Canadian grocer October-December 1913 . end on you forchoice butter or good sliced bacon willbuy other goods out of sheer decency—Mr. Barnsdale has a book kept showingday by day the number of pounds ofbutter that his customers want deliver-ed, with the name of the maker, if, as isoften the case, a special brand is pre-pared. This list is made up at the be-ginning of each week. Special care istaken in the purchase of eggs. too. The rest of the space is devoted totea, biscuits, canned and bottled general groceries. Cakes and Confectionery. On the right, beside the entrance tothe store,
Canadian grocer October-December 1913 . end on you forchoice butter or good sliced bacon willbuy other goods out of sheer decency—Mr. Barnsdale has a book kept showingday by day the number of pounds ofbutter that his customers want deliver-ed, with the name of the maker, if, as isoften the case, a special brand is pre-pared. This list is made up at the be-ginning of each week. Special care istaken in the purchase of eggs. too. The rest of the space is devoted totea, biscuits, canned and bottled general groceries. Cakes and Confectionery. On the right, beside the entrance tothe store, are two silent salesmen, filledwith all manner of cakes. Every one ofthese is made on the premises. Thephotograph was taken on a Mondaymorning when the cases, of course, weredepleted. The sales are quite large, asthe goods are known to be fresh and thevariety unusually wide. Next there is a show case of choco-lates and other candies, a natural ally ofthe other confectionery. The shelves atthe side are filled with a choice assort-119. E. K. of the Barnsdale Trading , Ont. ment of case groceries, and. on top aretasty show cards, containing few-word sermons. The cash registers are divided upevenly: one on the left, one on the right,and one in the centre. At the back of the store is the or-der or delivery department, oper-ated by a system that is explained lateren in this article. Store Rooms. Passing upstairs in the freight eleva-tor note four reserve stock rooms—1,drugs; 2, candy; 3, spices; 4, paper bags. Biscuits are also sent upstairs, andoatmeal is put up here in bags. Bakery Downstairs. The basement is the home of a largebakery plant, where all the bread andcakes are made daily. It takes threedelivery waggons to distribute the breadaround the city. A coffee mill and a currant cleaner,both run by electric motors, are foundhere too, as well as a large coal oil tank. One Man for Warehouse. One man is in charge of the ware-houses at the rear,
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