Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-16
The E. |. PEACOCK CO.
To Manufacture Furniture and Household
Goods and Sell Only at Retail.

To Manufacture Furniture and Household
Goods and Sell Only at Retail.
The large property ut the southeast
corner OF Ninth and King and south
west corner OF Ninth and French streets,
known as the McLear Il Kendall car
riage factory, was formally transferred
Thursday to the L. l.. Peacock Co.,
which has purchased it, and the new
owners are now IN possession and
making arrangements TO remodel and
make extensive improvements to the
building. The company has been in
corporated as The Z. l.. Peacock Co.,
and has organized by eleoting Il. L.
Peacock president; Mahon Belts, secre-
tary, and William Mayne, treasurer. Its
capital stock is $3.50, 600.
The company, which is entirely indie.
pendent OF all other concerns or stores,
! is to manufacture and sell at retail all
kinds of furniture, carpets, draperies
and household goods generally. A
report has been circulated that furni-
ture is to be manufactured by the conf
pany to be disposed Of at Wholesale to
retailers. This is a mistake. 1t will
manufacture and sell at retail only,
thus giving purchasers an opportunity
| to buy from the manufacturer The
officers of the company have established
| themselves in the building and are now
| figuring on the improvements to be
made. The changes will be extensive.
The main building is four.story
structure, 70x2l8 feet having % floor
space Of 81, 0l0 square feet. The ground
has an additional width, having a
frontage of 80 feet AS inches on King
and French streets and 219 feet on
Ninth street.
The partitions ON the first and second
floors will be taken out and the entire
space on each floor deSoted to the
showing and selling of goods, and as
uach room will have an area 70x219 feel
the result will be most gratifying.
This will be more door space for tht
displaying and selling of goods, 9
member Of the company remarked il
speaking OF the matter, than can bt
found in any other store In the State
} The third floor will be devoted tc
manufacturing purposes, and the up
, holstering, vanishing, &C.. will b,
J done there The heavy machinery, TO
} the manufacturing OF furniture, will pl
located in the King street end of tn,
, basement, and the engineroom, saw
! mill and dryingroom will be on tn,
ground adjoining the main building
on Tue EOutn. Iu6 rear OF Un6 base
ment, which is ON a level with Frenol
| street, will be used as the shipping de
. partment. 1t is the intention of tn
company to make all kinds of furniture
3 and other household goods.
3 One Of the features of the improve
3 ments will be new front. There viii
be twin-arch entrance in the centr
3 and the remainder will he plate glass
Z and there will be plate. glass shoy
3 window 81 feet wide on the Mint
Z street side. The entire exterior of tn
Q building will be painted red and whit
: brick and mortar design, which will
8 give 1t striking appearance, and tn
E interior will be renewed and repainted
: The company is considering the I'D
r visibility of installing a moving stair
r way to ta&e patrons from one floor I
d another. There are to be two freigh
y elevators, each one to be large enoug
o to lift wagon laden with furniture
:, The improvements will cost abou
n $40, 600. The work Is TO be complete
70 and the company proposes to have
d formal opening on September 3D.