La Grande evening observer., November 22, 1928, Image 9

lOaflkanfo lEimttng (bmvmv
BUILDING NEWS
GENERAL NEWS
VOLUME XVII
LA GRANDE. OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22,
NUMBER 51.
WARD OPENS
ON SATURDAY
Biir Store Completing
lYepiralions foi' Its
Formal Debut Here
II. I). IIARPOLI) IS
LOCAL MANAGER
Force of 35 Employed for
Handling Trade in Firm
Located in the Mary
Foley Building
Tin- big room which is to house,
the Montgomery Ward and poiii
) : i n V store in l.a Grande, is a hum
if industry today and 1ms been for
the last two weeks. The managers,
dirks, carpenters and oilier help
ers urn busy getting tho store into
final shape fur thij formal opening
.scheduled for not Saturday.
On this particular Sal unlay tin)
same Kind of chain stores arc to
to nP iimI hi Idaho l-'alls, Ida., and
in Walla Walla, Wash,
Tweiity-Nonnid Slurt
The l.a Grande store is the '2 '2 ml
itc in the I'ortlaiid territory.. One
hundred :ind sixty stores have been
opi ned during Hie past year which
is evidence of the rapiil growth or
the company. The I .n Gratfdc
Miiiv is the INIlh Mont gomcry
Wa rd chain store in the nation.
It fronts on Washington avemie ami
is located in the .Mary T. Foley
building.
A fi - consisting practically eii
lite'y of local persons i.s to be em
ploy d and will lit clinic ahuut B"
in all.
Air. lican Here
"ia retire 1 . H- au. of the nier-chaiidi-dng
and ad vert using depart
lii'-nt ol l he Montgomery Ward and
company at I 'ortlaiid, is In l.a
Gra nde this W eek fill perl 111 elld I II 1?
the ivini;. Air. Ileal! lived at Klgin
uni il eight, inon I lis ago w lien ho
.sold his interest in the Goodnough
.iei(-;i in i,o store aad accepted the,
new position.
.Mr. Harpnld Manauor
M. 1 1. Ilarpnhl i.s 1 1 1 m mi L;f i- and
W. It. Strang is assistant manager,
..'lay Jiayden. formerly, of . I.i.
Grande, is oi -imnixing I he' shoe de
liartniriit. Felix Uicus, also a for
mer resit lent of l.a (i ramie, is in
charge of the I ut nit u ro deport
ment ,
Kail C. Freeman, of Pendleton,
lias con lo to J. a Grande to tako
charge of the display work and
II. . Al.dl, also ol Pendleton, will
load tile tire, and automobile acces
sory deparllilt nt.
Airs. Neva J hi nncfiehl, of l.a
Grande, iy to be slcnngrii phot. Miss
Kdiih Adonis, formerly of l.a
Grande. wi he cashier.
Tin- phenonieiiiii success of tho
stales is due in part to t ho "satis
i.nii.n guaranteed or your money
back' slogan. Mr. Hen stales.
Mail Order NerGi-e
The iil today out today" Ser
vice which is given mail order cus-
S3!!3ia5BBHlilIEHai8EnillBSIIBIMlBiaEHBBBIiU
1M
lea
si
M
IK
m
las
m
m
m
m
M
m
m
m
re
m
14
V?.
Ul
m
Kt
m
a
u
M
li
W
t
Va
T.S
lid
13
m
w
M
M
18
n
n
r
v.
m
BUILDINGS
arrv
Plasterinr
LI
hm iiuL i hasp 13 nH
III llic upiH'i picture i shown the front of tho new Inilhllnsr erceicti hy Mary 1'. I'oley on (he corner oT Fourth streel ami Washiiuv
lon avenue hack of the polot lice. Hie inaln -tutrthm of which U octjipied hy ihe or vv store of lla? Monluomcry Ward Al Co., which will
he opened to Ihe public 011 Saturday. The Ward Mtire 1ms two 11111)11 entrances and thi-co hire di-i).iv vtfudous untl a ha.vnicnt dls
play room -0 feci tarjrer In whlih than tin- main fhmr. I'ronllntr on Fourth street, the pletuix' .Ihmvs thre: inil'liiilioil lorc rooms
which art Induu; completel as rapidly ns- iMs.ihh Leaser ftu these riMiins hni not ye-l 1hhii auuounccd.
