The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-09-17

l. W. HARTMAN Il SON.
A Successful Dry Goods Firm which has been
Continuously in Business for Nearly
Hall a Century.

Bloomsburg has reputation
throughout the entire State for having
some of the finest and best equipped
stores to be fouhd within It's borders
and among these the dry goods
store of l. w. Hartman & Son at the
corner of Main and Market streets is
in the front rank. 1. w. Hartman
who is the senior partner, com
menced business in Bloomsbury with
his brother H. c. Hartman under the
firm name of II. c. & 1. w. Hartman
in October, IS4S, in the old ''Arcade''
building, which stood at the corner of
Main and Centre streets, on the land
now occupied by the handsome and
commodious building of John K.
Lockard, used by the Bloomsbury
Store Co., limited. Business was
conducted in this building until 1855,
when they moved to their present To-
cation, purchased during the previous
year from Jacob Eyer, the brick build
ing and all the land from the corner
of Market street down to and includ.
ing the ground upon which the City
Hotel now stands.
They continued doing business
as a firm for over twenty years
when III. {. Hartman sold his interest
to l. w. Hartman and retired from
business. Immediately upon securing
sole control Mr.. Hartman began re-
pairing and enlarging the building by
the addition of third story, and con-
verting the second story into offices,
&c. The store room was also en-.
larged by the removal of partitions,
&c., and after successfully conducting
the business for number of years his
son Edwin V. was admitted as a
partner. Business was conducted
under the firm name of |. w. Hart
man & Son until 1877 when his son
K. +. Hartman was added to the
firm and business was conducted un-
der the name of |. w. Hartman &
Sons until about three years ago when
f. V. Hartman withdrew to engage
in business in Philadelphia, since
which time the firm name has been
l. w. Hartman & Son. BY honest
dealing and courteous treatment to
their customers their business con-
tinued to increase until it became ap-
parent that more room was needed,
not only to properly display their
goods but also to accommodate the
increased number of people who came
to their store, hence the store room
has been recently enlarged by taking
in space of I6X3o feet lying in the
rear of the room occupied by higgins
& Co, which space it is intended to
use for the display of coats and capes
during the coming season. There is
not another merchant in this county
who has continuously been in bust
ness as long as Mr.. Hartman, and he
has seen generation of people grow
up around him. They have succeed
ed in business because they deserved
success, and this is evidenced by the
fact that ii keeps corps OF four
clerks busy supplying the demands OF
their customers, and room contain.
ing s2oo feet OF floor space in which
to transact their business. The store
room is fitted out with all the latest
appliances for the rapid transaction
of business, and large sky light in
the rear assists materially in the Sc,
lection Of dress goods which are to be
found in that part of the building.
The many friends of Mr.. Hartman
hope that he may be spared many
years, as he is one of the most pro-
gressive citizens and always ready to
give aid to any project which is fol