The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-18
WESTMINSTER'S STORES.
Baltimore Trade Journal Has Article
ON Our Business Houses.
From Merchants and Manufacturers journal.

ON Our BUSINESS HOUSES
From Merchants and Manufacturers Journal.
Westminster, Md, has the distinc-
ton of being the longest town in
Maryland for it's width. The main
street is the pike along which the
town was originally built and buildings
are strung out for more than a mile
from end to end though the majority of
the important business houses are
close to the railroad. Westminster is
in the midst of a prosperous agricul-
tural country and, Of course, the
greater part of the business of the
retail merchants consists of supplying
the needs of the farming community.
The stores of Westminster are of
more than ordinary Importance, and
they enjoy merited prosprity. They
are known for their enterprise and
progressive spirit and are liberal users
of printers ink in letting their GUS
toners know what they have for sale.
The Miller Bros. Co. have a large
department store occupying building
"a by 140 feet, the basement being de-
voted to house furnishings. On the
main floor is the dry goods depart
ment, while on the second floor are
carried the stocks Oh carpets, millin-
cry, clothing for men and women,
shoes and mems furnishings. The
business was established in 1887 by
Frederick D. and Frank q. Miller, both
of whom are natives of Indiana. The
business was established as a cloth
ing and mems furnishing store and
seven years later a line of dry goods
was added. Since then the business
has grown steadily and now the firm
has two double stores, each % by 120
feet, two stories high in the heart of
the business section of the town. The
members of the firm are young and
thoroughly wide-awake merchants and
indications are that their store will
grow to still larger proportions under
their aggressive management.
T. w. Mather & Sons have a large
general store at 81 East Main street,
where they have been eleven years,
while they have another store at Man.
chester in the same county that they
have conducted six years and still a
third at Glen Rock, Pa, that has been
open two years. The business was
established eighteen years ago by T.
W. Mather, who is still the head OF
the firm. The working capital at the
business was put on cash basis and
it grew steadily. Eleven years ago the
store was moved to the present site
The regular force of the Westminster
store has grown from two to twenty
with a proportionate increase in the
size of floor space occupied. Lines
have been added from time to time
until there are now forty-fve distinct
departments. A few years ago the
firm established printing plant
which not only does all the printing
for the firm, but also for other pat
rons. This firm uses liberal news
paper space, and makes it point tC
change the copy every issue and also
makes a feature of special one-day
sales.
The Babylon & Lippy Co. conducts
cash department store, the line car
ried including dry goods, notions, car
pets, clothing, shoes, hats and mems
furnishings, as we'll as household sup
plies. The building occupied is a
large and imposing three-story struc-
ture with wide show windows. The
stock is we'll displayed and the vari-
Gus departments give evidence of
careful supervision and, intelligent
management The officers of the COM
pany are: F. Thomas Babylon, presi-
dent; Charles E. Lippy, vice-president
and manager, and D. Snider Babylon
secretary and treasurer.
Sharrer & Gorsuch have been in
business twelve years and conduct the
only exclusive clothing and mems fur
nishing store in Carroll county and
also do a merchant tailoring business