The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-09-03


The ]. Hicks Bunting Drug Co, have
had beautiful plans drawn for their
new drug store, IN the building now
occupied by l. NJ. Bear < Co, on the
southwest corner OF Front and Grace
streets. which they cXpec, 10 ocCupJ
about the first OF next January.
Work on the handsome new BrunJIs
building, which is 10 be occupied d!
the Bear firm, is NOW progressing
finely and it is expected that they
will be able to so injO their new
store within the next few weeks. I'm
mediately on their release OF the
store, work will be started remOdellin5
it and beautlfying it for the drugstore
and when completed it will be one OF
the handsOmest and most modeTn!y
equipped pharmacies IN the enure
south The Bunting Company owns
the building which it will occupy and
it will be fitted up in fine style for the
permanest use of the company. The
first floor of the handsome three-Story
brick building will be devoted solely
to the retail business Of the company,
! the two upper floors and basement
! being used entirely for their large
and increasing wholesale business.
The plans for the remodelling and
| furnishing of the first floor were drawn
| by Mr. Frank Kelly of Cleveland, o.,
who spent several weeks in the city
comforting with Mr.. Hicks Bunting
! and the most labor-saving and ade-
quate facilities for the handling of
the drug business have been sought af-
! ter.
I The greatest change in the building
itself will be the remOdelling of the
entire front. The present big entrance
will be changed in the center to hand
some plate glass show window with
wide tiled vestibuled entrances on each
side. The window will be equipped
with heavy plate glass mirrirs and
glass shelves, making for a perfect
| dislay Of goods.
Immediately back of the show win
dow, on the inside, will be semi
| circular silent salesman case for
the display of candies and the cashiers
stand will be directly in front of the
case.
! On the south side, extending from
the front for a distance of % feel
will be the soda fountain and this
will be the largest and handsOmest
! of is kind that is manufactured
The buffet will be of heavy beveleG
edge mirrors, with onyx columns sup
porting Il beautiful superstructure Of
solid mahogany. The drink counter
will be of marble. Opposite the foun-
tain, on the north side or the store
will be the cigar counters, containing
everything in the way of smoking
materials and smokers articles. The
general cashiers desk will occupy 4
place at the end Of the cigar counter,
about the center of the store Then
Will come mahogany cabinets, with
glass doors for the display of patent
medicines and other remedies.
In the middle of the store between
the show cases on either side will be
ten display tables for the service of
cold drinks, each table having four
! chairs
Toward the front of the entrance
! will be specially constructed seed
cabinet, giving a view at a glance of
all the varities OF the seeds kept in
the store
| The prescription department in the
rear will hA "a h-,
sembling in general outline the soda
fountain buffet. There will be heavy
plate glass mirrors, onyx columns and
all wood work of mahogany.
The prescription department will be
model of neatness and convenience
In series of cabinets. each of which
will be properly labelled there will
be large number of lockers and
drawers, and the contents of these will
be lndexed so that any article can be
found without a moments loss of time
There are convenient receptacles for
the holding of bottles. labels. Jars and
other necessary materials used in the
trade. Above the mahogany part of
the division separating this department
from the store proper there will be
panels Of beautiful grill work
The ceiling of the store will be OF
steel and the floors will be tiled. All
the wood work in the different cases
stands, cabinets and fountains will
be of solid mahogany and the bases
of the cabinets will be of marble.
No fair description of the beautiful