Jannary, 1883.
THE WEST SHORE.
AN IMMENSE ESTABLISHMENT.
Located on one of Portland's most prominent
business corners, First and Yamhill, is the exten
sive furniture house of F. S. Chadbourne & Co.
Visitors to this city will naturally drift in that di
rection, and attracted by the tasteful display in
the windows, will remember where Chadbourne's
corner is, even before they have learned the names
of our streets. Residents of this city, of course,
know where this grand establishment is located;
it is only for the benefit of such of our subscribers
. who have not as yet visited this city, that our
artist furnishes illustrations of the exterior, and
also of one floor of the interior, of this great
furniture emporium. The building is a massive
three-story brick, and has a splendid basement.
This gives the firm twenty thousand square feet
of floor room, every portion of which is occupied
by furniture of different grades, as they make it a
point to carry everything in their line, from the
very cheapest to the most expensive.
The parent house in San Francisco is fully as
large as the Portland establishment, and is under
the personal management of Mr. Chadbourne.
A branch is also located at Seattle. The
reader can see at a glance that a firm purchasing
and manufacturing in such large quantities as to
supply three immense establishments, can and
does offer superior inducements to purchasers.
The head of the house, Mr. F. S. Chadbourne,
is a gentleman of superior taste, and under his
personal supervision a corps of artists are en
gaged in designing new styles, and many unique
patterns now in use are entirely the invention of
this enterprising firm. Mr. Chadbourne also
makes frequent trips to the Urge Eastern cities,
so that as soon as a desirable article is introduced
in the East, its duplicate can be seen at Chad
bourne's. It is really an entirely unnecessary
expense for residents of the Pacific Northwest to
send East in order to obtain the latest. They
can rest assured that there is nothing later than
may be found at Chadbourne's. It is certainly a
treat to visit this establishment and inspect the
magnificent display of novelties in the furniture
line. Mr. I. G. Scoby, the gentleman in charge
of the Portland house, will at all times be pleased
to welcome visitors and take them through the
different departments.
A very important business feature aliout this
firm is in selecting and shipping furniture, bed
ding and house furnishing goods generally, to pur
chasers in the interior who cannot possibly make
it convenient to visit Portland. By simply writ
ing for what article may be wanted, the most
substantial and best suited to the wants of the
purchaser will be forwarded by return freight, and
t will be selected with as much care and furnished
(fully as cheap as if the purchaser was present in
person. We know of a residence in an Eastern
Oregon town which was entirely furnished by
Chadbourne & Co., an.l the owner never saw a
single article of his purchase until it was placed in
position in his house. At the time he wished to
furnish his house it was Impossible to leave bust
nest, hence he wrote to Chadbourne Co. and
tnM lhm ahnnt the kind of furniture he would
1,1 r aiM hnw murh mnneV he wished to spend
His bill was nearly two hundred and fifty dollars
less than his estimate. We have spent many a
W home, and can testify
that there are few if any homes in that section of
country furnished with sucn exquisite iasw.
The fame of this firm, and their manner of do
ing business, is rapidly spreading into every nook
and corner of the Pacific Northwest, so that even
in their present extensive quarters they ore
cramped for room. As early In the spring as the
weather will permit, another building will be
erected, in the rear of the present one. This
will furnish them five thousand square feet addi
tional floor room. We are pleased to see such
firms as Chadbourne & Co. flourish. It is an
evidence that enterprise is appreciated, and that
Portland is abreast of the times in supporting so
extensive an establishment.
H. F. GULMXSON & CO.
the native hereabouts art getting rich. One of
them are now having a little schooner built at Mr,
Ethridge's shipyard fur use in the oyster business.
If proper hw couM Lc ciuUid and vufoiud
guarding the rights of the oystermcn and at the
same time protecting the beds from needless
injury, this industry will soon be a large and lm
menscly valuable one to Olympla and the adjacent
head water of the Sound. The Urge owner
should unite in asking the next IcgUl.iiurt nt
enact a well-framed and stringent law on this
suhjecl. Lountr.
When this firm decided to oien a branch of
their San Francisco establishment in this city,
the news was joyfully hailed by such of Portland's
housekeepers as had already had dealings with
their San Francisco house. The firm has been
established here now for nearly a year, and the
volume of business transacted by them is per
haps the best evidence of the estimation they are
held in by the public Mr. II. F. Gullixson, the
senior partner of the firm, and who has personal
charge of the Portland house, has been in the
carjiet business for the past 17 years, is a practical
workman, and no article is permitted to leave
his establishment unless it has received his per'
sonal inspection.
