The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-19
Che eide Of Prosperity
z. C. N. |. Experiences Il and Is
Expanding Its Business.
Extensive Addition to the Big Store,
and Enlargement of Its Stock
Changes About the Middle
of November.

For a considerable time past large
force of workmen has been busy on
the premises just north OF the q. G.
NJ l. main building on East Temple
street, and the work OF erecting
new store 10 be connected with u. c.
NJ. Us present extensive establishment
is now nearing completion. Before the
new building was begun the Coop
was the largest mercantile institution
in the west, both as to buildings and
floor space occupied and the business
transacted but for some time past its
great trade has caused a erowding of
space, until the additional building
became a necessity that could not be
longer delayed With the added i'm.
provement the already spacious store
viii be almost double in capacity,
making Il a mammoth institution for
the conduct of the mercantile bush
ness.
The additional building will be oe-
cupied about the middle OF November
and will necessitate considerable
changes, as well as give an opportu-
nifty for an enlargement of the insti-
tution's stock to stupendous proper
tons. The entire first floor Of the new
! quarters will be taken up by the re-
tail dry goods division OF the busi-
ness, consisting OF the dress goods,
/ staples. millinery, cloak. jewelry. I'M
deTwear. hosiery. glove and general no.
/ tons departments. In making the
change there will be not only an en-
/ largement of the stock of new stand
ard goods. but 1t is the purpose of
| the management 10 put in for the OPEN
/ ing event of the expansion act a mag
nifcent line OF special novelties. par
/ ticularly in ladies' goods. such as has
never been known before in the en-
1 tire west. This proceeding is within
reach through the Institutions high
/ financial standing and the long ex-
peTdence of its managers-accompiis
ments which assure a continuation OF
| the institutions established policy OF
carrying high class merchandise Al
low prices. For these special purchases
in the dry goods division. the man.
ager OF the latter. William A. Need
ham. Esq. leaves for, the east on Mon
day next. Mr.. Needham's well known
ability and experience are an assur-
ance that everything win be OF the
best and latest styles. and that an
tcipations for grand merchandising
event at the opening OF the new store
will be fully realized.
i OF not less Importance in the
changes to be made Is the fact that
the upper floors OF the new building
will be occupied by an extension OF
the institutions wholesale division. anc
a like enlargement of that immenss
stock. To accomplish this latter pur-
pose. Robert Patrick. jT.. ESQ. man
ager of the wholesale division. also
departs from this city on Monday fol
| the eastern wholesale markets. Mr.
Patriek's qualifications as a successful
buyer are also a guarantee that his
work will be we'll done, and that mex
month Salt Lake will take another
step forward in its development as tn
great merchandising center of the in
terTnountain region
In the meantime the other manager
OF divisions of the institutions bust
ness are rustling with their share IL
the expansion which comes with tn
marked increase in the volume o.
trade at T. c. NJ I.