The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-17
nRY GOODS MEN AT STRIFE
,,vs ADvERrIsEMENTs OF
,rssRs. HBARN AND ENRICH.

u,.. Say. Enrich Bros. Bought Oriy
.,s, No worth of the n. n. Walker
Mr.. George Hesrr Speaks OF
,..,,od, Detrimental TO the Trase-1r.
,uu,. Enrich Refuses 10 Make q Reply.
o., ,oror,er requested yesterday OF Mr..
,.a,os uearn, senior member OF the firm OF
James A. Hoarn Son. an explanation OF the
,olloWing advertisement:
., III and so West Fourteenth street Hearn.
20 ."resrnins certain 100000 Advertisement.
~. r,, l. H. walker stock 10 on sale in Chicago
-, 4, has not been onersd In bulk to any one.
-, None OF It has been sold except In usual course
s,s,r.,. Fourth-Amount purchased BY the New
~ hou,e whose recent advertisement gave impress
~, ~ great transaction was six hundred and nifty.
w" sra-. CsGhll Fiuh-Great Indignation 10 ex
o Wv nv the creditors OF the Chicago house. The
p,,I,.m emit was not only misleading but calculated
~. ,h.p serious injury. We believe In enterprise,
", mn, ,ucb enterprise James A. Hearn Son.
nh. r.norter also submitted to Mr.. Hearn
the following;
=, r,ply to many inquiries and for information OF
.,,a,,ors of James II. Walker Company. would state
A., IN. purchase from receiver Of said company by
xhreb bros who advertise two millions apparently
.nn the walker estate. amounted to six hundred and
snr one dollars aud sixty.nine cents.
CORNELIUS N Bills.
chairman Committee Creditors of J. II. Walker Co.
Mr. Hearn said in reply: II have taken this
stand against Enrich Bros. because ! am OPP
,o.ed to tho disreputable and dishonest con-
Snct on their part in this matter. ! did not at
Nrst know exactly what steps to take. l did
M. know whether their advertisement an
noupcinc that they had purchased 100000
n,,hs stock OF James II. Walker 4 Co. OF Chi
s.co WAS correct. soon discovered indigna-
ton am our the wholesalers and retailers over
vhat they said were disreputnble methods.
then ascertained nuthoritatively from Cor
nsllus Y. Bliss, A. d. Juilliard. Tefft Weller b
Co. and others. and also from the Secretary Of
the Committee OF Creditors OF Jam les II. Walker
AGO. that the advertisement OF Enrich Bros
vas not truthful. The Secretary Of the COM
mittee informed me that Enrich Bros. had
purchased only S051.80 Of Walker & Co.'S
goods. believed that the course OF Enrich
Bros in this matter was detrimental not only
TO retailers. but to wholesalers. l determined
to make fight against them. our hrm was
posed TO disreputahle methods In advertising
You know how Pulitzer Of the World built
Now our firm is an honest Arm. and when we
make statement in tho advertising columns
speak Of is that all reasonable people now
4s % Ehsh eFss aSt Ns%
York merchant should secure. that stock 1t
would be very difficult to convince buyers Of
M En- Bros " Il would be also expensive to
convince buyers. even though firm had ac-
italy secured the pp.nGhssd oonr Of III, D
Goods Chronicle for this week. and said: This
article tells exactly how | feel about this
article. and You may take it to your once for
The D:v Goods Chronicle article says:
ptsnEpUTABLE METHODS OF ADvERT1sNa
S:sns q mi n adver sisensntn eanninsiy
bad 70 bons Of so H.
RAJ value. and would this week place that stock on
sys fsans NY Ssis az s:
been repeated daily In several OF thsmi
Enrich Bros. Store opens At 0 A. N. Sale from the
Wholesale stock Of the James Il. walker Dry Goods
Company of Chicago The largest dry goods house Of
the West Purchased from the receiver. Two million
dollars worth Of dry goods will be offered at ~
the dollar The greatest sale of dry goods held
In this country sale to suit all purses Merchandise
lower in price than in nifty years. Remember. more
than 1000 cases OF hghclass dry goods, oloaks mp
hostery slls furs hosiery. underwear. Iaces. trim.
minEs, nannels, blankstL unsna glovsA Wrappers.
millinery. DO. 30.
The James II. Walker Company. which went into the
hands Of receiver owing to the stringency OF the
money market was ono OF tho largest dry goods
houses in the Vest their transactions running into tho
millions as well known in Chicago for their excellent
selection OF dry goods and shrewd purchasing ability
a. was the house OF A. T. Stewart Co. in its pamiest
days The above tremendous quantity of dry goods,
the largest ever placed sale by any retail coneern
will he offered this week
Everything possible will be done to accommodate tho
ascrowds which will attend. This will be oppor.
tunlty. when economy Is uppermost in everybody's
mind to buy your whole seasons supply OF dry goods
a' The lowest prices for many years Remember you
can through the means Of this sale buy your seasons
supply Of dry goods at about half price.
Note-ln addition to our already large stan of EN-.
poyses We will employ 900 extra attendants SO As to
insure nrompt service. Deliveries will 10 made by our
Ea;ca' or by express at our expense. to any point
D, suongiy advise paying cash and the taxing OF
Sarsss when not too bulky our delivery Systsm no
TInel SIKH sScnue and IT Twenty.hri stFes,. "A'A
the .vsr,tssmsn HS Of lie WaiEer s" S wsTs
sraay 70 GgHws Lase inpFes.,on or " .hsy had
a pSSAns Inc enormous sn Quoted Mr. Enrich
ts,tn,ins The amount Of goods we I have purehsssa
oa OF course We have worded our newspaper notices
,on .h'SnSo t.fd 70 buy inc entire stock
sa oSs : =. s Tsta % f.
obtained The authority OF the receiver to advertsea A.
4 wA. stated that The sale was from the Wholesale
W Enrich added, NO matter how dull times are. IL
Ltie energy Is exercised there will always be money
sss$,S 1oses sa s;e s%DossSs sss. 70
';yeT t is PlFGnas s from our stock" ,,v A.,
s nst The 'mn9ss,on by means OF an ambiguous
b.. BY his language and refusal to state amounts he
. .i G"nysy The tina. while the adys
50 nrss he wsksr sTosk is eonserSed. tho above
ssgB, IN i"o wholly false The exact act
i.sTsr ot 10 1i H. watsr romPan S Is staten m