G. Kellogg & Co. - Seattle
Gardner Kellogg was born in Maine in 1839 and arrived in Seattle from San Francisco in 1863. His brother David preceded him to Seattle by a year where they soon moved into the quarters of the E. M. Sammis Photography Studio in the spring of 1865 opening the Kellogg Brothers Druggists at Commercial and Mills Sts, Gardner continued the business after David left to work in Chicago, leaving Gardner, the trained druggist, in charge of their patent medicines, sarsaparillas, cooking ex-tracts, toilet articles and coal oils. Kellogg was also the town's postmaster (a Lincoln appointee), notary and volunteer fireman. For nearly 30 more years, "Gard" Kellogg went from location to location and partnership to partnership until, in 1894, he handed the business to his son Edward and gave himself to a lifelong passion even greater than writing prescriptions. Kellogg was soon reappointed Seattle's fire chief, in charge of a department he had helped start as a volunteer force. In 1901 Kellogg was promoted from Chief to fire marshal, at position he held until he retired at the age of 72. He died even years later in 1918.
Note: History courtesy Paul Dorpat - "Seattle Now and Then"
Pacific & Puget Sound - Seattle
William Brix (former hotel-keeper) started Pacific & Puget Sound Soda Works around 1880, and eventually took on a Mr. Stewart as a partner. The soda factory was located at 717-1/2 Front Street. In 1883, Brix ran afoul of the law and sold the business to James Morrison and in 1889, Morrison sold part ownership of the company to Herman J. Ritter and George Buxmann. In 1890/91, they bought Morrison's interest and moved the plant to 513 8th Ave where they manufactured soda and mineral water and were agents for the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Co. In 1894, they purchased F.H. Sheldon & Company, and merged it with their existing firm under the new name "Pacific and Puget Sound Bottling Company". The company engaged in the manufacture, bottling and selling of lager beer, soda water, mineral waters and other beverages, in casks, kegs, bottles and boxes. The company moved to a new location at 1701 8th Ave and remained there until moving to the San Telmo Apartment building located at the corner of Minor and Stewart. The firm lasted past Prohibition and eventually closed the doors sometime around 1920.
N. D. Hill - Port Townsend
Nathaniel Davis (N.D.) Hill amassed his fortune primarily
through the pharmaceutical industry and early land management in the Washington Territory. His financial success was built on several key ventures:
Retail and Manufacturing Pharmacy: After moving to Port Townsend in the late 1850s, Hill became a "pioneer pharmacist". He not only operated a retail pharmacy but also became the region's first manufacturer of medicines and drugs, which significantly increased his wealth and local influence.
Indian Agency Management: Before settling fully into the pharmacy business in Port Townsend, Hill gained early experience and income managing an Indian Agency on Whidbey Island and engaged in farming.
Real Estate Investment: By 1889, Hill was wealthy enough to commission the construction of the $25,000 N.D. Hill Building (a substantial sum at the time) to replace his existing pharmacy. This reflected his status as one of the most successful and respected businessmen in the Territory.
Hill’s son, Daniel Hill, also became a prominent figure in the local community, further solidifying the family's legacy in Port Townsend.
H. E. Holmes - Walla Walla
Henry Elliot Holmes was a San Francisco native and prominent Walla Walla druggist and businessman who founded a drug store in the city in 1873. He moved to Seattle in 1888 and with business partners A.B. Stewart of Seattle and Morley Stewart of Tacoma, they established Stewart & Holmes Drug Co. with the firm being owned and operated as retail drug stores in Seattle, Tacoma and Walla Walla. In 1904, the business operated as wholesale only. The wholesale drug firm later became McKesson, Stewart & Holmes, then McKesson & Robbins, eventually becoming the largest drug wholesaler in the Pacific Northwest. Holmes was the original owner of the Holmes Building in Walla Walla located at 204-206 West Main Street which bared an inscription on its facade that read "Holmes 1887".
A. Schwartz - Walla Walla
Adolph Schwartz first a saloon located at 120 & 122 Main St. in Walla Walla, Washington Territory in late 1882. Adolph owned this bar for just over 21 years when he sold it in 1904 to John Kremer. Next, Schwartz purchased the Fountain Saloon located at 31 E. Main St in 1905 and operated it until its closing in 1914. Mr. Schwartz then changed the saloon into a confectionery, soft drink and candy store and operated it until he retired in 1922.
A. B. Stewart - Tacoma
Alexander Stewart was born in Concession 4 of Peel Township, near Glen Allan, on Feb. 20, 1854. His father sent him to Toronto for advanced education and was enrolled at Victoria College and graduated in pharmacy in the early 1870s. In the summer of 1874, he landed in Silver City, Nevada, where he opened a drug store. A short time later he opened a branch store at Gold Hill. Both towns were, at that time, in the later stages as booming and boisterous gold mining towns, part of the fabled Comstock Lode. By 1879, Stewart moved to Bodie, California, which, in the mid-1870s experienced a gold boom, and a population that swelled from a couple of hundred to 7,000. In 1882, Stewart packed up his stock and moved to Seattle along with a brother, A. Morley Stewart. After four years he opened the first in a series of branch pharmacies with a partner, a man named Henry E. Holmes - a San Francisco native, who Stewart had known as the owner of a drug store in Walla Walla, Washington Territory. To supply their own stores, Stewart & Holmes began to operate a wholesale division, which soon became the principal supplier for dozens of other drug stores across the northwestern United States. In December of 1929 Alex Stewart caught a cold, which soon turned into pneumonia. Stewart died two days before Christmas. He was 75 and had spent his last 47 years in Seattle.