Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-03-11
The Interview.

Reporter-Mr. Lowenstein, represent the
APPEAL, an / have been sent here to ask that
you give to the public through US as many
of the details az you consistently can OF the
changes and Improvements we understand
YOU are about TO make In your business
property.
Mr.. L-Well, cir, We are about to make
some very import ut chsnges-chans es which
we have contemp plated for the past tive yesrs,
but have not been able TO consummate.
Rep.-May | ask what was the obstacle
heretofore2
Mr.. L-Yes. You know our business IL
divided; we have a wholesale department
ar d a retail department, each of which is
very large business OF itself, and either of
which, TO be properly and satisfactorily con-
Quoted, would require nearly if not quite as
much space as we have in this house, which
lie seventy Eve by $50 feet deep, part three
and part four stories high; and We recognized
long sgo the necessity Of separating the two
departments, giving each such building as
we deemed iIs volume OF business required
But the great difficulty has been to obtain a
house or lot of sufficient szs in what we
considered good location.
Rep.-Am l TO understand by that, Mr..
Lowenstein, that you intend having another
house in addition TO the one on this lot.
Mr.. L-Yes; we have within the past
week signed the necessary agreements, etc +,
with M-ssrs. w. II. and ]. E Goodlett, who
own the property PAT and 249 Main street,
Just opposite, TO tear down the present exist
ing houses and build for US on the two lots
one four-story house, fifty by 14S3 feet.
Rep.-This house, l suppose, then, Mr..
Lonensteiu, will be built with a general
view to fitness for the dry goots business.
Mr.. L-Yes. 1t is to be constructed after
plans furnished by US, and as we intend 10
use it for our retail store, we have embraced
in the plans all the latest improvements In
building and all the known conveniences IN
the way of passenger and freight elevators,
heating apparatus, lighting, etc. In fact,
we have taken 10 everything that we can
consider conducive to the comfort OF our
customers and to tue better display Of Our
various stocks.
Rep.-Is this work 10 be commenced soon?
Mr.. Lat once, and pushed straight
through with all possible diligence until its
completion, which we are promised will be
about the 1t of August next.
Rep.-TheR do you intend making any
improvements in this property you now &C.
cupy?
Mr. L-Yes; as soon as we get the retail
moved into the new quarters, and before the
opening OF the coming fall season, we will
make considerable temporary improvements
in this house, such as will enable us to carry
on the wholesale business with greater con-
venience until we can find suitable house
to move il to, when we contemplate pulling
this entire place down and building another
house on the lot similsr to the one TO be
built now for the retail, but much larger,
and constructed for the wholesale business
only.
Rep.-Mr. Lowensteir, when these two
houses are completed you will have an i'm
mense quantity of room 10 fill up. Can you
use it all in the prosecution OF the legitimate
dry goods business?
Mr.. L.-Yes; we will have, virtually
speaking, big store when it i. all done
125 by $50 feet and Eve fl )ors. That is a big
space to fill no with dry goods, but we feel
that we will need it all without making any
material change 10 the character OF our bust
ness. A greater effort than ever will be made
to make the retail frst-class in every partic-
ular-second to none in The country-show-
ing such stocks as can only be found in such
houses as Arnold, Constable q Co., Lord &
TAYLOR and james McCrung & Co., Of New
York. And our wholesale, by reason OF the
great advantages we have in the location Of
Memphis and our own ample facilities, aud
great conveniences for doing business, We
propose 10 put above the competition OF ST
Leuis and other Western cities by offering
every inducement they possibly can in tbs
way Of prices or stocks, and we know we car
do it.
After this our reporter felt that it would
be infringing on Mr.. Lowenstein's valuable
time TO pur,ue the conversation any further
thinking enough he'd been said to impress
our readers, as it had him, with the msgni
tude and energy and enterprise of the grea
firm,