The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-09-01

tsI e. - Aee0ss lGrAeeons the r
- and 1s4ay - 1ll1es.s psuty-cse -
tse. Ut = - ve.lsrn 1ldeofthSA tssrss
as,.,s - a4kk1eAdeA h cad,o lton ~ - 49,
New 1qfk ~ 1915, n. 0oevass rs1rk - ~
sAea3y ont years old, ard aoon 49, r. -
nave oeen found Is No. 80 Rasa sesookr IisSstI
opposite ~ Quaker Church, vlaso - -
Young idea how 20 shoot OF 81 Main ~
49,. ccaooL Nov lsag NJ otsvaIs ~ .,
49, !. - sees wesea have Nd ~ p
n S...Ss = 4, soo, dare not say, but ls&has0i i
SSHr, - 49, noas excellent psepaeatns
1872 So seacn patience "a H. futnro hmen1
sonsss ana sucsessfdl Waiter tpoa - Gapeiel
4 - sASyi ~ Eeods PnrsAaass.s a. yzsg. g..s
1i asssafe npHs Ahont tAe - e dxtJ
xS. .svsog oeen born y Ireland = ms o. -
.-.s.sss - $500 RIVER " le3a z HI DeewGs
lE 1891 dfy goods stose tu Broadway vi
~ 49, as9ene1e &seetly eppeise = vhss
=. ~ nsIole Pslsse =. seanaa Stewart
Sooat t.eafy ieet deeR Ha Was next door i
sne ceseosated Bonafanti nov nearly fosgotteu
A Ne ame, ~. stewart was not alarge OF ere,
au 3eaaef N ne great seapleA Mis sAor
~ nos large enough. He kept hosiery, lace
slkA eIovee, ribbons. and the more costly fah
~ Aseenseo We gpeat auction sales gegu
AIRY, ana 1syef mlNe4 ssle Of dry gqode at r
Go0s! y0nn hone = Sons, Haegerty Aus
W. W. vOYg AnlA = MlntarnS Adee, Timpson
~. ~ ana David Adesh He iasAriably sSpss
~ 49, occasions bought what was called ''tam
laeG ,ot Or, more properly speaking, ''aampl'
49, 49, ~ great shelf sale, mmples would n
rslg 70 - ao.{ tAoas esfods IL anstiaaesfR
-. ~, Osye.s yc1id handle them, sfsesch. pon, Try
on ~ eoedss 4 Gloves and tambls Them IN mi
ssysa 2 ~ y 'f@-s rs sf V ss4a es8 ssIsa
1t WAS curious to . philosopher to watch yhe
np3a transition over Stewart's face. ne alvavs
stood close 70 the asceoneer, and - u inyaria-
bly, bought the sample lot II 49, @anraaeed
anxisty, his hands reached eas and graeps& -
many Of the articles NJ be could pppans, ssps-
eially laces, and he drew tAelas near tiss1alf q
prevent more tangling. when : lot N eoo6D
was closed up. then the samples would be aol1
separate, and rarely bro1gAt lnlf rice. IL
a. I. Stewart was in his glory. 70. beue = IN
seassgaa them apy0 his listle score, md = g
was very expert in redresuinR gloye6 lacea. 10
sieries, &c, he would soon male Ms sSmnle 40
equal to the original goods before they Ia -
mussed at the Auction illea. Then iollo1e1
the triumph Of the patient, hunble little 'orsxea
man. He could nndssssll anybody In that frsde
Of course, and ladies of fashion we're not long
in finding out the fact In this modest way he
worked along, slowly but surely, from 1899 to
1e9S. Then he found bis business greatly "a.
creased, He was the bes. Judge Of lacSs IN
New York, and he sold the best 1t the lowest
prices--lower than the great dealers, Fountain
l. Co., and Yanderyelt and Flahdeu. Stevart.
by practicing economy. industey and absolute
devotion to his pro6sslioa and basinesa, soon
came alongside Of his great and eometiines over
bearing dvala He vas humble. attentive. and
sold very cheap, ana The best Of eooda He
neither tried on dcdees nor eoueea He v.s re-
garded as . worthy young ksgidnss. and very
soon the fashionahle Misses Mason, Jones.
