Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-07-31
AGAIN ON
 THE CORNER
The BrisIey Drug Company Do
 ing Business at the Old Stand.
Handsome Quarters, Msgnifcently Equipped, and a Mammoth Stock. History of the Business.

we'll, than the elegant new Bashford
 building on the corner of Cortez and
 Gurley streets. While in point of
 decorations and embellishments it
 may not be superior to some other
 buildings, yet its plain, substantial,
 well proportioned appearance, com
 bined with its choice location, makes
 it rank among the brides of the
 Greater Prescott. The building is
 built of brick with light colored pres
 sed brick surface both in front and on
 the Cortez street side and trimmed in
 native tufa from the Kirkland quar-
 ries. The street floor is occupied by
 various store buildings while the up
 per floor will be fitted up for office
 rooms which will be the equal of any
 in the west.
 One of the principal occupants of
 this truly splendid building is the
 Brisley Drug Company which occup-
 ies the main corner room on Cortez
 and Gurley streets. This firm occup-
 jed the same location in the old build ing on this corner before the great fire of a year ago, and have just re- turned to their new quarters after a years sojourn on the plaza.
 The room has been arranged espe- cially for the needs of this institution and the results show that the planning was done by one wbo was thoroughly posted on the needs of a first-class drug store. The furnishings are simply grand both in point of beauty and stability, being of solid oak, fin ished in golden oak finish, which gives them a very rich appearance. The wall shelving which extends clear to the ceiling in each side of the room, is all enclosed in fine plate glass which thoroughly protects the stock from dust and dirt, while the floor is occup- jed by seven immense glass show cases, besides the row of show cases which extends along the entire front and a portion of the Cortez street side of the room. These show cases are for the display of the stock, and are the equal of anything ever seen in this section. The wall shelving is lined with mirrors which gives bril- fancy to the store that must be seen to be appreciated.
 In one corner of the room is a double onyx soda foun- tain where all kinds of soft, cooling summer drinks are served, and which ends much to the splendid appear lnce of the room.
 The prescription cabinet is in the center or the rear of the room, while to iheleft is a room wherea large stock of he finest brands of liquors are kept, | md to the right is a room which will De set apart for the use of physicians where private conferences may be leld with patients, for fitting trusses, he sale of articles of a private nature, l or the treatment of patients who night be hurriedly brought to the lrug store, etc, etc. It will be nicely | and will be very pleasant | eature of the new store.
 Over the two last named rooms and | he prescription department will be a balcony, a portion of which will be | lsed for an office room, while the bal | Ince will be fitted up as an assayers' upply department. This will also be | new feature in the drug business of his city.
 Under the entire store room is a | which will be used to store | he supply stock for the retail de- ,artment, also as wholesale depart | nent and for the manufacture of a lumber of specialties which they con emplate carrying.
 All things considered, the Brisley | Drug company has quarters that are IS fine as any in the west, and much iner than many of the largest city | lrug stores. and they also have a stock l hat is complete in every detail and trictly up to date.
 The growth of this firm has been llmost phenominal. Eleven years go last January Harry Brisley ar ived in Prescott with his wife, on the i'd Phenix stage. After looking round few weeks for a business ocation, he decided to buy a half in- crest in the small drug business with )r. Robinson. This business was title more than doctors shop at hat time, but Mir. Brisley thought he aw where it could be built up into a ,ood business by close attention to he business, thing which it had not previously had. He accordingly vent to work with his characteristic nergy, and the receipts of the store he first month amounted to less than 200. It might be added that the en- ire stock was worth less than SLIGO. from this time on the business began 0 increase and for four years there ras not month that did not run arger than the proceeding one. After wo years Dr. Robinson died/and Mir. Srisley bought the entire interest and oon moved into the old Burke hotel where he conducted his in- reasing business for several years, i'll it was necessary for him to again nlarge his stakes, when he bought rom w. w. Ross what was known as he Corner Drug store, the location he ow occupies. This gave him two arge drug stores, and to enable him 0 carry on the business as he should e formed a partnership with Ed Lit, rho had been with him for years and 7as known to be a first class drug nan. Thus things continued till last
 uly, when the fire swept away almost he entire town, when both of the rug stores went with the rest.
 With an abiding faith in old Yava- ai and Prescott, Messrs. Brisley and .itt determined to keep in the race nd so established temporary quarters n the plaza and began to plan for heir new store with the hedetermlnation } have drug store that would be a redit to them and to the city. A isit to the new store will reveal the esults. Such energy, faith and en- erprise deserves success, and it is the 'ish of the large circle of friends of nis institution that this may be their sward,