The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12

mechanics are proficient in their different
| Ines Many Of them served apprentice
ships at their trades In the large estab-
! lishments Of Europe a. well ~ America
end are equal in proficiency and skill 70
those still working In more populous cities.
| Persons who send their money away from
homo to purchase that which they could
az we'll get from his own merchant or
mechanic seldom gets what he thought he
was ordering and In nine cases out of
ten feels when the purchase arrives that
he has been buncoed and is. besides, out
his trouble. postage and express charges.
OF coursc. this only applies to articles
which can be found at home, as there are
many things not to be had IN any COM
munity.
GROCERIES.
In Wholesale and retail the volume OF
trade In groceries exceeds any other branch
OF business. Six million dollars repre-
sents the Wholesale trade done In year
and in retail there Is over ss.ooOOoo worth
sold. Tho Houston houses cover all Texas
with their sales and portions Of other
territory. A broker who represents sew
eral Of the leading houses Of the world
fills orders from Houston for New Mexico
and in coffees alone handled during the
the great distributing center OF the South
west. Houston has been made headquar-
ters for the receipt and shipment Of all
heavy staples, such as rope, ilonr, COT
fees. meats. sugar and molasses. In all Of
which large trade is carried on. There
are 900 cars OF packing house products and
100 cars OF -four handled by Houston houses
during year and new -four mill with
a capacity OF 175 barrels day has Just
been established here. In addition to the
largo stores in which the business is car
riei on wholesale jobbers and brokers
have commodious warehouses where they
constantly keep on hand heavy stocks from
which they draw as occasion demands.
HARDWARE.
Everything In the hardware line, from a
needle TO a car wheel, Is to be found In
Houston. The Dickson Car Wheel works
and the Hartwell. MeGowen and other
foundres have extensive plants. which are
ready at moments notice TO make or repair
any kind OF machinery. In heavy hard
ware agricultuK,l implements. gin supplies,
roofing, cistornj,nd cornice works. stoves
and wire OF every character over $2'OOoooo
a year is sold. In this line IIouston's
great railway systems and waterways have
found recognition abroad. The Washburn
& Moen Manufacturing company makes
Houston Its headquarters for Texas. Mis-
sissippi. Louisiana, part Of New Mexico
and all OF the republic OF old Mexico. Mr..
George A. Cragn, agent OF the company
in Houston. says that the home Office at
Worcester. Mass, recognized Houston's
great shipping facilities and advantages
and for that reason made this city the
base OF their operations over such large
scope OF territory even placing New Or
leans under this office. New York, San
Francisco, Chicago. Pittsburg and Houston
are the largest branches Of this great
concern. which uepl,es everything In the
wire line. In roof as iron and similar ma
tcrial Peden cdfsdo a tremendous bust
ness covering anst territory. In add
ton to the wagoM manufactured by North
ern houses several shops In Houston make
wagons, bugglcs and plows. Everything
In the hardware trade can be supplied from
this point at prices that always bring re-
newed orders.