The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-05-05

uls3ls younr nasa. and was - fret praployed ia
taaehina he sean engaged in small say a. .
mofehaai His hrst staFo was opened In 1877
aad was conducted - al its departments iy hias-
ST rs aAapaHaIiy . his usa pursuit sooa
became manifest ia his prosperity - a fariu-
nate juncture. hs par0hased tbc site aPon which
nos stands she sirnctaft ga - laafy wears known
- ssouaris Marble ralsee, ~ ihe corner =
Chambers Street. broadway and Reade Street
II erecting this immense bailaing on the east
side u Broadway. III Stewart committed two
aets q innasation which painly Indicated his In
dependence and nerve. The west side az Broad.
way was known a. ths promenade, OF shilling
aide, ss opposed t. tbe deserted, or "sHponuy"
side, aud trade was supposed 10 prosper only on
tie wesf side. while never before hsA the most
yoniurcsome trAdosfaan dared to iuyos& in 20
costly structure 70 one who now visits Broad.
way Tor the arsi time, 4 win hardly seem possi-
Dc that until within hfteen years, stewarts mar
ble store was the only marble building on that
magnificent street HI may be said to have FIX
ed the ohareter II the street, for now scarcely
any other material Is used for tho business honscs
ol Broadway Ia 1860 the splendid retail store on
the corner Of Tenth Street vas built. whoh with
the addition now being made will occupy nearly
the entire block, bounded BY Broadway Tenth
Street. Fourth Avenue and Ninth Street This
is. undoubtedly, the largest retail dry goods store
IN the world and. without question, tho most
perfect and systematic iu its arrangements. In
fact, the one word, system, may be regarded as
the key TO this wonderful success Everything
connected With the business is subjected to the
most exact system The business Itself may be
hkonod to a huge machine with every cog, wheel,
belt and puiy in its place There is little or no
\ freedom Of action among the numerous employ
I ees Of the establishment. L ery movement If
! regulated as if by clock work, and whoever can
not conform at once to the arrangement, is per-
mitted, without any eircunloeution, 70 form q
| part Of some other machine.
Mr.. Stewart has nearly completed the most
costly and elegant private residence IN thus eoun-
try, on the corner Of Fifth Avenue and Thirty
! fourth Street.-The exterior being Of his fayor1te
material, white marble, elaborately wrought.
The cost Of this palace is yariously estimated at
| from one TO two million dollars. 1t eeatainly
should not be deemed extrayagant for man 10
invest the third Of one years earnings In pri-
yate residence.
Mr.. Stewart is public minded citizon, and
contributes largely Of his immense wealth TO
charitable purposes There have been various
reports as to his practical philanthropy IN erect
ing cheap dwellings for the poor after the man
ner Of Mr. Poabody's London plan.
In thus hastily reviewing the career of these
eminent men, one point viii bo observable. Their
success has been the result Of unremitting labor
in the special directions chosen, and Of unbend'
ing integrity and promptness in all matters o
business. The leading idea on which 'Mr
stewart's fortune was founded was Tho
steady persistence in the 'one price system
Whoever purchases an article at his counter can
be sure that he pays neither more nor less thar
does everybody else. And, more than this, ever!
article sold is just what it ~ represented to be
A clerk cannot commit more positive ohens'
than to claim for an article qualities which 4
does not possess He would az soon be dlscharg
ed for such an act, as for dishonesty towards hi'
employer. .fa4