The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-31
A MAMMOTH EMPORIUM.
About Another OF tne
Cape,s Large Business
Establishments.

1t might not be far from the truth
to say that there are many persons In
Cane Girardeau who have no real
conception of the large establishments
here and the volume of business they
do. 1t is true that at one time or
another most persons have visited
these stores to make purchases, but it
NAV be doubted if they have gone
over them, examined them in detail
and have formed anything like a cor
rect idea Of their extent. 1t would
pay persons who have a little idle
time on their hands to go through
some of these places, and wnen tney
have done so they will entertain
greater respec. for their city and Its
business interests.
Prominent among these large estab-
lishments that are worthy OF visit,
NAV be mentioned, The Bee Store,
l.. f. Klostermann, proprietor. This
large business occupies building W
feet deep and 75 feet front. The lower
floor is separated into three depart
ments about % feet wide each. The
work and the goods of each are kept
separate from the others, and there Is
never any confusion.
In these three departments are carr
ried large and we'll selected stock of
goods, and while there are C number
of minor lines they have been classed
as three: The dress goods, dry goods
and notion department: clothing,
gents furnishings and carpet DEPART
ment, and the shoe department. Each
is complete in itself. and in it can be
found anything desired in that par
ticular line. The goods are arranged
with mrcn taste, and the amount of
room st the disposal of Mr.. Kloster~
mann enables him to display his
stock to lire advantage.
The best makes and the latest styles
of clothing and shoes are carried.
and there is an immense variety to
select from. There is q bewildering
array OF gentlemen S furnishing goods,
shirts, underwear, collars, socks, ties
etc., from which the most particular
man may suit himself. There are
shoes for all mankind, OF all sizes,
) shapes and varieties, aud no matter
what the shape of a persons foot, hs
can be fitted.
The display of dress goods. Iaces
etc., is beautiful and enticing enough
to make any lady open the strings oi
her purse and pour out the contents
on the counter. In tie rear of the
dress goods department is space
devoted to Butterick's Patterns, and
still farther back there is a large
room which. is used for receiving and
shipping. in point of size and con.
veaience tbs room does not differ
from those used for a similar purpose
IL the wholesale houses in the larger
! cities.
While .Jr. KlCsternann keeps nc
travelling men on the road he does a
/, large mail order business. The upper
floor is devoted 10 the wholesale trade
and is we'll filed with the goods car.
rier by the firm. Ordinarily MIR.
klostermann employs six assistants,
but in the bnsier season this number
is increased.
Mr.. Klostermann has received III
invoice of very elegant Easter cards
which will be distributed as souvenirs
during Easter week to those making
? purchases. These represent couple
1 of birds hitched to a conveyance com
posed of lilacs and in which reposes
4 a large Easter egg. The design is
: unique and they are elegant. The
i ladies will appreciate them.
Visitors to the Cape will not Dc
themselves justice if they fail to make
a visit of personal inspection to tht
: Bee Store.