The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-27
ADMIRED NEW STORE
Hundreds of Salt Lakers Present
at Opening of Leyson's
New Establishment.

The formal opening of Leyson's mag
nlHcent new store at 236 Main street
| last night drew hundreds Of Salt Lakes
people to visit the company's beautiful
new quarters. For several hours the
large store room was filled with admir-
ing guests who were unsparing Of their
praise Of the new store. The brilliantly
Illuminated windows first attracted the
attention of passersby and after
glance at the interior few could resist
the impulse TO step inside and inspect
the store. The new store room is a
large One-1O0X27 feet-and behind that
concealed by d mahogany partition is
the manufacturing and stock room,
slXty-hVe feet long. The store has pure
white steel walls and ceiling and q
handsome white tiled floor. The fix
lures are all solid dark mahogany. and
extend around the entire store room
without a break. The eleven ten-fOOt
wall cases are divided by heavy beveI
plate mirrors with electroliers Of varf-
GUS designs set i'm the aIcoves. There
are fifteen ten-foOt show cases. all
mounted on handsomely carved legs.
Mirrors are placed in all available
places about the walls, and many
pieces Of fine bronze statuary are dis
/ trlbuted about the room. The show
cases are 50 arranged that the center
OF the store room is practically unob-
structed, giving patrons a chance to
examine goods at leisure without being
[ crowded. By an arrangement new to
/ salt Lake, the lifting of a single door
gives access to the entire show window
at once, a great convenience in an es-
I adjustment of this kind. Holoplane
: shades and globes are used on the cleo
/ trio lamps. producing beautiful prfs-
matte effects and TRIPPING the power of
the lights.
The diamond room Is another new
feature for Salt Lake. 1t is located to
the left near the front Of the store and
auJOlnS the Office Of Manager c. r
| Pearsal. Diamond customers are ush-
/ cred into this room, where every con-
Nenlence for examining the stones is
AFFORDED, and the door leading. to the
main part Of the store room is locked.
/ The stones are brought in from the
rear and a purchaser may examine
them at his leisure and i'm absolute
privacy. The cashiers Office is at the
pack Of the store room and is arranged
I IKE the office of a cashier in a bank
1t is built around the vault. which is
l5XlO feet inside, and contains a safe
weighing six tons. To reach the valu-
ables in the safe il is necessary to oD-
crate five combinations and one lock.
The Leyson company has been in
business for thirteen years in Salt Lake
anu the new store LOlOWS the CONSOLE
datiOn Of the Butte branch with the
salt Lake house. The stock is much
larger and finer than the company ever
/ before showed here. the fine silver.
gold, cut glass. gems, timepieces, etc,
making a very striking effect The
stock is classified as much as possible.
making 1t easy for a customer to in
spect the full line Of articles desired in
= snort space Of time. A unique and
interesting feature is the clock room.
paruuoned off at the back Of the store
and containing some fine hall clocks
and other timepieces. Manager Pear
sail and his assistants were the recini-
ents of many hearty congratulations
/ last evening on the success of the
q opening and the fine store the comnaD1,
now has. Mr.. Pearsall expects to leave
for the east in a few days to complete
arrangements for the addition of spe-
cial holiday goods TO the stock.