Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-02-28

Short History OF Ono Of Little
Fails Leading Mercantile
ESTABLISHMENTS. ,t
TOIRLTY's tBLZAR's IEH QUARTERS
Will Have More Floor Space
Than Any Other BUSINESS
House in the City.

House in the City.
There Ia. without doubt, mo- bust.
nees house In. the city that has made
more rapid progress In the amount
u goods eOld and the stock III goods
carried than hss Tomelty 9 Bargain
Bazaar store. which will on March !,
he removed from it's present quarters
In the NORM block to new quarters
In the Flynn block, now beiug fitted
up for 1t .53iss n
Tomelty's Bargain Basar was
opened in this city ten years ago 10
the building now occupied by Mrs.
A 8. Browns confectionery store.
and the stock OF goods then carried
did not represent as many hundred
doilars as his present stock does
Thousands. The floor space Of the
building he first occupied was 2Ox30
feet, to which was shortly afterward
quilt an addition OF the same capac.
ity. .4..a IL. .:sI u.
For five years the business was
done in this place, and when he did
move to his present quarters. Mr..
Tomeltv was virtually crowded out
Of bis former quarters, his stock
growing beyond the capacity Of his
building For ave years he has done
business in bis present stand, but for
more than a year a similar condition
has confronted him. His present
salesroom, a2Ox1UO feet. is 90 crowded
with goods that customers have
difficulty in working their way.
through 1t, and the basement and
latee warehouse were both filed
with goods, that the public had no
idea Of. Larger quarters are an alb
solute necessity. and Mr.. Tomelty
has secured them In the Flynn block.
which is now undergoing changes
and repairs, and will be ready for
him on March,. ,~ .......E,. - u, ?.
An idea OF the magnitude Of the
new establishment can be imagined,
ut least. from the fact that the sales.
room space will be about l, 900 square
feet larger than any other retail es-
Establishment in the city. The build
ing 10 4Ox8O feet and the basement
and ground floors have both been
fitted up for salesrOoms. To the
present large stock, which 10 now
carried, Including almost every con-
ceivable article III china, crOck6ry
and glass ware. az we'll az an endless
variety OF toys and notions will be
added a complete stock of dry goods.
This stock VI dry goods will occupy
the south side Ut the ground Door.
and on the north sid. will be carried
the finer grades of china and glass
ware. In the basement will he To-
Gated the crockery and toy depart
ments. That Mr.. Tomelty expects
to use every inch Of space of the
building Is evident from the fact that
he has already stored underneath
the sidewalk in front Of the building.
two carloads Of new glass are. one
OF which included 100 gross IL Ma
sons fruit jare. Besides the shelving
both floors will he covered as near
as possible. and allow paasageways
for customers. with tables that will
he loaded down with goods.
Near the center OF the building Is
located the broad stairway that
leads to the basement, and just back
of that will be located the enclosure
for the Office Of Mr.. Tomelty and the
cashier. Also in this enclosure will
be a table. upon which will be wrap
ped articles sold In the basement
and sent up by the elevator.
Mr.. Tomtlty thinks that seven
clerks will supply the present de-
mand. two In the basement and five
on the ground floor, but this number
will, no doubt, be increased In the
busy seasons. The basement Ia well
lighted and viii be q model SALES
room. Anticipating the necessity Of
a further, increase In the amount Of
salesrOom MIR. Tomelty has secured
the privilege Of using the second
story, and as 1t IL quite probable
that this establishment willcontjnue
its progress, this extra floor
space.may be soon called into use.
Mr., Tomelty is recognized az q
shrewd business man by all ac-
quainted with him, and many pre-
dict thatsa no distant date we will
zee him the proprietor OF one Of the
largest department. stores In the
northwest.
Mr.. TOmelty has been liberal
patron OF the advertising columns OF
the local newspapers, and attributes
hio nl1croaa ~ tho naat In rUolv IN