The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-03-27
UP WITH THE TIMES.
Preparing for Other Successes
|hANob in LOCATION MADE NECEs-
sARY BY INCREASED BUSINESS
GOOD TO SEE.

~, oPeheu SO recently at the corner
OF Thirteenth and Chestnut streets.
Philadelphia, is one of which the firm
may well be proud. Rising full four
stories upward, with frontage of 70
feet upon Chestnut street and ex-
tending solidly built up depth of 1907
feet along the west side of Thirteenth
street to Drury street, it makes an i'm.
posingly handsome structure.
A. {. Yates & Co. has been one of
the most successful firms in the re-
tail sale of mems youths, bows and
children's clothing, and have made the
present consolidation of their stores
to accommodate the greater number
OF their customers. The wellknown
Ledger building location, which. for
the past fifteen years has been so
popular, has been permanently aband.
oned and the entire business trans
ferred to the uemodeled building at
the corner of Thirteenth and Chest
nut stress, a portion of which has
been occupied for some time past BY
branch store with most encouraging
results.
The entire corner Of the new build
ing on the first floor is one vast show
window, in which is displayed attract
lively mems and youths clothing
This window is at present decorated
most beautifully by a grouping of
nearly two hundred Easter lilies, with
background of thriving young palms,
setting off to advantage the already
tasteful arrangement.
On the Chestnut street front, west
OF the corner window, is the main
entrance. West of that is another
double show window, containing a
decoration of white azaleas, hanked
also by young palms. This contains
first, display of boys and children's
clothing-kilts, knickerbockers, and
full length suits-second, an array of
all that is latest in the lines comprised
in gents furnishing goods. Along the
entire front of these beautiful plate
glass windows, runs heavy brass
guard rail to reduce the danger of
breakage, while against projecting
wall facing the most westerly show
window, is a large and costly mirror,
also protected by guard rail.
The first and second floors of the
building are devoted exclusively to
mems and youths clothing, with the
exception Of a liberal space at the
westeen side of the first floor, which,
is given up to gents furnishing goods.
These.departments represent a COM
plete stock of everything in their respect
i've lines, the newest patterns and most
stylish and serviceable qualities COM
bining with remarkable low prices.
The third floor is devoted entirely
to boys and children's clothing, being
conveniently connected with the floors
beneath it by a luxurious eley ator, max
ing it easy to reach, and giving the
little ones the pleasures of a ride.
The fourth floor is occupied by the
manufacturing department, the firm
having all their clothing manufactured
in Philadelphia. This floor is con-
nected with those below it by means
of an elevator located in the rear of
the store, and used largly for freight
purposes, as well as the regular broad
and easy staircases. E .t..
The externa! decorations of the
building of temporary character con
sist of flags of all nations displayed,
one from each of the fifty-four large
windows of the second, third and
fourth floors, twenty-seven of which
are on the Thirteenth street side, and
an equal number on the Chestnut
street 'front.' These numerous win
dows give an excellent lighting to each
of their various floors. A permanent
and attractive exteroal feature is also
the large flagstaff surrounding the
Thirteenth and Chestnut streets cor
ner, carrying handsome pure white
streamer with the legend A. c. Yates
& Co, on it in red lettering.
The basement contains added util-
tiles. In its confines are placed an
eighty-horse power boiler, which opor-
ates an engine which in turn furnishes
power to the two elevators and an
electric lighting apparatus solely for
the use of this building. Steam heat
is also supplied throughout the sturct-
ure when needed.
This great improvement places the
firm in most advantageous position,
both in regard to convenience to them
selves in the added space given them
and in convenience to their customers
the new stores being within three
squares of the main station Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad and the same
distance from the projected terminu:
of the Philadelphia and Reading.