The Alaska daily empire., 1913-10-28
ENGLAND, GERMANY AND FRANCE WAIT ON AMERICA
NEW VALENTINE
 BUILDING DONE


 The New Valentine Building" at the junction of Seward and Front streets is now practically completed, and tenants are beginning to take pos session of their leasehOlds. This building is one of the most modern and imposing business structures in Ju- neau. It occupies an irregular Oblong space with a frontage of 100 feet on Seward street and with 66 feet facing on Front street The ground space occupied extends 60 feet in from Sew ard street and the other interior wall is 140 feet long. It is two stories in height exclusive of a concrete base ment and cost the owner, Emery Val entine, approximately $31000 when completed.
 The upper floor contains r nice large offices. the smallest of which is 14X20 feet in size and every office has all the modern appliances and equipment of the modern office build ing in the States. Service for 25- instrument telephone system is afford ed by the laying of one cable and all the phone wires are covered. Each of flee is provided with hot and cold run ming water and modern electric light attachments. Finely finished dress ing rooms for ladies and modern laV atOries are provided. Nickel plumb ing and tiled floors are used in these adjuncts, adding much to the sani- tary welfare and general appearance. The second floor entrance is from the north end of the Seward streeet side of the building.' From the head of the stairs a broad hall traverses the entire length of the upper floors. The dominating feature of the offices is the abundance of good light with which they are flooded. The Alaska-Gastin- eau company has rented practically ev- erything on the second floor for the general offices of the company.
 The basement besides affOrding con- siderable storage room provides space for the heating plant.
 The ground floor space is given over entirely to commercial enterprises and is divided into six large stores. All of these store rooms have been rented, and some of the tenants have already taken possession and are doing busi- ness in their new quarters.
 Mr. Valentine reserved the choicest location on the ground floor for his magnificent new jewelry store that is to occupy the space at the corner The front will be practically all plate glass and will be very impressive. The ma hOgany fixtures for the store are now on the way here and will be installed on arrival. There has been some de lay because the fixtures had to be made to order on account of the iT- regular shape of the room which is something of a triangle. The electric light fixtures that have also been or dered will be works of art and in en- tire harmony with the architectural plan of the room. The triangular shape has resulted in an Oppulent SUD- ply of light, which is a distinct ad- vantage for the display of goods. One feature of the fixtures that will meet with especial favor is the great regu- latOr in it's mahogany case, eight feet tall and which is guaranteed not to vary but second or so in q months time. Another feature is the 17O0O- pound fire and burglar proof safe which has already been placed in the building
 Other tenants who have not yet moved in are busily engaged in pre- pairing rooms and installing their fix lures. It is expected that the entire building will be occupied before the end of November