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John E. Kaughran & Co.
| Name | John E. Kaughran & Co. |
| Ortssitz | New York City |
| Straße | Broadway 765, 767, 769 |
| Art des Unternehmens | Kurzwarenhandlung |
| Anmerkungen | Adresse: Nos. 47 und 49 West 14th Street, running through to No. 48 West 15th Street. |
| Quellenangaben | [New Yorks great industries (1884) 95] |
| Zeit |
Ereignis |
| 1877 |
Gründung durch John E. Kaughran |
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Kommentar |
| Kurzwarenhandel |
1884 |
[New Yorks great ind. (1884)] |
1884 |
[New Yorks great ind. (1884)] |
Importers, Jobbers and Retailers of Dry Goods |
| ZEIT | 1884 |
| THEMA | Firmendarstellung |
| TEXT | The metropolis as the recognized centre of mercantile activity in America has in no interest attained such a remarkable degree of development as in dry goods. Large capital, trained talents, and the greatest facilities are here to be found combined, as nowhere else, and with results of corresponding magnitude. Prominent among the most active and enterprising members of the New York dry goods trade is the widely known and popular house of John E. Kaughran & Co. The business was founded in 1877 by Mr. John E. Kaughran, a merchant who has exerted a marked influence on the advancement and development of the dry goods trade of the metropolis. The hosuse of John E. Kaughran A Co. occupies the three entire buildings Nos. 765, 767 and 769 Broadway, corner of Ninth Street, forming one of the most extensive, as it is one of the most extensive, dry goods establishments in the city. As regards location, it cannot be excelled for desirability, situated as it is at the very heart of the business centre of New York, and within a very short distance of both the elevated railroads and other routes of travel, while no more fashionable section of Broadway can be found than this. The premises are admirably arranged and fitted up, and the results of the proprietors' complete system of organization are apparent in the various departments. Everything moves like clockwork; each one of the hundreds of employees knows his or her duty and duly performs it, while by the wise rules laid down, there is no confusion incidental to the carrying on of such an extensive business, and a prompt and satisfactory service by salesmen and all assistants is a noteworthy feature of the house. This is not to be wondered at when it is recollected that Mr. Kaughran has been actively engaged in the dry goods business of this city ever since he was ten years of age. He was born in New York, and brought up as it were in the leading sphere of her mercantile activity. He has thus acquired an intimate practical knowledge of every department and sub-division of the business, from salesman's duties to those of the buyer, and brings to bear sound judgment and a thorough realization of the wants of the public. Practical knowledge like this always tells. He imports direct in the lines of fine silks, black goods and dress novelties to a very large extent, and also handles full assortments of all new goods of domestic manufacture. His stock is one of the largest in the city, as it is the most complete in every detail, embracing as it does foreign and domestic dry goods, fancy goods, white goods, notions, etc., etc. There are no less than twenty distinct departments in this large establishment, each one covering a special branch of the trade, and where customers can go direct, knowing that there are the special goods they desire to see, and at most attractive prices. Many skilled and experienced buyers are employed, and are constantly in the European and home markets, making selections of the latest novelties in staple and new style goods, while Mr. Kaughran himself personally attends to the buying of black goods and silks, velvets, etc., and for which the house has so long borne such an enviable reputation. Each department is therefore kept constantly replenished with everything new and desirable, and each one has its separate head, responsible to the proprietor, and a careful system of organization in its details. The trade of the house of John E. Kaughran & Co. has justly obtained proportions of magnitude commensurate with the large capital, great talent and enterprise embarked in the business. The house hardies a fine line of wholesale trade in many specialties, and which is a growing feature, its connections being of a superior character. Some idea of the magnitude of the volume of trade transacted here, may be gathered when it is stated, that upwards of four hundred hands find constant employment, including a full staff of expert salesmen, salesladies, packers, shippers, etc. Mr. Kaughran gives immediate personal supervision to the workings of this immense establishment, and it is in every way a complete emporium of the dry goods trade in all its branches. To meet the demands of the thousands of his out-of-town customers, Mr. Kaughran issues a large and beautifully illustrated descriptive catalogue, which is promptly sent all over the country, and is not only an accurate price list, but a fashion guide as well, and is highly prized by the thousands whose mail orders form an important feature of the business. Mr. Kaughran is a gentleman of marked ability, standing high both as a. business man, and a public spirited citizen. |
| QUELLE | [New Yorks great industries (1884) 95] |
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