THE WEST SHORE.
January, 1880
civilized world with his marvelous sto
rien; and a Byron, a Longfellow, a
Tennyson or a Bryant, who captivate
humanity with their transcendental
verses, or with the authoress ot Daniel
Derondn, who has acquired a name
that can never die, as well as two hun
dred thousand dollars with her pen.
Indeed these are hetter company at
least most persons, strange to say,
woidd rather lie found in the company
of such people, than in that of teach
ers. When the teacher's days are nuin
hered, and the time comes When he is
called hence, Lie country is no! thrown
into mourning the telegraph wires arc
not made hoi transmitting the intelli
gence of the sad fact throughout the
length atid breadth of otir brond laud,
pUblic meetings are not called from the
Orient to the Occident to pass resolu
tions of condolence, as nl the death of a
Mmlon or a Chandler. No grandeur
displayed at the funeral, no memorial
poems from all quartern of the globe
as if a Bryant were to die no, none of
this, lie sinks down to rest quietly
and obscurely as the autumn leaf, pass
ing from earth, alas! "unwept unhoh
ored and nii-aing."
In the beautiful Words of a silvery-
tongued poet,
"!Imi lii tfm, Inn work U limit':
Wliiil Id him u frittml 01 (tumuli,
1;. ' uf Man, or ! of mm,
lliiml uf mini, M kiiu uf woinun
"A MM mil)'. " fiiiiKliI Ilia light,
I'nivnil hm trulli tiy hm niultmvor;
l.i't him -.1. ri in Milninu right,
Sli i fimvr mnl forever."
HNIiN BLOCK.
The Illustration of this magnificent
structure, which will lie found on page
; of this issue, speaks for itself. The
building was erected during the past
year at an expense of neaily f)i,ooo,
and is one uf the largest mid handsom
est in Portland, It it owned jointly by
Messrs II. W. Corbet! and II. Failing,
and i a lasting monument to their
taste and liberality in assisting to build
up the metropolis of the Northwest.
During this ye n, Mr. James Cook,
who is the owner of the houses north
of this building, will have the same re
moved and build to conform with
Messrs. Corbetl and Failing's structure.
This will give Union Block a solid front
of loo feet on First street by too feet
on both Oak and Stark streets.
In the completed part, we find in the
north end of the building, the Carpet
Warehouse of Walter Bros. On the
ground floor, their salesroom is 4oxioo
feet, occupied solely by wall-paper, a
large and varied assortment of uphols
tering goods and window shades of ev
ery quality. A roomy gallery extends
around the entire store, giving easy ac
cess to the very top shelves, which
reach lo I lie ceiling. An easy stairway
leads lo the second floor, a room px 1 20,
serving as a show-room for their im
mense assortment of carpets and oil
cloth'., stair-rods, cornices, etc. Noth
ing that good tasle can possibly suggest
has been lelt undone to make the es
tablishment an attractive one, and every
facility is afforded to inspect their goods
to the very best advantage of purchas
ers, and all their rooms are well lighted
and easy of access. The stock that this
lit in carries is exceeded by no house on
the Pacific Coast. They import direct
from manufacturers and buy in large
quantities, having branch houses at both
San Francisco and New York. They
do a large and steadily growing whole
sale business, and people from the inte
rior will no doubt find it lo (heir ad
vantage lo call on Waller Bros, when
thdy visit this cily.
Ackerman V Co.'s Grand Central
establishment, occupies the largest
store in the block. It has a depth of
-'oo feet with a frontage of jo feet on
First street and 50 feet on Second street,
and a roomy basement under all, fur
nishes them ample storage capacity for
unbroken packages. They carry a large
slock of crockery, glassware, and fancy
goods, wood and willow-warc.
Currier & Co., established since 1863,
occupy the handsome store known as
No. 91 First street. They are the pi
oneers in Oregon in combining the
merchant tailoring with the clothing
and hat business. In both the latter
departments they carry a large, well-selected,
and fashionable stock, whilst
their assortment of gentlemen's furnish
ing goods is complete in every particu
lar. Their salesroom is 33x85 feet; is
well lighted and furnished with utmost
convenience for transacting their exten
sive business. The work -shops arc lo
cated on the second fioor, where ten
skillful tailors are employed in the va
rious departments of manufacturing
fashionable clothing. Mr. Wm. Cur
rier, the senior of the firm and princi
pal cutter of the establishment, has had
a life long experience at this business.
It is now 45 years since he first became
an apprentice.
J. K. Gill & Co., established here 12
years ago, in the book and stationery
line. Their store, built especially for
their convenience, has an entrance on
both First and Stark streets, the latter
intended solely for the wholesale trade.
Shelving reach from the floor to the
ceiling, a handsome balcony making the
top shelves easy of access. The stock
comprises every thing that can possibly
be thought of in the book and station
ery business, from the cheapest lo the
most elegant, and is imported direct
from Fasterr. and European publishers
and manufacturers. The arrangement
of goods in their store is con plcte in
every respecti vely article being placed
by numbers or in alphabetical order, so
that il can be readily and (piickly lound
by the corps of: polite' employees. It
is made the duly, anil appears to be the
pleasure, of the several clerks, as well
as the members of the firm, to pay po
lite attention to all patrons of the estab
lishment. The aim of the house is to
merit the good will of the public by
courteous conduct, strict fulfillment of
ils promises, and col redness of its rep
resenlations in every respect. Then
present establishment is pronounced by
those who have traveled extensively as
one of the most complete, in all its ap
pointments, in the United States. We
are proud lo note such evidences of
prosperity as evinced in their splendid
establishment, and recommend them to
all who desire to purchase the best
goods in Iheir line on I hp most reason
able terms.
L. Blumnucr & Co., Druggists anil
Chemists, occupy the corner store, the
handsomest and most elegantly fitted
up establishment on the Pacific Coast.
All the appointments in and about this
little palace, are attractive, but by no
means gaudy. The floor is laid with
English minion glazed tile, artistically
arranged, the various shades blending
harmoniously. The shelvings art
painted in pure white China gloss,
trimmed with parti-colors and gilt, giv
ing an exceedingly rich effect. The
pilasters are fluted and the cornices
beautifully carved and engraved. The
walls are one continuation of French
plate glass mirrors, back of the goods
on the shelves. Besides, there are five
large plate glass mirrors, three in the