The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-20

the first thing 10 be seen In a case OF
hats. The assortment here In as large
as IL to be found anywhere. There In
a large display OF gents clothing, shirts.
ties and everything In the clothing ana
gents furnishing line. The firm makes
this department one of It's first cares.
The hoe department n also on this
side Of the house and an enormous
stock is carried.
Going toward the delivery room In the
rear Of the store one comes to the order
department. Here all the orders for
the delivery wagons are put up.
The delivery II a vast room full
of -four. potatoes. boxes N barrels and
the like. There are W. doors to the
delivery room. one opening upon the
alley. through which all goods are re-
street. where the delivery wagons lake
on their loads.
Upstairs Is a part Of the stock room.
Rows and rows of boxes n bales
crowd the room from floor to ceiling.
Not an inch of space r. left unoccupied.
The long lines of boxes are set so that
small alleys intervene. afording ready
access to any particular stock.
An interesting feature here IL the
manner in which the onions are kept,
and this illustration will serve to show
the up-to-date and modern way in
which everything is done about the
place. The onions are packed In huge
drawers. These drawers are made or
Stats with cracks between. so that the
air passes through them freely.
Down stairs again and into the base
ment. There is a delicious cool breeze
here and inquiry develops a most per-
feet system OF ventilation. which keeps
the atmosphere pure. cool and sweet
at all times. In the basement are more
rows of boxes and bales and barrels and
crates. apples and potatoes and casks
full of syrup and molasses and the LORD
only knows all. But II IL all ar
ranged in just the same systematic
manner as the stock on the upper floor.
The wholesale liquor department Is In
the basement. and the firm prides IT.
self that II carries the largest and best
stock of liquor in the city. That II Is
large, anybody can see; that IL IL good
well, a sample is enough for that. The
firm has an enormous family trade, as
the Ions lines of demijohns indicate.
Upstairs once more and a brief taik
with Mr.. MacCallum-only brief be-
cause he Is n very busy man. He gave
n few figures. The building In which the
firm r. established is 140x50 feet. IL has
two floors and a basement. This gives
21. 900 feet of floor space. The ceilings
have an average height of ID feet-2l3.-
900 cubic feet of space. In that 213.ooo
CuDlt Ittt vi FDdtt tttit bho't W ~
least 200. 900 feet OF II filled. II N
doubts that. all that is necessary is a
visit to the store. Doubt VIII soon dis
appear. But this is not all. The old
building across the street also affords
at least half as much more space as Is
found in the new building: The old
building. too. Ii crammed full OF goods.
II was at first the intention to rent this
building. u the idea was soon aban-
doned. The firm also has a large ware
house at the railroad.
The building I'm which the firm now Is
cost s32. 900. exclusive of the lot. which
is worth 10000. MacCallum x Cloutier
have now more han 800. 900 worth OF
stock. Their goods are all shipped I'm
by carload lots. They have four de-
livery wagons on the steady go ana
sometimes more. They have their W
trucks, and have a dozen fine draught
horses. Thirty-five men are usually EN-
ployed and sometimes more.
The business II not limited TO the re-
tail line. The firm Is rapidly estab-
fishing n large jobbing and wholesale
trade. Goods are daily shipped To every
CITY In the state. The hrm IL IN as goou
a position TO sell at wholesale as any
house in the state. and daily the orders
from outside cities are increasing. the
firm promises to push the wholesale
trade and is confident that Its bust
ness in this department VIII equal mat
Of any house in the state.
The firm OF MacCallum a Cloutier
consists Of A. p. Clout'er n A. &.
MacCallum. II was established In 1881
and by energy. attention to business
and sagacity. II has reached a standard
that few merchants may hope to obtain.
Az the close of the conversation, Mr..
MacCallum extended an invitation 10
everybody to call and make a tour OF
the vast establishment. IL Is surely
worth ones while to do so.