The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-30
HEAVY 1--WE TMENT
IN SODA FOU.NIA
voEGELI BROS. INSTALLING NEW
SUMMER DRINK DIsPENsARIEs.
New Fountains at the Washington Ave-
nue. and Seventh Street Stores Rival
in Magnificence Anything in the
Country Street Fountains
Will Be Opened to the Public To-
morrow.

When business man has lived in
the city twenty years or more and then
finds faith enough in the present and
future to invest his profits, past and
prospective, in enlarged and improved
facilities for accepting an increased
business, it may be taken as most
encouraging sign of the times. II
Thomas Yoegeli, the well=known pharm-
acist, who is installing in his pharmacy
at Washington and Hennepin avenues,
and in one Of his new locations at
Seventh street and Nicollet avenue,
two OF the handsomest soda fountains
in thu city.
The Voegeli store at Washington and
Hennepin avenue has maintained it's
prestige and catered to a liberal patron
age Tor so many years as to seemingly
render unnecessary further invest
ment in the facilities and conveniences
this store enjoys. But Mr.. Voegeli has
certain ideas on the subject of improve
ments which have to do with the future
as well as the past, and he is investing
thousands of dollars in new soda foun-
tains.
In making this investment he has
ment Of trade on Seventh street and
upper Nicollet avenue and in addition
to thoroly remodeling this recently
purchased property, is installing q
soda fountain which he proudly claims
excels in equipment and good taste
anything in the country.
The front Of this Seventh street dis
pensary to the temperate thirsty is of
Sienna marble with onyx borders and
panels. Between the top border and
the counter of white italian marble
is a heavy strip of dark Namur marble
which is as rich and costly as the most
| expensive taste could suggest. Topping
the serving counter are three onyS
draft stands, from each Of which pro
ject four draft arms Of satin-fnished
silver. Each of the draft stands at
the end of the serving counter is
equipped with an electrical chandelier
finished in satin-finished silver, while
on the top Of the center draft stand is
the bronze figure of an esquimo boy
posing a harpoon.
The heaviest of French mirror plat,
forms the back wall Of the fountain
over which is a mass of heavily carved
mahogany supported by sixteen pillars
of onyx. The effect of this part of til,
equipment is completed by wealth o:
white Italian marble. The cost Of thi
fountain is placed at $1l,50O and tina
Of the fountain being constructed in til
Washington avenue store at nearly a.
much.
In completing the Seventh stree
establishment the entire south frontag
will be made of plateglass, the windoy
cases will be of glass and the insid
showcases Of the same material reach
ing nearly to the ceiling. sa'The foun
all the service will be from the from
counter and the clerks will not hay
to turn their backs on our customers,
says Mr.. Voegei. j This, with the IN
equaled richness Of the materials use
and the taste with which they are as
sembled will give us something the Xix
Of which no other dispensers Of summe
drinks possess.
| The Seventh street fountain will b
formally opened to the public tomol
row and by way. of adding attractive
ness to the occasion the Voegeh Broth
ers, Drug company will present a DO
Ample preparations have been made t
receive the hosts of applicants.