Show bailey wood modern self service market ralph bailey opened the Dai baileys leys cash market in 1939 after many years in the business with his past experience he was able to visualise visualize visual ise the kind of store he wanted and had the new building the than thing m built to specifications 0 that has characterized characterised the store from the time it was opened is the orderly and neat neal arrangement 0 of f the shelves and merchandise with a business that could easily be a hod hodg hodge e podge of confusion through proper management the shelves cheaves ch elves cases and stands have always presented a tidy well organized argani zed appearance the business has made a steady growth growth from its inception reelecting the sound business principles and practices behind it shortly after the war its growth had reached a point where it was necessary to divide the responsibility of management rather than delegate these duties to a Us interested person the business s was made into a partnership gordon cordon wood coming in as co owner mner in 1946 at this time too the locker plant was installed at a total expense of for the lockers and the addition to the building necessary essaiy to handle it this was the first plant to operate in the county T the lie name at this time was changed to bailey and wood market the business continued to grow As fast as they could be put into cipe operation ration modern methods 0 of display were installed with the gradual tendency toward a mode modern M self service serice market in evidence with each new innovation during this fall and winter the store underwent a remodeling and alteration program that cost and included rearranging and altering the checkout stand and most of the shelvin shelving and display racks as well as the tristal installation lation of two new refrigerated fri cases one for dairy products and the other for meats the new refrigerator cases employ a new engineering principle in refrigeration which allows for an open top without dissipating the cold air or cutting down on th efficiency of the cooling process in the dairy case there are three refrigerated decks the new layout of the store was was done by an expert and makes possible the addition of 10 percent more merchandise on the floor space with the new layout the new open top refrigerator cases bailey wood has the only complete self service market in southeastern utah and probably in the entire san juan basin under this system there are no peak periods during the day most of the work of maintaining the stock shelves and packaging meats etc can bedone be done when business is slack which makes for a more equal distribution of the work and at the same time makes it possible for the customer to get prompt service at any time of day |