The lower plctun shows the three-room huihlini; couiphMcd recent I j hy Freii Suieth w ho-.e pliimhiu ami radio shop occupies the
c-cnicr room. To iho left Is ,-hown aain Ihc front of the Montgomery Ward X- Co. Mom In Mrs. Foley's new hulidinu. The first
room in ihc Spjtelh hulldliiK is iiuiHS'iiphMl hut the room on the rlhl Is Ihe home of the Odorless lhv ( leaner, lormrrly hs-tileil on Hi
st reel across the rnilnwol track. Charles II. .Miller, or l.a (irandc, was Ihc architect 011 both or Uicm; hew huildln&s, which proidi seven
new Mom rooms of generous sie to the hiisitns iirca of the city.
1 lotners is another feature of tiio ,
policy of the .store us is also the.
testliif system. K cry piece of
1 merchandise Dial is offered for
s.ile is previously tested to deter
mine its (pmlity. .For (n.itancc. a
hack saw blade Is run mcchanicjil
1 Jy awainst a railroatl tie until the
I. cutting edyt' is (Tone to see if it
meets the re'iniretnents of resis
tance and wear. The testing lab-
WE CONGRATULATE
Alary T. Foley and Fred Spaeth
They Have Given La Grande
lioth IMastered
By
and Lots Of
Hoffmaii
THE MARY T. FOLEY AND FRED SPAETH BUILDINGS
I
- V
or.itori
locab
d by
In Chic;
Harvey.
and are head
The history of the Monti,'onna-y
Wurd and compuny store is inter
est in (,'. It dales buck to 1S7 whrn
A. MontKoiucry Ward uud (icon;
It. Thorne, of Chlcatfo, originated
the first Montgomery Ward mail
order house there.
(Continued on Fugo Twelve)
M
M
R
n
H
ti
M
U
a
m
m
M
m
H
O
u
C
m
n
m
M
m
w
N
M
n
m
m
m
PS
H
It
pa
in
n
IN
j !. - hi 1 1 T ,;n - T iU i
e . i
Si
?5 J, j H,
Handsome New Spaeth Building Is
Adjoining Montgomery Ward Store
jModei'n Heating Plant In
I stalled; Gives Warmth
! to New Business Block
; In addition to the Mary T. l-'o y
building on tht! corner id' Wash
im:i on avenue and Fourt h st net ,
the handsomn new buibling receni
ly erected by Fred Spaeth, be
tween the Foley structure and the
Itlue Mountain Creanicry com puny
buibling on Washington avenue
com pi ores t he upbuilding of the
block hounded by Fourt It, W;m1i -Inuton.
Ad.-nns ami Jirpot.
Mr. Spiieth. (l Veteran in t!ie
plumbing and heating business In
this city and who h;is recently add
ed r.itlios to hi.s firm, ifeej,e. in
erect I lit! new building severul
months ago ;nnl started curly thin
year 011 the actual work. He wus
furnierly b.eate.i 1X Fir street but
his husine.s-s mpldly oulgrew the
smaller (pinrters.
Three Store Kooms
In tho Hew building, a concrete
strut tun- with a brick veneer I root,
there ant three store rooms. The
diiin-n.sioiis of the Imibliiig are 7'i
by Mi f,-et ,-md llo re is :i L'o.t
spnee In lite rear for loading.
Tim fronls tf the three stole
rooms are modern ;ind at t r.i et i e,
keeping ill Step With the Jjilest de-
elopmentK III eMei It, I S. J
A full concrete bns nteiil .is
lohit ami in thlsjruirl of th- build
ing is local- il the mnei n healing
phuit which not only provides
w a rm lb for 1 he Spaet h building
but alj-o for the Mury T. l-'oh-y
Iniilding.
The Stti-e KiOIII ftectlppd I .V I he
iiuil I try Cleaners wn.s spf hil
ly built for this firm. Tho ch-.in-ing
room is Hit proof ami inels
s(.-i Hicitioiis of tint limb , -
t iters. !
The Hpiieth rooms include ;i hire
showroom and the offices in Iron!
;ind the sii;i ions h.i.n no tit 1., um d
:ts a . lor;ige hmmii and for. the h -at -;
illg pi Hit hern h; ljys the Iroil'
l-'rem;iti automatic coal Mok' r.
The shops n: In tie: r ;ir on the
upt' r f lo'-r.
The rudni department, recent ly
add-d by Mr. Kpa'ili, is munag. d
by I,. It. llatinefieM, uh,, hi(.H 1 1 -1 i
in the rntjio buslines for consbb r
aid" linu- ami Is ng;ired as one
tr tho cJtpi rieiieed i;olio men (,f
this cily.
The. iitittiug systr-m is the bun
le.m vjjcuuoi job. one of tht hii.'tt.
things in this line. Mr. S'paMh
a No haiidhd the plniohing mid
''...ting fi.MimH in tho Maty Foley
bulldlni:.
