Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-03-29
MANY GUESTS ENJOY MUSIC AND
REFRESHMENTS.
HANDSOME INTERIOR WORK
Another Public Reception is To be
Gwen ON Saturday Even

When man erects a modern busi-
ness structure in a municipality, and
one OF such handsome design and
interior finish as has h. l.. Coe in
Grants Pass, then that man deserves
the commendation of all persons, in
all walks of life. And without fur
ther words it can truthfully be said
that TO r. l.. Coe this commentator
is due. And when he puts many
more thousands of dollars into staple
and modish creations of the clothing
and dry goods world increased COM
mendation is due. In line with these
suggestions it can be said that a
large part of the population of Grants
pass were entertained last night at
the big store of X. l.. Coe & Co.,
when Mr.. Coe was host at the Easter
and housewarm'ng reception. Long
before the doors were open there
gathered at the front a throng of lad
les, with many of the men folk and
youths in the audience. When the
doors were opened the visitors enter
ed quickly and from o'clock to 10
1t was one long merry evening of en-
joyment with music and refreshments
and sightseeing" among the rich
creations of the draper and the
modish delights of the fashionable
costumers of Americas best.
The Demaree orchestra pleased
with popular and classic selections.
The management did not allow any
goods TO be sold, but instead turned
all attention to welcoming and enter
tanning the guests. Fruit punch and
waters We're in abundance for all.
The big first floor, 50x10O feet in
dimensions, was an attractive sight.
Most of the decorations were made up
of tilmy and beautiful fabrics and at
tractive articles of the stock. There
are II departments, and each depart
ment last night seemed to vie one
with another in drawing admiration
OF these departments can be mention
ed the following
Shoe department, wall paper de-
partment, cloak and suit department,
underwear and hosiery department,
gentlemen's furnishing department,
dress goods department, ginghams
and wash goods department, embroid-
cry and lace department, domestic de-
partment, fancy goods and neckwear
department, glove department, hos
iery department, ladies' underwear
department, gentlemen's underwear
department, muslin underwear de-
partment; and upstairs the cloak and
suit department.
All departments carry in stock the
best and the latest goods, some of
them being of such quality and of
such construction that are not usu-
ally found outside sf a town of So
900 to 100000 population.
The New Building.
The handsome new brick block
erected by Mr.. Coe is much admired.
but in it's interior finish is the ad-
miration in the superlative. The up
per story, in addition to the cloak and
suit department, and the fitting room,
contains 10 handsome office rooms.
And throughout the finish is fir We
neer, dull waxed, and as handsome as
nature in her artful caprice can make
the grain of her woods. Experts in
wood finishing from Portland have
visted the building and declared II
superb This feature has no superior
and few equals on the coast.
The building is 50x100 feet. This
gives practically a floor space OF 50x
100 feet on the main salesroom floor.
Around three sides OF this floor ex-
tends balcony, both useful as we'll
as ornamental The building through
out is heated by steam. and the natur-
al and electric lighting is considered
perfect. There are hve large radIa-
tors on the FIRST noor two on the sec