The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-01
The Handsome New Furniture Store
Opened to the Public Today
New Store Was Thronged with Many
Pleased Callers All Of
Today.
OPENING CONTINUES TONIGHT

Rhodes Burford Co. threw open the
doors Of their new furniture store to
the public today and welcomed Padu-
cahsns to the handsomest and best ap-
pointed retail furniture store in Ken
tucky-probsbiy In the south.
II has been thIonged with visitors
all day and the exclamation of delight
and smazement heard must have been
pleasing to the management. The
building is 29xl25 feet and three sto-
ries high. Each floor contains 3625
square feet of space and with the
beautiful array Of fine goods on all
sides present pretty picture. The
walls are tinted in green and are lined
with pretty pictures and handsome
hanging ornaments. The ceilings are
done in green, also, and with the nu-
merous plants srtistically displayed
help to carry out this pretty color
scheme.
The store is complete in every sp-
pointment and, as Mr.. H. o. Rhodes,
the genial manager, says, can furnish
your home complete, from cellar to
garrett. In the rear of the ground
floor, to the right, is the stove de-
partment, in itself as large as the or. !
binary store. Here are found the |
famous Buck stoves and ranges and
the new assortment is the largest in !
West Kentucky.
On the second floor is the carpet ]
and draperies department, occupying !
a space 3Ox75 feet. The lines Of car
pets, rugs, curtains and draperies are
the handsomest and largest IN Padu.
cab and are receiving much attention
from the callers today.
The china and queenswsre depart
ment is ON the first floor and Is In /
keeping with the other excellent de
psrtments of this up.to-date house.
The display of furniture is bean.
tiful one. Mr.. Rhodes goes direct TO
the biggest markets with the buyers
from the other branches Of the Rhodes
Burford mammoth organizations for
his stock and this season he purchased |
the highest priced and haDdsomost
furniture on the floors Of the best
known makers. The bedroom suits,
davenports, folding beds, si1eboards
and china closets especially are the
SWEETEST Of the swell" and require a
look to really appreciate what they
are. The demand for fine furniture
in Paducah mas grown wonderfully |
in the past two years and Rhodes Bur |
ford have had much to do with it,
and have the stock that will please
the most fastidious in their new dis
play.
Rhodes Burford 90. in their two
years business in Psducah have be-
come so we'll known that their name
is known in every household. Start
ing in modest way In June, 1900, the
business has grown to its present pro- !
portions in strenuous strides and the
largest and prettiest retail store in
Western Kentucky is the firms proud
boast, and the result.
The credit for the firms standing
in Paducah and the fine business
done is due to the genius and work Of
Mr.. Harry O. Rhodes, the popular
manager. Mr.. Rhodes has only been
in Paducah since April, 1901 but, in
that time has become one Of the best
known and most popular business men
in the city. He believes in Paduoah's
great future and is ever in for any
thing to advance the oity's interest.
The opening will continue tonight
and tomorrow, all day and night. A
good band of music will give series
Of concerts and the management ex-
tends every one an invitation to call.
Pretty souvenirs are given each lady |
and all are requested to get one.