The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-22
Edwards, Wood 6, Co.

EDWARDS, Wood G. Co.
by way of Illustration of the grear
growth of grain firms, the Edwards,
20 wood & Co. firm is cited. This we'll
known company, dealing in grain, pro-
visions. and stocks, hasvits central Of
fees at 10 and Ill in the new Cham
Der of Commerce building. The loca-
ton of the offices is admirable in their
convenience for patrons. They are
situated on the first floor of the great
building, Immediately adjoining the
Fourth avenue entrance and directly
opposite the elevators. The great firm
has made gigantic strides in the grain
business during the past few years,
and is now recognized as leader in
every sense of the Word-a leader in
service, promptness, foresight and re-
liability. The Edwards, Wood & Co. is
member of the leading exchanges
and has offices in Minneapolis, Chicago,
st. Paul, Winnipeg and Duluth. Their
private wire system that keeps them in
touch with all the markets of the coun-
try, is the most complete in the North
west. The company affords shippers
the best possible facilities in keeping
them in touch with the market.
This splendid private wire system
makes the shipper master of his bust
ness, and is an advantage to him over
competitors who are without these
most valuable facilities. The theory
3 of the firm in extending these facili-
ties to its patrons at tremendous eX-
pense is to give to shippers facilities
and advantages that will place them in
a position to make the most of their
opportunities and to make them mon
ey. AS Mr. Wood in an interview
states: 1.-THE value of such service is
just the difference between success and
failure in a business of this kind
The great growth of the Edwards
Wood company is ample proof of the
appreciation on the part of the ship
pers of the worth of the service offered
by this big grain company.
This firm not only has it's great pri
vate wire system, but it has force of
men on the ground in the great wheat
centers and accordingly has every ia
cility for getting accurate information
as to crops. Edwards, Wood & Co.
cover the spring wheat territory with
great thoroughness and are always in
possession of information that is of the
greatest value and concern to it's hun
dreds Of patrons throughout the North
west.
The members of the firm have grown
up in the business .Aand are as we'll
grounded in the ms and outs of the
grain trade as any grain firm in the
country Their long experience in the
trade has given them an enyiable repu-
tation for sound, square business in
tegrity, and this has, no. doubt been
the principal means of raising the vol
ume of their business to its present
immensely.
Convenient Offices.
The offices Of the company on the
first floor of the Chamber of Com
merce, are ideal as to location, con-
attractively furnished in keeping with
the splendid building. and are so ar
ranged as to offer every convenience
to customers. The customers room IS
entered from the main corridor of the
floor Here is a great grain and stocks
blackboard where the quotations are
furnished by private wires. There are
plenty of big waiting chairs for the
convenience of customers, and at one
end of the room is the bookkeepers'
department. The wood work and fur
niture of the offices are in mahogany,
and all of the decorations are rich and
tasteful. The frescoed ceiling reveals
great wreaths of ripe, yellow corn IN
the husk, and the golden tint OF the
ceiling harmoniZeS perfectly with the
figures.
The private office of Mr.. Wood adj
joins the customers room. Here the
luliISAlHSS dI Sllllldi' W Ihe custom
ers' room. Growing wheat, perfectly
reproduced by the painters brush,
adorns the walls. The wood work and
furniture are mahogany and the floors
are streWn with harmoniZing Oriental
rugs.
The grain business of Minneapolis
has become one of the most important
interests of the city, and this has been
brought about by just such firms as
Edwards, Wood & Co. In it's various
branches the grain business of the city
employs a vast capital and an army
of workers. 1t has reached out into
every part of the great Northwestern
grain raising country, controlling long
lines of country elevators. The bust
ness is one which, in the nature Of
things, must continue to grow in i'm
portance from year to year.