, 1881-01-27
wcrr fitted I'm, tho rctAst stock WAS moved from
tho Exposition 1lnlldlnK.
ltI thg Wnlash nvonun qitnrtefs tho flrm re-

.tNiue4 uu!& tuD bPIiuH VI 1otos Ill luU IHcNu-
rlfE s{S6Eit COMPANY
, had rsn''llt The premlsss ,test,oysl II Novem
spsou N fds'tx Se iloy a se 1sy :;ss" bso ~ Wiz IL
on m t',eir owl, terms: NE Einasr ,CCoSpany waa
ocenrants otIcrc,i t5oSoNl, whieh WIS roieuicti,
nnd n. tas premises wcr, leasesi for ayo ysars =,
Sp fs Ts "vo o. ~ tn II =" pars II lie sxer
sjI surprise Il tiio ,ra,ic. ani :: whsM i
gallons nt THO Commerelul Agencies
,iat , the COMPANY bud ngree,l q t'acs l;;asson,
Fe eor e. 1. eae an q tho Ct eosio tSnt
thgy hsl to 10 tornething. and they t,ia 4 They
si 19 fS!F sss t n tho on tsa 19as
$Wm In solid eas. for tho building
s9 g M it, !. Sp, 'ne''s'e'y sa IT .us R,o'efs. iss
soME 1xsiDE HISTORY.
Mr. Marshn!l FIcld, tho head of tho now Arm.
VI" w b1rn nt Conway. MMss. al,d - nnw ~ yonrs
M H. e19s a'o T9 m cSas fs f5m a n, pensSago o"ry ay
III: Feld twci,ty.tlyo yGars nYo.-and beforp
lonE went tnto hp h9s' Of Golry , wS%swosth
sss!!Sa viii, ,' I; X ks ss' ssg'sss Sss
Mea'thy w. chis"so, ,;nrrrtrnt, hay;;nE nosn
~ - Es!fsssy y I'D! tk sss iIso 'f o5 ieI%. .ss
Letter w9a etAttnd Will! I! enpltal ot fam, 10y,
$i0lMk' by Sir. Lyltcr. $15,GM b. Milton Pnlmer,
md tho rcst BY Tottcr Palmer, who bcc,.lno i
;ss sil PARTNER @ HsiSfe S ss rs 1 .t sx H; q
uapItn Nr. rici1 ,irs1u,set Of $5i,tW wnrth UT
his intcrctt In tho house md took short trlE, to
.Ss srew fn S ms 1e ,e o. ea IaS %a
t,r,trly iii rcXaincd. During Tho second ycar,
E" saata whSn @ haH ,S S" o 9Ic ~ g @ g.
Milton Palmer tu tho retall department, anl tho
lttlcious aivlce of Potter Palmer Iii tho sclcc-
ilno business. In Ialj it VIVA iinslorstiw1 thut
tho rotnl department should pass tnto the lIlnLs
of Potter ail Miiton Palmer, .n.i lilo wholesale
Iuitor; but tlnaily tic latter purciiasu,i butfi
departments, cut,celng thnlr Indebtedness Oft
silU.0o0,-sN,Vl1 bcilix tto to Milton and about
{su,NN 10 Potter Palmer.
THE PARTNERS AND rnEm INTERESTS.
Following tho retirement of tho rnlmers
other partf!crs were Erttlsially taken Into th2
F3leld. Il ,nderstooa e have 40 tm!srcst which
ms ma'!e NM worth hOout Ti,VN,VU. ne WIS
Ill.,, ~ atlu lof aom6 ygnfs anu sIent. most o. 5is
sn1tl, Of Feonca @ pr m, thn % Ntc' Il i un'nr
stouil TINT be viii nov return 10 Chtrnuo, and
luke MI nj nostve nsrt t il, tho rcorsHnizsd
itr,u, Mr. Josppt n Field. another Grothor
also hns m tntercst. lio resides ubread, and
hpttsc. III. IT. Il. liiEinbothu'll, tho credit u1nn
1oF many years, received tnr !ong time s:j.0O0
Ss"f sr ws 4l ksGS m he
buyer, is also Interested. b,lt how much Is tii-
knuw.l. 1hc:c ilyn mitior part,,crs own he
Letter hn,i cutl n third.
Tno htsli,e.s Of tho firm has increased cnur-
nosy oa stH s eaa the pre, n%yf 4
was sisGo,ut il ISL ss16o'oU. an'i in iss5
SS4,aolOG0. Tho profits art, cstimluted to lo
mnkrsa 4EiMhI. .ur npicco for essrs. Fis
ntll .crr. md 500 o 10 10 slvitted nn,o,,9 tho
ys M tua!as PARTNER, ywo ya,rs nKo s, e Y.
soc n q hf Ia r.ta sause. % ayee
sStS H@s1D Sis' sea'' so''''''"'S "'psoS''n''''s
Tho trr has been remarkably stcecssfu, in
VI is ventures. VA. perhsps tlrsc executions.
stables Mt rwcn!y-t,r and statc strcuts, which
ta sw, III s,. M tue,r M M nS: ~ e'E1 H as @
usS ,nt !" so ~ ;so is., M VIZ W..
SpopsGv n t.,o nop,snss @ eorer @ Of Vmn 'urci,
Nma @ SINE @ n q. ~ ann TIM msn uSch IT, .oe ~
yS, IT.. noa n9 s " ,t. e 'g ,tn, WnuIu tne M cGntse
w y ~ ~ yes; ,n hc o,sT W. h
~ paS'ns Nt' ureofs' tne o"net, :" oonus'
So. WHAT MR.. LElrE', COT.
Whit whs o utter re rccsycs fSr bis 81 shnrs sp oF to
th she surjcct e. L to be from y SGs 10 sS
O(Jj TIp Eogds pwscd Uy tho trGJ .bntb I'll tho
wholesale aud Fetail stores, nro worth from
NJ r.
fhornfnrr million AMI n thlr1 from ttt soti
MID Il Is Judged tl,at be wuul l,e entitled TO us
much more ft,r hs Nhru III tho utH wifi and for
is agreement not 10 ulow Ills ,iat.o 10 10 used
hereafter in tho tjry-goaS business In CbtcnFO
| for IL Mr.. Letter, with tho wealth hu ms
scsacs, which Is l'1lt vt nboIt $a,ooo,-
~. wtn Amo,T , ctpans. hsL mro ~
n,ost st fofusIHplo cenctitor Of rio ois, tr,1,.
n" IT., Far ;s totni wirawai iron ~ The bss H.
Mgss anI a1 ~ s, ,hnr ~ ~ uns
mi n"i xns ap ny, IN limits or t,sh lto@o.hor t
taat ne.cr Ieseixea NJ, H. ~ HaT5 .na sa
Il n, t',s,, X i3,,It III III. ,r".n"i ,vho,
so ,,s,.o to atnrn hn aha,ao az tho
sa!o nause' ts rGa IT, w. wnouse ~ tno
csa:s % ~ H., ,,ai ~ a,,n. u =. pn,,Iaa ,,.nno
Gluc.tu, nu tuv!' otaosss y" t"e'i'o "'o"oe' II
'afse ''usnpot " -
THE HEST colSEIss IN THE CITY
mttar owns tho building on Madison street occii-
IL ,he store as9or,Hf rfs 9y eaases e
~, Wnshin9ttn street oeounot1 by ths snI,o
firm, flo t1,rnor ar Clark and hnfson n.c,iUfef1