Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-20
FIRM CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
Big Department Store Has Been in
Business Twentv-Four Years.
ENTIRE PLANT IS REMODELED
Great changes Have Beeu Wroanht
STAGE the FIRM first Opeued FOE
Business In Ontaha Tventy-
Four Years AEo.

Although Joseph HAYDEN left YESTERDAY
for an extended trip to south America and
the West indies with his niece and
PARTY OF Omaha friends. he left instruc-
lions with Manager Thomas Quinlan %
celebrate the twenty-tourth anniversary
OF the coming Of the firm OF Hayden Bros.
to Omaha. This wiz be done. the cele-
bration extending over the entire coming
week in the way OF some attractive sale
announcements which will cause thousands
to visit the store to see what changes have
been wrought
Attracted by the great grain belt Of
Nebraska Joseph Hayden and his brothers
came 60 Omaha twenty-four years ago to
enter into the mercantile sield with such
success that they now have one OF the
largest and best equipped stores in the en-
tire west
Since the rush Of the holiday season
Hayden Bros have had over 100 men at
work remodelling their entire plant, max
ing radical changes IN some places and
redecorating the entire inside OF the mann
moth structure known as Hayden Bros
store until it spsrkles like new.
one Of the greatest changes has been
in the music department To accommodate
the largely increased stock OF pianos it was
found necessary to enlarge the big Doug
las street room. which is used for that
purpose. to strengthen the floors to hold
the heavy weight and to install a modern
cement floor. redecorating the entire room.
Hayden Bros. was the first department
store in the west to add line OF pianos
to its long list OF goods carried, and the
wisdom OF this move has been demon
strated by the wonderful growth of this
department Manager Quinlan has an
especial eye for the music department and
keeps a large force OF buyers and sellers
constantly at work, made necessary by the
enormous sales which are increasing
monthly.
Departments Expand.
The furniture department Is another
which has been expanding and moving
forward by leaps and bounds. Recently
this department secured the contract for
furnishing the new hospital which occu-
pies the old Kountze home and also the
new wing Of St Joseph's hospital
Seven Of the leading buyers Of the firm
have recently returned from the east
where they have been making special
preparations for the coming anniversary
sale and the store Is now filled with many
new. novel and pretty things which will
delight the hearts OF the many house
wives Of Omaha
Try Hayden's first is the motto Of this
store, printed with all its advertisements.
the leading idea being that when once the
goods Of the store are inspected there Is
no need for further search. or IL the pros
pective buyer does go elsewhere. they are
sure to come back
Twenty-four years ago Hayden Bros.
opened up for business in a store on Six
tenth. between Douglas and Dodge streets.
with thirty-three-foot front and a depth
OF 100 feet. But as Joseph Hayden says.
Time and Omaha have dealt kindly with
US" and the firm now has a monster estab-
lshment with three and one-half acres of
floor space, housing sixty-seven complete
departments. each carrying a fun and COM
piete line OF goods.
Hayden Bros is one OF the best known
stores in the entire country, because OF the
idea Of Mr.. Hayden that he will sell goods
at whatever price ne chooses and that h,
win not be dictated TO by any combina-
/ ton or trust. He says he will always hav,
the goods to sell at hts own price.