The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-01
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@Ricllinoiisl Land flark Nov
Making Great Strides
VI Business.
NEARLY Me- FORTY YEARS E 'II OLD J

NEARLY q n. FORTY YEARS E Y OLD ]. ]
RID. Christian & CO. ,#of Rich
,11ond,aVVlio III ~. 53a
sl8$. tail 4 Fancy Grocss;r:s,. 81
FL Richmond has made SO wonderful apro-
gross III every line q l,umnn endeavors
sriie ca pital L cIty Is now assui1ilng iiet'F
5rlghtsu1 posi- Ion us 81 m etrorolis III 10
South rho pronincnce al tai led has been
accomplished largely by re4sonsof nn t,,rnl,
Integrity ahd energy 81 lis individual 3bus,I
mess concerns Ii d vast %hrnoun i Of credit
due Ono K OF tho most potent faclnrs
Iii sustaining the business PROFIT and
enterprise Is tho old 4 reliable house vt
iE.i' II. ChristinilI Hand Company, 50 long md
ffavprnbly# known to Southern buyers Of
sta PIC 4 and fancy gro cerles.5I
NJ his firm was found cd by r. ~; Chrts-E
jtlan III 1863 and innnledla " took II the
lead III the grocery trade 5as. handling the
Sbcst goods obtainnble, and established It's
now WILDLY known reputation for hi.ll
grade I'D tock. About III twelXe Nj years q so
The old sfirfnGandSits business was acqul red
by Mr. Gordon wa lace This infusion
OF Youthful blood and energ mt oh cei bee
came iflanifest through the cont nually cn-
Ilarging4 trade. which demand cd more
room than was paasi bile 1t the old stand,
No. S1s East M ain s treet cOnsed uently,,
Mr.. Wallace had d new building erected.
ndtoinins the .o rs q te BY this mov 81
the concern obtained q ii wst b ono WI h-
out leaving the old honest ead 4 y SO to
iap TX. 55i This handsome four tory, u dctl-s
BILE structure. aftord!ng about & 20, 600 feet
Of floor space u.s. now ent occlil'i
with tlie$ stock q and & business of r y
Christian and Company, at IN os.8 81 6annd
lS18 East Main Street, llich Y q 50 8utillze
ID large wa rehouses on Soy enteenth Street
g It Is ut this locati lon hat he firm con
ducts q general who lesal 10 niid retail groTs
Gerry; n ana retail family lqulors husln!p1ss,,5
Under Mr.. Gordon y Wal ace s. pro gressive
management. the affairs have / been u COLI
Quoted along such lines as Ssvyoro ca cll-
lated TO widen Tho 81 ere 9 S. tn firms
usefulness until tosd Az t enjoys an ira.
national ma me. and ia m 9 sjas M q s@ ouse
whose goods have become tho standard Of
excellence. The stuck carried is Of trict7
3lyA3 Ugh grade heavy and ~ 70 cys gro'$
ceries. y Tho best fanil liquors and ,ln-
icxcolled line i,npor ted a$ clga rs. g
firm fs qulpf,ed wlttl, n storag SO ss1la
cellar facilities, not equal led by sany re-
5tail sGiouses in THE South Here i may
Be stat ed that r. i. Christi ansa md Com
,pany. have recently purcha sed the stocK
and GOOD will of Oscar Crarl q and Com
nan ~ !. vliose reputati ions for homes vi lluors
and fair dealing tends y back halt 40
century, as the peerSo f5anyj house IN heir
line, and II heir ustorn era have o guar
4 r: Il G hris ian and Company,
under the management OF " lila ce,I
vii execute all orders wi the. same
ld I,s. snf sati Is fact and Al t will
pleasure to- have busin ess rel attoris With q
firm 81 tl,isa x high chaTact er. Having
ample capital, his house stis tars liz
earned Srepu Of being the larg est lin
.porter; q { wines, sherrie y brand les and
cigars in the South, and also has q cons
siderable port trade, ~ lille the limo ~
foreign and domestic 1iqu ors; lis complete,
IN assortmept and immense In qua tity. @
specially Is made Of ginia mountain y
G.i,ske OLD =, oun &.
tillery. 81 Ike lye old Virg mia gen tlemtir
of open ha ndcd & hosp fast be-
coming Sonly a. memo rs. Virginia mo NJ
tain whiskey is Obtained from ia bout he
Ia A. the line this class OF
and sos great sits equation; as the best
whiskayISin a the world az ha tt demand
tstimcs can be supplied wit n grfea e q
flculty.;ss But r. ~ t,hrl st Ian ana Gonl-;
pany ARC usually able to Gil t orders
promptls the ;genpln g a tiees OF Virs
ginia mountain whiskey SO III Ugh W prlze
for n IA nv or med cinal use. Also. bot tlcrs
ana distributors OF Virginia and Ca lfornla
wines. N 3 u 3 IL .
THO flrmf has two spec ties. Il old NJ Viz
Einla hams and the finest and Vi best as
sorted limo OF imports n cigars to be found
IN this country. This house owns, cures
and ships&the fans GUS lord on- Sni y fiefld
hams, than which there Is none 4netie y
FOR Thirty years this 1 pro q uct3 has bean
building hlcll 4 ! SGay, I
from ali y sections Of tho Un ted sta os.
and Jess Frequently from England and
continental Europe. TT rs prod uct rs cured
and smoked upon q system hat has been
handed down II lrou g Ii many gen eratiolls
81 old Virginia families u II Is through
careful Treatments and aging tina the ior-
don brand acquire Il It's "a icious flavor.
Mono Of this brand Is placed on the lnar-
ket$unde on The ytlrm q GOO
glnia met hod. NJ: s4#f $
,, ono Of the features Of r, L. G hrfstias|
ana Company Is, Il he NAL order depatt-
,mlent, ,rhis branch developed 4. to t5 such
huge proportions as to neccss tate "a ca IN
loguc to further fncili tate its 81 BUSINESS
The catalogue issued lis often up In NE
highest style Sof ypogra phlo art an cor-
talns q full list of the higl, class goods
handled by this house, while the Jcatts-
logue IN tho manner In which st lis made
up 4 IS very costly, alt ts supplied TO the
public for the asking. b All 4, orders are
,prompt!y $ filled, II being the aim to get !
them orr the day received, Y and no charge
Is made! for packing or delivery 70 de-
pots. N; 81 y 5s.,, i. ], !
withal q man of BUSH 1883 vim /
ninds un-to-date ideas and methotls,y 2 lie /
has thoroughly demonstrated his axenu, /
- thai 4 fairs OF the old concern. III The [
business under y his mana getnen n having /
moro than doubled Its former proper Ions
Tie increase during the past year an
proxlmat ten twenty-five per cont. and pre-
MS iNa + most Il flAtterlng and encoo,lrag
IngI outlook for its further deYelopmeent /
and expanson9 under the continued able 1, I
direction Of Mr.. Wallace. who carefl!ll y ,
III les; of bctt CrmE Il