The Lamar register., 1892-02-13

there are six Of them that rank among the
best In Denver. Two of them ccrner On
Slxieeuth street, and theiF location NAV,
10 doubt, be largely ascri5cI 70 the o.
fractions Of that famous thoroagdfare.
Bat the others are OF SlItcgntL street, be-
tweea that and Seventeenth, and aro dis
tlnctiyely California street houses.
In Dcceu ber, lo,s. q Little more than
three years ago. tho McSEmara Dry
Goods Company moved tkeir store from
Fifteenth and I.arlmer streets iEto the
Immense rev bHuiiug Al the eorncr %
Sixteenth uud California Most people
REGARDED ihs location 50 far up town as
doubtful experiment, but the store had
plenty Of space Tor an attractive display OF
goods behind thrce hundred feet Of plate
glass frout, and the pruprietors were On
tcrpri,iuc aud popular They filed the
whole four Eoors with choice and well Sc
lectcd goods and their trade increased in
such measure a. TO fully Justify the re-
nova. "sicNamara's" became the most
prominent landmark OF tho upper part OF
town. Perhaps the best Idea OF the masni-
tudo OF this great establishment may be
gained by imagining stoTv thiriy-three
feet vide aud half ml.o long, E!lei with
countless clerks aud hne goods. SHcl
.tore would bo a little smaller than Me
Namara's. l believe that the present
force Of CLERKS and other employees mum
bers is5 or upwards.
Tie next large business house TO locate
on California Street was the Hughes y
Keith Sanitary Supply Company. Ihis
company was tho trst In the city TO appre-
clate the field for . high grade OF WORK IN
plumbing and gas and electric fixtures
They believed that Denver people We're
willing 10 pay for the best. aud they nave
succeeded on that line. They rapidly TOOK
the lead and have kept it Outgrowihs
their quarters on Curtis Street in OCTOBER
1890 they moved into their present large
and elegant store, l6il 10 lot' California
Street, where they occupy two uoors, eaeh
5OxIa5 feet in size, and make highly at.
tractlve and superbly artistic display OF
finc sanitary plumbing appliances, all 70
be seen In operation. They arc also the
exclusive agents OF the Mitchell, Vance
Company, OF New York, manufacturers OIL
high grade combination gas and eleettlc
light fxtures, and undoubtedly have tue
largest, most artistic and best selected
stock Of these goods 70 be seen out OF New
York City. They also make speciality oil
house wiring for electric hgnt h&tures'
RegInnipg business seven years ago with
ave or six hands, they now have ninety
six men in their employ in their various
departments. The building, OF pressed
briek and stone. has an ornamental trout
in keepinE with the interior.
In June, isgo on tho completion OF the
be.utiful brown stone building on the cor
nor of California and Sixteenth Streets
known a, the Mack Block. the third great
business establishment came to California
street.-the knight Campbell Music Com
many. The company have magnlheeh'
corner store, richly fitted up, and are
easily the largest dealers in pianos ana
organs in ali this western country, their
sales exceeding half million dollars
year. They handle the leading instru'
rents. those Of Steinway, Decker Bros
weber. Fisher, Everett Kimball and c. a.
smith. This house dates back to 1874, and
long occupied double store on Lawrence
Street -,
n was not until November, 1891, thai
,be fourth important business establish
,,,sr, xvas moved TO California Street,
j, Ki,pairick's great furniture house
,,.bsch occupies the immense double store,
six doors and basement, 1888 tc l6S9 Cali
fornia Street. 1T also stands At the head
in its psrticular line Of business. In the