Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-01-04
THE PARkER-AsT|M
HARDWARE COMPANY
A Business Enterprise That Would Be
Credit to Any City In
Texas.

A reporter for The Eagle had the
pleasure few days ago OF being
shown through the mammoth business
OF the Parker-Astin Hardware Com
pany, being carried through the three
4 floors of their big Main street building
I and their large warehouse on Bryan
street. 1t was indeed a revelation, and
A 10 one who has not actually gone
Through this great business and seen
for himself can fully realize its magni-
\ tude. .
Since the business was purchased by
\ the new company last summer from
Mr.. ]. Allen Myers there have been
I, many changes and improvements. In
other words, 1t has been modernized
in every respect. When the change in
ownership was first made the building
was completely. remodeled so as to
more perfectly meet the demands OF
the great business already thoroughly
established, yet to be enlarged'and ex-
banded from year to year. A complete
description of the changes In the
Milding has already been published in
these columns. All Of them were made,
however, with the one end In yiew-of
making more room and increasing the
conveniences and facilities OF a great,
modern, up-to-date business enter
prise.
On the first floor of the building the
reporter was shown one OF the most
magnificent stocks OF miscellaneous
hardware to be found In the state. One
department on this floor Is particular
ly worthy of special mention, and that
is the fine brass goods. hand-painted
and decorated china, crockery and
glassware. 1t is questionable II this
department can be surpassed In the
entire state OF Texas.
AS an idea OF the immensely OF the
stock carried we will refer to some
OF the items pointed out while being
conducted through the building. On
the second floor we were shown
among other things, the following
items:
One solid car of steel beam Oliver
turning plows, with a vast quantity o.
extras. including points, landslides
etc.
I'll an ordinary size house.
IA solid car OF rope Of all sizes.
A solid car OF loaded shells.
A solid car OF cultivators.
A solid car OF sweeps.
A solid car OF stoves and ranges.
A solid car Of wagon woodwork.
On this floor we were also shown
the companys splendid plumber
goods. A room for the purpose ha'
been nicely fitted up and in this Il
shown an elegant line of hath tubs
lavatories, sinks, toilets, etc. No nice
line is carried by the large city stores
and no matter how particular you are
they have the goods that will pleas
you.
We were next taken to the thir'
floor, and here we found even NOR,
goods stored than even on the frs
and second floors. On this floor W
were shown:
Three cars OF stoves. both cook
stoves and heaters.
A car OF Empress and Twentieth
Century cultivators, both riding an
walking.
A car of iron for the tin shop.
We were next carried to the larg
warehouse on Bryan street and tn
amount of goods stored there woul
seem. to the uninitiated, impossible I
ever be disposed OF. Here ere som
OF the items:
Two cars OF corrugated iron.
A car OF barbed wire.
j A car OF hog wire and poultry ne
ting.
A car OF John Deere stalk cutters.
A car of John Deere cultivators, rio
ing and walking.
A car of Kingman stalk cutters an
cultivators.
A car and half of Peter Shuttle
wagons.
A car of Studebaker wagons
A car of jugs and stoneware.
A car Of charcoal.
A car OF pipe.
A car of blacksmith coal.
A car OF oils and paints.
A car of nails.
A car OF steel and iron in bars.
Besides these vast quantities {
goods, there were hundreds OF othe
lots OF merchandise in less than ca
lots, which would easily run the stoc
to grand total OF fifty carloads, an
perhaps more.
To conduct a business OF this ma
nitude successfully requires stron
continuation, no,>itoI ond hroinc ar