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J. W. McFarland & Co.
| Name | J. W. McFarland & Co. |
| Ortssitz | Pittsburgh (Pa.) |
| Straße | Fifth Avenue 101 |
| Art des Unternehmens | Teppichhandlung |
| Anmerkungen | Lage: 24th Street und Railroad Street. Auch Polsterei. |
| Quellenangaben | [Industries of Pittsburgh (1879) 88] |
| Zeit |
Ereignis |
| 1833 |
Geburt des Gründers in Franklin County, Pennsylvania |
| 1863 |
Gründung unter der Firma "McFarland, Collins & Co." |
| 1877 |
Änderung der Firma aus "McFarland, Collins & Co." in "J. W. McFarland & Co." |
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Kommentar |
| Teppichhandel |
1863 |
Gründung |
1874 |
[Industries of Pittsburgh (1879) 87] |
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Arbeiter |
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männl. |
weibl. |
Kommentar |
| 1879 |
19 |
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| ZEIT | 1879 |
| THEMA | Beschreibung |
| TEXT | Among the several firms in Pittsburgh engaged in the Carpet trade, perhaps none will bear a favorable comparison,
with reference to extent, general appointments and magnitude, as well as variety of stock, with the enterprise of
Messrs. J. W. McFarland & Co. This widely-known house was established in 1803, under the style of McFarland,
Collins & Co., the senior partner - J. W. McFarland - being, in reality, the sole manager and active worker of the concern, and in 1877 the title of the firm became as at present, the Company being nominal except in so far as representing some interests vested in the business by members of the family of Mr. McFarland. The premises occupied by the house are situated most eligibly on Fifth Avenue, the main thoroughfare of the city, next door to the Post Office - the building, an ornate, wire-front structure, being one of tlie handsomest in Pittsburgh. Three floors of this edifice, each being 30x120 feet in dimensions, are engrossed by the firm and fitted up for the rapid and convenient transaction of business, in a manner worthy of the character and standing of the concern. Two patent elevators conduce to the pleasant avoidance of stairways, while the general furnishing is all that could be desired - the shelving on one floor alone, which is sustained by iron rods and braces from the ceilings, costing over 1000. The first floor is occupied as the main salesroom, and is not only admirably lighted, but is laid with South Carolina yellow pine of unusually fine quality, and has an altitude of 20 feet, which, with other advantages in the way of decoration, etc., makes it, perhaps, the most elegant and spacious business apartment in the city. The second and third floors are used as store, stock and work-rooms in the upholstery department, which branch of the trade is carried on very extensively, the whole force of employees being five salesmen, two clerks, two porters, one driver, four upholsterers, six sewing girls — making a staff of 19 assistants in all; besides which, a team of horses and two wagons are required for the delivery of goods through the cities and to steamboats, railways, etc. The stock embraces Carpets of every grade, make and quality, imported and domestic. Window Shades and Fixtures in great variety. Curtains, Cornices, Floor and Table Cloths. Mattings, Rugs, Druggets, Oil Cloths and every species of floor covering having an average value of from 15.000 to 20.000 - the annual business amounting to 40.000 and upwards. Mr. McFarland is a native of Franklin county, Pennsylvania, born in 1833. He became a resident of this city when 20 years of age, and, for more than a quarter of a century, has exerted a marked influence in his vocation, to the benefit of the general public, by whom, he is justly esteemed as the oldest as well as the most widely experienced representative of the business in Pittsburgh. Mr. McFarland is a remarkably rapid and decisive thinker and a pleasingly fluent speaker. In his thorough and detailed knowledge of everything pertaining to or contingent upon his occupation he has few compeers; nor are his attainments limited to the channels of trade and commerce. Proinpt, reliable, liberal, with an activity and industry that knows no pause, be has made bis housea favorite one for those who have once appreciated the advantages to be derived there in prices; and, more than all, that considerate and honest advice which no one is better able or more willing to offer than Mr. McFarland. With these facilities, natural and acquired, it is no matter of surprise that the trade of this firm has embraced not only western Pennsylvania, but a large part of West Virginia and Ohio - orders having been received even from Iowa and Mis.souri, as the result of a business policy based upon principles that none may successfully ignore. |
| QUELLE | [Industries of Pittsburgh (1879) 88] |
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