| Show p w A REESE HOWELL SONS sherall AlL r I 1 I 1 I 1 t S I 1 I 1 t j I 1 e y j S necip howell the senior member of the above firm was lorn in ahat was then kanesville Kanes ville now council bluffs iowa in 1848 at the of he crowed the plains with his mother and settled the in age 0 cache county utah where he grew to manhood his first business venture that of freighting to idaho and montana was points but he soon this calling and took up the mercantile business which ho has followed ever since HP removed to kelton utah shortly after hia marriage and there started his store while located there it became for him necessary to make frequent limits to ogden purchasing and it was thua he became convinced that the junction city had a bright future before it and determined to cast his fortunes with it in having sold hn business in kelton le removed to where he has since le sided and where he laa concentrated nil ilia investments ogden he lias never lost his feitli in the early town and is lincol that now mor ethan ever con it will one day be bleat has made a city dining hia residence here ho established almost every man woman child living here nil friend and has a reputation for honesty w fair dealing unexcelled by other shortly after hia arriva any built the block on washington abc pue broom now annex occupied by the linn ot ellich lie is alio founder and knoten BB the and a substantial building on twenty fifth street known is alie 11 11 block cisal estate ila is also the of other valuable alu able about the and interested city in ganv business enterprises of tho mountain view Ca association being interest hn in arst the busicco venture in ognjen was alie pur chae of mr loohn kecha arni of keck tavey one of tho established farma in the city and which then became tavey howell mr I towell later bought out cayey tayey and the firm became known sam mr and has sines remained howell two bons eons william and albert bals hiis tiis in the business with him tho growth of faiia firm has kept steady the pace athe city in ia crowth general and now regarded of tg as one most important mercantile tic development of the business has been so rapid that it haa entirely outgrown ita present quarter s and tha members of have long feltus anerd nerd of more commodious store rooms they have cast abou time to time for such a blinding as would be more adequate 0 o their increased business needs but it was not until the removal of the john soni co florl their mammoth store on washington avenue adjoining the broom annet that such an opportunity presented itself iho consummation of the pyrrha if thi property took place about ago and it is expected that thre th re boval moval will be completed by tho first of february next the jeand je ond floor and basement will reserved for the of tha business while alic first floor still be devoted to the retail trade afi th third floor rented for other purposes the firm will thit have at its dis dearly square feet of floor space its stock will be greatly increased anil u complete lini of dry goods notions mens and shoes and ownes will be installed latest improvements brownes gr adopting the department system with its the building will bo remodeled n such a way as to meet its and all the latest devices in the way of fixtures new demands etc special designs for the will bo game having been made A will be areat many of the feature new to ogden and no will b thia with spared in providing the people of city as modern store a ista in the to the quantity and quality of western country both in re methods and means of displaying them goods carrica carri cd and in i v to the uc new r ta ta and u ita courtesy all through the alu firm now has yeara since feel a list of customers cuS tomera of winch proud and thye u adv firm might every reason to that with dot only icum ua P S rs increased 2479 washington AVENUE OGDEN UTAH |
