1711 F'UBERT STREET. 



1934 and 1936 JONES STREET. 



Real', 1711 FIUBERT 



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^1] ] .. -iv.-. q of my Philadelphia Warehouses, given on this 

 ^juuiu ciu Jil^> and the succeeding page, show much better ihan 

 anything I could write the present dimensions of the business now 

 annually done in Maule's Seeds Two such stores can not be 

 found elsewhere in America, nor can the system under which the business 

 is conducted in them be equaled by any other seed firm in Ihe country. 



New readers of this book must bear in mind that these stores are entirely 

 occupied in a retail business. Maule's Seeds are not sold to dealers, but every 

 department herein Illustrated is at all times at the call and 

 service of any customer who sends an order from this book. It was 

 only four years ago that I had especially built for me, at 1711 Filbert Street, 

 the finest warehouse in America, for conducting the mail order seed business. 

 It was carefully planned and erected, from the basement to the fifth floor, with 

 an idea of answering every requirement of my business for many years to come. 

 A careful examination of cut on opposite page will give every one an excellent 

 idea how really complete it is— the inside fixtures alone costing more than 

 $10,000. What was the result? In three years' time the demand for Maule's Seeds 

 had increased to such proportions as to make another warehouse necessary; 

 hence the two stores in which my business is at present conducted. Some 

 might ask, " Why did you not extend 1711 and have all under one roof?" A very 

 natural question ; but I think I can answer it so that I can score another point, 

 why I know my facilities for conducting the business in Maule's 

 Seeds are not equaled by any other seed company. In both stores I 

 carry a complete line of every thing in which I deal. If one of my warehouses 

 should bum down, even in the height of the season, while I should of course 

 sutfer loss and inconvenience, still my customers would lose nothing, for ray 

 business would not be interrupted foran hour. Have I not reason to be proud of 

 a business requiring such faculties to conduct it? And ought I not have reason 

 to be very thankful to the thousands of my friends who have spoken so many 

 kind words in the years gone by in favor of Maule's Seeds, and to whom I 

 am alone indebted for their present popularity in every County, 

 in every State in these United States J I CERTAINLY AM. No one 

 appreciates more than I, that altliougn I might Issue catalogues by the million, 

 an 1 should advertise in every paper published, I could never have built up such a 

 business without the help of my customers; that help, 1 have had 

 MOST BOCNTIPULLT, as is shown by the thousands of kind words written 

 and spoken every Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring in favor of Maule's Seeds, 

 and for which I can never thank them sufficiently. 



The above cuts are exact representations of the exterior of my Jones and 

 Filbert Street Stores; that on opposite page an excellent illustration of the 

 interior of the Filbert Street Warehou e, while that at the bottom of this page 



well illustrates Mail Order Department No. J, which occupies the entire third fl< 

 of the Jones Street Warehouse. These are not fancy pictures, but re pre gel 

 things just as they are. It Is needless lo say that I am very proud to shi 

 any one of my customers through my warehouses. Frequently customers Iron 

 distance happen to be stopping in Philadelphia, and while here, come to see I 

 place from which they obtain their seeds. 1 am always glad to see them, a 

 after showing them through my stores, all express the same opinion th 

 the half had not been told, and that they had no idea there was such a pi 

 in the country. As it is impossible for all my customers to go through inv est; 

 lishment in person, I will explain opposite illustration ; beginningat the botto 



THE BASEMENT.— This is entirely devoted to storing seed point. 



FIRST FLOOR —To the right, will first lie seen office No. 1. This 

 devoted entirely to booking orders. For this purpose I require 37 enormoi 

 ledgers, which if laid one on top of the other, make a pile almost 8 fee; big 

 They contain 57,376 separate accounts, or one for every P. (). in t; 

 country. Back of this office is the outgoing mail room ; here, almost all dav loi 

 half a dozen clerks are busy placing the stamps on packages that go by mail, hi 

 packing them in Uncle Sam's mail sacks, which the post-office authorities t'urni 

 me for that purpose. Back of this is the shipping room. Here I have a drive-w 

 right into the store into which wagons are backed, so that nil my unloading a 

 loading in the Filbert Street warehouse Is done under cover. 



SECOND FLOOR.— To the right will be seen office of my manager. Ba( 

 of his office is my private office, illustration of which is given on first page. T 

 balance of this floor is lifted up to fill the larger mail-orders. 



THIRD FLOOR.— To the right will be seen office number .5 ; here youi 

 women are kept busy addressing catalogue wrappers, and tiling orders, accor 

 ing to number, in books of 500 orders each, after they have been tilled. Ba< 

 of this, and right over my private office, is the office for opening the mail, illu 

 trated on page 6. In the busy season my entire time from 8 A. M, to 11 P. A] 

 assisted by four or five trusty clerks, is taken up opening t he thousands of lettei 

 brought me by every mail and in dictating to a ste nographer such letters a 

 require answering. In the middle of this floor will be seen part of my storag 

 bins for seeds in packets; here I have stored away millions of papers which hi 

 done up as soon as new seeds come to hand in the fall, and are packed here IV 

 use in the rush of business. Back of this room is the Mail-Order Departmen 

 No. 2. here all mail-orders amounting to less than Si00 are tilled and th 

 room is also used in December and January for mailing my catalogues. 



FOURTH FLOOR —Is devoted to storage purposes. 



FIFTH FLOOR. —Forward part is devoted to storing onion sets ani 

 cleaning seeds. The rear contains Mail-Order Department No. 3; in thi! 

 department all orders amounting to more than ~2.h0and less than S-1.00 are tilled 



