Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-10-05

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sons an hour, and five wide, abso-
lutely fireproof staircases reaching
from the basement to the eighth floor
and separated from the rest of the
building by non-inflammable parti-
tons. Experts have figured that the
Bamberger store Is the most thor
oughly fireproof structure in New
Jersey and that it ranks among the
safest in the world
Restaurant to Be Feature.
The restaurant in the old store is
popular with shoppers and the public
in the business district. That in the
new building is destined to become
considerably more popular 1t is fin
ished in the acme of good taste and
simplicity. Pure white is the general
effect. Indirect lighting is seen at
its best in the restaurant, where, by
chains. are suspended inverted sau-
cer-lilze globes. Austrian bent wood
of soft gray finish. is used in the
chairs and tables. Leading from the
restaurant, which is on the fifth floor
is the mems smoking room.
Another part of the store which will
meet with approval and be much fire.
quented is the Washington street side
of the third floor, devoted to a lux
urious waiting room, manicure and
hair dressing parlors, a bureau of
public convenience and telephone
booths. At the convenience bureau
may be obtained theatre tickets. time
tables and general information Toilet
facilities include nearly 100 wash
stands equipped with hot and cold
water
A new departure for the company ia
the cold storage vaults of the latest
type. These are on the eighth floor
and have a capacity of more than
10000 garments. On this floor also is
hospital, where nurse will be al
ways III attendance. Another part
of the floor is devoted to restaurant
for employees, where wholesome food
at purely nominal prices will be
served.
How Cash VIII Be Handled.
For handling cash the pneumatic
tube system has been installed. with
1 cashiers desks where the tubes ter
inmate, on the Hourth floor and in
| the basement.
The arrangement of the first floor
is considerably different from that of
the others. At the front and sides
of this floor are balconies where
stock will be kept for some of the
departments, and at the rear is a
mezzanine floor designed as the book
department and for certain executive
offices.
In the distribution of goods through
out the store what has mainly been
| sought is convenience of patrons
Lines similar to those usually found
on the street floors of stores will be
placed on the first floor A shoe de-
partment of unusual size. silks. dress
goods, mems clothing, hats, infants
wear, muslin wear and boys clothing
Will be on the second floor. Women's
goods will occupy the third floor.
The fourth floor will comprise house
furnishing goods. and the main fur
niture department will be on the
fifth.
The music, art and sporting de-
partments, with a large auditorium,
will occupy the sixth floor, and the
seventh will be devoted to executive
offices and stockrooms. The eighth
floor, besides the cold storage vaults,
includes workrooms.
Modest, indeed, were the begin
nings of the firm of l.. Bamberger
& Co, for it's first store was less than
one-half of one of the floors Of the
old building now in use. The firm
was established in 1898 by Louis Bam-
berger. Louis NJ Frank and Felix
Fuld Messrs. Fuld and Bamberger
now compose the firm, as Mr. Frank
died at Lucerne, Switzerland in 1910.
In February, 1911, first operations
were begun in tearing down the
building standing on the site of the
new Bamberger store. In August of
the same year foundations were laid
for the new structure and from that
time until now, when the great white
store is almost finished, the work has
progressed stea diy. The date for its
opening will be announced soon.