. Hardware merchandising January-March 1911. avy fireproofdoors, and stand-pipes with hose attach-ed are located on each floor, to guardagainst fire. In addition to the freight and passenger elevators and the bandelevator, there is a dumb elevator lead-ing from the wholesale down to the re-tail departments on the ground floor. The firm in addition to Hi is establish-ment, have a three-story brick ware-house on Water street and another ware-house on Walkers wharf, for handlingcement and similar bulky goods, and theyalso operate a saw factory. ILLNESS OF W. T. GROSE. W. T. Grose, the eastern rep
. Hardware merchandising January-March 1911. avy fireproofdoors, and stand-pipes with hose attach-ed are located on each floor, to guardagainst fire. In addition to the freight and passenger elevators and the bandelevator, there is a dumb elevator lead-ing from the wholesale down to the re-tail departments on the ground floor. The firm in addition to Hi is establish-ment, have a three-story brick ware-house on Water street and another ware-house on Walkers wharf, for handlingcement and similar bulky goods, and theyalso operate a saw factory. ILLNESS OF W. T. GROSE. W. T. Grose, the eastern representative)of the Ontario Lantern and Lamp Co.,who is making a business trip to Win-nipeg, has been laid up in, the WinnipegGeneral Hospital for the past few weeks,with a severe attack of inflammatoryrheumatism. In fact his condition wasso grave, for a time that the hospitalauthorities telegraphed to Montreal forMrs. Grose. At last reports, Mr. Grose had takena turn for the better, and it is expectedthat he will soon be able to Sporting Goods Department, W. H. Thome & Store. 129 HARDWARE AND METAL Designed New Store to Get Plenty of Light Watt & Souire, Brantford, Have Removed to New Premises,Where They Will Have Plenty of Light and Space — WillUse Cellar for Showroom Purposes. Three Floors Used. Brantford, March 21.—That plenty ofroom and plenty of light are valuableassets in the carrying on of a hardwarebusiness is fully recognized by Watt &Squire of this city. They have justmoved into a new store, which was sel-ected by them largely because it pos-sessed these very desirable qualities. Watt & Squire have been in businessnow for some years and have workedup a creditable trade. They have, upto the present, remained in the samepremises that they occupied on first en-tering business—a store on Dalhousiestreet with a very wide frontage. Itserved them well enough at first, butof late they have found themselvescramped for room. The store had oneundesirable
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