The daily sentinel., 1907-05-25

y OF the street within sight a
1. 4 of the building. a
While the establishment is new the
proprietor is one of the best known
I business men of the city and one who
b has been active and prominent i'm
| local commercial circles for a number
of years.
Grand Junction has never had a
first class, modern suite OF exclusive
undertaking parlors and for the past
/ year Edgar A, Krohn who has sue
| cessfully conducted an undertaking.
establishment in the city in counec-
tion with furniture business for three
years and who is one of the most
. competent undcrtukers in western
. Colorado. today, had under contem-
platiun the retirement from the fun
=. uiture business and the opening mp i'm
. Grand Junction of one OF the finest
. most perfectly appointed suites OF
/ exclusive undertaking parlors I'm this
part of the west. Today his desires
stand realized. His intentions have
| been carried out to the letter
Retiring from the furniture bust
I ness some two months ago Mr.. Krohn
secured a lease on the large room In
the Reed Block and had IL remod-
I eled and fitted up under his personal
direction and every person who has
visited It has declared it to be one of
| the handsomest places OF its kind
/ they ever saw. 1t takes nerve as
well as enterprise for man in a city
I the size of Grand Junction to cstab-
/ lish exclusive undertaking parlors as
l fine as these and invest more than
/ $1,000 in fixtures and furnishings as
/ Mr.. Krohn has done. But such en-
terprise, such keeping abreast of the
times, Will pay every time.
A look through the establishment
I is enough TO convince any one that
Mr.. Krohn Is onto his business. thar
he is an up-to-date undertaken and
funeral director. knows WHAT what
in modern undertaking houses. Only
a man of experience in his line of
business could plan such an estab-
| lishment.
/ 1t is not eXaggorating in the least
to say that the new Krohn undertake
I ing rooms ranks in every respect with
any similar place in Colorado. II is
absolutely the finest and most attrac-
| tive and conveniently arranged under
taking establishment between Pueblo
and Salt Lake: better than any
town OF its size in the entire west
has such n place among its business
enterprises The Sentinel is glad to
say that 1t is a credit to the town and
and undisputable testimonial to the
enterprise of Mr.. Krohn.
On approaching the building one
is at once struck with neatness and
modernness of the place the two big
front windows are to be filled with
large natural palms and ferns and
running across each window inside
is a large window seat. All the win
dows are trimmed in pure white.
Entering the building the visitor
steps directly into the office of Mr.
Krohn. 1t is handsomely carpeted
sawed oak furniture and decorated
with appropriate wall pictures. The
walls are in white and enamel The
north wall is really a permanent par
tition separating the office from the
lovely chapel. This partition wall is
in white and gold enamel and two
artistically carved doors lead into
the chapel. these doors are of mag
nificent beveled glass
Stepping from the office through
these double doors the visitor finds
himself in one of the most elegantly
appointed chapels Imaginable. Its
simple yet perfect beauty. the quiet
and stately air that prevails within
its wholesome precincts make It an
ideal place for the purposes to which
il has been dedicated. The room IS
a large one. Il is light and airy being
Illuminated by brilliant yet softly
melowed electric lights. II is richly
and tastily carpeted and the seating
arrangements will be splendid. over
one hundred people can be seated cas-
lily at a service in the chapel. There
is an organ in the chapel. This room
is also finished in pure white.
Next in order comes the Ehow
room. II is finished 10 white enamel
in keeping with the general decora-
tive effect The room is absolutely
dust proof and is kept dark only
when caskets are being shown and
then the briliancy of 25O candle pow
er Of electric light shines over the
room. over forty caskets can be
displayed at the time. Modern cas-
ket racks will line the walls. show
ing the caskets at full length. This
room is also carpetod. There is a
fine display handle case also in the
room.
A neat hallway leads from the
front office past the chapel and the
show room TO the large work and
show room in the rear of the build
ing. consequently persons can 20 from
the office to the work room or morg-
ue without passing through the
chapel or show room.
The work and stock room like all
other 5f the apartments is large, airy
good light and attractive.
In the northeast portion of the
building, opening from the work
Soom Is the morgue and 1t is ideally
arranged. It Is just the right size.
clean as a new pin. linOleum cover
ed floors. tile initiating paper on the
walls. two good sized windows letting
in plenty of light and fresh air. At
the same time the morgue is extreme
ly private. With its mechanical por-
celaln mortuary table and It's other
necessary and modern equipment the
morgue Is strictly up to date and
there are none better in western
Colorado.
In this manner the different de-
partments are briefly described. Mr..
Krohn expectes to keep on constant
" making improvements. He certain
lv has an ideal place as 1t is today.
Mr.. Krohn Will install as sooP as It
arrives from the factory the first