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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-09

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour-Eirm winter patents, $330GS 50 straights. ss.2Oa34O; spring patents, $SSO@ 2.9O.
 Wheat-No. ? spring, 7S@S5c; No. 8, 7S@S4c; No. ?, red, 74%@75c.
 Corn-No. ?, 45l@c; No 2 yellow, 4SAc. Oats-No. 2 341sc; No 3, white, 32@36c. Rye-No. ?, 641zQ65c.
 Barley-Fair to choice malting, 4S655c. Flax seed-No. l, S.11la; No. l north western, $119la.
 Timothy Seed-Prime $435d445. Clover-Contract grades, $136O short Ribs-Sides 0oose) $S25dS.75 Mess Pork-per barrel, $1475. Lard-Per 100 pounds $SS5.
 Short Clear Sides-Boxed, $S75dS. STE Whisky-Bass of high wines. $129 On the produce exchange today the butter market was steady. Creameres, 2zc.SOc; dairies 20d26c
 Eggs-Strong; at mark, cases included, 26aSOc firsts, S1c; prime frsts 34c; ex- tras 36c.
 Cheese-S Steady; 13d14c.
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Rather Suggestive.

From the Chicago News.
 You look worried. count?"
 And l am worried, monsieur. l go to ze rich young ladys house to ask for her hand and 1 fall over ze burglar alarm"
 "Well?"
 Zen quick arise and tell % father [ make mistake"
 And what did he say7'' He asked w@iere ze mistake was?"fy
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Bonds.
Money on Call.

New York, December S.-Money on call, nominal; no loans. Time loans strong sixty days, SqSh per cent; ninety days, &; si-s months, 61a
 Prime mercantile paper, 6@61s per cent. Sterling exchange weak, with actual busi- ness in bankers bills at 4S3.95d4S405 for demand and at 479.25 for sixty day bills i; posted rates, 4S0G4S1 and 4S594S6; com mercial bills, 4S1e44Ss4; bar silver, 69 i; Mexican dollars, 531s; government bonds, firm; railroad bonds, irregular.
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far. but joined with the other powerful agencies for the destruction of natural beauties may be found d considerable interest among the Ontario communities which hope to profit commercially by gi- gantic schemes for the transmission of Niagara power. Unless the Canadian power companies may be credited with having exaggerated the strength of it for their own purposes in heading ofr an in- ternational agreement. there is great en- thusiasm in Toronto, Hamilton and neigh boring cities over the prospect of building up industrials centres by means of cheap power from the falls. If the plans for this new project are carried out, an ad- diLional danger threatens Niagara.
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THE LOCAL MARKETS.

The cotton market yesterday was re- ported unchanged from Friday. The gen. eral condition throughout the day was reported steady and the fluctuations of prices very slight Closing figures showed a Decent basis forsgood middling, this price being unchanged from Fridays qao- tations. Receipts continue very light
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Naval Stores.

Savannah, December S.-Turpentne firm, 61Ac; sales, 275; receipts, 4O6; shipments, 63o. Resin firm; sales, 139O receipts, 2255; shipments, 4413; stock 72,79o. Quote A, B, C, D, $390; E, S921am395; F. s3.95 @4.O0; G, $f.OO II. $40; l. &.3O; K, S515; NJ. $.50; N, s6,25; VIC, s6.75; wv, $7.OO.
 Charleston, December S.-Turpentine and rosin nothing doing.
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The general trade on Morris avenue yes terday was much heavier than it has been on any other Saturday for some time. Receipts during the past week have been very liberal and the demand good, and if the general condition which is now prevalent continues the Christi mas trade this year, as expressed by wholesale dealer. will be the heaviest ever. Prices are reported unchanged.
 Trading in the local wholesale grocery market continues strong and steady. Prices are reported unchanged,
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Aidee and Wool.

Green salt sides. No. l, s1aalOc. Dry flint, No. 1. 17019c. Dry salt hides. No. 2, l6Glfc. Clear washed wool. 34aSoc' Unwashed woor. 22M24c. Burry wool. 12413c. Sheepskins. 4O@si.25. Tallow. 494ac. Beeswax, 25c.
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New Orleans Cotton Futures.

New Orleans, December S.-Cotton spots closed easy. Sales, s10O bales. Low or dinary 7c nominal ordinary, 71kc nominal: good ordinary, 8 13-16c; low middIing. 9ssc; middling. 10a4c; good middline Il Slice; mddling fair, PEG nominal; fair, 12%c nominal. Receipts, 19,99S; stock. 39,- 97S.
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Metal Market.