The building contractor for Do;
Spaeth budding wre John tindb-
M 1 H V.i '
It K-TWI."-W' ,
lloffmiiii dltl the plastering.
the
Kh-clric Service Co., had the elec
tric work. J.ynch am I.eighlou tlitl
the painting and F. J. Lilly had
-In rgo of t he concrete work.
ChiirhM It. Miller, of l.a Grand-,
was the architect,
Big Chain Store
Brings Business'
Into Community
That the coining of it chain store
to a town is a decided iise(. ami
never a drawback to business pros
perity was definitely proved during
the summer when an extensive sur
vi y whs made of the influent " of
the chain store on the independent
ni'i chant. The invest nation wai
curried out at the instigution or
independent merchants.
The report given follow iug t he
itiv st igat ion shows that in evet y
town In which Montgomery Vard
and company is located then- come
11 substantial Increase In to the
town. More is brought in than is
I a 1. 11 out.
Itrings Mori! r.iners
The inerehanf s in Die Imwis in
t hlib d in tie- survey were linani
molls ill their staleliteplH that Dot
chain store Iiwiiscm the size of Do
trade (erritorv. bringing hup-vn to
tirwn wlio wonhl otherwise us,. Hi"
mail order store.
The survey wii iiiaiie of a repre
m niative territory and ito luded ihe
extent, the far M-stein and the
mid. lie fnited Slates. It wiiKspor--o.-d
by Do- Iny t;oo'ls Meitdnmt
Trade louriiiil and D.e Dry Htnni-4
'.' port er. tea tin magaxine
Tho facia were gaiind by talk
ing to the merchants in the towns
ladled and obiaiomg fn.ni Uhui
Die rigurea from which Ihe 1 mo lu
fioil is draw 11.
I'ltANFi; 1,1 K I S MU IIS
1 linritAlX
. ma cnthusias
' of France,
liMo.onn tn I:
I'runce f.Wl Ce
5 fihound in Die ninth
f t' fi population of
tiiluii.t uml t J t sister
aw u
.eek
f Tonrcoiiig
'.'J'fO go t.ach
to
t he tnovic
r ti I w as If
agua. ,
eK Of tint
In Id nniil
Dm marine
ed pi . shit ui
orniie ma on
Icctoni inn
1 0 fiml tint
a re 1 'lining
la- ullh
whether
homo or
inure are going dnw n
I'orty thousand dollar
of bralidv was ftniml In
of hortt'H' hoietis, nays
, i,,,, ,
I HQ I H if1-.
'i f i t K SI
lis A-
ASK CHAMBER
TO RECEPTION
FRIDAY NIC IT
" three, weeks.
Tho new Montgomery Ward .V ' : -
Fo. tur in l.a (irando has rx-I KIMS I'l JIDS (,ti. I lll llhS
tended invitation to members ol UlTOl.J, Macetionin (AF) - Klmr
I he. chamber of eoinnierce. of ' Alexander of .1 uiMsluvia recent ly
which it is tho newest member, shared a picnic lunch with four lit
to attend the pre-openltij: rereo-: I b Kont herds who were lendlmr
' lion which will bo held hi tho new
store on Friduy uvuniitir. from 7:U
to S::K o'clock.
"We feel that tins will k'lvt
organization an opportunity t
1:01110 ticciuainlnd with all of the,
metiihers of the chamber, and nlsu!
cuabh: you to ticu.ua int youintdvcsj
wtlh our stock and Kyalcm of nier- .
chundisliiK,' Jl. 1, llariold, man-!
oner, flutes. "In eii'eritiff your
beauiiful and pruffrcKsivo city of,
l.a Grande, wn hope 10 ho identl-,
fled with every civic movement.;
anil so ronduct our business so wn:
niiiy lie loidi 'd upon 11s u real asset I
to this community," ho concludes.!
... , -
mm.m-1 iuo.1) A IH-.hs
FAUIS (Al)--Thn dearcHt clicss
noani in tuo w orld has lu en 01 -
fered for sale here. Tho itrlce
asked is 4d,ooy friim;r.s, or
i.ien, oecornreii, n mtitio tn
(Italy before Columbus discovered
America.
