The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-16
BIG ANNIVERSARY
AT HARTMAN STORE
MONDAY rs TO BE A GALA DAY AT
THE WELL-KNoWN FURNI-
TURE STORE.
Wonderful Growth of Business by the
Hartman Company in the Course Of
a Single Year.

The Hartman store at 22-24-26 Fifth
street S has been the scene of great
activity the past few days, as they
have been making extensive prepare
lions for their annual fall opening,
which is to be celebrated Monday. The
Hartman store is preparing to make
this an important event in their bYsl-
ness history. Everything is beng a
planned for on an elaborate scale. They
look for as large number to visit
their store Monday as called on their
Grand Opening day Of Oct. L of last
year, when over $4,000 people went
thru their store, which event is still
fresh in the minds of thousands Of
people in the twin cities.
Their store is now all decked out IN
fall attire with special displays in all
their departments being attrac-
lively arranged and grouped o. IN a. a man IAN
show off the beauty Of the articles to
the best advantage. To view their
ma gnificent stock as it will be dis
played on their floors Monday will be
to gain comprehensive idea of the
best and most handsome furnishings
designed for the modern home:
The Hartman Furniture and Carpet
Co. has arranged a musical treat-have
secured tho First Regiment band to
render music for the OCCASION! A
large band stand will be erected in the
street and selected concert will be
given. morning, afternoon and evening.
The Hartman people will give Gle
giant souvenirs to all ladies calling
Monday. These souvenirs are imita-
ton cut glass dishes. There are large
butter dishes and large preserve
dishes-they are well worth coming
q - al
venirs, which will be given out to the
lady callers, they have arranged to
give out about 10000 tin horns to the
children who call during the day.
The Hartman Company certainly do
not do things by halves, and this open,
ing is going to be celebrated in a man.
ner characteristic Of them, which is
with thoroughness and enthusiasm.
In an interview yesterday Mr.. Rubel
the local manager of the Hartman Fur
niture and Carpet Co., said: We in.
tend this Fall Opening shall be a fitting
celebration Of our success here in Min.
progress the past year and if any enter.
prise in Minneapolis should feel joyous
at their success it is certainly the Hart.
man concern. We have done a volume
Of business in our first year here, which
| we can assert with all positiveness has
been greater than that done by any
other house furnishing store in the
twin cities during the first year after
its opening. We have only been in
business in Minneapolis about eleven
| months and half and we have made
| the name of Hartman household word
throughout all Minneapolis and ST
Paul. We are more than pleased with
the business we are doing, which is
! absolutely certain to increase wonder
fully during the coming year.
eve have given the wage-earne'
and the families that are living OF
moderate incomes the kind of help thai
they needed. We have given them sucl
generous help and treated them so iber
ally that success for us Is not surpris
ing. And as this method Of giving
generous treatment to the people is al
established policy of the Hartman
store, so continued success is absolute
! ly certain When customer is sicl
or out of work we require no payment
and should the head of family b.
removed through death we notify TIN
4 widow or children that no further pay
ments need be made. We cancel tn
debt on our books and send then
notice that the bill is considered paid
4 Such protection as this the laborin,
man requires and it is such protection