. Descriptive sketch of Winston-Salem, its advantages and surroundings, Kernersville, etc. started the Geneinl Merchi hardware business now conducted byBrown, Rogers cV: Co. and about fiveyears since in company with T. of Stokes county, for manyyears merchandising in Danbury, thepresent business was entered firm at first occupied the Ogburncorner, but their buiness had a rap-id increase and a year ago theycompleted the fine brick structure ofwhich we give a correct illustrationabove. The building is 30x90 front-ing on Liberty and having an entranceon Fourth street. The first
. Descriptive sketch of Winston-Salem, its advantages and surroundings, Kernersville, etc. started the Geneinl Merchi hardware business now conducted byBrown, Rogers cV: Co. and about fiveyears since in company with T. of Stokes county, for manyyears merchandising in Danbury, thepresent business was entered firm at first occupied the Ogburncorner, but their buiness had a rap-id increase and a year ago theycompleted the fine brick structure ofwhich we give a correct illustrationabove. The building is 30x90 front-ing on Liberty and having an entranceon Fourth street. The first floor isoccupied with the retail trade, and itis a dull day indeed, when the clerksare not busy here. The second andthird floors are entirely taken upwith the wholesale trade while thebasement is used for heavy warehouse in the rear and anothernear the depot are filled with theirmerchandise. The output of busi-ness the first year was about125,000 and thatof 1888 will prob-ably be ten fold that amount show-ing a phenomenal increas(^ for fiveyears of trade. A dozen persons find. indise at unci and the firm does a flour-ishing retail and jobbing Inisinessthroughout western North Carolina. J. E. GILMER,An Exclusive Wholesale has a number of jobbing-houses in connection with the retailbusiness, but as yet has only onehouse devoted exclusively to thewholesaling of general merchandiseand that is the above. Capt. J. E.(lilmer is a native of Greensboro, andcommenced the mercantile trade in1867. Fifteen years since he came toWinston and opened up a stock ofgeneral merchandise, doing both aretail and jobbing-trade. Tlie whole-sale business soon became a promi-nent feature, and in 1881 he closedup the retailing and turned his at-tention entirely to jobbing. Fromtime to time the Captain has ouiltadditional room, until his stoie nowfionts 55 feet on Main stre^^t and hislast structure has both basement• and upstairs room, besides a larg
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