The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-06

viii be occupied By n complete printing
Office, with press. power. etc, where all
kind of job work will be done.
This completes q description Of all the
departments OF one of the most complete
department stores outside Of Chicago.
The interior of the building will eventu-
ally be veritable beehive, with an army
Of busy employees On every one Of its four
floors. Every one Of the numerous de-
partments will be connected with hang
ing Office located on the main, or Second
street, floor by q Lamson electric cable
cash carrier. where nearly q dozen girls
will be KEEP. busy pulling in carriers, max
ing change and sending them back to
every one of the four floors.
The Riaito. when in complete working
order, will contain over forty complete
departments, as follows:
First fioor-Prin.ing Office. press room.
packing and shipping electric light plant,
engine room, elevator, motors. warehouse
rooms.
Second fioor--Groceries. wood and will
iowware. trunks. travellers supplies,
harness, saadlery, household goods.
crockery. hardware, stoves, mantels
CRATES, tiles, heavy boots and shoes. rub
Der goods, furniture.
Exhibit hail--Agriculturai implements,
carriages. wagons, awnings, tents. stained
glass, wire work, gas stoves, brick, lime.
hair. feed, hay, ire brick, clay pipes, boa,
builders.
Second street noor-Dry goods. fancy
notions. ladies and misses cioaks cloth
ing mems furnishings ard hats, fine boots
and shoes, stationery, drugs, queensware.
bric-a-brae. lewelry, optical goods. carpets,
draperies. uphoistsFings, office and house
furniture.
Top aoor-Lsdies' suits, dressmaking,
millinery. decorative needlework. artists
| materials, Photographic supplies, sewing
machines, typewriters, wall paper, pic
lures. confectionery. fruits. flowers. cigars
tobacco. musical merchandise, cafe, bar
Der shop, ladies manicure and hairdres-
sing parlors. general offices.
A brief history of the undertaking and
description OF the building will provs of
interest 10 the readers:
The Riaito is the largest retail business
house west of Chicago and is the
most thoroughly complete department
| store in America lt has a frontage of
90 feet By 10 feet deep, and has four
floors for the sale of merchandise. The
beautiful structure, occupying the block
from Madison street TO Spring street on
the west side of Second street. was erected
especially for this concern. at a cost of
almost 100000, which. with the enor-
nous stock of merchandise IL now con-
tains. represents an outlay of more than
| 81. 10000. The pcrfecting of this enter.
! prise marks an epoch in the history OF
trade on the Pacific coast.
The enterprise " rs Il rst proposed by T.
| NJ. Rasin, of Seattle. shout four years ago
| and was presented 10 three different set.
| OF capitalists. who ali accepted IL as an I'm.
usually practical and inviting investment,
! but each syndicate failed 10 raise the euor-
NOUS amour. necessary 10 carry out thu
| proposition. IL was finally presented "a
| Herman Chaplin. president Of the Boston
| National bank o. Seattle. for the purpose
| ot buying the land and erecting the build
| ing.
| The getting together Of the merchandise
was presented 10 ". s. Leckie 4 Co
/ Daulton. Carrie 4 Co. Treen & Raymond
! o. ". Lynch & Co. schsde, Woodruff a
| 20. and I. NJ. Rasin Clothing Company
/ These live and energetic merchants 81
( once ssw the many advantages combining
! in such an enterprise. and agreed 20 un
/ dertske u. Upon their signing q lease tel
| the entire plant for ten years from the
time 81 its completion, Mr.. Chaplin. accom-
panied by Mr.. kaisin. went to Boston Re,
the purpose Of getting money with
which 70 buy land and erect
were veil pleased with the .des. and
/ the entire amount was raised within ter
| days, between May - and June !. ie,l3
which Will he long remcDb ered as tire
/ darkest and most troubled! period in the
! greatest financial panic America has eve'
! knowa. Their reasons for such flstiers !
! contldenc ia The city OF Seattle are ohvs-
/ Gus: ar could there Re any more con
/ vinc!ng proof OF sgch confidence than the
/ fact that syndicate If Boston capitalists
\ would. at that time, not only lock At ths
/ proposition. bot did pct Up the money in
| actaAi cash.
| In considering this. she most gigantic en-.
| tsrprfss os Seattle. many arguments Pre-.
s~nted them selves IA la favor The mer-
/ chants Sonx into is are ali men Of en.
| perIsncs and Of TIRED business ability. and
ali knew we'll that such stores rs this
were. 81 that time OF crashing hanks and
1 deprecissjng vasaes. II flourlsA5ug con.
/ G.sion because. by she combining Of effort.
/ IN one large store, the expenses are 20
/ aacsd by ons-5aif, while tAeir facilities
for handing customers ars increased ten
! fold Thus. ths decrease in expense and Ia.
/ crease - tTa3e, permit iaesa 20 sell good
I st Fnuea lover pFles than reop5e " h1
I handle enc line ~ goods oaly can eve,
1 hoDe 10 10. In ev44eacs OF tins thew have
such successes "a Jordan, Mash & Co.
I R0sson: f. II. Macy 4 Co. New York
( Sssg.e. Cooper & &c. sad The Far. Cas-
( cage, 1oha WAuansSer. Phliade, pass
T scA&Uzn & kvasx, ~. Pau. and Donald.
{ soa's Glass Block. Minneapolis. Ia fact.
( lie cooperative i,.e2 lends l;scst readily -
az tAinklas rasschAats aud waeysYe- i,
/ oafsins u sisays proves 8 sssecsss, as cora
bass stfoTs = aatfarasv stronger taan IN.
( ssvsdGA4 EFFORT Ia weli-rsga.&:s. de-
( rsrt'neus store are iouua AL 8nss Of nes-
eaaualks snd al possible convenience.
and 1ae customer . not obliged 80 ca sron
ka2p 10 a-og - cons. as.a sex 2aY1a A.YIRx