The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-08-04
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ttb eOpt ,he presence Of BOSTON
% ~. AMEND u the wishes of aIl,
lce'Fi ., ~ ;..oIf afforded feast I'll.
lne Vu''1 ar7,o,iaIIy tHe Offices, which
te ~ u narv WAYS. Fifteen
,and invitations wtr" seat out. ia
t'ousan .ro-1rmJ 10 the retail dealers
aalD7 ,n;+aI states. who handle the
wv nar.Iae %. Shoes. the others
w. L. hoo manufacturers and all
IN ,ns,,stries in Broc1ton ana Vi
ple1 w. Douslas viii he glad to
guy .,rhodv who is Interested call
w. ~ now iuilG.ll. is situated Just
- - tba "a. | factory on Spark
"' t,cine the Monticello railroad
..;on Its completion marks the IS
MI. .u,hr,snt of 4 modern up-to date
a.l,,,le iobbing house and office
LIKING Mr.. Douglas has long CON
a.-d tho ACCESSIBILITY Of iobbin:
''s.s NOT only for the purpose OF sup
's,na his own retail stores more read
,ut that the II 900 dealers through
:, tho Taited States handling the w.
|, nouglas shoe might be able to OBJ
IL shoes for immediate use With
..stor facility.
FINDER the present system all shoes
uorrf,c;nred to oAier. and cus.
49,, sometimes lose sales waiting
h, shoes TO arrive. With the new lob.
In, house they will be enabled to
|I,s their hurry orders shipped the
|sne day they are received, which will
|. far more satisfactory to the chs.
|tn,r and will result in largely-in.
|ru,ed business to the w. L. Douglas
|re Co.
Tho new building IS eco feet long
N 90 feet wide and two stories in
kcht The jobbing department will
rspy the entire lower floor. while
n Offices will occupy the second floor.
Leaving the new jobbIng house on
be first floor, the main staircase as.
nds to the second floor level in two
drhonS separating on the first land
Il and meeting again upon the fourth.
Mere the large PaIladian window is
ttu,ted, which app -ars over the en-
h1ne.
At the head Of the staircase il
h mosaic floor appears the word
itiun," the name Of the inner hall,
aimed and decorated after the man. {
Z Of the central apartment OF the
l1mnaiian hou.o Th;a 49, =
b the center of the main building
'dss %1es and Is feet in height, and !
lighted by three large ceiling sky.
sln Of classic design.
Around the atrium are placed the !,
l''te Offices, where the heads Of the i
4aHnents are located, with their $,
/. infants. Beginning at the right OF 5,
. main entrance, in order, are those Il
Tie c. F. Richmond, buyer; H. T. t!
s',e' general superintendent; Hon. $
Douglas, president: and n T, III
nlhn treasurer. They are finished e.
I furnished in mahogany and ara o. o.
laie Mr.. Douglas own room &C. J.
pc the southwest corner of the Ii
lans' and is very handsome 81
'@ent To the left Of these comes y,
J nom Of c. D. Nevins assistant 81
'aaler, Mrs. Marion Shields. cor y,
lsneut. Au 'ne store de y
:. .e east OF the atrium and OPEN
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