New York. December S.--The metal mar ket was quiet and generally unchanged in the absence of cables. Spot tin $43. .o5at 43.2O. Copper continued firm; lake, s22. 5ola 22 .75: electrolytic. s22 21zn22 STE; casting. $22. .0O@22 25. Lead, s. .95Q6 05. Spelter, 50 90 M655. Iron was unchanged.
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Live Stock Market.

Chicago, December S.-Cattle Estimated receipts, 800; market steady; beeves, $4. 10 G7 73O; cows and heifers, s1 .65@5.15; stock CTS and feeders, s2 40G4. 30; Texas, s3. o 460; westerners, s2.9046. o0 calves, s. .25ff 750.
 Hogs: Estimated receipts, 20,O00 mar ket 10c lower; mixed and butchers, S6.e5 m6. 371a; good heavy, s6. 25m6.40; rough heavy, s5. 5.90@6.l0; light, s6.O0u6.s5; pigs, So 50d6.20; bulk of sales. s6 10d6.30.
 Sheep. Estimated receipts, 20OO, mar
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CIearinqs and Exchange.

Memphis December S.-Clearings, $1.- 294S6S; balances, $243,961.
 New Orleans, December S.-Clearings, A,375129; New York exchange, S5cQS1 dis count; commercial paper, 7dS per cent.
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sus report will show something like b. 062 QUO bales or total ginned since last census crop of about 5O0,0oo against 1.lS9, ,90o last year.
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Treasury Statement.

Washington, December B. Today's treasury balances, exclusive of the gold reserve, show: Available cash balance, $234, ,491 ,494; gold coin and bullion, s106,- 67532S.
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Cotton Seed oil.

New Orleans, December S.-Cotton seed oil: Prime, 37c; crude BOG.
 Memphis, December S.-Cotton seed oil: Prime crude, BOG; choice paeal, s25O0; prime cake $2400
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New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans, December S-Spot cotton closed easy, unchanged; middling. 10atc; sales on the spot were 37OO bales and 400 to arrive
 Futures opened steady or 5 points up, but sagged on non-support by the bull element, and closed steady, to 10 points under Fridays final figures.
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Chicago, December S.-Large shipments of wheat from Duluth were the principal cause of a steady feeling today in the local market, although the price of May delivery declined 1sQhc Corn was up 14c. Oats gained 14@3sc Provisions were 1219@15c to 4Oc higher.
 The leading futures were as follows:
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Feed Stuff.

Corn-No. 2 mixed. G4c: white. roc.
 Oats-No. 2 mixed, 43c; No. 9 white, 45c; white clip, iOc.
 Pure wheat bran, 80 or 100. $.25. Cotton seed feed meal. s25; prime, sN. Corn chops, $1.15.
 Corn hearts, $l.25.
 Shorts-100 pound sack. s1.40
 Hulls-S0-lb c. s., 30 ton; 20-lb c. s.. 40c sack; 100-lb c. S., s11 ton; 100-lb c. g.. 45c sack; l00-lb sack hulls, 50c.
 Hay-Choice timothy. s23: No. 1 tmo- thy, s23; Johnson grass, sl5; clover mixed. S2O50.
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WANTED

South and North Alabama Railroad stock and other old and inactive se- curities. Address,
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Chicago Change.

ket steady; sheep. ss sO65.75 lambs $I.5o@ ITS.
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Local Staple Groceries.

Sugar-Granulated, 5Ac; Y. C., 4Rc. F1our-Fancy patent. s540; standard patent, $40; straight. S4
 Coffee-Green, 11@13c: Arbuckles, $1s. .S5; Porto Rico. $16.55
 Meat-Dry salted ribs, 8%c; dry salted rib bellies, 10Ac; extra cfear, l0c; hams, fancy. 153sc medium. 14Ssc; bacon bellies, I21ac; California hams. 10c.
 Lard-Leaf 10%e; comleund lard, Sc. Molasses-Centrifugal 30d35; sugar house. 40c; Georgia cane, 35c.
 White pears-Per bushel. s285
 Beans-Navy. s225 per bushe: hand picked Lima, 7c.
 Grits-92 pounds. s1.65.
 Meal-"Jim Dandy" s1.18.
 Macaroni, 61hc.
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R. M. SMYTHE

Room 45s Produce Exchange Building
 NEW YORK
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Total sales for the day 2s5,s 800 shares
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-22
RAILROAD TIE.UP /:
POSSIBLE B Is IL IN EAST
Y al Of Six Big Lines
Threaten Is Strike Want
g. - >>.> Higher Wages. .:. as.s. !:

