The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-10-19
MOSCOW'S GREATEST
STORE COMPLETED
DAVID SON NOW HAVE FINEST
STORE IN INLAND EMPIRE
WITH BIG STOCK.

! A ou n C m n t is made that
"David's" the greatest store of mod
ern times in the Inland Empire, have
completed the greater part of the
work of reconstructing their store
building and will have a great open
ing sale. The advertisements are be-
ing sent broadcast throughout the
county and are expected to bring to
Moscow hundreds of bargain hunters
from other towns and other sections
of the county.
With almost an acre of floor space
on the four floors, which include the
bargain basement under the entire
building, the store is now the largest
in Idaho, north of Boise. 1t is the
most modern in every respect, of any
store in the state, for it is the newest
and has secured the very latest equip
ment and improvements.
Few realize the many difficulties
of this work which has been practic-
ally to rebuild the entire building
from basement to roof without inter
fering with the operation of the great
store in which an enormous business
has been handled all the time the
building was being reconstructed.
The firm naturally feels proud of the
fact that not half days business
was lost during the reconstruction
period, the store not being closed one
minute during the many months the
work has been in progress.
The new store is a model in every
way. Merchants and travelling sales
men from other places have declared
there is nothing to equal it in any
town in Washington, Oregon, or Ida
no, of less than $4,000. inhabitants.
One Portland merchant declared it
"the best arranged store in the north
west, barring none" Every step
taken has been with the single idea
of making things more convenient
for the customers of the big store and
giving better opportunity to dis
play the big stock, which is unequaled
in size and variety and quality in any
Inland Empire store, outside of Spo-
kane.
Not only has the exterior of the
building been changed so that it is
larger, better lighted and gives more
display windows, by 200 per cent, but
new fixtures have been adj
ded to the interior, which was also
entirely remodeled and changed. The
new fixtures, the very latest and best
obtainable, add materially not only
to the convenience but to the beauty
Of the store
The big store now has four floors,
covering almost an acre of floor
space, and each floor is devoted to
certain lines of goods The floors /
are divided as follows: The "Bar- I
gain Basement" the main floor, the
Mezzinine floor and the top floor,
,otal of $4,000 square feet of floor I
space. There are 210 feet of show
windows on the two streets, Main /
and Third, and these are perfectly
lighted and give a fine view of the
goods displayed from the sidewalk.
Location of Departments
: The Economy Store and Bargain +
Basement" is under ground, and is
ntire1y new, the excavation work be-
ng done since the work began. Here
will be placed a store that will attract
thousands as it does in every city. On
his floor will be the dining room,
where a dairy lunch will be served
laily to patrons of the store.
The main floor is all that the name i
IMPLIES. Here are found the silk, :
ress goods and domestics, in the
enter, with the handkerchiefs, glove,
ibbons, notions and laces also in the
enter. 10 the right on this floor is ]
he shoe. department, the largest
nd most complete in the Palouse
ountry To the left is the gents
goods department, unex- !
elled anywhere in quality and guam
lty of goods carried, including the j
len's clothing department. ,
The Grocery Department /
In the rear of the main floor, oc- t
upying the entire space across the !
ear of the great room is the grocery
apartment, one of the most COM
lete to be found anywhere in the
est. 1t carries everything in the
rocery line from the freshest fruits
nd vegetables to all staples, canned
oods, etc. Dadids' pride themselves 7
4 their grocery department. and keep
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