The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-21

Observation-Disclosures W. ~
single individual proposition covering
both the land and the desired building,
and because of the vigorous campaign
put up by the Commercial club and
committee of prominent business in
terestS, success came to Minneapolis.
Il i -Four Large Houses. 81 t..
The" Butler Brothers company have
three houses. headquarters at Chicago
and branches in New York and St.
Louis. They do a general merchandise
jobbing business, amounting last year
to $S0,Q00,000, their business being dis
tributed all over the United States:
The establishment in Minneapolis of
the fourth house will secure for the
city an incalculable prestige as the
coming city and jobbing center of the
northwest.
The building to be erected for the
company by Mr.. Walker will be the
largest in the twin cities occupied by
single mercantile company and will
have $4,000 square feet of floor space.
From $1O,000,000 TO $12,00o0o0 is con
sidered a conservative estimate of the
amount of business that will be done
thru this branch. From 500 to 600
persons will be employed in the vari-
Gus departments. The annual rental of
the property will amount to $4,000.
Future Benefits.
The immediate benefits, however, are
almost insignificant when compared to
> the future benefits that the city will re-
+ ceive thru the esta blishment of the But
Ter company. The advent Of the Butler
company, in addition to the large num-
Der of strong interests already estab-
= lished here, marks Minneapolis sas the
future jobbing center of the northwest
and other large concerns looking for
openings in the territory cannot fail to
| be attracted by the superior advantages
offered by Minneapolis. With the es-
z ia blishment of the commercial and job
bling prestige of Minneapolis will come
the correction Of any existing CONNER
cial evils, more noticeably railroad dis
elimination, which have existed here
tofore. With the immense shipping in
> terests of Minneapolis banded together
for the betterment of conditions and
because of the competition existing be-
tween the railroads, all problems Of
transportation will be speedily solved
-. \ City Advertised. 49,.
AS an advertising proposition the es
Establishment of the Butler branch will
be most effective all over the north
west and in fact all over the country
The 900 northwestern merchants now
doing business with the company thr,
the Chicago house will be notified o,
the selection of Minneapolis. st. Pau
. was also considered as "a location TO
the branch, and the announcement O.
the selection of Minneapolis will be
declaration by one Of the largest mer
camille interests Of the country that i
considers Minneapolis the coming city
The exterior will be substantial /
appearance and architee tually correct
The first two stories will be of vitrifie
paving brick and the upper stories o
8 red brick relieved by alternatin
courses of contracting effect. An ornat
entrance finished in white marble WI
lead to the office and sales floors fro1
Sixth street. The. interior will be Q
mill construction equipped with sprint
Ter system. .
In every department the latest an
most improved devises for transactin
business and for the handling and al
rangements of stocks will be supplied