The firm occupies 30x100 feet in the lower
floor ol Chadbourne's corner, and every Inch of
that is utilized for storing their immense slock,
which is selected with care and contains many
private patterns not to be had of any other
dealer. This owning of private patterns is a
privilege enjoyed only by the largest dealers, and
is of especial advantage to the patrons of Gullix
son & Co., as all patterns are divided between
the Portland and San Francisco stores, thereby
preventing any of them from Incoming common.
The famous Alex. Smith k Son's Moquettes, as
well as the five-frame Iligelow Brussels, are car
ried by this firm in Urge stock. They also have
a full line of Koxbury and Smith's tatwriry, and
Lowell and Hartford three-ply and Ingrains.
rues and mats the firm carries an especially Urge
assortment. The new designs of Smyrna, Veddo
and Turkish rugs displayed in their windows from
time to time, have been universally admired
the public.
Oil cloths are made a specially, and principally
Nairn's English Linoleums which they art pre
pared to furnish up to twelve feet In width.
From all we know of the firm, we have
hesitancy in recommending them to people of the
Northwest as a most desirable houst lo Ural wit
in Jheir particular line.
The firms of F. S. Chadbourne k Co. and II
F. Gullixson & Co., are now furnishing the Urge
addition ofsislyfive rooms tothe Arlington IMc
at Seattle. Tliey have also just complete'
furnishing of the additions recently made lo the
Si. Charles and IMtoo House, In liii city,
well as some of the most elegsnt mansions erected
here during 1S81.
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Hop-growers and oystermcn bid fair to become
ihe naholrt of Punet Soun-I. Hop nave orougm
so much coin to the I'uy.llup and While river
farmers that they hardly know what to do with
ii. and the oyslermen are having a Urge degree
k..j .,! well deserved MOMWfily. Even
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There art some great troubles that only time
can heal, and perhaps somt that can never bt
hwled at all but all can be hcled by the great
panacea, work. When grief alls down, folds lis
hinds and mournfully feeds upon its own tears,
waving the dim shadows that a little exertion
might sweep away into a funeral pall, the strong
pirit is shorn of Its might, and sorrow becomes
our master.
Philip Rite, Esq., has once moie assumed
personal charge of his extensive nurseries In Walla
Walla. Mr. Kits is one of the oldest and moat
reliable nurserymen in iht Pacific NorthwcM, and
people In want of anything In his line will do well
to semi lo hi 111.
We call siwelal attention In II. II. ! Jit's adver
tisement In this issue, lit U very reliable, and I
highly recommended by all his customer.
The best photos, all style and sites, are taken
by AMI Gillcry, west side of Flist street lie
Iwcen Morrison and Yamhill.
No other like Schclller's St. Helena, California,
" EDGE HILL" wine ami brandy. Ask
prclally for It and you will obtain the best and
purt.it,
To obtain the most aitlstio views of scenery in
the Pacific Northwest, go to Davidson, southwest
comer First ami Yamhill. He list the only com.
plete assortment in this slate.
Messrs. Shipper k Kybke, the enterprising
mcrihan! tailors, whose establishment was de
slroyed l.y fire a few days since, hsvt rented Iht
handsomt siort In Green s new block, on Alder
street, between Front an I First, an I will, In
ihort limt bt preisred better tlun ever Iwfor lo
serve Iht wants ol their numerous patrons.
Dit Ulest reductions In price of guns plslols,
and ammunition can bt learned by sending for
price list No. U, Just Issued l-y Wm. Iletk &
Son, Portland, Oregon.
Tli attention of our readers Is particularly
called lo tht wonderful musical Instrument ad
vcrtlied by Simon lUrrit In this issue.
PECULIAR.
Our attention was recently aiirseied by Iht
gathering of Urge crowd at III f'it of one of
our principal street. Uoon minting with Iht
aforetaid crowd nJ imkinj numerous enquiries
the information was finally thule I Itut short
I line before a bevy of urchin wert engaged in
fishing froni the whsrf, ami during its ewitst of
their sport ont of Iheir number had hooked an
ancient member of Ih finny tribe, and In taking
the hook from hi mouth, noticed a coin firmly
Imbedded therein. When tht coin wa cnl out of
Iht greedy fish' mouth, Strang chri:ler upon
it Jtet wert noticed, wroth, upm being de
ciphered, weit found lo compos Ih following
legrivUry sentence! " llimrlrMrprynirdlh
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