, 1881-01-27
rhc Agreement Was Arrived Mt
Tuesday highland Ratified
Yesterday.
Tim Partners IN tho Firm, and Their Inter-
ests-IA Rusinoss and Profits.
uou It Wno Organized-Tho Inside
History Of tho Business.
n. Jelut Rtnl.Esfatc Possessions af hcwrs. Field
and Letter, and Their Separate Purchases.

AVA t"N s@
the ruEEor WIS IN elte"lneoh t"o parties III NJ ,l'
terest ~ofo Mct"es u"s"s.u ~ s.es.,., a"u
finishing 'oAehcS ~ eno neeotlat'oas. e1osNy
aftce noon 3nino"s ttPo''o. IT.. o"leu
1t the headquarters OF tho llfmt nnu
tst to se ay tho ,~e y n1s's esane p Ts. Of Of
iomen .t, ,'Icos t ~ which ccess co,i not a
' r1'nep ners"s "e md would not Su seem until lnto in
tbe aftcrnoo,,
Shortly aItcF O'CLOCK ing ne"eaMtno1cr rc,
turned to tho charge, nntl found Mcssrs. Field
aud Letter in tho main ol'eo intending to
tho usual asua. run m s''cns ~ tSor ras 1ras
IS nueu e"aga.u ~, .,,.a,, 10 49,, s"o" w, r.u
ot customers note, or tho drop Of quarter
cen. nra IN nah Hs 'au s"S
They evidently OWNED tho nature Of Ills errand
Vi. It true TINT there has beun
tucricd tho newsgathcror OF Mr. Field
-, s' x0s "a II IN ns nG ssy"pS TS o to
net'o% oS tho d,sI n"w r, ~ viii % aon,is. 81 ot
.Tbls ia genuine surprise TO tho trade"
ayes, wo kcpt It very quist."
sand tuo terms"
"Aro strictly private. Mr., Letter rctirca from
scne tima
"saq,h" Mna iuG 1S1I FIaId I, G.. ": ~" "F" 'ss
Mr, Leiter, who was sitting near aud cvidont-
s;ssysf !s5Sfaes ss siiss WIS tho a01t subject
"Now ,aal you have retired from tho dry
1oods trade, ts it tr,e lint yoa are about
:. l.. ,.,a.,.,., ~ .",,nrta., .hts "r,nrno,r Nr
Letter. stssh thai saeh ffsss's yos 'nst.o @ '''
"Set 1T all, I lt.i:w nothing about banking,
Mo9ia M.e 70 , Mrk s s nal at ns H., ~ ~
ness. tor Two or tnreo ynirs ! hnse nceh w. ,.
ens,'s - ~ sG,P HE M 1 NH thu sn I'M cn, %
Investments That viii tccypy IS much tis ~
eaae 70 ,bN MHfp.o 70 WofK ~ y .t,ln my 'o'safo
And bunting on Gcnoya I.akef"
"'pfobaby,", a. ,-- r,,-,,
1s4 "os io qS SE ESS e see seea1t @ as s e
;ao essaesMt I'M tanarks ,ro ~ tho
Sa nsn m G1t o ME1G tbs afG1y p
sassesis tSat 'S sl',l nix Witt @ afo ''' ''']A'
THE TERMS Of THE sAI.E?"
Ihcy atG strnty pr!vntc, a.na perfectly = sntls1 ~
dcsiM to s,v M III, ss,i,;Mt'' """ '0'' 20 "''
%Hut~1" -" VI '1e '"o''0'
"oS' II Il enough to stato IN your panor TINT
III ae .a b. 't S psnensn VIE Vie ss %ho T haSs
-" H. W. ,'at n9 '!ssoH.ea ,s,as1 o,,+,r .,,xs,,u
Field ann isvi u irtrr hnys, lnrn Ds"'S"'>
,,.rr, - .ssac, ,.rr,,, -. mrs. ,nx.o,,,s
ni;sisrss 10'''
In mi, c,tv Mr.. 1,t.l,, ,roa ycora o,o rccora,,,
a. @ cnn - oH;t ~ MI Mts r. asu & t@sEusas.s @ ~
rnn. o. ING Dest saicsnoh ~ tno ou mouse OF
..as Maue"oTtn, LoofY ln.t tDe lnnnicra o. tho
Tless.it umso u Jonh ': fhr"eH 20. Alter
IT, IT, fns%GA %hs unlimited 70 ~ interest ~ tho
,., ~, HT Leitcr hnchtIlo 0ooKEeopeF. nha auu-
p,na uGn n, cs ~ n,ox y H. sn1s stan lstteF
c.er 9 ne nnbr 1i alns. e, t,e eyNSry rSta rygoSs
so!la WIS tht !lrat to drop nut OF tho ilrn, which
xa nas feosg'snizcd Under tna style OF Caoloy fas-
Hell Ett;, and feMnNcd In cSstence Until Jan.
Ssr9s S9 isc o wasn III Gooley retirGd mi t9 rtn
t tasen N rs junior partner. This trIn continued
Ior two years, when ssslessrs. e. 4. n,,I Sltnno,t
fd!Mell purchlteH tho lntDrest OF MCssrB, Ftcld
@a LeMor x..s,
AZ thls tttHo Potter Palmer was gradually
NlthdrawluB FROM tho rctu.l md IobhtnE dry.
foods business, "a hs tinp was INrxcjy orrunlstt
in the handling OF ronl estate, Of which ho had
purchased large quantities on state strict. Ills
retail storu Was tho tashIotllblo dry.goodY
house, and by fobbrrH und dculcrN
i9fosIRhout tho country ho was favor
md Mon d. Palmer, poster's brother, prr-
chased the stock and good WILL and tha tirln bo-