The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-11-15
Brilliant and Attractive.
Samuel Watkins Store With its
New System Of Electric Lights
One Of tie Prettiest Places #
Business to Be Found Anywhere.

81 never saw a prettier lighted
store anywhere.
This is a remark frequently made
about Samuel Watkins store-and
it is praise fittingly bestowed no
matter where one has travelled or the
number OF handsome stores seen.
Electrician Woodwork has Just
finished installing the lights through
out the establishment and the ar
rangment seems well nigh perfect
There are Sc lamps of about so cam
die power each on the lower floor
besides 4 OF the same type of about
125 candle power each In the show
windows.
On the second floor there are 4 OF the
125 candle power lamps in the cloth
ing department in front, and 6 of so
candle power down the centre in the
furniture department. A switch is at
the head OF the steps by which these
can be turned on or off, and at the
entrance to the clothing department
are two switches, each controlling
two OF the four lamps here, by means
OF which one side or the whole room
may be lighted as desired.
On the third floor there are 10
lamps which are controlled by
switch ut the head of the steps. The
lights are SO distributed through
out the house as to get the best re-
suits possible. The bottom part of
the lamp is frosted which takes off
the glare and reflects the light back
against the reflector, SO that the
store is filled with a soft white light,
perfectly diffused and pleasing to the
eye.
A new type of lamp is used in the
manufacture OF which they have done
away with the old bamboo filament
and are now using a metallic fla
ment which gives a lamp of higher
efficiency, affording more light with
less power required. 1t may be of
interest to know that the power re-
quired to light the store ispractically
10 horse power,
Perhaps the most novel feature of
the lighting in this store consists of
the arrangement whereby every other
light can be used alternately all over
the building. Three rows of lights
run the full length OF the store down
stairs, the centre TOW being in the
arches between the columns support
ing the upper floor. There are no
| pendants or cords to these lights.
They are placed directly on tie cell.
ing, which is II feet from the floor,
and the light is diffusetl by large
prismatic glass refectors or shades
The lighting is so arranged that /,
person may stand in any part ot the
store and look in any direction and
the lights are in straight rows IN
front OF him.
There is not n prettier or better
lighted store to be found anywhere
even in the larger cities-and such ar
establishment is a credit alike to the
proprietor and to the town. One o
the secrets of the success of the light
ing is that the interior of the store i.
painted white. This has q great dea
to do with the brilliant and pleasing
effect, and we'll as Mr.. Woodwork
has done his work if he had not beer
favored in the building as he was h,
could not have made it show up t.
such excellent advantage.
In addition to the lighting Mr.
Watkins has had a system OF cal
bells put ina different sound fo
each department-by which the heat
or any clerk may be summoned tt
the office by simply touching a but
ton.
An electric passenger elevator il
also being planned for the store, Mr.
Watkins being determined to leav,
nothing undone for the convenient
and better handling of his large an,
constantly growing business.
Are you troubled with the piles? One az
plication of ManZan will give you immediat
relief. Sold by the Kerner McNair Drug Com
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