The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-10
kLEBAN 4 GELMAN
DRY GOODS STORE
Anniversary Sale Reigns All
This Week Until Satur-
day.
Business of Growing Bust
mess House Has Extend
ed Over Five Floors.

The most attractive business build
ing in Main street at the present time
is the Kleban C Gelman dry goods
emporium. which is celebrating the
third anniversary of it's existence in
the present location. The building
is very prettily decorated with Amer
lean flags, and the interior arrange
ment is very pleasing to the eye, dec
orations of flags being intermingled
with the display Of seasonable mer-
chandise ali attractively priced. The
enterprising methods of the Kleban G.
Gelman store and the great number of
people that the store has attracted to
that portion OF the city where the Kle-
ban & Gelmon building is located has
been instrumental in attracting other
business houses to the upper part OF
Main street and in looking back for a
short space OF three years and remem-
bering the condition of that part Of
the business section of Bridgeport from
Fairfield avenue up to Congress street
and looking at it now, one cannot help
but marvel at the wonderful improve
ment that has taken place both in
buildings and the size Of the business
houses. With the widening of Golden
Hill street and the opening of the Con-
gress street bridge will help to bring
of the city, SO that the Kleban & Gel
man store, one might say, will be 10
Gated right at the center Of the bust
ness section of Bridgeport in the very
near future. The success in a mans
life cannot be measured by the money
he has made, neither can the success
of a store be measured by money stan
dard. There are other elements that
enter into the life of store the same
as that of an Individual, that may
mean more to its healthy growth than
mere making of money, and it is OF
that kind Of success that Kleban &
rof1 1a frv~ h4x
have established themselves envi-
able reputation for straightforward and
honest business dealing. The build
ing in which K1eban & Gelman are To-
proof construction, and enjoys the
lowest insurance rate of. any dry
goods store in the State of Connecti-
cut. When Kleban & Gelman had
had occupied but two floors Of it. To-
day their business has extended over
five floors, the basement being devot-
ed to ladies' and children's shoe de-
goods. On the main floor the fancy
goods. ribbons. .laces, embroideries,
muslin and knitted underwear, infants
wear, and mems furnishing goods are
sold. The second floor is entirely de-
voted to the selling Of ladies' and chill
dren's ready-made garments. On the
third floor the pictures, art goods, and
oraperies are very attractively shown,
diu lle IouTlfl loot IS devoted 10 re-
served stock rooms, and the dressmak-
ing department. All these five floors
are connected with spacious stairways,
and modern electric passenger eleva-
tor, located right near the entrance of
the building. Just now the store
looks particularly attractive, not only
on account of it's decorations and the
display of merchandise, but principally
because it is kept so crowded with
eager shoppers taking advantage of
the unusual savings the celebration
affords. The Anniversary Sale con-
tinues all this week until Saturday
and we congratulate Kleban & Gel
man on the success of their sale, and
we wish them the enjoyment of a
great many more in the future