BUSINESS IMPROVEMENTS

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XVIII, Issue XVIII, 3 December 1912, Page 5

BUSINESS IMPROVEMENTS

MR M. J. CAMPBELL'S NEW

PREMISES

oom hpfe t Sld^ ur^f 'hr i«* been wmm such enterprise Th? f U? to hotite High street Measures 35^ -°\ to Hoors high and kfi -uT-'1 is two. =~ -a~ra.-tS-i-is interior of which i« xT^ Shi° P' lhe &&£&&& lights for artiflS aS di 6t P°K r ekct™ iiilii IPSIi stock, with specially made biS Se w^lh,^' °" the nght S !ong table, and a series of comnariJ ■or show wmdo^purposes. In the open pace farm and dairy produce alone will rrnSX™ 1 ' anT? m the imm -ediate background may be seen on eof Barkel and farnaU' B .. latest English bacon-dicing This ingenious implementil exactitude that customer, once he is stashed with a particular thickness of .ut, may, by a simple process of re3ordmg a munber, have that exact out repeated on every eubsequent order. Sir Campbell insists on scrupulous JleanUnees of this machine at all times Alongside this bacon sheer is a much simpler, but none the less effective, contrivance for cheese-cutting, and onegreat advantage it has is the pratecW of the cut surface, thus preventing it drying-and keeping it quite protected trom dust or flies. The two main winlows are boxed in and fitted with asbestos ceilings to keep out dust. They are to be furnished with plate-glass, snelves carried on standard bars with, nioveable brackets and mirrors. The general lay r out of the' lofty 16ft stud shop and windows gives an attractiveness to the whole effect. A cash register and two Dayton computing scales give finish to the counters, whilst a well-placed office, commanding a view of the whole shop, is on the most modern lines. A sense of wholesomeness impresses itself upon one, and this is intensified when one realises that all eatables are kept carefully covered and away from dust and' germs. A bulk-store 35ft. by 28ft. adjoins th» shop at the back, well lit by two skylights, and so built that delivery carts back right up under cover of a verandah, thus always ensuring the dry handling of goods.

Access is gained to the first floor I>y an easy sft. wide riniu stairway leading off High street. The whole floor upstairs has been deadened by coke-breeze, so as to prevent sound being heard in the shop below. It is at present one large room, available for subdivision, into two or three offices, as occasion demands.

Reverting once again to the mam shop, we may just mention that it has been very well ventilated, and should maintain a cool temperature in summer Two 400-candle power electric lamps illuminate the windows and pavement when required.. As we said previously, the building is a credit to the town, to the proprietor, and to the architect and builders. Thelatter had a particularly difficult job, in that he had to build around an «x----isting shop and to a great extent work "in the dark." Mr J. A. Duffill was the architect, and Mr J. W. Tong th» contractor. The sub-contractors were: Painting, Mr L. Tarrant; plumbing, Mr W. McNiven; and plastering, Mr H. Gorton. The whole of the interior fittings were designed and arranged by Mr Owen Campbell, son of the proprietor, and display considerable ingenuity and a good conception of how te lay out a modern shop to the best advantage.