A DOZEN. OF CALIFORNIAS PROMINENT RETAILERS

January fourteenth marked the formal opening of the rtrw rvarehouse and offices of Glasby and Company, large Los Angeles.wholesalers of sash and doors, and other special lines of merchandise, all cerried under their own name, "Glasco.'f '

Mr. Clare,E. Glasby, president of the company, and'the geheral manager of their operations states that while they have not yet actually completed the large amount of work that'will be necessary to complete their move from the old location, they are settled in the new quarters, and are'receiving congratulations from hundreds of their customers and friends.

This new plant is a marvel, both in beauty and in its design, intended for the fast moving of stocks, and economical handling.

The site occupies a two-acre tract of land on east 25th, Street, near Alameda. They have their own spur track coming to the rear door of the warehouse, the yards are all concrete paved, and they have storage capacity in the nerv building to store matry'carloads of doors and empty sash and windows.

Glasby and Company do not do any manufacturing at this plant. Their window and sash stock is all received empty, and they have a large crew of glaziers at work all the time getting this stock ready for the trade. They also carrv a tiemendous stock of stock sized doors of all kinds, and also a stock of front doors and panels.

The new office building is a beauty. Extending 75 feet along 25th street, the front is of a red brick veneer with large plate glass windows. The main offices house the officeJ of Mr. Glasby and the other executives, and in the main lobby are the salesmens desks, the information booth, and a large display of kitchen cabinets, ironing boards, etc.

One of the most notable of the many beautiful features of this new plant, is the very unusual and handsome staining u'ork tha[ has been done on the doors. The entire building is trimmed in Douglas Fir, and each room is stained to resemble a different kind of wood. They have a mahogany office, one in gum,'the estim'ating room is stained to-resemblb black walnut, and in the:main lobby they hdve decordted with an oak finish that blends nicely:with the artistib walls. The floors ate..of inarrow oak, with a wide oak stairway at the rear, which leads into the .warehouse and shipping rooms.

On the opening day the offices resembled a flower garden more than thef did a sash and door office. The firm was surprised by the gift of dozens of lvreaths, etc., from their many friends in Los Angeles and vicinity.

Mr. Clare E. Glasby is the active head of this firm, Mr.

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