The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-10-21
E,RoM THE PHILADELPHIA PRESS.

II THE FUR TRADE-As the season for furs is rapidly
this city may not be amss that this
as almost every branch Of the celebrity Of Phi
sufficiently disinteresed to admit the truth We not all
true to the Dragging instincts Of Gohamite neshbor
in e w hat hs
in Manhattan Island and that the monopoly Of this cumna
ton centred under roof and not capacous one
very narrow street Not content with making the most alb
surd exaggeranons with regard TO the extent Of their own
artfce establish for this New York house monopoly In
ns isF that ali p
IS % The Sss York @ ns IN
ring certain European furs over everybody else Now m
adelphia will quite far as that Of New Workers
and Philadelphia character good deal farther We despse
and are therefore, cute willing 70 yea 70 Sew YORK an the
unhushng attempt made 70 place upon the topmost pinnacle
single house when at the same time have IN own city
establishment in the department of trade alongside of
which the the New York house in question have
sty, We think word in favor of our own is Justly de
That has the advantage of Philadelphia point of
whoesang rs do not dispute this is owing to her
greater demand and not because OF her better stocks
ss esDs Scuss integrity ws % S her se
pardoned for thus singing out in reuting the state
GsoReE WoMkSTH Nos AS and III Arch street has
done large business annually in the way Of
workmanship and secondly that by send expensive furs
here they feel assured that they will always receive the
fus made Of which they confess TO having no assurance
in trusting them in the hands OF their furriers.
The splendid establishment OF Mr. Womrah, Arch street
need readers att all familiar with the arch
tecrs beauties OF city, the most superb business
edihces in this country Its chasey front of Nova
Scotia Pictou stone, surmouned is, with appropriate
geological representations TO the stranger point of
striking interest Nor the interior arrangements of this
stately ece less complete and extensive The character
OF this house, however, u not wholesale business
unriyaled. In ii the most expensive sets of furs for
people wealth in this and other lands annually
featured order passing through their
recently pleased and
surprised preparations their retail
scale Being the Oldest fur establishment this
country the confidence reposed proprietor shAerngy
aesed by Of his patrons Baltimore New York and
other places sending their urs to him spring for safe
keeping during summer.
We ought here that Mr. Womrath's extensive
engagements obtaining directly the Indians this
country have enabled him in not few instances 70 sell urs
thus procured at paying profit 70 parties who would lead
the world 10 believe that dealer in the land
tributary them As regards the nsnuation tina; fur
ers outside OF the distinguished New York house above
referred would sioop much impose upon the gno
by selling Russia sable certainly rehe
greater than those the
be anxious the public their guard In
what have thus furers here their
for the trade OF the approaching cresble
and will doubtless command, usual, liberal patronage,
Judging do the activity city In other
branches OF the retail trade