The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-05-03
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W. K. MORRISON & co.

This business was established by
former Governor John S. Pillsbury, who
was succeeded by Janney, Semple & Co. );
in 1888 this corpOratl ION was formed to
continue the business at the old loca-
| ton, No. lo7 Nicoll,t avenue, Minneap-
oils, its present officers being: W. X
| Morrison, president and treasurer: S. E.
| Morrison, vice president; Jesse A. Chase,
| Secretary.
In March, 1900, they moved to the
| Casey building, 247 and 249 Nicollet
avenue.
| This building, 44X112 feet, five floors,
gives Messrs. w. X. Morrison & Co. an
opportunity to fit up as fine retail hard
ware sales-rooms as there are in the
country and it is their intention to have
everything strictly modern and up to
date. i new plate glass and iron front
has been put in, which, with fifteen feet
of glass down the side alley. give them
/ elegant show windows in which to dis
| play their goods. The main floor is fit
ted up in a modern way, with shelf
boxes. floor and wall show cases, etc. it
being the intention to have practically
everything in their stock sampled and in
plain view.
Many new, novel features have been
introduced, different in many respects
from that attempted i'll any other estab-
lishment. The retail section on the
mechanics tool side, the entire length
of the store, is a series of wall show
cases with plate glass fronts and sliding
doors, the tools being hung up in these
cases against dark maroon background
In the centre of the store, near the front,
is an elegant modern plate glass show
case, about eighty-four feet long. The
section across the front, directly in front
of the entrance, and one wing of the
case is devoted entirely to cutlery,
plated ware and similar goods. while the
other wing facing the mechanics tool
side, is used for machinists' tools, in
which line they have already a very
large trade established. Inside of the
two wings of this case is double row of
wall show cases, with sliding doors,
where will be displayed goods similar in
kind to those carried in the show case
directly in front This gives them about
80 feet Of cases at this one point.
The offices are IN the rear, on mez-
canine floor, Mr. Morison's own office
located so that he can have a general
view of the whole of the main sales
room on the first floor. On this floor is
a sample room fitted up in an elegant
manner.
A peculiar feature of this sample
room is the entrance. This is treated
like the entrance to a Colonial house.
The side and end is clapboarded and
painted white, while the wood finish is
buff, the door dark green, loaded side
lights and oval light over the top, trim
mings pure Colonial, polished brass,
with old-fashioned knocker. The effect
is quite unique. The interior of the
room is also Colonial, wainscotting and
finish enameled white, the furniture and
fittings mahogany, polished oak floor,
beamed ceiling, the space between beams
and walls decorated with canvas painted
red. 1t is expected when the room is
finally completed that it will be the
finest hardware sample room in the
country, and should be the means of
bringing great deal of new business to
the house. On the second floor it is
their intention to handle house furnish
ing hardware and goods of that charac-
ter The third floor is devoted largely
to factory and mill supplies, emery
wheels, blacksmith tools, drills, FORCES,
vises, etc. The fourth floor for surplus
stock and the basement for heavy goods,
nails, sash weights, cordage. A new
heating plant and entirely new plumb
ing has been put in.
w. K Morrison & Co. are the leading
dealers in fine builders and cabinet
hardware, fine cutlery, mechanics tools,
mill and lumbermen's supplies. They
carry the most complete stock in the
northwest in these lines, and many ar
ticles not carried elsewhere. They car
ry a line of drawing ard surveyors in
strlments, drills and lathe chucks, and,
while they do not carry full line of
sporting goods, it is well known that
their line of fishing tackle is the most
complete of any in the city, and at
their new location they expect to add
to their stock goods of a similar ma
ture, thus extending the line. Mime
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