"There were other department stores which came and went, but it seems that these three will 'go on forever'." "How is it about the boot and shoe business? Do any of the old names appear?" I queried. "Oh, yes, there are your old friends, Eggert & Young, who are still in business but they are away up town on Twentieth and Washington Streets, which is the centre of the retail business. The name of Protzman appears, yes, it is Eugene Protzman, but probably not the one you know. He is located at Nineteenth and Morrison and has a nice store. "The Rosenthals? Yes, they are doing business at Twenty-second and Washington, and I notice the name Friendly often appears in communications from their store which would indicate that the posterity of the framers of this business are still connected." "Who is in the furniture business away off there in 1999?" was my next question. "You would hardly believe it but there is the old name of Ira F. Powers, who maintains an immense establishment on Twelfth and Yamhill Streets. His store is the largest one of the kind in the city. "Then there is Mack & Abrahams whom you knew once as J. G. Mack & Co., and who were badly burned out along about 1913. I notice that they buy furniture in Turkey and other semi-Oriental countries." "Tell me about the big stores formerly located on Front Street, I am very much interested in them, but don't make your answer read like an ad," I next remarked. "I'll tell you about Allen & Lewis for they are yet doing business, but on a much larger scale. I notice the old sign has been taken down and carefully covered with a thick plate glass to preserve it from the elements and it has been hung back in the same old place and it really looks familiar. They employ an army of men and women clerks and hundreds of vehicles, mostly flying machines, to carry their merchandise to their customers. This business is a monument to the sagacity, honesty, intelligence and fearlessness of Mr. C. H. Lewis, the founder of this great house. His memory is still revered by his own people and those on whom he bestowed kindness. "The familiar name of Lang & Co., appears on a large building on Oak Street, near West Park, the founder of which was Isador Lang." "Who is in the printing business off there on the outskirts of eternity, whose names were once familiar to me?" I queried, as the old lady came to a pause. "Well, there is the name of F. W. Baltes and Company, who occupy a whole block down near their old location, and it sounds good to me. There are, too, the names of J. R. Rogers & Company and Anderson & Company, but they are located away up town now." "Tell me about the hotels, please; are there any of the old land marks left?" I queried.