Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-11-26
"WANAm4KER's" IN NEW roRK.
Father Knickerbocker and william Penn
Can Cement their Friendship Ihroul Ii
Ties of Trade.


Father Knickerbocker aud william Penn
Can Cement their Friendship Through
Ties of Trade.
John Wanamaker's New York store
was opened for business on Monday
week. Small signs bearing the inscrip-
tion John Wanamaker. formerly A.
Il. Stewart & Co." are the only out
ward Indications of a change in the
old block, but the store within is a
monument 10 the mercantile skill OF
Wanamaker. The store was filled with
shoppers of both sexes, and there were
many expressions OF delight in the con.
tidence that the glory of "Stewart's''
was revived in "Wanamaker's.
The store occupies the entire block
bounded by Broadway, Fourth avenue,
Ninth and Tenth streets, and no one
to-day could devise a better store
building than this, erected by A. IT..
Stewart 30 years ago. In short, it is
unsurpassed by any other in the world.
This statement, sweeping as it is, is
absolutely correct. In the black goods
section this fact is particularly appre-
clated, while the space set apart for
silks and velvets in the rotunda has an
environment that gives it a dignity
and agreeableness thoroughly in accord
with the goods displayed. A soft rich
green carpet responds luxuriously to
the tread, while the open circle, ex-
tending to the roof, allows the light to
fall with mellow truth telling persist
ence upon the color and quality of the
rich fabrics on the counters.
From this central point radiate the
various well-known sections that are to
be found in the parent Philadelphia
house. The offices formerly occupied
by A. Il. Stewart are now used by Mr..
Ogden, the member Of the John Wanna
maker firm who will represent the
house in New York. The electric
plant, the women's waiting room, the
accountants quarters, the invoice and
fur storage departments are all IN their
way deserving the praises bestowed
upon them. Tor no matter whether one
finds himself ON the top floor amid the
system of bookkeeping and mail orders,
or in the basement bewiluered by the
wealth at toys, and china and glass,
and silver, and housekeeping goods,
the impression is the same. the store
is monument of industry, marvel of
enterprise.
Within the last 40 days stocks aggro.
eating at retail value SO, COO, 600 have
been gathered for this New York store
tho combined stocks Of the Philadel-
phia and New York stores to day
amounting to Sc, $50, 900. The revival
of this great business meant work for
factories that otherwise would be shut
down: meant occupation for thousands
who otherwise would have been idle,
and it means that in the face of all the
grumbling about hard times there has
been one man so we'll convinced of a
renewed prosperity that be takes unto
himself duplicate business OF QUE
whose astonishing proportions would
stagger the average merchant. The
establishment of Wanamaker In
New York is bringing to that city q
living tic with Philadelphia. Father
Knickerbocker and William Penn can
cement their friendship through ties
of trade.
Neither of the Wanamaker stores can
be considered as branch-hoth are
great and complete in themselves, each
helpful to the Gther--the two houses
working together in perfect unson as
do the two lungs of a healthy man.
The New York store is success
beyond : peradventure. Opening day
proved that. And think of tue army
OF people who find employment il
these two Wanamakcr storeg The
number will reach 5000 before the
holidays.