Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 January 1906 — A SPLENDID NEW PALACE OF TRACE. [ARTICLE]

A SPLENDID NEW PALACE OF TRACE.

It can be-said with every reason able assaranee of its "passing uncon tradicted, that no other town of its size in Intiana has so many splendid store houses, especially doable and triple stores in Rensse laer. Ihe latest of these is now just completed and moved into. We refer to George E. Murray s new location, and in capciousness, excel lence of arrangements, and elegance of all appointments it is fully the equal of the best of our former buildings. The main floor, consisting as unoccupied, of one very large room, is divided by the shelving and fixtures, into three large rooms, and all excellently lighted. The eastern most of these separate rooms or divisions, is for clothing, shoes, hats and caps and men's furnishings generally. The center division is the dry goods, dress goods and women’s furnishings department. Thj west division is the grocery de part meat. At the rear is the cashier’s compartment, and to be connected with all parts of all the departments with an automatic system of carriers. In the rear also is the freight elevator and stairs to the second floor. 75n this floor is a magnificent large room devoted to carpets, oil cloths, curtains, cloak exhibiting, and a store room for summer goods in -winter and for winter goods in summer. There is also a large cellar or basement, to be used for a storage room for the grocery department. All of the furniture and fixtures of all the departments are of the latest and best style, and of elegant but durable workmanship. The building is steam heated throughout, and provided with city water and city lights. The business has been turned in to a joint stock company and incorporated under the name of the G. E. Murray Company. The stock holders are Charles Simpson, Walter Lee, Joe . Jeffries, Geo. E. Murray _ and Lottie 11. Murray. All of these except Mrs. Murray will have an active share in the daily management of the store, and besides whom the following sales people will be regularly employed: Will Porter and Charles Bishling. in the clothing departments Vernon Nowels and Lettie Willis, in the dry goods department; and Alva Clark and Sol Fendig, in the grocery department.