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The herald., 1895-07-07
A Short History of Who They Are,
Where They Are and What
They Are.
Their New York Office and Their
Eastern BuyerS---H0w the
Goods Arrive.
How They Are Handled---The Corps
of Employees Who Wait Upon
the Army of Customers.

LOS ANGELES (Cal.,) Sunday, July
7.-(Special COrrespondence) Your
many readers have, for the last dozen
years, read many pages in this paper
which have referred to one of the
largest commercial houses in Califor-
MIA. They have been in business under
the same banner. JACOBY BROS, for
the past twenty-nine years, and their
name has become a household word;
on every hand you hear it, yon many
signs you read it, and in every way
1t Is connected with the city's advance
ment 1t was my pleasure to go
though their mammoth establishment
the other day, and receive an intro
duction to every member of the resi-
dent firm, except the New York buyer,
MIR. CHARLES JACOBY. who is now
in the East, and MIR. A. JACOBY, who
has retired from the firm. l have had
the pleasure Of meeting MIR. l. N.
JACOBY. who looks after the San
Francisco office. and so felt quite at
home. The firm Of JACOBY BROS.
have offices and warerooms at No. Ill
and 113 Blocker street, New York city,
where the resident partner and buyer,
MR.. CHARLES JACOBY, has his
headquarters. He is assisted by de-
partment buyers, who scour the mar-
kets to find the best values for their
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Los Angeles store; all goods purchased
in the East are sent to the New York
office, and, In turn, shipped to South
ern California, via various routes, and
one seasons shipments will represent
many carloads of merchandise. The
San Francisco office is located at No.
30 Second street, and here a great
many of the home products are manu-
factured. The store proper is located at
Nos. 12S. 100, 1872 and 1874 North Spring
street, the shoe department running
through to No. 1913 North Main street
The Spring-street frontage occupies
two entire floors. which are given over
to their stock of goods, which is by
long odds the largest in Southern Cali
fOrnia
Knowing that so large firm must
be large employer of salespeople,
cashiers, book-keepers and assistants;
asked, and was granted permission,
to interview each and every one. By
member of the firm was introduced
to MIR. A. M. GREEN, captain, every
one calls him, and, after few mo-
ments conversation, found had been
shown the right man. CAPT. GREEN
is undoubtedly known to every resident
Of Los Angeles. He is general super
intendent Of the big store and has been
in the employ of JACOBY BROS. for
fifteen years. He was born in Salt
Lake City, Utah, thirty seven years ago
and came to Los Angeles in 1869. He
is prominent in labor circles, being
past president of the Los Angeles
Council of Labor, and at present oc-
cupies the Office of president of the Re-
tail Clerks Association. having been
reelected four times He is a jolly,
genial gentleman, and gave me many
points about this store of stores, Capt.
Green. being then called away,
started out on my own hook, and
'chinned" every employee in the house.
The large man who meets you at the
door with smile. and directs your
footsteps "bargain-ward," found to be
a man with a history. He is COL.
FRANK r. BEAHN. and comes from
staid old Boston. He owns up to so
years of age. thirty of which have been
passed in the clothing business. He
arrived In Los Angeles about four
months ago. and at once entered the
employ of the firm. Here Is his war
record: He enlisted in the Corps Of
United States Engineers in 1861, and
served until 1865 He has held many
important offices in the GAR. the last
being aide on GEN. WEIZERTS staff;
was Acknowledgment of the Regular
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Texas. He has been here eight years
land in the house seven months. He's
Iall right, if he did come from Texas.
MRS. RICHARDS and MISS EFFIE
REYNOLDS are salesladies in this de-
partment, and take great delight in
showing the novelties for the little peo-
ple, who daily crowd the Juvenile de-
partment.' MR.. R. BELCHER has
charge of the boys hat department
and is another native son. Santa Bar
bara claimed him in 1876, Los Angeles
in 1880, and the firm for the past two
years. HERMAN RAISS Keeps the
stock in one department on this floor
and as high as ten extra salespeople
are at times employed on this floor
alone.
| Back in the merchant tailoring de-
partment, in the rear of this second
floor, I found a busy scene; tailors at
work upon artistic-looking garments
that were as yet upon the ways. An ar
tistic cutter and tailor. is at the head
of this department and was the first one
yet, who had crossed the broad Atlantic
to come to Los Angeles. He was for
merly with Sanders & Johnson, and late
with Bullock & Jones of San Francisco
came to Los Angeles in March last and
ltook his present position. I. M. JA-
lCOBY Is the head salesman in this de-
lpartment, and, after selling a customer
he had been waiting upon, and turning
him over to the tender mercies of the
Icutter, he granted me few moments
Said he: 1.-THE tailoring department
while yet in it's infancy, is very satisfac'
tory. We average about eight meas
lures a day and give employment tC
about thirty people, portion of them
being in the house." I told him my
lreal object was to learn something OF
him, and he kicked, thought it was none
of my business, and that was an i'm
pertinent young man. When told that
lit was for the public good that he an
swer my questions, he seemed resigned
to the matter and named Bakersfield
Cal, as his birthplace, had graduated
at Los Angeles Business College in
1881, and for the past six years had been
connected with this popular store; was
a past officer in the N.S.G.W. and was
member of Los Angeles parlor al
