T. S. MARTIN CO.

Department Store

With the new million-dollar home erected four years ago, the T. S. Martin Co. is said to have the finest equipment of any department store west of Chicago. Indeed, it is often called the Marshall Field's of the west. The store was founded by the late T. S. Martin in 1890. From this small dry goods store of 43 years ago with the owner and two clerks, one of the most wonderful retail businesses in the northwest has been developed. Over 600 employees help this concern to merchandise several million dollars' worth of goods every year. T. S. Martin operated the store personally during his life, turning it over to the management of his three sons at his death. Thus it has been under the control of the same family throughout its existence.

The building itself is a model of architecture as well as efficiency. From the basement to the roof it contains every modern convenience known to large stores. It is strictly fireproof, with the entire stock carefully protected by a sprinkler system. Architects and builders have come from all parts of the country to see this example of a modern western store. It is said that the sedate old east has carried back many new ideas from this store. Built of buff brick, trimmed in white and standing six stories high in the heart of the retail district, there is little wonder that it attracts people from the enormous trade territory.

The stock carried in this store is just as modern and up-to-date as the building. The store has the reputation of doing the largest women's apparel business and of carrying the most lines of nationally advertised goods of any store in the state of Iowa. Everything for the home from a paper of pins to oriental rugs and draperies can be had under this one roof. The newest and most beautiful creations in clothes for men and women are always found at Martin's. It has become the one store for thousands of homes in the great trade territory.

J. Earle Martin is president; Jules T. Martin, vice president, and Howard V. Martin, secretary and treasurer of the T. S. Martin Co. All three are sons of the late T. S. Martin and have learned merchandising from actual experience, having served in every department of the store before coming to the head of the organization.

DR. E. J. ACKLEY

Dentist

With the idea of giving the people of Sioux City good dentistry for less money than they had been paying. Dr. E. J. Ackley came to Sioux City five years ago and opened an office. He has since built up a high grade practice in his line, many of his patients coming many miles from the territory to take advantage of his work. He conducts his practice personally in a modernly equipped office in the Iowa building. Dr. Ackley first began his practice after many years of study in 1901. Since that time he has practiced in various places in America and in Europe. Four years were "pent as a dentist in the United States Navy at Puget Sound Navy Yard. This was during the war and immediately following: Previous to this time Dr. Ackley had spend four years practicing in Munich. Bavaria. Numbering among his patients there was Crown. Prince Rupprecht and others of the German nobility who came on the recommendation of the prince. His five years of practice in Sioux City have been busy ones for him.

F. J. SULZBACH

General Contracting

In 1880, Joseph Sulzbach, a pioneer contractor and builder of this section of the country, started a business in Sioux City. In 1889, his son, F. J. Sulzbach took over the business confining his work at that time to brick construction only. He has since branched out into a general contracting business covering everything from small homes to industrial plants. Mr. Sulzbach has personally supervised all of his work, never going into partnership with anyone. He employs from 20 to 100 men, depending upon the work he is doing. During recent years his contracting has been confined to Sioux City alone. Some of his recent work includes the Blue Valley Creamery building, Hanford's creamery, Tackaberry building, foundations for Scottish Rite Temple, Kalish apartments and Nash apartments.

HORNICK, MORE &. PORTERFIELD

Wholesale Druggists

For nearly a half century the name of John Hornick has been known to the drug trade in the northwest. He was one of the pioneer business men of this country and the business which he established in 1868 still bears his name. The men who have taken his place in the organization are A. J. More, J. W. Porterfield, J. W. Crumrine, G. A. Junk and F. T. Lagger. This company, now called Hornick, More & Porterfield, does an extensive wholesale drug business in Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Wyoming. They employ 75 people in the large warehouse located on Pearl street. Thirteen salesmen cover the territory specializing in drugs, chemicals, paints, varnishes, druggist sundries, soda fountains, drug store fixtures, holiday goods and hundreds of other articles handled by the drug stores. The company is equipped to outfit a drug store complete from the soda fountain in the front to the prescription counter in the rear. The company has a capital of half a million dollars and carries one of the largest lines of stock in similar businesses west of Chicago. The men who are now at the head of the institution are some of the best known in civic and commercial life in Sioux City and have taken an active part in the progress of the city.

PERKINS BROS. CO.

Printers and Engravers.
Publishers Sioux City Journal.

One of the most complete and inclusive printing plants in Iowa is that of Perkins Bros. Co., printers, lithographers, engravers, binders and publishers. The company was first organized in April, 1870, by the late Perkins brothers, George D. and H. A. Perhaps no man was better known in newspaper circles in Iowa and the territory than was George Perkins. Many references are still made to the time when George Perkins was active in newspaper work. From a small eight-page weekly paper of that time the Sioux City Journal, which was founded by Perkins brothers, has grown to a metropolitan daily with eight daily editions and a large Sunday edition. This is the only Sunday paper in Sioux City.

