Arizona republican., 1906-08-19

are very uniquely provided for in the shape of cabinets containing drop fronts and batteries for each class and size. The extreme north end of the room is used for the cloak and suit department, including an elegantly ap- | pointed try-On or fitting room. The notion shelving and cases extend down l through the middle of the room, all of
 which are fitted up with the latest
 modern methods of displaying and 1 handling these items. The west side of
 the room is devoted to ladies and l misses shoes and also a department for mems shoes and mems furnishings. in | cluding an elegant hat case. The sta tiOnery department appears at the rear end of the store and directly under the balcony. This balcony. which is some 25x5O feet, is arranged and finished in white enamel and Florentine glass. It 1 contains a room to be used as a work
 room in connection with the dry goods
 department, and another to be used as
 a ladies rest room and has a lavatory,
 etc. The whole gallery is surrounded
 with an elegant railing finished in ac-
 cordance with the store fixtures.
 This company also installed a new
 system of cash service which is known
 as the Perfection cable cash carrier,
 purchased from the Lamson COnsoli-
 dated Store Service company, and is operated by a continuous running cable, the power for which is furnished by a small electric motor. and the store
 transactions are concentrated in the general offices.
 It is therefore right and proper to emphasize the fact that this institution is second to none in the territory or any portion of the southwest, and that the whole appointmeng is an institu- ton of beauty. and as remarked by an observer. the general arrangement and its glitter of mirrors and plate glass takes one away from the canyons and gulches of the mining district and seemingly places him in the great de- partment stores that have made Chi cagO and New York famous"
 It would not be out of place in con nection with this institution to men ton something Of the history and of the stocks which it carries. The busi- ness was originally founded by Levi Bashford in 1888 following which there were some changes made in the style of the firm name and it was conducted successively under the names and styles of Levi Bashford & Co.,. w. c. Bashford & Co.,, BashfOrd & Burmister
  ford -Burmister company in April. 1892. The present personnel of the corpora tion is James A. Hope. president; H. D. Aitken, first vice president and treasurer; F. M. Murphy, second vice president; c. A. Bray, secretary; Mrs. 1 M. C. Hope. R. N. Fredericks and A. W. Edwards. associate directors. The company has had large experience in catering to the needs of the district and carries at all times complete lines of mining commodities and buys it's goods in. carload lots. Tn addition to this it maintains a jobbing depart 1 ment for all it's stocks and as stated above devotes the entire building. 125 feet square to it's retail departments, :. which consists of dry goods in all branches, misses and children's shoes, ] mems shoes and mems furnishings, ] stationery and books. drafting ma terials and supplies. shelf and heavy hardware. paints and oils. glass, build ! CTS materials and building hardware l, guns and ammunition, sporting goods : stoves and ranges, kitchen furniture of i every description. harness and sad | dlery. groceries of all descriptions, in ! cluding a complete stock of high grade 1 goods, bakery and confectionery de- ! partment crockery and glassware, fur i niture and bedding, carpets and rugs, i shades and shade fixtures. draperies ] and house furnishings, trunks and suit . cases, Indian blankets and curiOs, wall | paper and burlap, mountain wagons 1 and stages, carriages of all kinds. Tn | fact one could safely make an order to | this institution for all his requirements | and could depend upon it being filled i with their standard or high grade i goods as a customer might elect.
 This company enjoys a large mail or i der business and has extended it's trade ! to all parts of the county. both in its | wholesale and retail branches. Pres 1 cOtt is to be congratulated on having l an institution of such proportions and . which certainly rebounds to the best | interests of the community. Each and ] every citizen should realize the fact ! that such institutions impress the wis i itor and inspire confidence to the in 1 vestor seeking a location in Prescott or . county.
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