The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-02-09
BREMSERS new
BUSINESS BLOCK
Dow City Business Man Completes a
Very Fine Business Block and
Has Moved Into Same.
BUILDING is 50 TT. 8 IN. BY so TT.
Monument to Mr.. Bremser's Faith in
Dow City As Business Point
All Proud Of Achievement.
Dow city, Feb. Especial

Dow City, Feb. S-Special-
D. E. Bremser has just completed
one of the finest store buildings in thu
country and it certainly is one o
which we are all very proud. The
stock of goods was transferred, to the
new building last week and although
there is work yet to be done, such as
moving the warehouse and making the
water connections, etc., they feel thai
they are practically through. Mr.
Bremser did not let out the work on
contract, but hired his own workmer
and did his own overseeing. The
work was begun October LIST, when the
old store was swung quarter way
around and set in the alley, so as to
make room for the new building. Ex'
cavation was begun at once, the build.
ing dimensions being 50 feet inches
by so feet. The basement, which lies
under the entire building, is feet
deep and has solid concrete floor 4
inches thick. 1t contains three rooms
as follows: Furnace room SKIP feet;
coal room 1Ox12 IT,, and vegetable
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i, clear for the present time. The walls
in this part of the structure are made
of brick and tile and are IS inches in
thickness. They rest on a reinforced
concrete footing SO inches wide by u
inches deep. Three piers were built
in the basement for supporting the
floors and these are "a inches square
and rest on concrete base 2x4 feet
in dimensions. On top of these are
heavy Orders made of seven 2x12's
spiked together to strengthen the sup
ports. The main store room has walls
IL inches thick, matted face hytex
brick and tile being used here. Every
fifth course of bricks contains head
er to give strength. Three courses OF
solid brick give support for the joists.
Three S inch east iron columns whose
bases rest OH the piers mentioned sup
port the ceiling. The walls are IA
feet high in this room and the ceiling
is metail Six plate glass windows,
each TIM feet with prism glass above
admit the outdoor light, while eight
Brascolites furnish the artificial light
ing. "A double floor was laid, the up
per course being of the best white
maple and this is oiled and finished SO
as to show off it's beauty. A ladies'
cloak room and toilet is located near
the rear of the building and is fea-
ture that will be appreciated. Above
this Mr.. Bremser- has his private Oh
fee and desk. A Cary built up roof
covers the building. An Ideal steam
boiler was installed to furnish thu.
heat, which has 1850 feet of pipe with
500 feet of radiation. At the top oil
the outside wall, an ornamental frieze
was made of smooth faced hytex brick
which adds much to the beauty OF the
building. The fixtures are the hnesl
that could be had and were made to
order by Sioux City firm. They are
of quarter sawed oak, old. English fin
ish. The shelves for the dry goods,
gents furnishings, ETC.. all are equip
ped with drop. doors which are most
effectual in keeping everything free
from dust. Two rows of wide. deep
drawers below the shelves on three
sides of the building furnish much
room for keeping smaller articles. The
display tables match the other. fixtures
in finish and design. Taken altogeth-
err it is one of the finest store build
ings in this part of the state and
one of which Mr.. Bremser is Justly
proud. Few towns of the size Of this
in the state have its equal and none
its superior. AS it stands today 1t
we'll portrays one business mans faith
in the town. He is among the leaders
in Improvement. Will others dare to
follow?