Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1863-11-18
A. 7. Stewart, the Merchant Prince.

terly generulship which has been eKhib-
tied between the contending armies du.
ring our present unhappy civil strife, il
has been a matter of wOnderment to me
th. no attempt has beer. made to give tC
the public some adequate idea of the
peaceful movements of the great Mer.
chant General whose name forms the
caption Of this communication. As an
Independent" correspondent, your col
umns have ever been opened to me, and
through them I like, once in a while, to
give vent to observations which may hap
pen to eugross my attention, and for the
sole purpose Of imparting information
through a popular public journal, which
MY be at one instructive and valuable
to all the thinking and laudably ambi-
tious young men of our land. During
the last year Mr. Stewards sales have
amounted to nearly the enormous sum Of
tIaig.tfvt Millions If dollars His net
income has been given in to the proper
authorities empowered to levy taxes, at
four millions Of dollars.
Can this immense amount Of manufac-
tured products be sold, and the magnif-
cent income from them be realized, with
out a lnssterly and intuitive mind? Only
ihink Of itl Here are two immense mar
bic palaces. one Tor wholesale aud the
other for retail. and both constantly
crowded With the textile and manu- ac-
tured fabrics of the habitable globe.
Thousands Of operatives are continually
employed in the manufacturing Of goods
for these great receptacle, and tl4ous-
auds upon thousands become the ready
purchasers ofthem. Who designs the e
f arics, de- q to win tie ready favor
and patronage Of the public2 Who sits
unseen and guides the complicated ma
rhinery Of these tEo vast establishments? :?
Who exacts aud receives report, to the
utmost letter, of the large amount Of sales
which are daily transacted in these unri-
vailed trading marts?
It's a pla.t;r mind trained to such an
extent Of Judgment and discipline that no
amount of business, or its attendant OBJ
sstacles. are too great for 1t to overcome,
no one man could guide succs Sfully
such a mammoth business without pos
sessing such a machinery OF brains as
Stewart can justly lay claim to.
Notwithstanding his inexhaustible for
tune, Mr. Stewards enterprising spirit is
still expanding and progresslng-plnc
before the people Of this continent mer-
ehandise Of all grades and quality, made
in the best possible manner, and Of the
best fabrics, Tor the money, that can be
furnished, for all classes Of society-irom
six cent handkerchief to two hundred
,sd fifty dollar one-frOm a two dollar
shawl to q three thousand dollar one
from seventy Eve cents to twenty dollars
yard silk; and 50 on-seeming deter
mined to cater for the wants OF al, and,
in SO doing, to defy competition.
Although his upper (retui) palace has
been constructed but little while, the
demand for more room has been so urg-
ent, that he coutemplates enlarging it by
running it through the entire block, from
Broadway to Fourth avenue, over three
hundred feet in depth. 1t will then be
the largest mercantile house in the world.
His lower (wholesale) palace has lately
been fitted up at an expense of nearly
two hundred thousand dollars-having
now the most complete and capacious
sales-rOoms, offices, paoking-roOms, ma
fchinery for hosting goods, heating appa-
ratus, forcing water, &c. that can be
found anywhere in this or any other
country. 5 >
Mr.. Stewart has a wonderfully keen
perception Of character, and has selected
for the management of his holesale bust
ness, Mr.. Libby, formerly an eminent
merchant in this city, and -uun OF
thorough business knowledge aad crpa.
city. f.
The retail establishment has at It's
head Mr.. C. P. H. Lyman, a gentleman
every way qualified to All so important
and arduOus a position. His quick and
unerring penetration of character, anc
suayity OF manners, has won for him tht
RESP Iect, confidence and esteem of al
with whom be is thrown in contact. Boil
Of these gentlemen take great pride il
the prosperity of their two respective
branches, and Mr.. Stewart has exhibited
his accustomed wisdom in selecting twt
such able officers. In fact, his entir,
force are required to come up to time
and most promptly and efficiently do the,
obey orders. There is no truth whateve
in the report that Mr. Stewart is in an,
way ecu Isctsd With a rival line of steam
Oru to run between New York and Bris