New York, Dec. 22.-W Whether or not
there will be a general tieup Of Christ
mas ma freight. in the yards of eight of
the big railroads having terminals in
New York and Jersey City, was de-
pendent upon the outcome Of confer.
ence which was held today at the office
Of the Central Railroad. of New Jersey
in this city. The eight roads concerned
We're the. Pennsylvania, Erie, Lehigh
Valley, Central Of New Jersey, Long
Island, Baltimore & Ohio, Lackawanna
and Staten Island Rapid Transit.
The yardmen employed ION, those
roads gave the managers until today
to decide whether orsnot to grant them
an increase Of S cents an hour, N
wages. Most of the roads had agreed
to an increase of 4 cents an hour. All.
tho the railroad officials admitted To-
day the situation seemed acute. there
was no talk Of yielding on either side.
altho P. j.. 5Morrissey, grand master of
the railroad trainmen has said there
IS no reason to- suppose that the mon
will strike. Mr. Morrissey Conferred
with the managers today.
sjt a strike yon tile eve of the Christmas
holidays when all the railroads orunnin.r
into. this city. arc heavily loaded witt,
Christmas freight. would inflict a great
hardship On the people of this city. and
also upon those of other cities, to AMI
from which freight is passing thru
.Ncw York ~ ny VS. .'s ". /. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-22
CAR INTERCHANGE NEE :,
Solution of Shortage Problem SUE
gested at Kansas City.

Kansas City, Dec. 22.-At the close
OF the inquiry into the question Of the
freight car shortage in the west, be-
tore e. a. -Prouty, Interstate commerce
commissioner, which began in st. Louis
and ended here last night, the COM
missioner, shippers and the representa-
tives Of the railroads said that ali
parties concerned would. be. greatly
benefited and present T. conditions re-
Hevsd il q free. ~interchanage of cars
among the railroads could be brought
about. So
:. This solution was first suggested b.,
the shippers, approved by Commissioned
Prouty, and Endorsed by the railroad
representatives in the hearing. It SIS
understood that western railway lines
generally prefer an interchange of
freight cars, but eastern roads have
refused to enter into such an agree.
ment: The reason for this difficulty. Il
Is said, Is that eastern roads are profit
ing by present conditions and are usfng
many thousand cars belonging to west,
ern roads, and their own eouipnlent AZ
well, causes a shortage to exist ia the
p1 After IL! tie: hearing :, Commissioner
Gan interchange Of cars by all the
railroads would do away with much Of
the shipping troubles. And then. this
country is a long way from New York.
owners OF railways are mot thoroly
familiar with conditions here. They
are inclined to make money first and
consider the public service later,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-22
H0LD.UP MAN WEPT !.
WHEN FOUND GUILTY

julius Fl. Wolff has been found guilty
Of robbery in the first degree and he
must serve sentence of from five to
forty. years in the state prison. The
Jury deliberated for ten hours before
reaching decision, and Wolff, who had
hoped for, an acquittal, broke down and
wept bitterly when the verdict was
Wolff was accused of holding up and
Sept. .2l. A watch which had belonged
to Vogler was found in his pockets as
he was attempting to leave the city.
Sentence will be passed by Judge John
Day Smith, before whom the case was
tried. '.s
Following the trial of Wolff, the case
against Fred Schultz, charged with as
sault in the second degree, was com
menced and Schultz was convicted on
the charge Of assaulting and beating
Max Smith on Oct. ID. Judge Simpson
today sentenced Schultz, who has never
been in trouble before, to ninety days
in the workhouse.
With the trial Of Schultz the Grim
inaI calendar Of the November term of
the Hennepin county district court was
been serving thruout the term have
OOO11s uASLiASoCu dAu WILL GuS cACcpGlOu
Of several civil suits not scheduled for
jury trial, the term work is completed
There will be an adjournment until. the
January calendar is called, on Jan. 8.
On motion Of County Attorney Al J
Smith, the cases against Robert A
Martin, charged with forgery in the
second degree; James Ryan, George
Conead and Mike Biorklund, charged
with burglary in the third degree; and
Harry Brown, alias George Smith
charged with assault in the second, de.
gree, wer continued over the, term
Cases against Louis II. Engebretson and
James Mack, charged with grand lar
ceny in the second degree, and Robert
A. Martin, charged with forgery in the
second degree, were nolled. The case
against Emma Yates, convicted of ar.
son in the court below, and granted a
instated and will be tried in January
as will the case against Emma Ander.
son, also charged with arson.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-22
!! B 4. PLUNGE :.
H OF MINE GAGE
Six Miners Victims of Break in
Il: =. II. Machinery Of Shaft
+; ;s.i: .*,s -. AIIC.

