The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-11
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GRAU-CURTIs 90. HAS oUTGRoWN
FORMER QUARTERS.
New Factory Is One of the Most Mod
ern in the West, with Lighting Facil-
tiles, Lavatories and Phones Will Be
Open to Trade During Fair Week.

= It is a splendid factory that the
Grau- Curtis company will occupy on
Central avenue and Seventh street, and
when it is finished it will be accounted
one of the most complete and modern
factories of upholstered goods in the
west. Increasing business has forced
the firm to change their location from
quarters. Moreover, the building will
be very artistic and will be well fitted
for the display of their goods. The
Grau- Curtis company is another one Of
those which have lately built permanent
and durable blocks on Central avenue,
and thus have added another proof to
those rapidly amassing of the value Of
Central avenue as a business street and
as a location for live business enter
prises. $751;.
The business block covers $1,000
square feet of land, is five stories high,
with a basement, and will cost alto
gether in the neig hborhood Of $4,000.
Arnold & Kirscher are the architects of
the building, and August Cederstrand
has the contract. The building is now
rapidly approaching completion, for the
firm plans to have all its goods and
stores in by fair week and to give a
IS of solid brick, and it has front
of red brick.
The firm IS offices will occupy the front
of the ground floor, about 20 by As
feet. 1t is well lighted with two large
square windows and two smaller oval
ones. Weathered oak will be used to
finish the Offices, and it will contrast
pleasantly with the tinting on the walls.
a nile green will be used on the walls,
will be Of ecru. Mission furniture will
be used entirely in fitting up the lux
urious offices. Just behind the Offices
is large display room with a balcony
running all the way around. This will
also show the same tinting on the walls
and the weathered oak finish. One hun
dred incandescent globes, on the gal
supplemented by the nine large lights
on the ceiling, will afford the best con-
dition possible for display. The four
columns supporting the second floor and
their brackets will have the oak I'm
ish, too: On the main floor will be kept
the line Of davenports which will ex,
tend all the way around the room and
will find Judgment on the balcony: "lf
there is any merit in display said
Mr.. Grau, 7'this will demonstrate it
here.'
Back of the display room is the ship
ping office. In the basement the goods
are all packed. On the upper floor
the shops are located, with the uphol-
stering room, the finishing departm ents
| and the stockroom. On every floor
are lavatories. and the building has a
complete telephone circuit.
The company has chosen the auspi-
cious time Of fair week to have a grand
opening to the trade in their new build
ing. They will keep the factory open
the retail dealers Of the northwest who
are in the city will be able to view
the goods and talk with the managers.
| The Offices, we'll fitted with mission fur
niture, and the brilliantly lighted dis
play room will make an exhibit which
will compare very favorably7 with those
! on view at the fair.