The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-17
HANDSOME STORE
OF MAY AND co
Opening If the New Premise s
in the Boston Block This
Evening.

The first store in Honolulu confined
exclusively to the grocery business
was that of Savidge & May, establish
ed in the year 1855 by Henry May and
Samuel Savidge. Various changes oc-
CURED in the year 1884, when Henry
May died, and his nephew, Thomas
May succeeded to the business, which
he carried on himself under the name
of Henry May & Co. until the first of
June 1899, when the firms of H. E
McIntrye & Bros. and ]. T. Water
house were absorbed and incorporated
under the name of Henry May & Co,
Ltd, with Thomas May as president
and manager, which offices he still re
tains.
Last year the old premises at SO Fort
street were torn down, and upon tn,
same site has been erected the hand
some Boston block the ground floor
and basement of which are now occu-
pied by the firm for their extensive
wholesale and retail departments
A visit of a representative of tht
Advertiser to the new premises yester-
day revealed an institution fully
equipped with a large stock of Euro
pean and American staple and fancy
lgroceries carefully and artistically dis
played by Mr.. Hayselden on new and
elaborate store fittings, a description
of which may be of interest to the
general public.
The shelving throughout is Of white
Oregon pine, and to all shelves bicycle
ladders are attached, thus greatly ia
cilitating the emptying and ref1lling OF
the various compartments of the
1 re-
have solid quartered oak tops, curly
redwood fronts, with white marble
bases. There are two cracker count
tiers, one on each side of the store
These are of the same construction a.
the others, excepting that the front:
contain glass compartments for the
display of the firms complete assert
ment of English and American fancy
biscuits. A perfect network of thu
latest improved system of cash rail
ways runs from the office in the rea
to the various counters throughout tn,
establishment.
The retail department on the maka
side is partially divided from tn
wholesale department on the mauk;
side by a compartment in the from
containing the staircase and elevate
leading to the upper flats of the build
: ing.
The set of shelving along the mauk;
side of the retail department. is devot
, ed to teas, coffees, cocoas, chocolates
extracts and spices, the base contain
ing a long line of handsome tea cad
: dies.
Immediately behind the elevate
compartment, and in the center of tn
store, is the marble top semi-circula
delicatessen counter for cold storag
goods, etc. Behind this, stands the re
lfrigerator, which is eight feet long an
eight and half feet high, made ex
pressly for Henry May & Co. by tn
) Quincy Refrigerator Company of Fon
ldu Lac, Wisconsin. 1t contains fou
, tiers of compartments, and is made c
,, quartered oak, with nickel fittings. Tn
, doors of the various compartment
have plate glass mirror fronts.
The offices in the rear of the stor
, are in keeping with the general ele
gance of the whole establishment, tn
fixtures being of solid oak and curl
redwood. surmounted by oxidized COZ
per grill work and plate glass mirror
Running the full width of the buildin
( at the back, and screened from til
$ main store by partition of white pir
t. is the wholesale shipping room and til
f retail delivery department, which COZ
n tains separate counters for each d.
d livery wagon, thus insuring accurac
e in the despatch of orders to all par
s of the city. To obviate the necessit
d of going to the main retail departmel
for staple articles, a very large stoo
of these goods is arranged on shelv'
in the delivery room, from which g
elevator runs to the basement, whiC
:. is used for the slowing the reser,
= stock of the firm.
The show windows, two in numbe
- at the front of the store, are of Il
- most modern construction and desig
q with hardwood finish floors heav
plate glass mirror walls and plate gla
windows.
The entire establishment is light
n by electricity and is a decided cree
Sc to Honolulu and to the proprietor
Of who seem to have spared no expen
I'd in fitting it up in most modern sty
1t The formal opening will take pla
I'd this evening.
I'd
We MENAGERIE STYLES.