The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-27
BOSTON STORE
Grand Anniversary Sale in Prog
ress at the Mammoth Emporium

Last Saturday marked the seth ami
versary OF the founding of the Boston
store in this city. the store being opened
Oct. 20. 1896. Just at the close OF the
great Civil war.
When first opened the space comprised
in the basement and first floor OF tie
building, 1876 and 1917 Westminster street
was considered ample for the prospective
business. the total number OF square feet
being only 6420, this very modest toe-
ginning, however being but the forerun-
ner of one OF the biggest and grandest de-
partment stores In the United States.
Three young men who had been en-
ployed in large dry goods store OF Bos-
ton came to Providence with a little CAPT
tai. considerable credit and any amount
OF pluck and energy, which coupled with
brains and a thorough knowledge OF the
dry goods business. soon started the firm
on the upward path. and for more than
a third of century the most marvellous
progress has marked the course of the
house
At the beginning the new firm OF CAL
lendar McAuslan and Troupe marked the
prices of their wares right. and soon the
small quarters were outgrown. the pur-
chasing public OF Providence early dis
covering that dry goods could be bought
there at prices way below what other
stores In town charged. and In fact at
! Boston prices, and ere long the store be-
| came known as the Boston store. Soon
the store was absolutely too small TO ac-
commodate the trade that focked TO 1t.
This steady and almost phenominal
| increase OF business convinced the firm
that larger quarters were imperative, and
as the business appeared to warrant it
| the members decided 20 own their own
| home and selected the present site of the
| store on the corner of Westminster and
| Union streets. The new building erected
| there was occupied in the basement and
| the first and second floors by the store,
| the floor space aggregating 16,1S0 square
| feet, all OF which was utilized or nearly
| three times the room In the original store.
| Stlll the business continued TO grow
! and before long the new store proved all
| TO small and additions, alterations and
! enlargements were constantly made New
| departments were added as experience
| proved advisable and the demand Of
! patrons made imperative until today the
| house is as well known throughout the
| length and breadth OF Rhode Island as IL
| Is in Providence.
Connecticut and Massachusetts, are
also drawn upon for trade. people coming
from across the border on both sides tC
take advantage OF the splendid and sub
stantial bargains which can always bC
| found in the Boston Store.
To this day the business has grown
and increased by leaps and bounds, en-
| largements following each other In rapid
succession. until the store has grown into
one OF the most modern and mammoth
department stores on this continent.
The latest addition consisted I'm the oc
cupancy OF the new section on Fulton
street. making almost the entire squar,
bounded by Westminster. Union. Filtor
and Eddy streets held by the store Sever
stories in height. the building Is divided
into four stories for retail trade. tive
FOR wholesale and one for storage and
totalzes more than 600 square feet
or. singuarly enough, about 36 times a.
much floor space as the original store
and every nook and corner occupied.
To supply this Immense business and
insure keeping every department hllec
with the latest and best goods n six
story warehouse - maintained on Yves
Exchange street. and a three story stHnt'
ON Fountain street is required TO shelte
the horses. carriages and wagons used n
| the business.
An anniversary sale began last Satur
dav morning which will continue unit
next Saturday night az the close % busi
ness. phenominally low prices viii prevail
and the greatest bargains Will be found II
every department.