Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-27

OF Tine, New enterprise
Completed Last Night.
Will Conduct Business Under Firm
Name of the Carlisle-Gavitt-
Anderson Company.
Enterprise Backed by Cash Capital of
$4,000.
When, a short time ago, TIE DAILY
TINES made mention of the fact that
the city of Missouri Valley was soon to
have one of the largest and most mod
ern Department Stores of any city of
equal class in the state, many of the
knowing ones were exceedingly skep-
tical and declined to believe it, but
nevertheless the item was true in eve
ny particular, the final business rela-
ting to the organization of the new
company being concluded ut meeting
last night.
The business of the new enterprise
will be conducted under the firm name
of The e-Gavitt-Anderson lCo.,
and if the present Intentions of the in
,erested parties in the enterprise are
carried out, business will be comenced
on the First day of March 1901. While
rumors have been quite frequent con-
corning the new enterprise for several
weeks past, the project took no tsngi-
BILE form until a short time ago, when
Messrs. b. w Carlisle, b. ii. Gavitt,
John Andersen ana w NJ Carlisle; met
and after considering the affair lin its
various phases, decided that with the
hroper application aud push the rro-
jet could be made .unqualilidely sue
cessfnl. Last night the gentlemen in
terested in the new company held their
final meeting, and completed the orga.
nizalion and concluded all other BUSH
ness matters leading up to the compile
hon ofthe company. The officers cleo
ted were as follows:
b. ~. Gavitt, President.
w. NJ Carlisle. Vice President.
John Anderson, Secretary
IL. w. Carlisle, Treas'r, and General
manager.
The capital stock of the enterprise
h As been placed at $4,000 $l2, 800 of
the total being subscribed by each of
the members interested The business
TO be conducted will be- in a form of
general department store. The COM
papy has secured leases to the brick
bulding now occupied by w NJ Car
] sles hardware store, both floors.
The djoinlng building at present oc-
copied by M g Burbank's grocery es
Enlistment, will also come into the
possession OF the new company with
IN the next few weeks as will the
large store room now occupied by Ivar
Bolin directly west. Plans are now
being drawn from the remodeling of
the building now occupied by Bolin.
According to the sintentions of the
promoters the building will be extend
ed clear back TO the alley The build
ing raised to the level of the other
bn ldings and IA fine new glass front
will replace the prese mt primitive fur.
nishings OF the store room. When
bompleted the building will lave have
been almost entirely rebuilt giving
room 100 feet long by % feet wide.
The threestore rooms are to be merged
intosone mammoth store room, or at
least practically so. All will be con-
nected by arches etc. and a cashier
system of the most modern kind will
be installed. The management of the
respective departments of the store
will be allotted as follows Mr. Gavitt
will have entire supervision of the
Grocery and Crockery department., Mr..
w NJ Carlisle will look after the hard
ware, stoves and furniture, Mr. b. w
Carlisle, the clothing and shoes and
gents furnishing goods section and
Mr. John Anderson the dry goods and
notions department..
When the carpenters, J, etc, feve fin
lshed their work of remodeliqg the
buildings, the new store will have one
of the most magnificent homes ~. be
found in any city ih western Iowa.
The frontage of the building will be
rs feet while each of the store rooms
will extend clear back to the alley. a
distance of 100 feet. Neither trouble
nor expense will be considered by those
interested in the enterprise. The store
will be furnished with only the most
modern equipment, end everything
tending to contribute to comfort of
the buyers will be supplied.
A five year lease on each of the bull
dings has been secured and everything
indicating permanency is being secur-
ed AS considerable time will neces
sarily elapse before all the work of re-