The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-01
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The Big Richrno House q
sydno,r Z HE':ulnrdsleyB Shows s'l1!- a I.
a95A A5 S N Great Growth. s s

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Ig,rhs foundation for the Immense ftirr,t.
ture business done ~ the ldely kilo WI
firm Of sydnof'g and 1Iund leys I; slalt
about fifteen Year, go ~ 81 TX sSl;
|hOr, witht1rhonias M. y undle 4 Ms special
partner ~ Some eighteen MONTE III later
Mr.. Itundley became m 4Acti " partner,
the style twas changed h by 4 adopting the
present firm maine, he aim Sfin 3 y been
first ii%d 81
S,fhe business was com tlieticed u No Y,
100 Itust ID road Street !; so rapid no Weyot,i
was a its growth, tint more rootf,, W y, w ~
needed M 10 \ meet thls red lrenent U the8
ndjoining Buildings Nos 7itsatd 71S 8Hast
Brond Street; were secured and srcn 40 /,
|teled Supon plans adapted Ito the 2increastsl
demand tor high class ftirrlt tire one >)nts
story VA q added ,and the trim now q ru..s;
pies spacious aapnrttnents at
and 713 ISast Broad street. he n
ing. which rs 6 five stories high, hds ~
frontage 81 about seventy feet on Broil 70
streets having u dopth Of 12ba feet, al Is,
Ing withSthe Eighth Street two story ai1 n
mex @ for tho display Of ffice ftirnitul
80, cd feet 81 floor space. Here. too. are
ioca ted9the offices and factory plant he
misunderstanding a four story BUILDING iil
the rear, where the work OF ga bnet5 m ~
|jlng, finishing pholsterlng and mattress
Misunderstanding Is cond ncted each $cor7st,S
|Stutlng ID separate department. II, dli-$
| tioiif to Ill 4this, two spacious war ehot#es
are required to give .uriplc 81 orage g GLE e1l.1
ties n the various bra nche tine Inn
keeps aboilt 10 men bts enploy ga }lli 81
/ Ats successful effort suppl IN tel A
sive5 trade Wit N tho best furnl tureS obtain
a BE # The stock carried A is n the 8 largest
md most complete line OF strictly high
grade furniture to be found gsoutf 1. 9;
Phiadclphia ana 1T has become y q well e
kno " Ii fact that sytlnorf and L II undleSig
Line of select furniture is larger han 4
Ithdt Carried fby3S the hincd furntt Ere
houses of this city M 5,s ,s
THE standing os sgd nor anei a$ lL
has become such that d mi nberH Of Z. the
countries hest manufacturing estab llsh-s
men e. have voluntarily given Ills flrl g
the exclusive sale OF their ines through
kmt% this section Is a point gof fst,l-s
;inRc en- loved by few furniture houses
.trhe firm ,specialty Is the executl on5o
largo Contracts for furnishing hotels l,
churcIes; seminarles public f buildings ~ IN
and otherS nstitptions. oWeycr, large o.
small, under such lne ,dnn,eni
that comes only throug long exl 'ericnce
M he handling 81 really hatlH some ard
si,bstant italy billt Earticlcs 81 Of furni ture
Ma house il the sVirginians and N Caro-,
Elnas II can duplicate this firms FAC llt;es
for Handling this branc! of trad anG5
an no establishnlent8inat states ma
and sit ii Extremely doubtful II even IN
Baltimore can such q dspla 8of selec E
md ShiEh Il grad 8 furniture be tound. 5s58
i5t,he Sydnoi. and ILundley trade exten ds
ISnrincpally through Vlrgi ntn,S w est VII
3gn.a, North and South Ca rolina nut i W 4
fnlture from this house can be sfound;sln
many homes Of every Southern AZ state taIt
Shipments foreign countries lit1iSI h'lXo
been made from time to- time ana onlY
recently, was AN xtensi We 90 & !i
20 to u apan. may be OF $lnte re s. g
note. In rider to give those VIII q We
not mad the Sfopportunlty OF visit ting this
gstnre. S3 u clearer idea of the 90 ana
|benutiful furniture carried that y s no.
an III p uncommon # occurren ce EgtM nave
I5tourists visiting this city from the Sorli
and w est to- make selec ct ors rom IL
show-rooms for sllpme 8 to- thelr& = s.
In distant States and expires g sulrpilse
To- find Iii a Southern house, ~ us!s " ~ t.
they wanted after having inspectt t ed D. az
exhibits of the large 81 ties. s.,
I'VE take pleasure III stating VII hYrtt
fea,, q corltradictiol, that q y tsit to- tiis
store Will convince the most ske ptlll lien
Lila the stock displayed as seldo see.
otis dc Of the leading netropoll trace
I3centers.l 80 "a ISL Ii "a ~.
IssThcS office furniture departmcnt.o f Its z.
|business Shas nj Il WI yer i.'s
success NO the SUGGEST and discrin'-
mating business man tho best Is non
loo goodisnnd this c:ass ful IA {!
the efforts Or Il sydnor and Il undley. z,
this direction You can, llo WcYer, t y 8
furniture or e. ali Is prices, including 20 fulil
Limo Of filing cabinets here. The I'VE ana
jdra pery department Is a recently added
line. Here as all the goods handled
nv this firm equality is he pa SIS fssortl'
,,t lie prices, & toe, are right consequent:
Nit pard pride has II he $flri Y
wntctod tho rapid growth OF this branch,
This l4ouseB holds membership ~ u l. q
Richmond Chamber Of A Commerce lld l 9
otherwise Identified wit NJ the pest! n n'tets
csts Of the city u