The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-18
NEW BUILDING
sCHLoss & KAHN TO ERECT A
 MODERN sTRUCfURE.
It VIII Occupy Fine Site on Coosa and Jefferson Streets, snd win Cost
 Approximately
 a1EOO06.

Plans and specifications for hand some four-story building, corner of 'Coosa and Jefferson Streets, have been accepted by Schloss & Kahn. one of Montgomerys largest wholesale gro- cery firms. and it was announced yes- terday that work on the structure will begin on October 1.
 The building Is to be occupied exclu- siyely by Schioss & Kahn. and every department of this firm. Including it's warehouse. will be removed there X representative of the firm said yester- day that the contract will be let shortly and that ground will be broken on De- tober 1. It Is expected the structure will be completed by July I. 1907, when Schioss 2: Kahn. now located at the foot of Commerce Street. will move In.
 The total investment involved in the Improvements. including the value of the site will be approximately s15o,ooo. The building will cost about s1oo.ooes Contractors are now figuring on three styles of construction. concrete mill construction and steel and one of these will be adopted in letting the contract.
 The building will be four stories above ground and basement, and will occupy a frontage of 200 feet on coosa Street and depth of 150 feet on Jeff ferson Street. It will be combination of stone and fancy pressed brick and the combination will make an ornamen tai exterior effect The first story will be built of stone and the other three will be pressed brick
 Four railroad tracks will enter the building on the Jefferson Street side, and the work on the tracks will begin in few days. There will also be three large driveways entering the building, one on the Jefferson Street side and two on Coosa Street. Includ- ing the basement, the building will con tain little moro than 100000 square feet of floor space. There will be two electric elevators and a chute. running the height of the building, to be used in case the elevators are disabled Mod ern appliances in case of fire will be in- stalled. and 1t is likely that automatic water sprinklers will be put in. The building will be modern in every respect and nothing will be spared to have 1t fitted with every device neces- sary for carrying on a modern whole sale grocery business.
 The first floor of the building will contain spacious offices- the shipping department, the receiving department the city department. and some heavy Igoods and grain and flour will be stored on this floor. Case goods entirely will OC 6IDAS SQ OA tAI0 cSCOHa anu tAhAh U floors. while the fourth floor will bs devoted to light goods. The basement will be used for the storage of beer lard, cheese, butter and all other per- ishable products.
 There will be a separate department for whiskey and separate building will be erected as a warehouse for hay lime and cement
 For many years. the site for the pro- posed building has been occupied by q building used as a warehouse. Recent ly the old brick building has been occu- pied by the Roman Cotton Company. which holds a lease until October 1. This firm has now practically vacated the building.
 It is also practically certainty that Arthur Pelzer and w K. Pelzer will erect a handsome building on their property on Coosa Street between tine Schloss & Kahn site and the Elks' Home. It is undrstood that the Pelzers are making arrangements for putting up the structure when they return from their summer trips.