The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-12-07
WESTMINSTER HARDWARE CO.,
Wholesale and Retail Hardaodre, Cat
lery, Steam and HOf-IVater Heating,
Plumbing, Gas Fitting aud Plumb

Wholesale and Retail Hdyds0dre, Cat
lcry, Steam and Hot-Water Heating,
Plumbing, Gas Fitting and Plumb
ers' Supplies.
From magnitude and completeness in
assortmentn of stock equipments naturally
flow ideal conditions and advantages to
secure in price, quality and design
prompt and satisfactory service. Magni-
tude and completeness being the tea-
lures of the facilities maintained by the
Westminster hardware Co., at their es-
adjustment located on West Main street,
it has been ever since its inception, eight
years ago, an important local trade FAC
tor, and has through its extensive and
constantly increasing operations con-
stantly enhanced Westminster's prestige
as a popular and progressive trade cen
ter This concern occupies three-story
and basement, substantial store build
ing, A4xIoo feet, which furnishes to-
tai floor area of II 600 square feet, every
inch of which is utilized for sales and
storage quarters The first floor con-
tains select stocks of builders hardware,
table and pocket cutlery, mechanics, far
mers' and gardeners tools, carriage
hardware, paint brushes and painters
supplies, paints, oils and glass. house
furnishing goods in granite, enameled,
tin and woodenware and kitchen uten-
Sis guns and ammunition, stoves and
ranges, saddlery hardware, etc. On the
second floor is found the timing and
plumbing shops thoroughly equipped
with the latest tools and appliances and
in charge of mechanics of pronounced
mechanical ability. This department re-
spends promptly and efficiently to all de-
mands for plumbing, gas fitting, roofing,
guttering, spouting and repair work OF
every description and which is executed
at guaranteed figures. The third floor of
the building contains stocks of sheet
iron, wheels and rims, copper, milk cans
and heavy hardware generally in surplus
stocks, arising from quantity buying,
and in the basement are found plumb
ers' supplies, iron pipe, paints, varnshes,
nails, WIRE cement and like commodities.
Throughout all the stocks there are
abundant indications of experienced
buying ability, for the labels, names and
trade marks of standard productions and
manufacturers of national reputation are
everywhere to be seen. This is in strict
accord with the policy of the Westmlns-
ter Hardware Co. to conduct an enter
prise thoroughly representative in char
acter and which possesses for patrons
every advantage that can be secured any
where else or that is known to the bust
ness AS jobbers, this concern supplies
the trade throughout this entire section,
and possessing the advantages OF guam
tity buying at the door of the manufac-
turer, prices are quoted consistently
which stand the test of the most aggres-
sive competitor The officers of the
Westminster Hardware Co. are, I. Her
bert Shriver President; ]. Ezra Stem,
Vice-President and Robert X. Myers,
Secretary Treasurer, and who, with Har-
ry F. Cover, George K. Schaeffer, N M.
Albert, George w. Albaugh and Chas.
J. Flater, form the board of directors.
In quality and quantity of patronage, i'll
the excellence of its commercial stand
ing, i'll its magnitude of operations and
completeness of facilities, the Westmins-
ter Hardware Co. supplies every COIL
dition to be found in a representative
and progressive enterprise. Its equip
ment maintains constantly ideal market
conditions, an equipment exceptional in
a community the size of Westminster.