Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-27
ECONOMIST soon
. MOVES INTO NEW
BUILDING
Fiourishing Business Has
Grown from 26-foot One
Story to 50-foot Three-story
in Fifteen Years.
SCOPE OF BUSINESS TO
BE GREATLY ENLARGED

Announcement is made today by
Wcinman ana LeWlnson. owners OF
the Economist dfy goods store. that
on 0r about February nfst they VIII
move their place uf business from its
present location 40 eos West Central
avenue 10 the big three story builds
ing nt SuS West Central avenue. re-
Gently pm based ~ the Grim and now
occupied hy the Albert Faber iurni-
tufe store.
The announcement OF this change
of location is of general interest in
Albuquerque not only heCauao OF the
prominence of thc Economist ln local
business NE. bat because 30 marks
another great step In the rapid growth
of "a solid business house, made p0s-
shle by cutrrprisiuH modern business
methods and the growth and develop
ment ul Albuquerque. With which tho
store has more than kept mace. The
business slater mergcd iatu the Econ
omist was begun with the founding
0f the new town uf Albuquerque more
than thirty years ago aud the begin
ming necessarily WIS on "a very small
scale.
Fifteen years ago the present nrm
was formed and the Economist
proper beam its career Tho business
then occupied a one story building on
"a 25-f0ot lot. Its growth was steady
ana eight years ago 10 had grown TO
such proportions that q new binding
became necessary IL was then that
the business was moved 10 its pres
cnt location. occupying both stories OF
a Tits foot building. The Economist
now moves into nfty-loot building
with three stories, an of which VIII
Doe occupied by tho various depart
mcnts.
IL o. the purpose OF the owners 20
equip the new building with every
modern convenience ana tu make n
Ina every one of its details a. thor
oughly up-to-datC retail house which
In lbs equipment JOS lighting. its con-
Ncuicnccs. service and stocks viii bee
the equal of auy retail house OF tho
Kind iu tho southwest A number Of
now departments are to Doe added inn
mediatCly and 10 iS the Intention Of
tho arm steadily To extend the scope
OF the business For the present
however. Il viii continue It's present
policy. in which 10 has been So emit
ucutly successful Of catering rNClus-
iycly go womcn's trade.
I'VE expect 90 Dee ready 60 move IN
to the new building sometime carly "a
February" said seymour Lew iIsuu e.
the firms this afternoon. 'Ih 're are
many changes in our new huildirH 'n
be- made. We viii install ''''ti
elevators. ucW lighting system, new
fixtures throughout and there is con-
/ siderable romodoling Of the interior
| Co hD done Co adapt the building Go
our needs ana Co the expansion 81 the
1 business which We contemplate. THIS
viii AN take time, but our removal
| sale VIII open on the second oi Jam
uary and by the second of February
| $50 hope 90 bee ahlc in begin actual
movement 81 our stock
"it IT. our intention go add a NUM-
| Der of now departments Immediately
which wc have not boon able 60 pat
| ln in the uust because ui lack of u ,'r
space and the scope &C the husin a.
| is go Dee considerably ,Ntcndcd. Fui
| for Some time Co come our present
policy of catering entirely tu the
needs OF the ladies win De- continued.
[ Naturally We are proud OF the grow d
! OF our business, which all things on
/ sidprcd, hats been rapid and which iu
| tho short space of fifteen years has
| taken us from % small one story
| building 90 one of the largest build
/ lngs loo the southwest. occupied eN-
/ DluHN,y by "a single retail house, We
l also appreciate the generous patron
/ age ot the people ut Albuquerque
| which had made this growth and
! steady expansion possible and we can
/ assure our friends and tno Uunlic rau'
! orally that with our upN home INC
! enlarged business uur Methods and
! our stock viii not only be- maintained
! at the present high staudpri 'ut tnt
! we viii increase our EFFORTS Co. CIV,
| 90 Albuquerque tho very best