Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-02-03
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL NEWS
DUNHAM BROTHERS
Largest Wholesalers of Rubber
Goods in the World
The Second slx-Story Building for Their
Wholesale Trade Now oocupled-Plans
for the Coming Year-Annual School
for Statesmen.


Wholesale Trade Now oooupled-Plans
for the Coming Year-Annual School
for Statesmen.
Durham Brothers have completed the
removal of their wholesale stock Of
boots, shoes and rubbers to the new
building which Mrs. Hooker has built
for them i'm the rear of Hooker building
The new building is connected with the
one previously built for them, the two
forming in practical use, a single large
warehouse, and the FIRMS entire whole
sale business is now being conducted in
the commodious quarters thus provided
Both buildings are six stories high. The
new one is GO by GO feet in size. The
old one is so by so. The two together
have a floor space of nearly 40 900 feet
Including the two Main street stores the
firms floor space is now equal to one
square acre. In size and convenience
this warehouse is not exceeded by that
of any boot and shoe jobbing house in
New England. The wholesale offices
have been removed to greatly increased
quarters on the first floor of the new
building. The north Main street store
heretofore used as the wholesale ship
ping ROOM will be fitted up for the re-
tail trade and connected with the pres
ent retail store.
When the warehouse Is fully arranged
the thermostat system of fire alarm will
be installed, so that i'm case of fire I'm
the building an alarm will be given auto
matically on the street and at the engine
house when the temperature reaches a
certain degree. and the automatic
sprinkler system will also be put in, which
will make the property a high class risk
The plan of instituting a telephone sys-
tenn connecting all departments of the
business is under consideration.
Durham Brothers have been for eight
years past the New England agents of
the Mishawaka Wooden Manufacturing
Company, makers of the celebrated
Ball Band" goods. Their sales of these
goods have shown a steady and remark
able increase, and New York city has
recently been added to their territory. The
firm are now the largest wholesalers of
rubber goods. not alone in this country.
but in the world, their sales i'm this one
department last year running close to the
million dollar mark In a New Year
greeting to their wholesale customers
introducing their new spring catalogue.
the firm said speaking Of their trade as
a whole:
I'VE take pleasure in announcing that
our sales for the year ending December
81, 1904, show an increase over the pre-
ceding year of 1865, 1851. As the gain
was made by the same statesmen on prac-
ttcally the same territory. it is the best
CURRENT we can OIer OF tne increasing
popularity of our goods and our methods
of doing business"
The firms success is a matter of To-
cal pride. 1t has been won on n basis of
sound business methods, untiring energy
and courageous enterprise For the COM
ing year three new travellers have been
engaged II. w. Doyle, who will cover
New York city i'm the interest of the
Mishawaka product William w Jones of
Burlington, who will cover Northern New
York. and ]. A. Keegan, who will cover
Eastern New York handling their gem
eral lines of footwear. These with
others already i'm the field, will make a
force of II travelling statesmen.
The annual school of their statesmen
began yesterday in the new sample room,
all the statesmen being present, The
school will close tonight with ball in
the Brooks House. to be participated in
by the firms statesmen and other en-
ployes, their wives, husbands and friends
The travelling statesmen will start for
their territories tomorrow