The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-09-09
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September 10

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Y The Geringer Hardware this week
= announces its move into the new
S building which has just been COM
pleted in the 400 block on Mineral
avenue. The company's new nome
: is without doubt the finest business
] building in the county. and would
be a worthwhile addition to the
business section of any community
The GeringerS, who began their
business life in Libby June 8, 1891,
have long looked forward to the
time when their hardware store
would have such a home, and the
realization of these plans is dream
come true.
The new building which was
started in June of 1915 has been
delayed in completion for months
on account of the difficulty of secur-
ing the type of materials desired
by Mr.. Geringer, who built the
building himself, overseeing all the
material and work that has gone
into its making. He admits that
he could have completed the prof. |
ect earlier but he was unwilling to /
compromise quality in she use of
materials, so waited until he could |
finish the building with the type
of building supplies he desired for
use in the project.
The building which is as X los |
feet, is built from pumice building I
blocks. It contains a full basement |,
which has been sealed with aQuella.
It contains l20,000-lbS. of channel
srsrr E. az. Il
and seven carloads of cement. Over
three miles of electric wire and two
miles of conduit were used in its h
are WaterprOofed with Aquella on 3
lathed with steel lath, then given 2
a scratch coat and brown coat of +
ZOnolite plaster over which a finish !
has been applied consisting of pun /
alite sand and plaster 0
The insulation between the up v
stairs floor and the ground floor is
ceiling consists of Zonolite The Il
upstairs ceiling also has four inches LEI
OF Rock Wool insulation. The up
stairs which is occupied by the Of
fices of the Kootenai National For =
est, has Is rooms and a reception Z
/
the length of the building. The
tire upstairs is well lighted with
the latest and best type of Fluores-
cent fixtures. Aids to the buildings +
lighting are the 1000 glass blocks :,
and the approximate 1000 square i
eet of plate glass used in its con- r
truction. The ground floor has "a
O-lnch four-tube Fluorescent light r
ng fixtures, which are capable of :.
looding the entire room with an -
bundance of light.
The building is heated with an !,
utomatlc hot water furnace burn =
ng oil, which supplies even heat :,
the entire building at =
II times. =
Living apartments have been Ia
uilt in the northwest corner of the
round floor which will be occupied "
y Mr.. and Mrs. Geringer. The F
ardware department occupies the x
outh two-thirds of this floor ex- lIe
ending from front to back of the IN
uilding with an elevated office r.
x 10 feet in the back of the N
'om. Between the office and the az
ack door is pit ready for the K
StallatIon of an elevator when the Ter
me is available.
AS one enters the front door IN SC
e attractive tiled floor two civ 70
OF by 32-foot double deck displav G.
lands greet the eve. One 10-foot
sic extends the full length of the T
ore, which also has two other.
aiSles. The hardware de- z
Irtment contains 80 feet of display =
Giving which is enclosed with dis
ay doors along the south wall
% is lifted with a complete bolt
ok and a complete pipe fitting
ok. There is also an enclosed
rev rack made by Mr.. Geringer. CO
nself, which segregates ali tvnes mi
screws for convenient handling, lie
W. H. Kennedy, who came here t2e
i july from Seattle where he has tei
en- engaged in the furniture and III
roWare business, has leased space e;1i
the new building and will occupy - 80
portion OF the north one-third of fdpr
ground floor Mr. Kennedy in r.
lew months he has operated in - 10
)py mas built up a nice business.
VIII own and operate his own "A,
nlture business and will carry wv
complete stock of the best quality j..
furniture obtain W
e. "
The Geringers expect to open for
'lness IN their new location. Fri 7
:, but Mr.. Geringer states there sor'
a number of finishing touches Sep
lch remain for him to put on kin
new building, which will be viol
le as quickly as possible, and niue
ne plans to landscape the T
unds south of the building max V
his surroundings attractive to Rat
ne folks and those who pass Bra
ough the business section of Lib Ries
sele
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-, 40 MEET WEDNESDAY SWl