The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-04

Wall Paper Departments win occupy the
entire noor Of the Westminster Street
Building
The Fifth Floor OF both buildings will
be occupied by Furniture. This has al
ways been strong department with The
| Big store. and the business was only
limited by the capacity OF the selling
space.
The Trunk Department, now located
on the Sixth Floor will he allotted a
large space In the Basement OF the Wey-
bosset Street Buildings
The Photograph Gallery, the Hair
Dressing and Manicuring Rooms and
the Restaurant on the Sixth will be
greatly enlarged Handsome OFFICES. 10
take care of the enormous clerical worl,
OF an establishment OF this kind will be
ntted up on this floor The Main Fea
| ture OF the Sixth Floor VIII be an audi
torium, with seating capacity for one
thousand people, whore concerts, lectures
shows. and various kinds OF entertain
ments VIII be given This will be free
TO patrons OF the store
siN electric safety elevators will carry
passengers 20 the upper floors. and eliini-
nate All unnecessary waits A telephone
switchboard. centra lized in the general |
managers private Office. Will connect all
IN the superintendcnts Office will facii-
tate all unnecessary waits In rectifying
errors. Everything IN the line OF co>s-
Tort both Tor employees and customers,
VIII receive attention.
Alter reading the above. no doubt the
readers will be interested In the histoiE
or the man whose brains and energy
planned and launched such n marvellous
enterprise. Thomas A. o'Gorman is a
native or this city. Tie was born here
on April 29th. 1850. He graduated from
the public schools at the age OF thirteen.
and at once entered the employ of a local
store as cash boy He advanced him
self rapidly TO positions OF trust and ten
years later, when he left 10 40 into bust
ness for himself. he resigned position
as buyer OF dress goods His first busi-
ness venture was in Newport. II. /. He
had little capital, but plenty OF brains
and pluck. the most necessary quali1ca-
opportunity he lonRed for In Newport, he
removed To NOrwalk, Conn where ne
conducted profitably for six years a grow
ing business. Then this young business
man saw no prospects OF Norwalk ever
becoming a great business centre. on ac-
count OF It's close proximity TO New York.
and commenced looking around for new
fields to conquer. lie sold out his inter
ests In Norwalk and on March II 1894.
opened the ground floor OF the old Paris
House building. corner OF Westminster
and EDDY streets. II was there the real
foundation OF The Big Store was laid.
Since then one success has followed an
other until today this store occupies
foremost place I'm tho front ranks of mer-
camille enterprises.
A prominent feature I'm Mr.. O'Gorman's
policy is his Kindness and consideration
FOR his salespeople. No unnecessary meas
ures 10 maintain discipline are resorted
TO- The rules are few and simple. and
are rarely abused as salespeople coming
from other stores appreciate the degree
OF comfort with which they can do their
work. and ~ is we'll known that salts
fed employe can do AZ much good TO their
employer as satisfied customer. This
feeling OF happiness exists throughout the
entire establishment. and the example set
by the head OF the house is passed 20 the
purchaser through the medium or the