Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-05-04
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MssrA Frey 4 Eckert, the plucky
bung boot and shoe dealers Of Eo2 KIM
ret, have just entered their .rsmodsled
q l,s enlarged buildlng. 2: Van = ssen 3
= now having their grand opening. And
grand opening Il 10; for, with thsir In
6aeed hcilities, they are now carrying Z
uch larger stock than ever-which 4
ying . good deal, for they have been
I'D for the size quality and varisty Of
ne ssrncturs as present occupied BY
~ giving them room 81 by 20 feet
dimenSious, with q rear room 81 by IL
voted exclusively to boots, men's heavy
oeo and surplus 6tOck--the only store In
> city, we believe, with an exclusive de-
rtment for meme boota The show win
Giving and countsrs are Of ash, - b,
10, the cashiers desk, . model Of an
EnngQnent, surmounted with brass
and having many compartments that
ntain, tests Tor gold and silver coin.
sxt to this dcsk Is the private ONCE Of the
"a, and the room is lighted with . com
ain room IL beautifully papered, and the
j leading TO the rear salesroom has been
d0ored, and the walls and ceiling have
70 been paneled In hard wood, creating Q
~ pretty effect. The architect was Mr..
Emlen Urban, the contractor Mr.. Reuben
bmley, Points did the. painting, >: B.
artin 4 Co. the wall paperinR, J. p.
haum 4 Son the gasfitting and lighting,
pt. c. Aldus Herr the plumbing, Howell
0ruger the Stone work, and Messrs.
ArshaI Il Reugier furnished the French
ate glass, Hsger 4 Bro. the window
ades and fine plush window curtains, r.
Mcdonnell the handsome awnings, and
have Joined In the spirit Of enterprise
lich ruled Messrs. Frey q Eckert, for all
their work most admirably.
Chns. II. Frey.
The subject Of this sketch 10 but twenty
zen years of age and yet In "A Man Of
siness'' in the full sense of the phrase.
is son of Jacob L. Frey (Lancaster's
lest leaf tobacco dealer and packer and
rtner In the firm of Frey 4 Weidler. At
early age he acquired the habit Of econ
~ and when he entered into partnership
til VIM. X. Eckert he had saved a snug
m, which came 30 nicely into play. He
graduate Of the high school, class Of
during which term he took q three
bnths' evening course In bookkeeping,
q at end of school term he took q ak
bnths' day course in bookkeeping under
ofessors Weidler & Musser, which laid
foundation for his business education.
then superintended his father's farm, In
, western part Of the city within its limits
two years; he was employed the next
ar by Frey & Weidler, and after the death
Mr.. Weidler, Oct 9th, 1888, he was taken
TO partnership by his father, in which
siness he remained until Dec. 10th, 1885.
sa very genial and popular young
IN and has host Of friends. He is q
bmber, officer and teacher In the Sunday
lool OF St. Paurs Reformed church.
VIM. X. Eckert.
rhe subject of this sketch was born in
8 city and is son of George X. Eckert
too, is but twenty-seven years Of age.
hen about one year old his parents moved
the country and engaged in farming near
tercourse, where he learned what Il is to
I'm bread by the sweat Of the brow, a. he
u always willing worker; ut the age
seventeen the family moved to Lam
Pter, and in few days he had engaged
mself to A. Adler, who then kept shoe
pre- on West King street, near the
rrel Horse hotel, where he remained
out two years, during which time he
d established such reputation for hon
" and proved himself to be AZ well
hpted to the shoe trade that liberal offer
hde by Morris Levy induced him to en-
BE himself to him, with whom he re-
hined about five years; when Levy sold
to Buchmiller and Buchmiller TO Bru-
ker, ne was always transferred and was
most considered as one of the stationary
bre fixtures and now he Is one of the pro-
ietors of Lancastef's largest shoe house.
is an example of what honesty, thrift
lhn. He is one of the head members,
beer and teacher in tho Sunday school Of
United Brethren church Of Lancaster
well as one of the board of managers of
b Young Mems Christian association.
The Wonderful Business Growth.
Among all the business improvements
the city, we have lately noticed none
We made more rapid progress than Frey
Eckert. When they bought out Benz.
ubal1er on December 10, 1885, over three
hrs and four months ago, they had but
y-nine hundred dollars (S5,9OO) worth
stock, which was all in their small store
No. East King street. Six months had
krcely passed, when their business gave
pmise of such quick growth that they re-
bved all of their boots and mems heavy
pes to the basement, which they fur
Ihed up as boot department; six months
Ind il necessary to raise their shelving,
bn the boot department had to be
blved all round the walls, as
Ill as double shelving through the
hire to accommodate their rapidly
treasing trade and last spring ii became
cessary to build their store shelving up
the ceiling, and rent in addition a large
pm on second floor above New York
IRE which they used-os q surplus stock
pm and which was kept constantly full
goods thus to keep up with the de-
Snds of their steadily Increasing trade,
BY have increased their stock from IS, 900
4l5, GOO or $4,000, almost triple in such
hOrt time. II we were to give the an
al increase of daily sales In dollars and
hts as taken from their book, the
The business stand is best known as that
Morris Levy's, who sold out to Dulon
Buchmiller, of Lancaster, about Jan.
1884, who sold out to Benjamin Bru-
ker of Petersburg, July 25, and who
ID out to Frey 4 Eckert Dec. 10, 1885.
be changes In such quick succession,
objected them tFrey & Eckert) to such
ems the Boys" as they are generally
Fmed in the shoe trade, have come TO stay.
r. il always interesting to some of our
hders, lat least to know how attachments
formed, the young men became
auaintsd at the Y. NJ. {. A., both being
embers Of that organization.
This house has enjoyed the utmost con-
(ence Of their patrons, as their word Is
eir bond.
bir mode of conducting business; all Of
Dir predecessors did q credit business
tn the rule; "if you can get s2 for an
[icle, get it, If not, sell II for $3.50 OF
75." II took great deal of pluck and
nrage for them to change to Zone price,
bh business. One of the main rules Of
Is house is to rather pay five, ten or fif-
Fn cents more per pair for shoes, make
at much less on them and give customers
\ hapoft of n. anofhar Ia al ALL timAs In