S.H. and D. McMillan

MESSRS. S. H. & D. McMILLAN, Warehousemen, 354, Dumbarton Road, Partick, Glasgow.

    In the general drapery trade, Messrs. S. H. and D. McMillan, of 354, Dumbarton Road, Partick, take a prominent position amongst Glasgow firms as regards the stock they hold, the extent of their business, and its departmental completeness. They do not cultivate any one speciality as an exceptional boon to the public —a somewhat fallacious practice, by the way, in the drapery trade, if not to the firms who adopt it, at least, to their patrons. Messrs. McMillan rely upon the extent and variety of their goods and the fact, also, that they are not only drapers, but carry on an industrial concern in the way of millinery, dress and mantle-making, etc. — a fact which ensures to their customers that the articles supplied by the firm may be purchased at first price, with no intermediate profits to increase the cost. The character of the firm’s trade is what may be called a popular one. Cheapness combined with quality and utility appears to be their motto, for from them may be obtained on the most reasonable terms all the requisites incidental to a thoroughly good outfit.

    Their premises are spacious, well appointed, attractively arranged, and replete with a great variety of goods. They consist of a large warehouse of two floors. The ground floor is used as a general retail warehouse for drapery, millinery, woollen, and dress goods. A handsome oak staircase leads from the centre of the warehouse to the second floor, where are situated the work-rooms and show rooms for dresses, mantles, millinery, and general outfitting. It may serve to give some idea of the extent of the firm’s business in this department, if it be mentioned that, in this department, thirty hands are employed. Not only are the showrooms attractively fitted up, but the work-rooms are well arranged, and the comfort of the employees is in every way studied.

    The industrial section of the firm’s business has, of late years, greatly developed on account of the reputation which Messrs. McMillan have gained for their economical charges combined with good material, style, and finish. They are also the designers and manufacturers of “The McMillan Hunting Tartan” — registered. The firm is now a well-established one, having been founded twenty years ago. The present partners are Messrs. Samuel and Donald McMillan, both of whom are thoroughly conversant with the various requirements of the trade, and both are as respected for their business rectitude as they are for their enterprise.

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