The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-20
VAST ESTABLISHMENT
IS HANDSOME INDEED
'oaosrfal Surprises Await the Visitor
Who rakes the limo . o Spend
m Hour In This Most
Modern OF Stores.

Over the desk in the private ONCE of
c. Maccalium. Of the firm of Mac
cs1lum q Cloutier. hangs a wee bit of
photograph. handsomely framed. The
Photograph Is the picture of a little
Fame store which appears TO be about
feet long and very narrow. A white
Break In the roof shows that this build
ng vas not 30 large once even as 1t
Fas when the picture was taken-the
ne marks the place Of jointure be-
ween the original building and an adj
ktters '1ss5."
That photograph shows the small
4mount of room required by MacCai-
Dom q Cloutier In 1885: n glance at the
huge pile at the corner OF Park avenue
Ind Chestnut street wherein the firm
low finds a home shows the room that
necessary at Inc present time. The
zap from the tiny frame building has
Dot been sudden: the change cane
y radually. The little frame building was
ocated or the southeast corner OF the
kwo thoroughfares mentioned. II gave
LAY. under press of necessity. to what
<ras then given recognition as n hand
Dome brick building which was built
hpon h same corner. A few yea-s
nter additions were a to this brick.
tut each succeeding month gave sddi-
1onal proof that soon the firm must
Deek more commodious quarters. Last
Dpring. MacCallum a Cloutier said:
We will build. and this time we win
build a store that will accommodate
So they built. but II is a good
bubject for prediction 10 say how long
vast new building will accom-
nodate their ever Increasing b., siness.
The new building Is located at the
-
Fhesnut street. directly opposite the
Id building.
A ramble through the big establish
1ment at nee convinces a visitor hat
here II business. and business indeed.
The whole place Is a veritable hive of
Industry. Clerks rush hither and
fhither. customers in countless num-
bers are waiting to be served. the
wish OF the cash carrier is heard every
second. Despite the e hurry and SEEM
ng hustle. everything Is don I'm a most
0nethodical m systematic manner.
Every clerk has his place; he knows
Gust what 20 do and does Il without
unnecessary fuss.
\ The first thing that attracts the eye
|Df a passing pedestrian going eastward
Park avenue is "A large display win
Now full OF neatly arranged fruits. nuts
, n ID other delicious things. h causes
cne TO halt n moment. Then n de-
lIUtS 10 Eo ln~lut. Anu mere ItdllN
IS a wonderfully neat n well on
.ductsd grocery store. Upon the right,
one enters. is tier upon tier
'of fancy goods. pickles. preserved
fruits-an elaborate assortment. At the
door stands n huge pyramid Of green
Vegetables. over which h water trick
ee from n fountain. Next. ones Eyes
Eight upon long rows OF polished tea.
'roffee and spice b~oxes-there must be
so OF these, each Of n different charac-
Ter. Then comes a section to the liquor
department. where Is everything in the
family rad that can be imagined.
Following this Is the AIMED goods de-
APARTMENT: row upon row of canned
fruit. canned meats and the like are
lhere. This division m In the rear OF
the main store. Then there Is the cheese
'section. a store OF Its own.
Turning about ind again coming
toward the front. there are long tables
upon which are big glass Jars fun Of
pickles. and this. that and the other
II thing. The stock of tobacco IL also up
ION this side and the quantity of tobac-
geo, pipes and other smokers articles is
b large that IL would overcrowd any
ordinary cigar stand. On this side also
fs the tinware, hardware and lamp de-
fpartment. where everything is tn be
= had tina can be obtained in a first-class
/. hardware store.
n In the front of the store In n cir
4 .cuiar enclosure built of glass show
cases. A young lady presides here ove
the candy and cigar department. Turn
4 ing once more. this time into the dis
tinct division called the east side. which
IFS given over to gents furnishing goods