The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-01

WHICH, cOmDlneQ with the 1tal1an re-
| Nuisance style of architecture. presents a
very striking appearance.
With the basementand galleries there are
practically five floors, all finished in the
most massive and costly style. rivaling
any grocery establishment on the CONT
| tinent in size, arrangement and beauty.
The basement is one vast store in itself
with galleries and concrete floor. 1t is
we'll ventilated and lighted and is con-
nected with the sidewalk by hydraulic
freight elevators and with the upper floors
by. passenger and freight elevators. The
galleries of the upper. stories are protected
with fine oak railing, filled in with
wrought iron grill work, finished in Bower
barff. On the first floor and on the mezza--
nine floor there are two private offices and
fireproof vault. The offices are finished
in solid oak and beveled glass panels.
The floors are inlaid with costly woods and
all the doors are provided with electric
openers.
From the four magnificent offices in the
rear to the show-windows there is har-
mony of design and a completeness of
finish not eaualed in any other mercan-
tile establishment on this coast. There are
600 lineal feet of shelving alone. All the
work on the main floor is of the Empire
design in solid oak. The glass used is of
the best quality of French plate, and every
one of the many counters has Tennessee
marble base. The hardware and fixtures
are of the Bower barff finish.
The first wall case is for general gro
ceries, notable feature of which is the
patent canisters for coffee, costing $50
apiece. The third case, for fruits and nuts,
is an elaborate affair. Through the plate
glass fronts OF the cannisters appetizing
fruits will tempt the eye Of many pretty
woman. The next case is for fancy gro
ceries, and then follows one made fire.
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aisle is the Getty of Hamburg" a hexa-
gonal counter for all sorts of sausages,
cheese, hams, butter, eggs, ETC., and deli
cacles of the season; besides which a cui-
sine has been added to this most popular
department., through which customers are
furnished salads of all kinds, cold meats
and delicacies for picnics, whist and late
supper parties. In the construction of the
top of this counter alone 100 feet of Italian
marble are used. The candy counter is
also hexagonal, with plate glass showcase,
which is filled with sweetmeats held in
silyer-plated pans.
The, toilet and drug department. has
| five showcases almost entirely of glass,
containing soaps, brushes, perfumes, etc.
The tea-sampling Office is semi-circular in
design, finished in paneled work with
rich carvings. Adjoining is the tea de-
partment, which has counter constructed
| with movable plate glass fronts, behind
WulCu GIG hcpb Vi teas IN silver
plates, which are reflected by mirrors in
the back of the counter, giving it very
| rich appearance. AT each end of this
counter there is seven-foot glass counter
holding samples of fine teas. In the stock
case are fifty-seven canisters. This fea-
ture of the interior work has been greatly
admired and is perhaps as striking piece
ends of the case are mirrors. On one
end of the case is the telephone Office which
is glazed with crystallized French plate.
while on the other end, toward the street.
there is a circular showcase with sliding
door having a French beveled plate five
feet. high, which has three glass shelves
resting on silver-plated adjustable brack-
cts. The cigar department. has counter
twenty-five feet long, with beveled plate
glass top, front, ends and back. Behind
this is a thirty-foot cigar stock case, fin
ished with silk-lined cupboards. Opposite
is the liquor department, with thirty-foot
oak counter with glass front and top. and
an adjoining oak counter twenty-five feet
long. The wall-shelving of this section is
sixty-five feet in length.
A little further along are three solid oak
counters for household utensils, containing
216 drawers The cracker department is a
very odd shaped solid oak counter with
drop-glass fronts. Besides these there are
number of glass cabinets and counters
for miscellaneous articles. In the shipping
department there is q 48-foot oak counter
with oak shelving. also three counters.
each Is feet long, and wall case of the
same length. All the interior wood work.
including office desks, counters and shelly.
ing, was manufactured by f. w Kreling &
Sons.
The electric cash system is the first of it's
kind on the coast, and will doubtless be
appreciated by customers because of its
great rapidity.
Ali the latest improvements in incan-
descent lighting, passenger-elevators and
plumbing, etc., have been provided. Eyery-
thing from casket of wine to two-ounce
paper-bag has place. Classification has
been carried out to the finest detail. The
arrangement could only have been planned
by men who had made the grocery bust
ness lifelong study.
Having made their several stores recog-