present; that he was glad to meet me
and If he could show me through the
cloth department he would be glad to
do so and sell me suit of clothes
Among the coat-makers I found MR.
F. BANERS, recently arrived from New
York city, where he had worked in the
finest shops. He told me the work here
was equal to that in the East, and that
prices for work were higher; but he
said the prices for the suits were much
less.
MR.. A. GRANNIS occupied bench
lin this department, but he was SO busy
at work did not stop him. There
were at least a dozen others, whose
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down with bundles, too." Upon enter
ing the second floor I was surprised.
thought I had seen clothing on the
floor below, but here was stock. l
was cordially greeted by MR.. N. H.
JACOBY, who is manager of the Sec
ond floor. He inquired after my wants,
and, when told that I wanted him, es-
corted me through the various depart
ments, and in reply to my many ques-
tions answered me by saying that
trade was "out of sight," that he had
full force of statesmen and sales
ladies', and they could hardly keep. up
with the trade; that he was native
son and glad Of it. He had been in
the house nine years and was glad of
that.
Among the boys clothing statesmen I
found FRED WILSON, who for three
years had been in that self-same de-
partment. I have known Fred for quite
while, but only then found out that
he was born in Cleveland, O., and that
he came to Los Angeles in 1887. Fred
has that persuasive way with him that
takes and among his many custom
ers are personal friends. MR.. FRED
JONES, who for the past thirty years,
has been mixed up in clothing. was
born in Delaware, Wis. He came to
three months has been kept busy dol
ing out bargains for all who came in
his department. Another man from Bos-
ton, the Hub city; his name is G..
w. MITCHELL. For nearly eight
years he has been found by the coun-
ter of Jacoby Bros. He is partial to
the second floor, and among the many
bargains, he can pick you one that
will bring you back Long life to him.
He is engaged in a good work.
In the pant department I found F.
S. THOMPSON, a native son. San
Francisco boy. He has been in South
ern California for eighteen months,
and for year and a half of that time
he has put tape-line around the Gus
toners of this great house. Fits are
his hobby, and he declares that GUS
toner can take a fit in any of the pants
that are here displayed. w. F. TAIL
BOT, an old clothing salesman and
globe-trotter, a commercial traveller
for years, is now filling CALI for
Jacoby Bros. He was born in Rich
mond, Va, and came to Los Angeles
two weeks ago, and previous to
this house he was formerly with some
of the leading wholesale houses in the
East and San Francisco. o. r.
SCHNELL, head salesman in boys fur
nishing-goods department, was born in
st Paul, MINI. In 1871 he came to San
Diego, where he resided for three years
prior to his removal to the Angel City,
some eighteen months ago. Since then
he has been guilty of selling big val
ues in boys waists, etc. You couldn't
chase him to San Diego.
In the same department can be found
MIR. GEORGE TUCKER, native of
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names I did not catch, for the hum of
|the machines, the click OF shears and
the noise of the pressing-irons were
confusing. MISS LILLE DAVIS is the
seamstress in this department. In an
other room 1 found more tailors con-
nected with the ready-made depart
ment. Every suit, that leaves this store
is fitted to the form or pressed, so that
the wording Of custom made" can be
applied to all suits that daily pass out
Iof this great store. At the head of this
shop I found my long-lost friend, GEN.
ROTH. He just had time to tell me
that he was too busy to bother with
me; that he had lots of work and knew
how to do it. GEORGE w. LORING.
g. LEBOSSA, o. c. WINGER and A.
ISWITZER ar employed in this depart
lment and daily handle from fifty to one
hundred suits. MR.. JOE JIDECK. is
head pressms.n and swings on iron from
morning until night.
Knowing that my time was limited.
for it was now growing late in the day,
II entered the general offices, the heart
lof the house. Everything moved like
Iclockwork and the many clerks and
lbook-keepers were busy at work clear
ing up the business of the day. MR..
GEORGE NJ. BLACK is officer in chief
land head btook-keeper. He is ably as
SISTED by a corps of well-drilled clerks.
MlSS "A. NJ. YOUNG, q native daugl1-
tier, is the stenographer and private
secretary of MR.. JACOBY. MISS PAU
LINE BUNKERS is assistant book
keeper and time clerk, and MISS M
MYERS is sales clerk and assistant
cashier. Miss M. RUTLEY Is chief
cashier at the main desk in the big
store. MISS PAULINE KELLNER
handles the cash in tire juvenile depart
Iment. MISS A. CONKLIN presides
over the money department in the
ISpring-street shoe store, and Miss J :.
K1GER occupies a similar position In
the economy department. At the main
desk MIR. PHIL MARKS C'Little phil,
as he was introduced) presides, and is
lcustod1an of the customer after leay-
ing the salesmarl's hands, Here the
perfect system Of the firm comes into
play, and with $50 careful a man as
PHIL MARKS ut the helm, mistakes
are rare. He has been with the house
for six and half years and came from
New York city in 1887. He is assisted
by well-trafned corps of assistants
and am told that they handle as hiph
as 1900 bundles in the course of a day's
work. This number only includes the
parcels wrapped at the main desk
There are three other wrapping coun.
ters. DON SMITH, w. +. M'NEETY
JOE BOTILLER, ED BUNKERS and
10. SLOTOWSKY form the fleet-footed.
crew who compose the special delivery
force and are assistants to the main
Ioffice.
WILL F. RESrTEp
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LOf No. 8.

