MESSRS, GRUAR & CO., GENERAL MERCHANTS, KAPONGA.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1687, 29 June 1904, Page 42 (Supplement)

MESSRS, GRUAR & CO., GENERAL MERCHANTS, KAPONGA.

V - A ieadingt'featufe' of' tlie town of Kaiponga is the up-to-date stores of Me^t* ,’lustrated in this issue. -The business was years l yybep t X the dairying industry was in its infancy: At that time the premises were not one//&ghth of the present dimensions. To ./ with the ever-increasing |' -Volume'. of - the business secured'by the ' firm, and the growth, of the - district, extensive enlargements, of the premises ton four different soccasions. At present the frontage occupied comprises 120 feet. The building has'an imposing appearance, with four, large plate-glass windows, for the effective display of the , : v goods' ‘sold by the firm. The first'entrance is o the, drapery and boot de- . partments, which is full to the doors & with the .latest goods for the use of both - ladies and gentlemen. Special attention is devoted to this, portion of the businessy and, judging by the number

of customers ’ who visited the. establishment durinfg hiy .visits the efforts of the firm to cater for the wants of the public meets; with the appreciation it deserves. The popular manager of the, concern. Mr F. E. Capper, who has been associated with the: fifth for the last nine years, informs. me that a customer once secured is always retained. At the back of the drapery shop is situated the dressmaking rooms,- whieh-are presided over by Miss lionargan, who brings to the aid of the business a skill an dartistic taste which is greatly appreciated; by the fair sex of the town and .’district. 'The grocery and ironmongery\dhpartments are carried on in a new shop,' adjoining the drapery department. a large archwayconnecting:the, .‘Two''-shops. -This shop is fitted up on the latest and approved principles, and the goods are most carefully kept and • tastily .displayed. ;. The extent and variety of the goods stock ,is endless, every possible want cah be readily supplied. It is no figure of : speech to say that Messrs Gruar and Co. are universal providors. The bakehouse and bulk stores are situated at the back of the main building of the. bakehouse. It is the best equipped of its kind I have even seen. Ih fact, this establishment would be a credit to any town in the colony. .