In addition to the daily paper with Associated Press news in all editions and dozens of daily features, this company operates one of the largest commercial printing plants in the three states. They have the only lithographing plant in Sioux City and one of the two photo engraving plants. A book or magazine can be issued complete from this plant including ngravings, type setting, printing and binding. No other printing establishement in the city is thus equiepped. High school and college annuals are features of the job printing departments. Hundreds of different schools have been served in this way by Perkins Brothers.

There are 185 regular employees in the Journal building, with 26 traveling men in the territory and with 190 boy carriers. The building is owned by the company and occupied entirely by them. It consists of four floors and basement and is modern and fireproof throughout. The first floor contains the offices and a retail store for selling stationery and office supplies. Blank books and other equipment are made in their own plant for the store. On the second floor is the mailing department, and the third foloor is occupied by the editorial rooms and mechanical department of the Journal. The fourth floor is taken up by the commercial printing composing room, press room and bindery.

The present officers of the Perkins Bros. Co. are W. H. Sammons, president; Wm. R. Perkins, vice president, and John B. Perkins, secretary.

Opening an engineering office in 1918 with four engineers, W. E. Buell has built a business demanding the services of from eight to fifteen professional engineers. Besides Mr. Buell himself such engineers as H. M. Romig, L. A. Winters, C. R. Sandifer, U. F. Turpin, C, W. Bates and W. W. Crawford have played an important part in this organization. The Buell organization specializes in consulting work in municipal engineering. Designs are made and carried out for storm and sanitary sewers, sewerage disposal plants, pavements, waterworks systems and other municipal work. This company has been employed by about one hundred cities to date on this class of work. Every public improvement must be designed, plans and specifications drawn, cost estimated, contracts let, and then supervised throughout construction, such engineering service insuring minimum cost and satisfaction.

The Bekins Van and Storage Co. of Sioux City. known by everyone who has ever moved or intended to move, was founded in 1891, by Martin Bekins, John Bekins and Take Bekins. It was then a draying business only, using horse-drawn wagons. The business has now grown into a transfer and storage with a fleet of giant motor trucks, many of which are large enough to move a houseful of furniture a hundred miles at one load 'in one day. Two warehouses for time storage are operated by the company. Individual locked rooms are rented for any length of time to those who desire to store their household goods or other equipment. A specialty which has been developed by Bekins in recent years is the coast shipping. They combine numerous shipments into solid cars and ship to California, giving carload rates en small shipments. John Bekins is president of the company, with S. T. Bekins, manager.

SUNLIGHT PRODUCE CO.
Poultry and Eggs

Sioux City can boast of the largest dealers in the northwest in poultry and eggs. This is the Sunlight Produce Co., who operate a plant with poultry feeding capacity of 35,000 birds and dressing capacity of 6,500 daily. The storage capacity of the plant in a large refrigeration department is over five million pounds. The business has been built up by courteous and satisfactory dealings with small and large shippers in the trade territory. Another factor in the growth of the business is the equipping of a plant to handle the pro duce that comes. The feeding department fattens thousands upon thousands of chickens which are dressed and packed as Sunlight or Monogram brands. These brands are both noted for their quality all through the country. The third big factor in the success of the organization is the method of distribution. The poultry and eggs are bought in the territory and sold through branches of the Sunlight Produce Co. These branches are located in all the principal cities of the United States and a part of Canada. The plant, located in the stock yards district, takes its place with the packing plants. It is to the poultry producer what the packing plants are to the stock raiser. It plays no small part in the development of poultry raising in this part of the west.

The products of the Tagg Bros. Shirt Co. are sold in over a thousand towns in 37 states of the United States. It is one of the most extensive made-to-measure shirt companies in the country. The firm was first organized in 1879, by A. R. and E. C. Tagg, featuring made-to -measure shirts in their retail men's furnishing store; the store trade being later dropped in order to give more time to the rapidly growing manufacturing end. Both of these left the business and Walter V. Tagg came into active partnership. He is president of the incorporated company at the present time and has associated with him his two sons, W. C., who is vice president, and E. S., who is secretary-treasurer. The original company was established in Chicago, moving to Sioux City, January 1, 1915. They now make, besides shirts, dental gowns, pajamas, night shirts and underwear. This is all made-to-measure, the company keeping all measurements on file so that a man can order from any part of the world. A force of 60 people is required to handle the manufacturing, selling and office part of the business.