We Did
ALSO
SEE
Own
Many Buildings
Erected Here ly
The Foley Family
Closely Linked With His
tory of L:i Grande
First Houses Built Al
most -10 Years Apo
1 he history of hulhliiii; In
draiido ban iieen t loKely eonnci led
with the history of tin- Foley family j
mid datcB back to tlie coiutmr ol "j
.T. II. Foley from Kansas t'il y in
In ISSS n lioiiKe was built on the
corner of Fourth mid Washington
MreelH. which was occupied by Mr.!
and .Mia. Foley until a few years
In 1SK7 Mr. I'Ndey built the (bdd-.
en lllllo hotel which faced on Jef-j
fersoll street next to the In- plant.:
Hotel Ituilt in IHIIO
Th- l''oley hotel was roust ructed
Mil l.vin. in i:ii2 th0 ;iv
1 New Foley buildinir on tho
j of Adams ami chestnut was
-stury
cnriici'
U'd and in i'J2'2 an addition was
made to the building,
j Three years ao the biiihlini,' in
) which the I. ami 1. dmi; store is to
j rat I'd, was remodeled ami rebuilt
i by tho Folry.i ami by lr. I.eo
I Itouvy,
; The climax lo the building: work
of the pioneer Foley family is now
! centered in the huildtut: on Wash
! inuton nnd loiirlh which was b--'
uun in July uml w hich, providing
, tho weather remains fair, will ho
en tin ly finished w it bin ihn next
their flocks by I ho way side. Tho
. yoiinu runtles ami the ruler chaltetl
at teiiMlh of their life in Hie 11101111
tainu I
TAMMtWV IN CON N EtlTK I T
TOUUINGTON. Conn. ( A I ' 1- -
This low n has li;id a "Tain nut 11 V
Mall" lor yeata, unawares. Yc.-ir.t
affo a window In a centriil huildim:
was bricked up. The 1111111 w ho did
the joh bl.M'tied a cetilellt bloe'i
w it li "Tammany Hall" cut veil In
it. The lell erhiK1 hus been no
t luc-d only recent ly.
Massachusetts lins a
phetny law, passed In
1 they're !,( eufondnK It any more.
( What's tho use, with no nwiny
; thtJiiHimdti ui'
! .
people playing Koll V
' Tho anmiiil oust of crime In ihl
country has mounted to $ 1 11, dim. -
I 000, oon. And nobody can say wn
aren't ffi-lllnfr our money' worth.
miim
the Plumbing and
In Our
For lYlary T. Foley
In Ili r
NEW BUILDING
Drop in Saturday
Building
The Sew Colored linlliroom
Fix 1 11 res
The Lyric Radio
Fred Spaeth
Nc.l, lo Mi;nl,";'i))f ry Ward ( '.
SIP AHEAD
Attractive Block Erected
ay iirs. i'oley
LARGE ROOM FOR
MONTGOMERY WARD
1
Three Other Store ROOIHS
Not Completed But Will
He. Shortly, Weather
Permitting
tin tho corner of WQAhliiffton
and Fourth Mircots in l.a Gran do in
an attractive new liuiidliiff which
is owned by Mrs. Mary T. Foley,
of l.a Crande. It In a one-story
lu ick strut turt) which occupies
35,000 Kiitiurn feet. In tho butld
lu; are compartinontu aufficicut fop
four stores. One of the roonu hat
already been occupied by Mont
Konicry Ward r.nd compaiiy, which
will have tin formal opening hero
on Siiturdiiy.-
Tho' biiibitnj I.s on of Ihc most
attractive business structures In l.a
(Indole ami t modern mid of nK
up-to -data type of struct uro in
every respecl. Tho hert lieatillk'.
HirliiluK uml pliiinldiiK" fixtures I'.uvu
been in.-diilied.
I Mends ltuslmws Srtin
Witii tho comjiletloti of the struc
t me the busiuesH meet Ion of I.il
(irando proper will bo considerably
extended. The section of the city
from beyond Fourth ' street to
( 1 1 venw oed and from WashinKtnu
to tho railroad 1 me kit, now marks
the boundary llueh of Ihe business
section.
Atlniellvo wltlo mid deep (lis
play windows are located In each,
room f.'ictnjr llio Btruel.
Tim builditm- Is wiluiited dlrectlyT
adioinliiir the new Kpactll bulldiiiK''
w hlch is a similar utrturlure and
which otitis much to the uppear-
, ance of I'm street ul that partlcti
- - ' kit section.
iinttbliiM-! Tho building ban a full basement.
1 lii'V. but The si pu t uro is ni ado of bricU and
concrete and an Hvorncn of 15 men
have been al work on it nlnco July.
The room lt be occupied, by Mount
K'mc ry Ward nnd company Is (to
by 110 (eel In Ulnieiislou and Is
completely fin billed. The thrco
(Ointlnued on I'nffo Twelve)
Heating