The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-11-30
CAMPBELL BROS. OPEN STORE ON SITE WHERE EARLY STORE BURNED IN 1906

dian from Prince Edward Island stood on Front street and watched all his worldly possessions go up in the smoke of the most disastrous fire that ever swept the town of Wrangell. All that was saved from the conflagration was two or three coils of rope which his two boys managed to snatch from the blaz- ing building. Last Monday the of a new and modern department store on the very spot from which they had dragged the coils of rope 2S years ago. This, in brief, is the saga of a pioneer Wrangell family.
 The new store, said by commer- cial travellers to be one of the finest and most up-to-date mercantile es- tablishments in the Territory, is the result of thirteen years of pa tient endeavor on the part of the two brothers, Ernest and Leonard, and of Mrs. Ernest Campbell who is in charge of the office work.
 We have every confidence in Wrangell, and in the towns fu- ture," one of them told the repre- sentative of the Sentinel this week, and we're stalking everything we've got in this business. We know that this is a good substantial community, nothing big but no po- verty, no one in need, and we're proud of this fact. Wrangell is going ahead and we're going with It.
 There will be no change in our policy. We're going to handle larger and more complete lines in all departments, however, especi- ally in the food department. We have added bakery goods from the American bakery. and we intend to feature this local product"
 Local Material, Labor Construction work on the new store started April 1, under the direct supervision of c. c. Rula- ford, of Anderson & Rulaford, Wrangell general contractors, from plans drawn by a well-known Alas ka architect, N. Lester Troast. Building materials were furnished by the Wrangell sawmill, and local labor was used throughout.
 The store is arranged with offices in the rear, and a garage which was built as an addition to the store, which also provides convent ent means for replenishing the stock from time to time without carrying freight through the store itself.
 The store has two entrances on Front street, the one on the left leading directly into the mems fur nishing department, while t h e right hand door gives admission to the hardware and grocery depart ments. Low shelving and show cases occupy the space between the two entrances, and run the entire length of the store.
 Festive Opening
 The formal opening of the new establishment, which took place at 2 o'clock last Monday afternoon, was the center of interest for the entire community, and the scene or much color and animation. For several days commercial travellers from various houses in the States had been busy assisting With dis plays of merchandise about the place. There were P. H. Adams, Alaska representative of the Seattle Hardware company; Chet Johnson of National grocery; B. Ccrewson, of A. Schillings, and K. B. Edwards of the Heinz company. o. R. Keen ey, a recent addition to the staff of the store, had charge of the in stallation of the hardware depart ment and the window decorations. A hearty welcome was accorded all visitors, and all who entered were requested to sign a register