The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-17
OLSON STORE WILL
Be SPLENDID
PLACE
Work Progressing Rapidly
Owner Has Planned a
Fine Business House

With a view TO completing work by
March /, rapid work is being done
at the present time on the NJ. G. Oh
son store in the Iddings block. for.
merly occupied by the clothing de-
part of the Ontario store.
The store will be n of the finest
in the northwest, as no expense is be-
ing spared in making the store decid-
edly attractive. The store is forty feet
wide by 100 feet deep with an impos-
ing front. which will contain sixty-one
feet Of show window. The windows
will be Enclosed with copper frames
finished verdi antique. The plate
glass will be set with Crane setting.
thereby making n continuous OK
panse of glass with no divisional
frame work. From the sidewalk there
will be a fifteen foot recess inclined
from the sidewalk level about one
foot. The recess will be provided
with a promenade tile floor in red
and black. The Enclosure Of show
windows, which are set on a polished
kasota marble base. is. backed by a
magnificent quarter-sawed oak finish
ed in Belgian.
The floor will be the finest in the
northwest Of its kind. 1t is known
as a tcrazza floor II division strips
divide it into large panels. There will
be no wood in the floor whatsoever.
The division strips are of Tennessee
marble. shipped here from that state.
Five large columns are placed down
through the center Of the store. Each
one OF these will DO encased by mir
rors to tho height OF six feet five
ff111Sno Th<. oaf1inr fv o~&;r.l,, ;,~,.
and the paster work is progressing ra-
pidly. 1t will have q o effect, Civ
ing it a symmetrical appearance. The
lighting will be especially brilliant.
Metal conduits carry the electric wires
conveying light to fifteen large Tung-
stin ESQ watt lamps.
The furniture and fixtures will be
right up to date and Of the finest.
Everything will be in mission design.
Large cases with plate fronts will run
down both sides of the room, while
more than a dozen revolving suit cas-
es are being placed through The CEN
ter in two rows and on each side of
the big columns. The furniture will
be of white oak finished a greenisl
gray. The color effect probably Will
be gray. the walls and ceiling being
tinted to match he gray fixtures. All
clothing will be inclosed behind plate
glass.
Arrangements are being made for a
commodious and convenient office.
From this office will be transacted
all the managerial work connected
with the supervision of Mr.. Olson's
stores at Montevidco. Wheaton and
Marshall. in Minnesota. and Water.
town. Brookings, Sisseton Rapid City
and Sioux Falls in South Dakota. Be-
sides this large office there will be an
up to date tailoring shop run in con
nection with the store. For the con-
Ontario and tho Olson clothing store
the big doorway between the stores
will be maintained. although there
will be no business connection be
tween the two.
The work is under the direct SUI
pervision Of Architect ]. Bell Deere
mer OF this city. Mr.. DeRemer stated
today that the store will be one of
the finest in North Dakota and will
he hard to beat anywhere in the
northwest.
The marble and floor work is being
put in by the Drake Marble and Tile
company Of st. Paul. The metal front
ts being put in by the Thorps Fire
proof Door company of Minneapolis.
H. II. Bales Of this city has the con-
tract to furnish and set the plate
EIaeses ana mirrors. The show win
dow Enclosures and fixtures are being
made by Robert Brand & Sons Of
Oshkosh. Wis. James Turner & Sons
OF this city have charge Of the sehlv.
ing and other trimmin work. Another
local firm. Monley & Smith. has
charge Of the wiring. conduit work
and electrical fixtures. Other local
firms under contract are e.. ]. Hurd,
in charge Of the plaster work; Melby
& Standahl. in charge Of the carpen-
ter work: g. ". Buckingham, in
charge of the brick work: Spriggs
Bros. in charge of the steam hitting
and plumbing and the Grand Forks
Foundry and Machine company, In
charge of the steel work.
Mr.. Olson stated today that the
store would be opened about March
I. The old store. where the Olson
business IL now being transacted, will
be closed and the stock transferred
t othe new place.