The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1925-02-12
MEs'INTIRE BUILDING NOW
NEARING COMPLETION
Will Be Occupied by Oakland
Hardware and Furniture Co.
About March First

The brick, steel and concrete build
ing at the corner of Alder and Third
streets in Oakland, which has been
under construction since early last
fall, is now nearing completion and
on or about March LIST the store room
facing on Third street as we'll as
room equally as large located on the
second floor of the new building will
be occupied by the Oakland Hardware
and Furniture Company, which has
been successfully managed and con-
trolled for several years past by Mr..
Charles N. McIntire, the owner of the
new building.
Prior to beginning the erection of
the structure, plans for which were
drawn by Philadelphia architect,
Mr.. McIntire contracted with the Post
Office Department to lease for postof-
flee purposes the corner room of the
building, which was the first COM
pleted and which has now been occu-
pied as the local postoffice for more
than month past, affording excel
lent and comfortable quarters for the
postmaster, his assistants and the
public generally in the transaction of
business with the postal authorities.
Adjoining the postoffice is stair
way leading to the upper floor of the
building where is located seven office
rooms and larger room, the latter
to be utilized by the mercantile firm
as a show room for furniture and
household utilities which will be car
ried in carload lots as soon as the
building is occupied. Three of the
offices have already been rented and
will be occupied by DR.. n. l. Broad
water about March list.
On the Third street level of the
building is located the store room to
be occupied by the Hardware and
Furniture Company. This room runs
back the entire depth of the struc-
ture and has a frontage of nearly
fifty feet on the street with immense
show windows in which may be dis
played living room, dining room or
bedroom suite of furniture in connec-
ton with other merchandise in ad-
joining windows of equal dimensions.
The store room will be fitted with
the most up-to-date shelving and ex-
hibition fixtures procurable, while am
pie space is also provided for the
showing of merchandise on the floor.
A freight elevator in the rear of the
store room will lift merchandise to
the. second floor or send it to the base
ment wherein is located the heating
apparatus and two or three rooms fac
ing on Alder street that will answer
admirably the needs of small shops
or even as office rooms. In addition
the basement affords ample space for
warehouse purposes.
AS above stated it is Mr.. McIntire's
purpose to purchase furniture and
other household necessities in large
lots and in this manner he will be
enabled to compete with the stores of
larger cities which also buy in car
loads. A splendid line of carpets and
other floor coverings will be added to
the store stock as soon as the build
ing is ready for occupancy and the
present stock of goods is removed
from the Second street store build
ing now occupied by the firm.
The policy of the firm, which has
always been liberal, will remain the
same.
Other Buildings and improvements
The work of improving and emodel-
ing the first floor of the First Nation
al Bank building, which was begun
two or three weeks ago by Mr.. John
Ault and crew of workmen, is pro-
crossing nicely. The portion of the
building being remodeled is the room
recently vacated as the postoffice and
which will become part of the bank
ing room as soon as the alterations
are completed. The additional room
will afford about double the floor
space of the original banking room
and in it will be incorporated a book
keeping department, directors room,
storage room and storage vault,
fire proof for the filing of papers,
etc. The entrance of the banking
room will remain as it now is.
New floors will be laid and the
walls in the room will be redecorated
and made pleasing to the eye.
Messrs. Coddington & Frazee are
engaged in reconstructing a new
and modern front at the D. NJ. Dixon
& Son store on Second street. The
new front will be across the entire
width of the store room, which virtu-
ally embraces two buildings and will
be marked improvement and afford