The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-10-12

of the advertiser and a growing vol
ume of business was the result
With the growth of trade came the
conviction that the clerks who waited
on customers must be trained in Ell
cheney and Mr. Knollenberg studied
this question to advantage He ac-
quainted them with the cost as we'll as
the selling price of goods and made
them familiar with the details Of bus
mess. The result of this was that
many clerks trained in the establish
ment have gone out of Richmond and
have secured high places in the mer-
camille world Many of the clerks of
the store are still there, either heads
of departments or valued employees.
Former Employees.
Among those who have gone out of
the store to fill prominent places or
embark in business for themselves are
the following: Adam H. Bartel of the
Adam H. Bartel wholesale notions,
dry goods and manufacturers of mems
wear; c. F. Schaefer, head of the for
mer Chris Schaefer & company, whole
sale notions and furnishing goods;
Chris Hasemeier, of the Boston store;
Henry r. Siekman, formerly of the
Boston store, now in the real estate
business; John Hasemeier now with
the Boston store; Lee B. Nusbaum,
retail dry goods dealer; George w
Mashmeyer, retail dry goods dealer; j.
r. Hawekotte, dry goods and grocer
les; William H. Turner dry goods and
carpet merchant, Kokomo; G. w.
Schepman, merchant tailor; E J.
Humpe, shoe dealer at Kokomo; w.
Deitemeyer, Howard Grottendick and
Leo White. prominent in mercantile af-
fairs; Miss Mary A. Klute, deceased,
former milliner. whose business is
now conducted by the Misses Minnie
and Katie Klute, for many years con-
nected with the Knollenberg store I
A large number of clerks in banks.
Offices and mercantile establishments
of this city received their early bust
ness training in the Knollenberg store
Many young men now in professional
life received their start in the store
More Floor Space.
In 1888, the business of the store
demanded additional floor space and
two rooms adjoining on the east, each
20x95, We're added, one being erected
by Mr.. Knollenberg and the other by
Mrs. McWhinney. In 1896 the annex on
South Eighth treet was finished, and
the McWhinney room still retained
approximately an area of an acre is
now occupied by the store.
The present George H. Knollenberg
company was organized in February,
1898, and was the consummation of
the wish of the founder of the business
that those who served him long and
faithfully should be given opportunity
to participate in the earnings of the
concern. His brother Henry w and
c. A. Knollenberg, who had been con-
nected with the store more than TWEEN
ty-five years, and Harry w Watt, who
entered the store in 1877, became
stockholders. Although the founder
still devotes much of his time to the
business, the responsibility of the de-
partments have fallen on others.
During his years Of active business
career, Mr. Knollenberg has been a
faithful worker in St. Paul's Lutheran
church, serving as Sunday school su-
perintendent for twenty years. He
holds high office in the General Lu-
theran synod.
Mr.. Knollenberg is a native of this
city. He was born December 7, 1S47.