Single breasted all-wool suits,
ages to IA, made with view to
long wear, always sold at a. ~
IS but NV go at... go. YEs 80
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Lof No. 4.

And your size sure, over 200 suits,
sacks and frocks, black and gray
clay worsteds, cheviots and nobby
effects, worth every cent of SIT to
$40, now 60 at
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WILL E. BEsTER.
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15O suits come in sacks and frocks,
lotest effects in nobby suitings,
worth $12.5O and SIS, we take a
pen and wipe the price to
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-01-22

The present tariff continues the one tenth of a cent per pound levied under the Mckinley act, which is not sufficient to exclude raw sugar, but adds 50 per cent. as an equival- ent for the Mckinley tariff on the
 refined article, and thereby keeps all sugar from bounty paying foreign countries out Of our market. They resent this discrimination by retail atory measures under one pretext or another. The House of Repre- sentatiyes has passed a bill repeal ing the unfriendly tax, but the trust-ridden Senate persistently ob- iects, and the effort to readiust the schedule has now been abandoned This is the sugar situation up to date.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-01-22
One Wornan,s Opinion.

ghere Is much fairness and good fhdgment. displayed in an article on woman h politics by Clara Temple g.eonard, in the current issue of the Century Magazine, particularly in the following extract:
 ''It is curious end snteresting at any summer resort CT other gathering of intelligent women to See the general profound Indifference to polities--to aay new4of the day, however exciting, which refates to the affairs of the ns- don SUI more curious 1t Is to ob- serve. on Questioning ardent female suRrag3sts. how little they know about the grcs4 questions of the hour. They generally say oh, both parties are harrfhiy. corrupt, but when women vote politics eill he purified Win it? Are nos women also possessed of moral in- frmiteaS Win not many women sell their votes, bargain for office, intrigue, combine with others for selfish ehds7 Wbsre there Is DO temptation. there is 10 Sns but when power comes, and sfth 1t temptation, shall we find that God has created one sax good. the c1hss 'hed's AA, noS women are like msn. os the same time snd race, only thsiS pursuits. occupations and habits pt fife dif1eEs their sphsre Is domestic, ! tbsB interooorse with the world taT more limited TAay BOW have power so So &ay usoee by influence in public matters by sn intelligent interest Ia schools. hospitals, airnshouses, tha2 sSsy esercksA and t Is lamentahle shat ~ lev gouAen care how the pub lss charisses of their ovp towns sra nsAnagsd T6eSs is no good reasao s~ shaEx that Ne rfsht of suffrage will InwNsss thae interest 4 spirit of hu- Hssrs ahsethsaDess leads men sns
 cnen hpth so care for a% unforts- Asss~-&nd t6o tes usea care for sherA ssRsr b sratses tAeir right so vote.A
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-01-22

