The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-02-16
McKERN0N, ANDERSON & FOSTER.
Their Mammoth New Building is an
Ornament to Columbia.

MCkennon, Anderson & Foster have
been busy this week moving TO the r ele-
CANT new home little further down and
on the opposite side of the street from
their old one. Their house is not in en-
tire readiness yet, and they will not have
their formal opening until the birds
come in the spring, but still they are
ready for business and their friends are
invited to call.
The business growth of this firm
should be an object lesson to all young
men of this community. What they are,
they have made for themselves: what
they have they have made themselves.
They had very little cash capitol when
they formed "A copartnership and began
business thirteen years ago. They have
not been without sharp competition
since. No class legislation, moneyed, SO
cial or political influence has been theirs
in any especial sense. And yet we find
them to-day in an elegant three story
| brick building 10 feet wide and over an
hundred feet long, almost luXuriously
furnished, the pride and talk of the
! town-all their own, and paid for.
Now the secret of their success, and
upon which no man has a monopoly, is
honest, intelligent, progressive, enter
! pIislng business methods. They have
not been afraid to buy, either in large
quantity or rich quality; and they have
not been afraid of the free use of print.
er's ink. We would not mention print
ers ink" in this connection if they them
selves did not emphasize the fact that
without its free and persistent use, they
could have accomplished comparatively
little.
So much as to their methods and ex-
ample; now as To their house.
1t is one in which every loyal Column
blan should take pride. 1t is commo-
dious, modern, elegant, complete. 1t
has Il frontage of 40 feet; II depth of
something over 100, and is three full
stories high 1t is warmed by furnace
heat, lighted by electricity, and finished
mainly in plate glass and hard wood,
with oak trimmings, and a strictly up
tC-date elevator makes the third floor us
accessible as the first.
The first floor is devoted to dry goods
and clothing, hats, shoes, gloves, etc.
The ladies wear being to the right as
you enter, the gentemen's to the left.
And it is incredible almost how much
beauty is added by the tasteful arrange
ment of the stock and the glistenlng
polish of the hard wood furniture
1he second floor VIII be exclusively
FOR the ladies'. This is no less complete
in its fixtures than the first floor. Here
the ladies will find retreats for rest and
comfort and toilet; cabinets for the dis
play of millinery, and millinery worthy
the display; private dressing rooms fol
trying on of tailor made suits, corsets
shirt waists, muslin underwear, etc.
The third floor will be devoted to car
pets, mattlngs, rugs, etc, and to dupll
cate stock that may be crowded gu
/, from one of the floors below.
From top o bottom the whole presents
finish, Il completeness, a rchnes:
, without extravaganza, a business en-
ergy, dash and daring that must anC
will command the admiration Of all, TO
the sagacity, the courage and the bust
ness enterprise of the young men Wht
have done 50 much for themselves ant
for Columbia; for, let us say in conclu
sion, there has never been u public en-
terprise or charity proposed in this tow
: since this firm came into existence, tina
their name was not foremost on the list
| Among their many friends the HER
+. AID yields to none the privilege of re
: joicing with them more sincerely thai
= we do, or extending more heartfelt
wish for the continued prosperity the.
, so richly deserve.