New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21
whereas now it has twenty. and these are kept
busy all the time.
OTHER FEATURES.

busy all the time
OTHER FEATURES
Still another interesting feature is the real ss-
estate and insurance department started IN
September, 1885, and now doing high-grade.
Furnishing business. up TO date In every re-
spect. Every little detail Is as carefully at
tended TO in the very best conducted real es-
tate offices in the city. Property is well taken
care Of repaired. rented, leased etc. ana lie.
fire. marine. casualty. plate glass ana
minor assurances nicely adjusted.
or course. the shipping Is most lmportant
factor In n business OF such magnitude, ana
here the workings OF an admirable system arc
again evident Although so many orders pass
through the hands OF such large force or en-
ployes, mistakes occur. as the duplicate
plan Of tagging and entering goods Is Alto
gether used The utmost care is taken In the
packing and shipping or goods and an acci-
dent is n rarity.
ITS MAGNIFICENT NEW STRUCTURE
Work on this building was begun in 1895 Il
Is located at Nos 2GO-26S West Thirty sixth-st.,
and comprises ten stories, basement and cellar.
erected upon a plot Of ground 15xl0O feet. It
adjoins and is connected with the old Eighth
ave furniture store, between which and II there
Is direct communication. The new structure IL
Of steel frame throughout, with steel beams
for the floors. 1t is filled in with freproof
blocks and concreted, thus preventing any
chance of destruction by fire.
The entire sub basement thoroughly
waterproofed. thus assuring perfectly dry
floor. excluding all dampness from the building.
| The sub-basement is taken up entirely by the
machine plant. which includes 500 horse power
| and boilers OF the finest manufacture. num-
Der Of dynamos and lot Of tirstclass electrical
| contriyances. A complete light and power
plant, located here. supplies both the new
| building and the old stores on Elghth-ave. The
| basement proper is used as q stock and ship
ping room.
The electric wiring system. consisting NJ
| about two hundred arc lamps and about one
| thousand five hundred incandescent lights. IL
| so distributed that it shows to the very best
| advantage. the beauties Of the furniture with
| which each floor is filed.
| The show windows are brilliantly Illuminated
| by multitude of incandesCent lamps imbedded
| in the ceiling, producing a gorgeous effect.
In the selection OF the hydraulic passenger
| elevators and OF the two freight elevators, the
| utmost care was taken. and the result is smooth
| and noseess operation. with safety appliances
| admitted 10 be the very best
| ABOUT THE OPENING.
To describe what may be seen at to-morrow's
formal opening is outside the scope of this artl-
| Gle Suffice it to say that everything conceiva-
bic in the household furnishing line will he
round ON its floors. One all-important point
| that must be borne i'm mind by every visitor is
| that the goods displayed are merely samples
| 1hey represent but small part OF the great
| stock with which the immense warehouse on
| West Thrty-sixth-st. is filed.
| Nowhere else is such a complete and choice
| line of goods to be on floor will be
found bedroom suits of all descriptions newest
designs and most perfect finish Another floor
| contains some of the most beautiful furnish
| ings IN the house. Another floor Is completely
| given over to hail furniture OF all varieties,
while on still another is arranged bewildering
| array Of odd and fancy chairs Other floors are
| devoted 10 beds, desks and similar varied at
| fractions, to dainty furnishings NJ all kinds OF
| beds. and 10 vast number Of other marves ri
| household furniture in style and manufacture
| The carpet department on the second floor II
fully stocked with the finest makes upon The
| market
The housefurIshing departments occupy tn,
| whole of the old building. In crockery, IA In
| everything else, the stock Is unsurpassed. Thu
display Of glass is unusually fine and the lamps
are more beautiful than ever before The thor'
| sands Of small household necessities need nc
description. Completeness itself is this depart.
ment for no detail is missing The firms private
! sanctum is on the eighth floor Of the build
ing It is the only floor in the great structure
that is not given over entirely to the display oil
stock.
What Of the future? Who can say? But
| Judged by the past and presentsit Is to be the
most brilliant of successes. 1t Is to be Slima1