New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-01
STEWARDS STORENO LONGER
THE LAST OF THE GREAT DRY.GooDs FIRM

THE LAST OF THE GREAT DRY-GOODS FIRM
CHANGES THAT ARE MAKING IN THE BUILDING AT
BROADWAY AND NINTII-sT-A TALK WITH JUDGE
HILTON.
There was little indication IN Stewards store yes
terlay afternoon that the last day of its occupancy
under the name of A. L. Stewart a. 20. nau alrINeu
There were about the usual number OF shoppers
and clerks along the counters. wooden parteoa
VII wost to divide the floor FOR the
retail and Wholesale firms. The former will use the
north side and the latter the south, excepting
space IN the southeast corner, which Judge hl"om 81,
will reserve during the time necessary TO settie up
the accounts of the old firm. The clerks were Dusy
in changing the goods nom one SIDE OIL tne s,oV H.
the other last evening The new firms Will take lne
present stock on hand and VIII also op1i,
with new goods as well tomorrow. The same
system of doing business will be adhered to
as used by the old firm and as the SANE en-,
ployes as rule will be retained, there VII, sGro ca
be " rev face al the door" to shoppers VINO oa,i
at the famous store. Edwin J. Denning VINO t Su,
pernended the retail business of the old hrm Is 'e
new proprietor Of the rst n,uuo, 0u' GrSocock
was at the head of stewarts o hosiery
department Horace C. Sylvester ss Souss wd Fdvayd
b. Hilton son of Judge Hilton. was IN laTls, anu
Henry Graham Hilton, another son, mas oceh III
charge OF the mill department l9r TWO and
Judge Hilton at the store yesterday anu anu
talked with TRIBUNE reporter III Iegatu 10 otHo
changes falling Place G eSGTse ebaud he inter
esed IN tins store. 1t is known all over
and is almost public enterprise, IN some T
TO .noPfS III is sixty wears since Inc HdS Vi ~ -
Stewart was raised over he store ana the eroWta
of its business has been wonderful Durlng an u''i
time ii has been an honorable ana h.nofou nIh, au
il never had better patronage or finer STOCK tnan
at present. The building has he best OF IaciiteS
for accommodating the public ,.t;.
"Wi the closing OF \. /. stewart ~ 20 20 > ouSiiicSS
throw many people out of employment
E" Well, haI 5000 names OH the list before
closed some OF the departments; and there were
obout 600 in the city But the clerks III THIS store
will be employed by the new firms. Win few eXcep-
tiOns and inceCd some CT those VINO sought
positions elsewhere are wanting 10 De
taken back. The other dry goods houses
were anxious to get mold OF them 1t
was the same way IN our branch houses. We nave
supplied clerks to lots of houses: lhe hcad OF 0'u
LYONS house secured "a new position before ne lelt
the odd one That was one reason Why l gave me
notice April l OF the proposed retirement Oh IN
finn, The employees would thus have chance 10
find employment tmoagh the SUMNER III nm! flih5
for the ia trade. \ good number ana So Many
remained and v c apparently much Pleased eNoty
time postponed the ci0Sll OF INC stoie, as "iI
from .Inly to August and then TO October. When II
was announced tnaJ the business was TO DE carried
on by new firms the clerks were pleased, and Mrs
Stewart was lad asa. SO was |. Some people
sccm t. think should have cOhsditcd ineln anu
some newspapers think should nave
consulted Ghem. The only reason
sold out The business, was 'na'
was tired. Il Was not because the sore was, IN
profitable, for IT @as NOS Bat thl' sore WIN lIs
seven branch houses several mills. ana inc pIop-
erty in Garden City ana this city, were TOO nnch 20
attend TO- 1 vas wearing out. could Hoi go 10
Saratoga or Garden City without being bcset by
kilograms, ANA could not 90 anywhere eIse. Now
that / have settled it 50 70 keep
the store open and give the employees a
chance To Keep at work, | am happy.
Many ladies have also expressed great satisfaction
on learning that the business would De carried on"
" tiuw ABOUT the branch houses =
" They viii he closed, excepting the PallS mousse,
which viii be kept open 10y the new wholesale hIln'
That was the bes organized foreign house IN Pans
The clerks there generally noi up TO the ell
cheney OF Americans They want room 10 tIeil-
selves ana the privilege OF taking home the BOOKS
20 write them up. Our nottingham mil VIII
bc taken by the wholesale Irn, ana ltS
product the Star underwear, SOLD TO the reiali
house. |, has 400 employees inside and 400 outside
The carpet factory back OF tishkl VIII run
awhile longer: az least till | up the wool on
hand-over a million pounds. The building Itself
is an immense one having $1,000, 900 bricks III IT.
The carpet is beng taken here faster than can
make II, but viii not promise any ahead.
- " hat Viii The upper hOOls Ot tue stores DC used
forY'
intend TO make the whole building into COM
merciai apartment house; something unique IN the
country guess. presume The present arm VIII
Keep tde hrsI floors that Is Il tley pay me rent
49, other floors | snail divide aud ht up I0I NhOle-
sale dry-goODs irmS | viii provide elevators iOr
each section ANA have the rooms nghteu Dy cree
1Icl.V and taken or 50 that man need not look
AZ his store after he gets through business i
EXPECT that dealers who hay" to cllmb upstairs III
dark stores further downtown Will be glad TO get
in q wei -igntcd, hTeprOof structure such 9s iHs
The plans already GIdWn i0I The pOpOStu alloI"-
tiOpS and they would have been begun sooner ON.y
that the carpenters are busy altering The old whole
sale store at Cha.lbeIS-St. and broadway. Two
stories will be added 10 that, and EDISON eitcli'c
light out H. 80 as 10 make ii a nist-claSs Olnce
building"