Now THAT so much of the west has ceased to he distinctly new country. and presents iu general the social and business conditions ot the eastern states. the idea of migration thitAer Of Sers fewer attractions to young men iH Sew England. ard they show an h. ersAslng tendency 10 try their fortunes as home This is especially notieesble fa Maine, where trade and agriculture are stimulated hy markets created br visitors drawn fhither. hy its hunting an6fshing and It's sud finer resorts It Is estimated, on ofscial authority that the population |. Maine Is DON =. .osa | gain of Ti.ooo in tonr years and the remaining years of sAe decade promise to show even m0E rsfsd lncr~asa-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-01-22

@6FH1So,s ssn s New Yo5kes, re- sszf s<x<l<sese nce misleading thax Ebs a<stnary psshre of EdisQa The pkotrre eDnrAonlr seen presents hirseas sS ainost hoyisb-lookins man, and FA oa irfnsesssn nat he Aas { small kesA virA ssen sucA pictures vss ss<sEsy kstonsshad cn Seeing hin sone fskrs sed ss 6 puhSa dinner along wite sSre os tocg net. esca ia- his way onA q tes most distinguished pernnages q Ae cccntrr. Edison vas b. au odds AAnaQsf !mpressivelooktne man pres ens Rss .tus oA chest and head, his height snd breadth of forehead. and the luminous intelligence q his eye would ssre sstraeSed sttentioa bad he been kn etkex steanger 10 fsmes
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-01-22

4 KANSAS man has invented an express messenger bullet-proof pro tector that works on the turret plan Upon the appearance Of the train-robber the messenger jumps into a revolving cage and opens fire through apertures for that pur pose But what if the robber hopped in 6rst2
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-01-22

THuRsros. the Hawaiian minis ter, says that with 3 Republican administration the Sandwich Islands will De annexed to the United States. That would give us two more sugar Senators.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-01-22

DELAwaRE ought to feel proud of itself for having two Republican parties and senatorial desd lock within such limited boundaries.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-01-22

Ono i. in "busted" condition, aud yet ex-Seeretaty Foster and Gov. Mckinley continue 10 prsts about Democratic finances.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-01-22

BLACK walpns Is 8 scarce woe,d these days, bnt old tarlns about Philaiel- rAsa stIll afford fo the cabinetnaker nohle specimens of the tree ,It E sad fhnt . hlack xplppt ope bdl Ypars oi1 wi1I 1etek n 5hsf reg.q onn
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-01-22

CHICAGO has been inspecting the St Louis jail, and concludes the iron isn't strong enough for her grade of prisoners.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-01-22
HARD SUGAR PROBLEM.

Cuba and the West India colonies nnpply abont 75 per ccnt. Of all the TT - import but impose 10 ex-
 6r se<er1l ' shs E,ro
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-01-22

THr new pension appropriation is s14l, oOe, 900. This is sl6, 100 per bn8r-
The evening world., 1895-07-01
NEW GRAND JURY SWORN.
Recorder Cor Calls Alteration q
the Condition Of the TOmbs.

The Grand Jury for the month OF July
was sworn In before Recorder Gor to-
day. In charging the jury he called At
tention to the contrast be ween the num-
ber Of prisoners now in the Tombs
Prison to what the number was at the
beginning Of the last term.
There are now ls0 prisoners In the
Tombs. "a of whom have not been in
dicted.
The Recorder then drew the new
Grand Jury's attention to the present
ment on the Tombs handed In by the
June Grand Jury.
The names and occupations of the
Grand Jurors are as follows:
Francis HigGlns. foreman. resi-sstats dealer
u Cedar street. Samuel A. Lewis. real estate .
daAlsr. I Warren street; Andrew Reed manager.
Fordham Heights: Oscar Eserton Hchmtt, under
writer. IS Liberty street; Herman l.. r. Edgar.
real estate dealer. 90 Broadway: Frederick s.
Michael u. Mara 20 Gramerey Park: william
G. Church. sditol. % Nassau street: Peter Ward,
hardware dealer. N Sixth avenue: Frederick A.
Booth real l-estate dealer. 10 East Sixteenth street
JAmss q Jenkins. cotton merchant. . Thomas
street: Samuel C. hoy Boehm. liquor dealer. 10
change place; Richard n. Waters. plano maker.
81 West Thirteenth street: Roscoe g. Cary, tea
msrchAnt. sb Wall street: David Meyer. brewer,
2b8 Third avenue: MAJ Frsnksl, importer. %
Water street; Charles u Hope. undsrwritsr les
broadway Edward A. Du Vivisr. importer ~
chant sH broadway; Henry c, Lawrence. banker.
81 Broad street; Charles ID. Peet, underwater 81
Chambers street: H. u. Wood, real estate dealer,
is< West One Hundred and sixtesatA street
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the SALOONS WIN.
Places Nov Licensed Within the
300 Feet Limit May Remain.
The Prohlbitlve Law Decided Not to
Be- Retroactive.
Judees Gildersleeve and Freedman
Uphold McAdam.