Prime, Jay, Homes. Gfae3e. Crosby, Stuyvesant
and others Of their ut became his constant nat.
rons, and he soon had I'll that profitable trade
h ma forced 10 nave. Three stores had bean
efeeted Ia RxoatWay, between Warrcn and ca Ia.
beers streets. Bengjack Weems moved into the
corner store. Fountain \ Co moved NEXT. and
Stewart into the third store. His waa ONLY thur,
~ feet deep. The rest were their present depth.
above BIZ families, In this store Stewart CON.
tinued until 1888. Then he moved down to I
two story store between MURRAY and Warren sta.
His business increased 40 rapidly that he had 70
enlarge his store by deepeninp il an Additional
twenty feet. and raised il TO three atories. n
the course Of Eve wears more he vas ohlioed tn
deepen it thirty feet more. and put on two more
stories. making e Eve storv store.
Ahont this time atewart adonted the nl.n of
employing as clerks the handsomest Young fel-
love Ne conId nicE nm m tLis conntrv or even n
Enc,.nd He cns,o,,ers .aro tho ,ynst d.sb;n.,
S,,,s e.ssso,sshls 800, In, ths 80. -
from, Aha South Ne R;rsd' hscSs,,re Rov,e M.
.ss~.rds Rovle 4 Hrn,rh,e-,s < .~d nnrhsm
Thev vero ureat sei,ovs .mnrc ~ ,ha vo,nsn in
as$ sn11 sax I'D 49, $500 - S.essrt,s ~
.s.dv Ts.h;ou.h,e s,ore ~ 80 '','s
= ~ a.s ~ 49, .,., -, -- :.
..i5 49, - 49,. ~ 800 - Iii -, .,d &C.,
- !. -. 80. .,.s.. ~
mi. $500 fpbnso,, n. "a -.
h.s.,,.h. - =. c.sh;orsh,s Tn,dcr A. ,-o.,a.
s.s"S r. !. - ~ vi 90 ST..ay 49, ~ e
1870 III, ~. ~. ss ~ .. ~ 100
~ ..o,d a. 200 .ha th,rd e son ~ ~
VIC ~, :. .s.a.. !, ~ i,,,.;ne.s &c
49, :. .;sh.b NJ Ieft tho concern "f A r Stsv.
~ y. !, ~ 1870 80. raars sStar 1914 -;th sIoo
100 - -. ~ p1ni.nd tsL;ns Hsn n0N md
~ e.. Hso go 49,. S..ssr. $780, IN Ken.
.S.s.. 49, n.h,,so, - !. h.cha,or a uSh.,,
~ .sy.oIed E,.,sna he -. ;ndneed 70 start !
clnh honse He drew ont his $50 600 KENTUCKY
s.o",, Tvs. s,,e,, doliar and came hsck to New
Yosk and = .ntea Stevsrt IN t.ke him in asain
R,t NJ S.av.rt h,dr me.nvhile aent 10 Enc.
isna Co. NJ T;ne Tho had nrey;onslv heen :
ca.rk with him snS taken him into nartuership.
conseo.entlv Tiers - M vacancy for the nm.
fortnnsta Johnson. Ne ia now in italy. His
wife vii make one Of the frst siagers in The
world. equal to Malbran, after having had some
nractice In the Italian school, Her voice 10 un.
eoualed. johnson married her in England.
In 1881. Mr.. Burroughs was book keeper
stewart took him in as partner, and gave him
one-eiehth in 1891 He died last year, and bis
share was lust O., 100000 rA"t a9 -
Mr.. King was in the concern long enough to
make $3.50. 200, and then he retired to England,
where be aiso died last year. tEA. NeEL
ireland hes been ,he birthplace Of many re-
mark .ble men. but never has she sent from her
shores . more sagacious one than A. T. Stewart
Our land has fostered the Frenchman, Girard Of
Philadelphie, and the German, Astor, and they
died worth millions, But they never, even at .
Great aee, reached the wealth Of the Irishinan,
Stewart he ID yet in the g,istie Of his success,
and not hardened into the bono Of nammoth
evergrcwn wealth. Stewart IL This day worth
from $4,000. 600 to $4,000, 600. He owns
more real estate than Aston, and if he lives ten
years longer, Mr. Stewart will be worth from $780,
600 to &iOO, OOO, 900. .,,..-s,,.>,-g
Tn the wear 1881 when all was gloom and con-