This firm has not only maintained itself
equal to its predecessors. hut enlarged rnd
extended its trade throughout the South
and Central America. On the first OF last
February the business Of L. II. de Dautte
g. Co was liquldated, Mr.. de Bautte pur-
chasing the interest Of his former partners.
His business being consolidated With that
of " Schwan g. Co. tLtd). Mr. dc Bautte
assumed the sole management Of the liquor
department. thus carrying over a splendid
line Of Meet and Chandon champlgnes OF
Erernay; clarets and white vines VI II.
Toursier G. Co., Bordeaux; Angler, Ferris &
Co.'S Cogracs Of Cograc; Ponlet. Pere ct
Fills Burgundies, Beauae, all OF France
Blankenheym & Nolet Holland and Geneva
gins. Rotterdam. Holland and George
Schwan Rhine wines and Kirschenwasscr.
Kindenhemer, Germany. Stuve Rocha,
Leao g. Co.. Oportoport wines; Gamboa 4
Co. Jeres dc la Fruntera sherries: David
Macarthur & Co. old Tom gins OF Dublin
and London; John Walker Son tLtd.)
Scotch aud Irish WHISTLES of London, Kirk
or g. Co tLtd. }, ginger ales, Belfast, Ire
land. Mr.. Charles A. Bujac, favorably
known TO the trade In Texas and In the
South generally is at present connected
with this firm. and this bespeaks for him
hoerty support in Texas
RE--WIIOLEsALE.
The Morris McGraw Woodanware COM
pnny Ltdl ON the coruu. of Nltchez and
Tchoupitoulas street was founded In 1867
as an Individual venture b. Norris Me
Graw, the head OF II still. and was incor-
rorted IN 1891 by Norris Mciiraw. John Nc
Graw ard Morris McGraW Jr.. the last
named being two sons OF the founder. This
is the foremost woodouware house in the
South Il has trade all over Louisiana. Mis-
s. ssippi, Alabama, Florida, Texas, Arkansas
and Tennessee. II has several travelling
men on the road and between thirty and
forty employees in the store ard warehouses.
II carries all kinds of isooden and slllow
ware. general house furnishings. fishing
tackle and sporting goods. 1t is the agent