The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-02-21
TRADE REVIEW
DUYCKINCK, sTERRETT s co.
LUMBER, GRAIN, HAY, COAL,
FERTILIZERS, ETC.

That Rising Sun today enjoys position
Of importance and popularity as trade
center, everyone admits who has given
the subject any consideration. This re-
Election suggests the appropriateness Of
the mention here and now Of an enter
prise whose growth and development have
been constantly reflected in the commun-
ity's growing commercial prestige, to
which it has daily been a contri suting
factor, and the beneficial results of whose
progress have resulted in creating for the
surrounding sections unsurpassed market
conditions as source of supply for the
farmer, property owner, builder and
housekeeper. The enterprise in question
is the establishment conducted by Duyck-
iuck, Sterrett & Co whose Offices, ware.
houses and yards are located along the
Pennsylvania railroad tracks, in the
eastern part of town, and whose magni-
tude of equipment reveals at once the like
character Of their operations. These
yards, which possess the very best of rail-
road facilities and which consist of two
spur tracks from the main line, contain
grain and hay warehouses, fertilizer sheds,
several hundred feet of lumber sheds, coal
bins having total capacity of one thous.
and tons into which coal cars can be un-
loaded direct, besides piles of building
brick, tile, terra Gotta pipe, etc. Duyck-
inck, Sterrett & Co. are wholesale and
retail dealers in lumber. grain, hay, feed,
flour, coal. cement, adanant, lime, ferti-
lizers, land plaster, salt, seeds, pumps.
drain tile, terra Gotta pipes, bricks. slate
and slate grave covers, etc. All the above
lines are purchased in car load consign-
ments at the sources of supply in such
quantities as to secure bed rock fractional
prices which explains the reason for the
money saving advantages this firm con-
stantly holds out to patrons. In securing
their stocks the aim is invariably to handle
only tried and Standard productions aud
this policy is especially in evidence in the
foods selected for dairy purposes, which
are those only from a long list of food,
products for cattle that contain the high
est percentage of nutriment. AS buyers
of hay and grain Duyckinck, Sterrett &
Co. offer constantly the highest market
prices, and in all their relations in every
department of their business the strictest
integrity and reliability characterizes their
methods, SO that popular confidence is
enjoyed to pronounced degree. Aaron
L. Duyckinck, John M. Sterrett and
Stewart M. Ward compose the firm. Mr..
Duyckinck, the founder Of the enterprise,
began business in 1874 as member of
the firm of Briscoe & Duyckinck in
warehouse at the Pennsylvania depot
which is now owned and utilized by the
present firm. This co-partnership con-
tinued for one year being succeeded by
A. L. Duyckinck. who. doing business at
Rising Sun and North East during the
years 1875 aud 1876. bought ont Stubs
Bros. on the site of the present plant in
1877 and began the work of laying the
foundation for what has since grown to
be leading, widely known and popular
enterprise In 1887 John M. Sterrett
became interested in the business and in
1904 the present firm name, Duyckinck
Sterrett g. Co. was adopted. In 1906
Stewart M. Ward acquired az interest aud
the partnership formed as now con.
stitnted. In magnitude of operations, in
volume and quality of patronage, in the
reliability and integrity of its standing
the business of Duyckinck, Sterrett &
Co. is not only a source of pride and
qualification to its founder and owners
but to the community as we'll in which it
fiourishes, for it is in every respect
representative!
One of the most frequent and annoying con-
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