The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-04-15
TENANTS MOVING
TO HALL BLOCK
FINE QUARTERS OF BUTLER BANK
Bragg Mercantile Go. VIII Have Open
ing Saturday, and Possibly
Young's.

The tenants In the store rooms OF
the new Hall Block have been moving
into their new quarters this week,
and by Saturday will be doing busi.
ness in their new stands. Carpenters,
painters and finishers have been Eusy
for some time getting the new store
rooms ready for occupancy, and the
three firms to occupy the ground floor
of the building have been moving all
week.
The corner, occupied by the Butler
| Banking Company, has been fitted up
with much Ltaste and elegance. The
room has been designed Ito it theil
growing business, with view to
facilitating the work Of the Eank, not
only for their own convenience, but
also that of their customers. The
place is w,ll lighted by large windows
iu front and along the side, while the
artificial lighting is decorative as well
alons the ceiling, and smaller globes
along the partition separating the
banking force fsom the public, ditfus-
es soft, mellow light through trost-
cd glass, making beautiful effect
when lighted. The fixtures are all
new and made to order to lit the
room, and are finished in rich golden
oak.
The entrance is gained from recess
off the front street, with marble til
ing, the floor of the lobby being fin
ished with the same material. The
presidents and cashiers desks are
within low railing near the en-
trance, whore they can transact busi'
ness with their customers without In
teIferanos with the telleis' windows.
The assistant cashier has room to
himself, adjoining the cashiers desk,
separated from the rest Of the room
by a grating, with door to close, as
in the large city banks. Back OF this
room Is the bookkeepers' windows,
with their desks near the window OF
the side street. A private office leads
from the presidents enclosure.
The vault Ia large and convenient.
1t is divided by large grating into
two parts, one for the use of the bank,
and the other for salty desposit boxes.
A room at the rear Of the bank will
have access to the latter, and will be
arranged with table, chairs and writ
ing materials for the use of custom
ers OF the bank.
Bragg Mercantile Co.
The center room with two entranc-
ed, ia occupied by the Bragg Meroan-
tile Co.. and the we'll lighted, oon.
venient, large quarters of this firm
Twill be appreciated by their many
oustomers. While the room Ia &C
!, arranged that 1t may be divided by {
: : partition in the center, 80 as to sepa'
rate the grocery from the dry goods
department, yet for the present II
will be left as one large general ner'
! chandise store.
The dry goods department will be as
the east side entrance, and the lew
fixtures are arranged to display In
the best manner possible their COM
plete line OF new goods.
In the rear ia the shoe department,
while the center of the store is fitted
! up for the bookkeeper and cashier In
a raised enclosure, that will be CON
D venient from any part OF the store.
The grocery department is at the
+ west entrance, while the center en-
Q closure separates this department
Q nicely, and the open effect of the
I whole adds to the oheersulness OF the
place. Skylights light up the in
4 terror and back end of the room even
better than side windows from a cor.
y ner.
A large stairway from the Easement
y opens to the front of the store where
y supplies may be brought up az need
! cd. Outside openings In the walk ad
= NIT of supplies being put In the base
= ment without the litter accompanying
!. : the loading of 1t through the doors.
!. YOung's.
The west room of the Hall Block II
being flied up by s. L. Young as I
model confectionery and lunch room
It In the front Will be fitted up the fin
i, est display of confectionery In th'
}. city, with an elegant soda waite
E fountain on one side, while the bacl
[. part of the room will be the dinini
d room, where short order lunches will
q be served. About seventy person
y can be served at one time In thi
room, while In the basement an extr
le dining room will be maintained Of
ID special occasions which will sea
d about fifty.
l. New machines for making Ice orean
have been installed in the basement
machine tor grinding Ice with
capacity of seven tons per hour, Will
I. ten gallons Of Ice cream can be froZe
n in ten minutes. The kitchen |
20 equipped with large new range il
n. the rear Of the basement, while th
I pastry cooks room adjoins.
n, dumb waiter lifts the prepared foo
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