The General Term of the Superior
Court. IN an opinion written by Judge
0ildersIeeve and concurred in by Judge
Freedman, holds that places which had
n..r i,csn.ed IN sell liouor prior to the
w" ~ ss.,,,ir ~. .ai.
passage OF the act pronlpitins inc saie
Of liquor within 200 feet Of church or
.choo, are mt now prohibited from
senoo'' e NV" -, ,,sa,,u, ,,.y
continuing TO sell hquor' Ai."ousn .ne'
may be within the 200 feet limit pre-
.crihed NV the Legislature.
This sustains the decision given by
Judge McAdam in 1892. when he held
that the new law applied only to build
49, sar ,.h,oh a iicense aid not exist
when the act went into effect.
The personnel of the ncensee or appli-
ia ,v,~.,.r,a, m iono
a. the license for the place was in ex-
i.tence before the statute was adopted.
49, S..,,..,., "a W. ,ow wa. fol.
ihD cohstrue''oh Vi 'ne
lowed until the present Board OF Excise
Commissioners came into power. when
a. ..s-.,, A. De-. vrot. an onin-
1ts attorney "r' nee
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S2,O1 6,946,642 TAXED.
Conbined valuc of Real ana Per-
sonaI Estate for 1895.

The Board of Aldermen held a special
meeting at noon to-day and received
the tax lists for 1895. The tax lists will
remain for inspection in the Aldermanic
Chamber for six weeks, when they will
be returned to the Tax Department. and
the tax rate for 1895 will be fixed at the
last meeting OF the Board In August
According to the lists submitted this
morning the assessed value Of real
estate in this city is 81. GAG, ,02s. .655. against
u, ,6l3, 05L, 135 for last year. an increase
Of 32,s70, 92D. Tho Increase In value is
greatest in the First, Fifteenth. Twenty
Twelfth and Nineteenth Wards. The
Increase In the First Ward Ii due to
the erection of new office buildings
along lower Broadway. and the increase
In the upper wards TO the rise In value
of real estate.
The assessed valuation OF personal
property is S7o,9ls,@ compared with
slsS2 50 ,3s 99r psI ias, year which is de-
IN the value OF personal estates Of resi-.
dents and shareholders OF hanks caused
by recent decisions OF the Court Of Ap-
peals, which in many cases held this
property to be non-taxable.
There Is an Increase OF A.007. .75S In the
assessed value of personal property Of
non-residnfs on account OF tho fact
be taxable by the courts. The decrease
In the valuation OF personal property Of
residents amounts TO $l7,4S7, ,6g3. and in
the valuation OF personal property Of
those who are shareholders in banks II
amounts to S,S75, 1850.
The combined valuation Of real and
personal estate for 1895 Is g, ,016, ,946, ,662, as
compared with S2.OO3. .332. .O37. The total
Increase In the assessed valuation for
1885. is $36,97s,67s and the decrease S23.-
1868 Ob3 leaving a net Increase OF $l3,6l5.-
61
In figuring out the tax rate the Al
dermen will first have to fix the amount
Of the contingency fund This will then
be added to the budget as net appropria-
ton to be raised by taxation, which Ia
36 476, $50, and the rate will be the per-
centage upon 5000 1872 037. sufficient to
make the sum called for In the budget.
plus the contingency fund.
The contingency fund will, 1t is as
serted. be At least $500. 900 this year Fig
uring on that basis the tax rate will he
fraction over l.8s. Last years rate
vAa 70