The Detroit times., 1910-02-02
SOLID BUSINESS
PROSPERITY, THIS

Il understand. Mr.. Secretary, that
our capitalization Is &2.5OO.OOO. sara
the director OF the new automooile
quite right" replied the secretary.
May | ask one more question: IN
Ask anything you like" said the
well. is there enough of that cap
italization paid In for US TO go out ana
get lunch?'
While they are out al lunch let The
Times remark that the making Of auto
mobiles-which appears from the
press notices TO be only another name
for the Midas tUuoh-is not the only
thing that spells expansion and pros
perlty for this two-hundred-and-ten
year-old town. Everybody is glad to
see the rubber-tired wheels of this
new industry go round (this doesn't
relate TO tie half-tOnc wheels that
must stand idle on enamelled paper
prospectuses until the orders for stock
or cars come I'M, but let us not for
get that there are possibly some other
things that have made living and grow
ing possible I'm Detroit prior to the
horseless age.
The new industry isNavlsh and fas-
cinatng. but the old ones-too long
established to offer novelty or show
ncss-are at least entitled to honor
able mention.
This week owen & Co. enlarge their
activities in a handsome new home at
Gratlot and Brush the Brushaber
Furniture Stores will have a com
handing West Side location at Michi-
gan and First when the commodious
Ralph Phelps building is completed,
and Crowley, Miner e. Co. will ac-
quire the fve-door building vacated
by owen & Co. 20 house its rapidly
widening operations. Up Woodward
the magnificent new home OF the
Elli0ttTaylor-W Co. alp
proaches completion.
All of these preparations for bigger
things. which The Times takes il upon
Itself TO cite. have no suggestion OF
mighty magic. but mean simply the
garnering OF the fruits of merit In
merchandise and patient and toilsome
endeavor to serve the public.
II is electrifying-and pleasing in
more substantial sense-to reflect
that here is the automobile center OF
the universe More cars from Detroit
than from all the rest of creation!" is
good tidings Of great Joy. But the
biggest and finest dry goods estab-
l!snment between New York and Chi
cago sounds good. too, doesn't IL? And
that is the fact that is being noise
lessly worked out within the digniHed
massive walls OF the amplified New
comb-EndiCott building Think OF the
exclusive historic trading place as IL
fronts on Woodward and then raise II
10 the third power and your mathe-
mates will convey an idea OF what
pushing through 10 Farmerst. five
floors high will mean to the shopping
district of Detroit Quality or APP
pointments and finishing and modern
ity OF facilities and system are TO be
realized in this record of greatly aug
monted trading space
The Times is surveying this in.
stance OF the larger commercial out
look from the outside-looking at it
simply as a monument OF the new
era. as a tangible token OF enterprise
and resources in which Detroit should
rejoice. There are no details TO be
given out at this time, but sugges-
Newcomb- Endicott establishment is
offered by the plan 10 make the i'm
mcnse basement a great store In it.
self after the plan OF the leading dry.
goods houses OF the cities Of first
rank-a store Of varied trading attrac-
tons and opportunities.
The removal OF the rear wall OF the
cid building will permit Of a confirm
Gus sweep OF floor space from Wood
ward to Farmer, with food of light
and spaciousness OF aisles, etc, that
will guarantee perfection of comfort
and satisfaction in trading. The OBJ
struction is now being removed with
out interruption of business. BY faith
the walls are falling down-the faith
OF time-tried institution in the re-
sponsiveness OF greater city and
state to the advanced step II is now
taking to serve them with integrity
and enterprise and upon really
metropolitan scale OF amplitude and
completeness.