:; st. Louis Dec. 22.-One miner is
known to have been killed, five others
are believed to be dead, another is Sc.
.riously injured by the dropping Of the
cage early today in the shaft Of the
:Breese- Trenton Coal Mining company
about ten miles west of Carlisle. Car.
Isle, ILL.,, is forty-eight miles east of
st. Louis. So ',,'-.'- 49, 49, 49, ~.
The accident occurred as the second
cage full Of the day shift miners were
descending into the, mine. The cage
containing six men had descended soc
feet. down the 40O-foot shaft when it
stuck momentarily and then went
crashing to the bottom with a noise
similar to an explosion. :s The known
dead: August Foppey. D..
Buried under debris and believed to
be dead: Walter Schaffner, Herman
Flater.- Henry Middeke, Herman Holt.
man, Frank Sarre. :
The injured: William Fritz, leg
broken am! body bruised.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-22
DID IN 2: :.
NOT KNOW HER
Report that Suicide Was Old
Flame Of Roosevelt Is
..s-.. Denied. -.:.,
Journal Special Service,


+: Washington, Dec. 22..-It was denied
ct the, Write House last night that
Mrs: Lulu Borrower, who committed
suicide in New York two weeks ago.
was an old .:sweetheart of President
Roosevelt. Mrs. Grover left her estate
to President Roosevelt and in her will
provided that her body should be Gre
mated. President Roosevelt t. directed
District Attorney s timsbnA to make pro
vision, for &the cremation Of the body
and to haYe the will probated. After
.directSthe district, attorney to find the
relatives of Mrs. Grover and turn over
the amount Of the funeral s expe eaSsl1 Il
no relatives are found the. personal
property will be- converted into cash,
and all the money turned over to some
charitable institution. The estate is
valued at. about 1880, about 5000 of
which is in jewe1ry and the remainder
in cash. z<.-s = 81 sssts.3Ss
J There was. no. Friendship between the
president and Mrs Grover. II When he
was governor of New York she fire.
quently sent presents to- Mr.. Roosevelt
and his family. anonymously, ana it was
only near the end If Governor Roose-
:velt's term that he learned who had
been sending the presents. ts6 81
The only mourners at the funeral in
New York were Mrs. Richard III. Con
nor and Secret Service Operative Taft.
Mrs. Conner was Mrs, Grover's closest
friend. and says that Mrs Grover was
the daughter Of "a Dakota ranchman
She was married at the age Of II and
when IS years old became widow.
While still in her teens, Theo dore Roose.
welt, fresh from Harvard, went to
Medora, Oak ota, and bought ranch
Mrs. Grover. lived near .Medora, and
was one Of the few women in that sec.
ton in tbose wild: DAYS. She. ten: told
Mrs. Conner Of the long rides she took
Yorker. The president has written a
book about his ranching experience and
Mrs. Grover expressed her .wonderment
that she was not mentioned in it.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-22
.LO0TER OF BANK
ADMITS IHEFTS
He Took Money and Substituted
Notes Signed by Girl
Stenographers.
journal Special Service.

