The daily star-mirror., 1922-09-05
COMPANY OCCUPIES
new BRICK Store
MOSCOW UNION WAREHOUSE COM
PANY MOVES INTO MODERN
STRUCTURE

With but a few facilities wanting
in the way of counters, lights, ant
the like, the Moscow Union Ware
house company has moved into the
new store building, erected on the
foundation of the wooden structure
which burned in June, and is once
more transacting business at the old
stand.
Although the final fixtures have not
yet been received and the finishing
touches in wood work are not en-
tire1y completed the stock was moved
in the first of the week from the tent
across the street which has been the
scene of activities since the destruc-
fion of the old building.
Tuesday the telephones were in
stalled and the electric lights are to
be installed Immediately. The store
furniture, which is yet incomplete
will be put in as soon as 1t arrives
from the dealers.
The new structure, which is built
of red brick trimmed in white, meas
ures 50x110 feet and possesses a base
ment 5Ox50 feet square. 1t is modern
in every respect and was erected at
a cost of 100000.
In addition to the big sales room
in the corner next to the street inter
section, the building contains a large
sized office in the front end, large
storage room in the rear and sew
eral smaller rooms for the accomo-
dation of customers. Large plate glass
windows make up the front and part
OF the side Of the structure.
The entire building is commodious-
Iy arranged to transact the large vol
ume of busines that the Union handles
annually. The sales room is about
4Ox6O feet and has ample space for
show cases, counters and shelves IN
which to keep the merchandise. The
office and other rooms are also COM
Portable and roomy.
One Innovation in the new building
is the large room which has been set
aside for the use of the stockholders
when meetings are in progress. The
auditorium, as it is known, will facili-
tate greatly the business of the COM
spany and is valuable asset to the
company.
The external appearance of the new
building Is modern in every way and
lends much to the valuation Of the
firm. It's combination of white and
red brick material plus the woodwork
which is also white, gives it an air
of cleanliness, sufficiency and beauty
that adds a great deal to that part
of the business section OF the city
Within but three months after the
razing of the old wooden building by
flames the company has erected the
present structure on the site OF the
ruins, and no time was lost in the
business of the concern.
While the new building was under
construction the firm transacted busl-
ness in the tent just across Eighth
street. Nothing was saved In the
blaze but within week the store was
doing business in the temporary
stand.
Two weeks had hardly expired af-
ter the fire before the stockholders
had met and decided upon the new
structure and work was under way
Since the beginning OF construction
the building has been pushed rapidly
with the result that within about ten
weeks the new store has been moved
into.
AS soon as the rest Of the fixtures
and furniture are installed, and that
should not take long, say the com
pany's officials, the building Will be
completely furnished and stocked to
take care of all the trade.
The new building was constructed
under contract by Victor HoWland,
well known local contractor, and oc-
cupies a place as one OF the atrrac-
five buildings on the street.