River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-04-05
THE MAIN SALESROOM.


The main room for the display
and sale of goods is of ample capac-
ity, we'll lighted and fitted up with
every convenience to best conserve
the purpose for which it was in
tended, while the ornamental steel
ceiling recently put up gives it a
very fine appearance. 1t is notice
able that in this room there are
many arrangements for the display
of goods of the finer qualities in
glass cases. Against the north wall
is a line of cabinets with glass
doors for the protection and dis
play of fine harnesses. There are a
number of counter show cases and
five large floor show cases with
plate-glass tops, fronts and ends.
These floor cases are all 8 feet long,
81 feet high and III feet wide. In
all of these shelves are fixed to give
additional show space. The frames
of these cases were made by Lund' S
workmen and are as elegant and
substantial as any turned out from
first-class cabinet shop. Besides
these show cases for the exhibition
of the finer qualities of cutlery and
other elegant hardware and finished
goods of various kinds there will be
an ample supply of tables and
counters to accommodate the de-
mands of the several lines of trade.
OFFICE AND HARNESS SHOP.
The back end of this main room,
which is "A by "a feet, is partition
ed off and divided into two rooms,
one for harness shop and the 9TH
er for the office and counting room.
CARRIAGES AND BUGGIEs.
Next south of the main room in
the main building is a wareroom
for the housing and display of car
riages and buggies. This room is
% by IA feet. This line of trade is
most active in the spring and sum-
mer and at this season the sale of
these vehicles is pushed.
MACHINERY ANNEX.
On the south side of the main
building is built an addition, % by
166 feet. This addition is divided
transversely, making room in
front % by 40, which is filled with
farm machinery and agricultural
implements. The back room, %
by &c, is used as a store room for
bar iron and other heavy hardware
used in the blacksmith and wagon
shops.
In the rear of the main building
and back OF the shops are number
Of buildings for the storing of 1um-
Der and the partly finished factory
stuff for the wagon shops.
THE WORKSHOPS.
The shop for the manufacture of
harnesses is located in the main
building but the paint, blacksmith,
wagon and machine shops are in a
separate building situated in the
rear of the main structure. These
shops are all supplied with all the
modern machinery needed to facili-
tate perfect work IN the several
lines of industry pursued. Saving
machines, tongue and groove ma
chimes, planners, polishing, boring
and mortising machines, etc., are
installed in the woodwork rooms,
while the blacksmith shops are sup
piled with every convenience for
the accomplishment of quick and
effective work, including trip
hammer operated by electric power
and large emery wheel for the re-
duction of rough surfaces.
LINES OF WORK.
In these shops harnesses, wagons
and bobsleds are made, Lund' s
manufactures in these lines largely
supplying the local demand. The
time of the workmen in the black
smith and wagon shops, however,
is mostly employed in repair work,
of which there is vast amount. In
these shops about everything that
needs fixing is rectified and lost or
WORKOUT parts are rebuilt. The
workmen in these shops are "on to