Arizona weekly citizen., 1889-06-15
NEW LOCATION.
Col. Durr Now In His New Quarters On Congress Street.

tucson can truly DOdSI Ol us Hdl1y large and commodious houses. It re- quires large houses and big stocks of goods to accommodate the immense commercial business that centers at this place from all quarters. People come here from every point, north, south, east and west, because they know here is kept the best stocks of goods. The bushes men of this city are liberal and sell their goods at a reasonable profit which accounts for the fact that people come long distances to trade with them. One of the
 SOLID AND wELL-KNowN houses in Tucson is that of Col. Joseph Durr. He came to this place on the first railroad train that came in over the Southern Pacific from Yuma, and commenced bushes in a small place on Mesilla street, only having few goods, but his business began to grow from the start, backed by energy and constant attention. The room was enlarged, and the goods packed in like sardines in box, from floor to ceiling. In 1882 his trade had increased to that extent that he had no longer room to carry it on and the building on Meyer street was secured. This was much better, but soon he found himself again cramped for room. His trade had extended to every town and camp in southern Ari- zona, and it became necessary to buy many articles
 BY THE CARLOAD.
 From time to time warerooms in the vicinity were secured until he had three. Several weeks ago he began to look out for larger quarters and finally secured the commodious building on the corner of Congress and Meyer street from MT. Joseph P Lonergan. This building is one of the largest in the city and well adapted to the grocery business.
 Col Durr has had force of men at work arranging this place, putting up and tearing down partitions, painting etc., for two weeks.
 The main store room has been shelved on one side and will be used for the re- tail grocery business. In this room will be kept all manner of fancy family gro- ceries.
 HUNDREDS OF BARRELS and kegs of whiskeys, wines and brand ies are piled up in this room entirely cutting the front part of the room from the rear where is located the bar. Ad- joining the main room on the west is located the famous Warum Darum room. This has been fitted up with a view of 1t is furnished with tables and chairs and the walls hung with many pictures. Here the weary may come and sip their beer and eat their lunch in ease and quite. The Colonels beer hall was
 A FAvoRITE PLACE for people to go few moments at noon time, even on Meyer street, but 1t will be much more so now, since its location | on the popular street and in the heart | of the business part of the city. In the | rear of this room is large ware room | capable of holding elght or ten car oads of goods at one time. Here will be | kept the beer, cheese, pickled pork, lard, | nam, bacon, vinegar, casks of olives, etc. | sts. Beneath this room is one of the | finest cellars in the city where every hing that would be in any way effected 0y the heat can be kept cool and nice. In the rear of the main room and ad- oining the bar is another room which | will be kept for the benefit of private parties. This room is entered from Meyer street.
 The Colonel showed the reporter all through and explained the
 MANY ADVANTAGES le would enjoy now, in a business way, which was denied him at his old location The place is already crowded with goods md this means that Colonel Durr has a 'tock of goods that will compare with zept in any clty in the southwest. He low has large amounts of goods on the 'oad, that were ordered in advance to lrrive after he got into the new store car load of beer is on the road from San Francisco and it will arrive in a few lays.
 The public are invited to call and see he venerable son of his grandmother t his new home hositably and shown trough one of the completest and best rranged business houses in Tucson.
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