The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-18

clans. After remaining with them
about a year, DR.. Smith deeided to
go in business for himself and open.
ed a very modest little establishment
about two blocks east of this first
drug store, 90S East Twelfth Street,
where he had only a few shelves, a
handful of drugs and one of the old
fashioned g~oose-necks for a soda foun.
tain. But imbued with the determine.
ton to make good in his chosen pro-
fession and fruitful field of endeavor
DR.. Smith applied himself assfduously
to building up his business with such
remarkable success that in three
years he had a chain of three drug
stores, one at 90S East 18th street,
N at independence and Campbell,
and n at the present location, 18th
Street and Tracy Avenue. But so
eXacting and burdensome became the
task of operating all three of these
establishments that six years ago DR..
Smith decided to merge them into one
grand establishment and the magnifi.
cen Pharmacy now located at 18th
and Tracy, is the result OF his de-
termined efforts in those strenuous
days.
So large did DR.. Smiths business
become that it was necessary for him
last spring to u a lease for ten
years ON the adjoining store room to
the store he has occupied for a num-
Der of years, and both storerooms
were then placed into the hands of a
contractor for %remodeling and deco
rating and their work completed a
few days ago makes his spacious
storerooms easily the most attractive
and covering the largest amount of
floor space of any like establishment
in the country. The walls and cell
ings are handsomely and Hastily deco
rated and upon the floors is the most
costly linoleum purchasable in beau
tiful tile design; while the fixtures
are of elegant mahogany giving a rich
seen in any other establishment. Each
booth is capable of seating eight peo-
Pile. There are also built in mahog-
any telephone booths with comfort
able seats and directory holders
where one a be absolutely secluded
and shut off from any noise on the
outside. The most impressive fea-
ture in this beautiful establishment
is the sparkling, modern and exqui-
sitely beautiful soda fountain which
Is the most complete we have eve
seen. 1t extends sixteen feet with
massive marble top with a back bar
of the same material and finish with
solid plate glass mirrors, massive in
their proportions, mirrors alone cost
ing more than three hundred dollars.
The fountain contains twelve con-
tanners for holding the different fruit
extracts, also elegant curved handled
silver ladies' for cream repositories
Of which there are four on each side
of the fountain proper. The back bar
is lined with white enamel through
out, icing receptacles and is arranged
to hold milk bottles, grape juice and
other delicious mountaineering bever-
ages which are found on sale at first
class soda fountains.
In addition DR.. Smith has the only
electric ~carbonater in the city where
his operators manufacture their own
soda water making 1t absolutely fresh
and sparkling at all times.
The whole massive structure Is bril-
lighted and magnificent domed
lights r suspended from the ceiling
a most beautiful effect to the
establishment. Large unob-
scured plate glass windows give a