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Saturday,
Owner of Establishment Ha« Been in B a sin e« in Ash
land for More than Fifteen Years. S ter te d jn Small
Store Room in Present Elks Building, Then Newest
Structure in City.
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Fifteen years ago, J. H. M«Gee opened an exclusively
ladies furnishings store in oiu> of the store- rooms in the
Elks building, at that time the newest building in the
city.
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Today, after fifteen years of successful dealing with
the Ashland public, Mr. McGee Is open for business in his
newly completed store room on Main Street, between
Pioneer and First streets, hut a few doors belowi the new
Lithia Springs hotel.
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During the fifteen intervening years, Mr. McGee has
been through the ups aud downs, usual with businesses
of the sort he has established, but those fifteen years have
seen him Income firmly established us one of the leading
merchants of ¿he city, until now in his new store, he stands
out as one of the most progressive and able business men
in the city.
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After six years in business in his original location,
Mr. McGee saw an opportunity for the enlargement of his
business. A double store room, in the Minkler building,
almost direct^* across from his present location, was va
cant. He immediately engaged the store room, and doub
led the capacity of his store. He enlarged his business
line with reafly made women’s wear.
Nine years after his move
to the Minkler building, saw
his double stor.e room crowded
with merchandise, and Mr. Mc
Gee felt the need of again
enlarging hi^ business.
A lot
directly across from his loca
tion was for sale.
Mr. McGee
purchased this lot, and imme-
diately started excavating for
the construction of a new store
building, dcitii ed to be the
finest of Its kind in the city.
During tl? last week in June
of this year, co ».-''.ruction work
was started on (lie building, and
three months later, during the
last week in September, the
building stood completed and.
ready for occupancy.
The new building, the home
of McGee's Ladles Furnishings
store? is a one story reinforced
concrete building, 50 by 100
feet In sise.
W ith front and
rear meaanine floors, and with
a warehouse on the roof of the
rear
,
th
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ample space for storage of mer
chandise.
The furnace room
is in the rear of the building, in
the basement.
The lighting effects through
out thpt-^alldlng are of the fin
est.
Four large skylights fur
nlsh light for the store, ex
cept on very dark and rainy
days, when electric lights are
used.
Indirect lighting effects are
obtained in the show windows.
These windows, which are set
back Into the building, with a
larg e ' Island window In the
Inlddlo,
are
beautifully
con
st meted with old oak paneling
for a background.
A large number of new fix
tures hare been, installed in the
new building, although a num
ber of the old fixtures, used In
the M inkler locatidh, a r t now
tober 9th
ctober lòti
OfNew
are cordially invited to visit our new location, on
Balcony at McGee’s new store, Friday and Saturday
of this week, when the newest creation of Fall Millin
ery Styles will be exhibited.
We are proud of our beautiful new store—a large,
airy, bright display room—and our stock, of mer
chandise will always be in harmony with the beau
tiful surroundings.
When attending the opening or at any other time
you visit McGee s new ¿tore, come upstairs—at the
front of the building—And visit with us.
S u g g 's M illin ery
on the ßalcony at
TlcOEE’S NEW STORE
. Six y e a n id the millinery business in Ashland, have
Him established Mn. J . & .S u gg as one of the leading deal
ers in ladies hats in the city.
For six y e a n , M n. Su gg’s millinery business’ Was
octadneted in the Billings building, on Main street, be
tween North Main and Oak streets. W ith the opening of
the new McGee’s I .adieu Furnishings store, Mrs. Sugg
moved her establishment to the front messanine floor of
the McGee building, where ample spaoe has been provided
for her business.
W ith the large, very well lighted front mesxanine for
her business, Mrs. Sugg has been able to keep on hand
and display a much larger line than anything possible
before, and in fact, the largest stock o f ladies hats in the.
city.
Since moving into the McGee building, Mrs. Sugg has
added several new lines to the standard, reliable lines she
already carried, giving her a wide range of hats, both in
styles and prices, from which her patrons m ay select their
new bonnets.
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la addition to haadllng rsgn-
la r wholuaalu lines, of hats already
autdo ap. Mn. S u n also « a la -
a department in which hats
are made to order. Miss Gates, an
and with the many liaea carried
fig Mrs. Sugg. she is able to
meet almost every demand.
"W e now carry the popular
priced llaee, as well as the ex
clusive liaea,.’* said M n . Sagg.
"For some tia^e, we did not carry
the popular priced kata? eatertag
solely to the exclusive trade. hht
we hard found such a demand for
the popular priced lines, and
these llaee pre go good, that wa
installed them ia our department"
she continued.
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One of the refinements which
will be Installed ia Mrs. Sugg’s de
partment within the very near
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Frsneh room, ia
wlUch
may go try oa hats
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otrioa, away from the
of the public Although tk i.
Stock Returns
iTOVOSl
Lumber Co
FURNISHED THE
TAKES PRIDE IN ANNOUNC-
- (ING THAT IT FURNISHED THE
IN THE MAKING OF THE
Boiler
- C o n s tr u c tio n W o r k
on the New
McGee
M cG E E B U IL D IN G
Handled by
ONE OF THE MOST ARTISTIC
STORE STRUCTURES IN ORE-
FOR THE NEW BEAUTIFUL
A. L. L a m b , Genera/ C o n tra c to r
We are proud to have furnished this
IS ONE OF THE MOST CONVENIENT
AND MOST BEAU r iF U t STORE BUILWNGS
IN OREGON, AND ASHLAND SHOULD FEEL
PROUD OF THE SPIRIT WHICH PROMPTED
MB. McGEE TO
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T H IS
ASHLAND
BER CO.
Ashland, Oregon
equipment and work in the making
of Ashland’s newest store, one of the
most beautiful stores in Oregon.