Chicago, Dec. 22.-William J. At
kinson, owner Of the ..defunct Lincoln
! bank Of Morton Park, yesterday con-
fessed before Judge Kenesaw NJ. Ian
dis in the United States court that he
took $4,000 from his bank, and en-
tered in the assets of the institution
notes he knew to be worthless. The
banker told an amazing tale Of high
finance, including his acceptance of the
notes Of Portus B. Ware for 100000,
and at the conclusion Of his confession
sank down, a nervous wreck and be-
came SO weak he could hardly walk
from the courtroom.
Among revelations forced from the
unwilling lips Of the former banker
was one that his stenographer, Miss L.
AIeckson, was the signer Of notes ag-
gregating $4,000. No sooner had he
confessed this then he was questioned
as to another note for 100000, found
tn the bank, purporting to have been
signed by ~. Armstrong"
That note was sent to me from
part Of my indebtedness to the bank.
7 don It know who sent it. don It know
who signed it. understand L. Arm
strong is the name Of stenographer
in Pittsburg. Oh, 7 don't know how
to tell about this. It is awful
The startling story Of Atkinson was
told just after Judge Lands had re-
fused to permit his release on his own
Tecognizance for his appearance before
Referee in Bankruptcy Vein tomor-
row. At its conclusion deputy United
States marshal took Atkinson in Gus
tody. He abandoned himself to grief,
sitting silent and with tears in his
eyes, after he reached the marshal's Of
fee, bereft Of hope Of liberty on $685.
600 bonds.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-22
FIGHT MAY RAGE
OYER ALTON ROAD
Rumors that Rock Island Crowd
Will Try 70 Leave Hartman
on the Outside,
journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service. ,.ss X. wi. \
New York, Dec. 22.-Wall street Is
pricking up it's ears over a rumor that
there may be contest for the control
of the Chicago & Alton. . The Rock
Island interests have taken charge of
the Alton and it is limited that that
Clique will try. to hold possession and
leave the Hartman coterie on the out
SIDE
One of the first steps to, that end is a
movement to force the resignation Of
President" FELTON, and the appointment
OF q successor satisfactory to the Rock
Island peple. &,.. 1884,. ~~ 90
William H. Moore, B. F. Yoakum,
Daniel G.. Reed and their associates,
are said to own controlling proportion
of the stock of the Alton, and there is
nothing to restrain them from retaining
possession except the remarkable agree
ment with E. H. Hartman, by which
the Moore and the Hartman interests
are to alternate each year in the man
agement Of the property.
With Mr.. Hartman IS reputation as i
fighter and an autocrat in mind, Wall
street is looking forward to lively
demonstration if the Moore clique car
RES out this program. Mr.. Hartman
has considered himself the dominant
power IN Alton for years, altho Edwin
HaWley and John w. Gates took away
tho stock control from under his nose
and handed it over to the Moores and
their friends. Even then Hartman
was strong enough to force the unprec-
edented scheme for changing the CON
troll OF the road every year.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-22
MASKED NEGRO \ J!
SHOOTS ! \ I !: CAPTAIN :; | ]
Captain Maoklin Of the Twenty
fifth Infantry Is Danger j
ously Wounded. -

Edgar B. Mackilin Of Company 9,
Twenty-ffth infantry, who was shot at
his home here last night, was con-
scious this morning, and physicians at
the house expressed the belief that he
would recover. 49, ..s,
improving. At that hour he said his
chances Of recovery were growing
brighter. d.. T.
No trace Of the would.be as
sassin, who is believed to be one
Of the negroes recently discharged by
President Roosevelt, has been found.
Samuel Bartell, a detective, arrived
here early today. from Oklahoma City
with bloodhounds, which he placed upon
the trail Of the negro. Captain Mack
lin says positively that the man who
shot him was a negro. He says he
The shooting occurred at the Off
GERS quarters at Fort Reno. Captain
Macklin and his wife were at the din
ner table when some one tried to gain
entrance at the side door: -
"Captain Macklin asked: "Who is
there95'
The reply came: 1T have message
"Come around to the back door,
said Captain Macklin. ~:
A negro, part Of his face covered by
a mask, entered with the command,
NThEoW up your hands and give me
aHyfhe money you We GOT s<a. ~. :;
Without giving Captain Macklin
time to reply he fred twice, then fed
into the darkness. One bullet entered
Captain Maeklin's abdomen, the sec
ond struck him in the jaw. The surgeon
says that while his wounds are danger
GUS they are not necessarily fatal.
Captain Macklin is about 80 years
Of age and is son of Brigadier Gen
>eral Macklin, retired. D. ~.
, Dec. IA the secretary of war ordered
the courtmartial. of Captain Macklin
for "conduct to the prejudice Of good
order and discipline, in failing 30 OK.
ercise due diligence: in preventing the
occurrence Of rioting at Brownsville
last August FL. !. + @~xxg.Y =.
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permanent and ample home for its rap
idly increasing business, Mr.. Thomas
considered the fact that Minneapolis
had arrived at the point where it needs
a frst-class, exclusive dry goods store.
He said today: s5 @ ,,sy.
'sNow is the right time for such q
store. Attic our company's situation
at Fifth street lis good the quarters
got too cramped, and three times. the
room was necessary for the expansion
idly. I believe, also, that as the citi-
zens of Minneapolis are building as
fine homes as there are in the country,
and the banks are putting up elegant
banking buildings that the dry goods
houses should not be behind in the
race
Before letting the contract for the
new store building Mr.. Thomas will
visit large business centers with the
architect that he will choose, in search
of ideas, and to obtain all the light
that he can on modern retail store con-
struction, both inside and out.