Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-03
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From the earliest infancy Of civilization
the arts and works of art were ever rec
ognized as one of the most necessary at
tributes of such civilization. and the rur-
Their 1t progressed the higher was the
esteem in which artisans were held. Hell
las, or ancient Greece would probably
have long since sunk into oblivion were
1t not for her poetry and her priceless
art treasures. which she has bequeathed
to later generations, and which today
are at once the sources of wonderment
and envy of our modern artists.
Artisans occupied the foremost places
among the nations OF antiquity, and Solo
mon, after he had completed that mar
vel of beauty and architectural grandeur,
the temple of Jerusalem, gave feast TO
all the people employed In its oonstruo-
ton, and accorded the place Of honor
to the artisan workers Of woods ana
metals.
And yet, all these marvels of construo-
ton and loneliness were wrought with
tools and implements. primitive and In
complete, when compared with the deli
cate implements and intricate machinery
that is employed by modern builders and
artihcers, and the work of improvement
in constructing the beautiful and useful
has in no branch attained greater and
more astounding progress than that OF
the manufacture of elegant furnishings
for the home. the office and the large
marts and magazines for the exhibition
and sale of merchandise With giant
strides, commerce has made its advance
ments, until now. every city of promi-
hence boasts Of a number of department
stores in some of which. in the largest
cities, almost anything conceivable can
be purchased, from tho most ponderous
machinery to the finest gossamer, and
one can call for scarcely any article thar
cannot be had in one or anotherN or It's
departments. In order to make the most
attractive display OF the thousands OF such
articles, 1t is necessary TO have the proper
receptacles for them, receptacles at once
pleasing to the eye, convenient for the
salespeople and secure from despoilment by
dust and atmospheric influences. 1t has
taxed the ingenuity OF the cleverest arti-
sans of this city to devise such recepta-
Giles in the way of showcases and store
and office fixtures for one OF the largest
department stores In the west. II not IN
the entire country. that Is about TO pc
opened ere long in this city, and the
proprietors, after much deliberate con-
sideration and examination of the works
of the foremost manufacturers OF TINS
class Of furniture in all the great cities
in America and Europe. have finally
awarded the contract for supplying their
mammoth establishment with showcases
and other furniture Of this class to the
WEBER SHOWCASE AND FIXTURE
COMPANY
of Los Angeles. No greater tribute can
be paid to these gentlemen than to say
that they have succeeded In obtaining
this contract from Messrs. Hamburger q
Sons.
It is a noteworthy fact. as exempii-
foation of the reliability of this firm OF
manufacturers, that notwithstanding the
stupendousness of the work. they have
completed the entire contract consid-
cradle time In advance of the stipulated
term, which is an evidence OF the vast
ness Of the capacity OF their manufac-
turing plant.
Congratulations are due to the Ham
burgers for making such wise selection
and to the
WEBER SHOWCASE AND FIXTURE
COMPANY,
257-259 So. Los Angeles st.
for being meritoriously successful over
their eminent and capable competitors.
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