New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-22
FOR AN ENORMOUS STORE
THE SECRET OF THE PURCHASE OF A BIG
BLOCK OF REAL ESTATE.

sIEGET COOPER co, OF CHICAGO DECLARED
TO BE THE NEW OWNERS OF THE VALUABLE
PROPERTY BETWEEN FIFTH AND SIXTH
AYES. EIGHTEENTH AND NINETEENTH
SITS BACKED Up BY MARSHALL
FIELD & Co.-THETR PLANS FOR
VAST ESTABLISHMENT THERE
The real estate purchases of Frederick southack
the broker in the last six weeks have thoroughly
aroused the curiosity OF owners Of properly In
lover Fifth-ave. They have beer at loss 70 know
who the buyers could be. but they are expecting
SOON 70 learn the name names OF the principals
for whom Mr. Southack has been acting. He de.
cares that he Is under Injunction Of secrecy for the
present and may not divulge the DEALS OF the
separatc transactions Of property he has purchaset
or leased In the book between Fifth and Sixth
aves Eighteenth and Nineteenth St. II Is re-
ported. however. that a depsrtn ent Store OF huge
dimensions is 10 this entire book. Il Is also
declared that S!cgel. Cooper ~ CO.. Chicago cor
porat.on. are 70 be TIE propretors o. this Dig de-
partment store. The present pace o. business Ok
this CORPORATION j. az STATE. Van Buren, and Con-
gless SIS Chicago ami 4 * SAID that II l. backed
financially by the wel.-knOwn firm Of Marshall Field
& Co.. OF Chicago. Siesel. Cooper & co.'s store Is
the largest in that city and ther properly Il cap
i,alized at 100000 They no, only dealers in all
manner OF drygoOds clothing. boots AMI shoes hats
and caps millinery. notions and tn usual mer-
chandise of a we.-equippef meuopoaian depar'men!
sior-. but they sell birds ana anima.s. wines and
llqu rs sewing achnc:, hardware, rrles' groceries.
meats conduct intelligence Office. photograph
gallery and a jewelry store and repair shop and
several other enterprises In their proposei New'
York establishment. 1t is aid. they VIII aso conduct
a bank a popular restaurant, a barber snop ana
swimming baths and other novel features muca
like WhiIey's. OF London. -. .,.,o,,v
-. -rffn nral
has Obtained control measures Ia feet north and
south. By 92o feet east and west ana em3t s ~ ~
less than tiitytwo separate propeIuss; IN .ne
details Of these purchases are withhe.i tI'n. .ms
public by Frederick Southack Co. " j. nn -,
nerod OF sixty-three years the plot the southeast
corner OF Slxth-ave. and Nipeteentn-s'., Hoa.A l
and from the estate OF John Tonneie the northeast
corner o. Slx,h-ave. and Eiehteonth-s. a il3s.a1e
MI - orned bv the estate OF Sidney Mason re
adjoining property by Henry Beieii' ~. ~. "a
90 i-etcenth-et corner with the comm citing loi
in Nincteenth-st forming an l. ny Geors A. hei ,n
It yet be learnei IN Tnas Mann ais Soceyer
mar A full statement Of mis- huge rear ~ Ae ueA~
viii be announced publicly soon 2n6, wanamaker at.
tempted secure the P.Spsrty OF "9 me- oS S
I'm, that TN. .x-Postmaster-Generai was outhli ~
his chicago competitors. These coFporat.ons nS,s
been gradually absorbing the p10per, sonthscks
purchases for them not airea1y Htu,.'nc" al 80
following properties. the former %" ar" r.,orv
pri,c paid: s. AIMS Episcopal Church anu ~ Z
Nos / - West Eghtcen,h-st, at $ls-.N' ~
We.t Eighteenth-st.. Charles l. Freedman ior ss:-
O,.): No r. Marie Nerhaeren. FOR Si9", No 81 Ma'
,,,re, r Ouackenhos for $500: NJ. II. Thomas =.
Bishcp ~ si5 900. No. a. running through 70 no:
IS West Nineteenn-st. Peter Mare ~. iaSs
over slCo.o. Nos ~ to % West ii Sory
" sterling J. IL Lane. for $1,000 D. a. ne.y
iIurlhiirt AT $500. No H. West Nineteeh!.l.ss.,'
Wrian p - J,hn FOR 5000. No. a.. W. \ street
for $500: Nos 80 and 3, Mary - Bastne ana Ny
RI. Thompson. for about $4,000 each ana No - ~
Livingston. n an unknown price. ,, -, ou.l,v
The purchase OF the block has required an oIIsusH
cver ma is in the city and In addition 20 i are ohss
extremely valuable properties close by thar nave
been acquired!