. The street railway review . d the receipts of the day before withstood an attemptto blow it open. June 20, 19014.] STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. 425 Rapid Growth of a Railway Supply House. On May ist, last. Porter & Berg, Incorporated, moved into itsnew offices and salesrooms on the second floor of the PlymoythBuilding. 303-305 Dearborn St., Chicago. The remarkable growthof the business, especially during the year just passed, made itnecessary to secure larger and more commodious quarters thanthose formerly nccupied at 30<) Dearborn where the cniilpniiy Mr. Porter became a partner in the bu
. The street railway review . d the receipts of the day before withstood an attemptto blow it open. June 20, 19014.] STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. 425 Rapid Growth of a Railway Supply House. On May ist, last. Porter & Berg, Incorporated, moved into itsnew offices and salesrooms on the second floor of the PlymoythBuilding. 303-305 Dearborn St., Chicago. The remarkable growthof the business, especially during the year just passed, made itnecessary to secure larger and more commodious quarters thanthose formerly nccupied at 30<) Dearborn where the cniilpniiy Mr. Porter became a partner in the business in May, 1S99, buthas been active in the electrical field since 1890, when he was inthe erecting department of the Edison General Electric Co. Laterhe was in the sales department of the Electrical Supply Co., ofChicago, and in 1893 became manager of a central lighting stationin Chicago. Mr. Berg was formerly manager of the railway department of theElectrical Supply Co,. and in i8g6 associated with. SHOW ROOM. INSULATOR DISPLAY. READING ROOM. has been located since it succeeded to the business of McGill, Porter& Berg five years ago. At the new location, in addition to the large and well-equippedsuite of offices, there has been established a sample room which isone of the most complete of its kind in the country. And, large private office has been fitted up for the exclusive use ofcustomers and street railway men, where all will be cordially wel-comed, and which will aflFord a convenient place to meet for con-sultation, or to attend to correspondence and other business andpersonal details without interruption. As an instance of this companys rapid growth, it is of interestto note that during the past year its already spacious warehousefacilities at 47 Plymouth Place, Chicago, in the Windsor & Ken-field Building, have been more than doubled to meet the increasingdemands upon it. The company carries a large and complete stockat all times, enabling
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