The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-03-09
LEWIS-WELLS BUILDING
AN ARCHITECTURAL BEAUTY.


The w. P. Lewis Hardware com
pany has moved into it's new
quarters in the new Lewis-WeIls build
ing on Main st. And the new build
ing is an architectural beauty. AS a
hardware store and a store building
in general, it is a wonder for conven-
fence and efficiency, capacity and
completeness. The building has been
erected at a cost of $40, 900 and has
been furnished with water plant AID
machinery at an additional cost of
$4,000. Travelling statesmen who
have cen in every state in the I'm
ion have declared positively hat it
is the most complete and best arrang-
ed hardware building in the United
States.
n main. IRON salesroom has a
vast pan that has the appearance
of some exposition building. On it's
floor are shelves and racks for all
kinds of small hardware, space for
stoves n ranges, buggies and wag-
ons. cases for harness, tables for
china, tin and granite ware, and mum
erous small lines: also room for thu
private offices of the heads of he
firm, w. p. Lewis and w. T. Wells,
and the glass Office of the book-keeper
This office is a feature in itself, being
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an immense sky-light. Joining onto
he b~ook-keepers' office is the con-
crete vault. which makes a perfect
foundation for an immense water
talk that is on top of a tower on the
roof. furnishing splendid pressure for
this and other big buildings.
The stock racks and cases are mon
sters and are able to sustain weights
il hardware that would wreck an or
binary structure. For instance, the
bar iron and steel rack can hold a car
load at Il time, the bolt rack holds
40, pounds and the sheet and cor
rugated iron racks. not yet full. now
hold 10000 pounds in stock.
The work of making these racks,
shelving, etc, is yet Incomplete, and
the sales-room is to have an attractive
metal ceiling when finished.
The engine and machinery room at
the rear of the first floor contains
among other things a 12-inch pipe
thread cutter, the largest in New
Mexico, an immense drill press, a six
horsepower gasoline engine that will
run the other machines and pump
water from an artesian well, colven-
iently arranged under a trap door in
the floor to the tank on the roof. This
water plant is the most complete and
convenient in the city. The owners
have already contracted to furnish
the Gaullieur block water for five
years.
Just back of the concrete vault is
a concrete foundation upon which
will be erected a boiler that will fur
nish the entire building with heat
and hot water.
On the second floor at the rear are
two shops, n for the timers and
the other for plumbers built apart
that the wOrkmen in one line will not
interfere with those of the other and
so that they will not mix their tools.
The tin shop is arranged so that
large tanks can be built and loaded
upon the wagons with a rope and pull
ley from above, with ease n rapid
idity.
On the second floor is the watch
mans room, complete il every detail
and arranged so that upon hearing
the slightest noise he can turn on ev-
cry light in the building at I and
see over the entire store from one
viewpoint.
A feature not to be overlooked is
the employees bath DON and double
water closet. This bath room is also
open to all customers and friends,
VINO are perfectly welcome to use it
at any time they desire. 1t is sup
piled with hot and cold water, nice
tub and other materials. Lockers
with separate lock are provided for
those who to keep one without
charge) for the storage of private
towels, soap, etc.
In the front portion of the second
story of the new building are to be
ten elegantly finished and furnished
suites of o rooms ach Each
suite will have a living room, combi-
nation sleeping and dining room.
kitchen and bath Each kitch-
en- will have a gas stove and sink,
and each bath room will nav bath