The herald., 1896-08-02
IMPORTANT BUSINESS DEAL
"The Hub" Clothing House Has
Changed Hands
HEAVY CAPITAL BEHIND II
The Great Firm of Hyams, Brown
Co., the Purchasers
W. 3. Dunninr VIII Be Retained As Resi-
dent nnnager-Plans for the
Future

One Of the most important business
changes in the history of the city. and
one which will have a marked influence
on Its future commercial prosperity and
progress. has been finally consummat
ed within the past few days. THE
Hub" by far the handsomest clothing
establishment on the coast. has changed
hands. The new proprietors are the
great firm Of Hyams, Brown & Co.. who
are among the largest manufacturers of
fine clothing. and who have stores In
many of the larger cities of the country.
THE Hub" opened in the Billiard
block last spring. under the manage
ment of w. Is. Dunning, and was an i'm
mediate success. Messrs. Hyams and
Brown, who are. always on the look-ou ut
for opportunities to increase their i'm
mense business, were attracted to Los
Angeles by the brilliant commercial
prospects of the city. and began look
ing around for an opening. Having had
a long acquaintance with Mr.. Dunning.
and the utmost confidence in his judg
ment, they concluded to purchase an
established business rather than open
a new house, and the deal was soon con-
Summated, IL being understood that Mr..
Dunning was to remain as resident
manager
Just what the change means for Los
Angeles cannot be over estimated. AS
manufacturers Of their own goods, with
extensive factories at Lafayette and
Great Jones streets. New York, and Pa
cific coast distributing headquarters at
rs and ~ Sansome stb<et, San Francisco,
the new proprietorS of the Hub have az
their command every facility necessary
for placing the latest styles of garments
before the public, and of making such
close prices that 1t will be next to i'm
possible for their competitors to under
sell them. The feature of controlling
the making of their own goods is one
which they propose to make the most
important in their business here. 1t
will enable them to be first in the mar
ket with the most fashionable styles of
clothing; to give their patrons the ad-
vantages of first cost without the usual
middle mems profit which has to be add
ed to retail prices, and must gain Tor
them a prestige which others will find
difficult to overcome. In brief, they Will
be the only firm manufacturing and sell
ing clothing, which means that all
goods will be sold direct to the purchas-
ers at wholesale prices. Another point
in their favor, when 1t comes TO fXlnS
prices, will be the fact that their unlim-
tied capital will enable them to buy
everything necessary to the mahulac
ture of clothing at the lowest posslp'e
prices and to give their customers the
advantage of such exceptional facilities.
AS to the personnel of the members or
the firm, both gentlemen are most Ia
yorably known to the business interests
of the coast. Mr.. Hyams, the senior
member, has spent the greater portion
of a long life in the clothing trade. and
is regarded as one of the authoritles
of the country He has made it a life
long study, and there is but little of
its manifold detail that he does not
know better than any other man. His
success has been due to the fact that he
has always given the public the best
goods that could be made at the very
lowest prices. and in knowing that good
goods are always the most sought after.
He has brought to his wealth of expert
ence that most important adjunct-cap-
ital-and the combination is one that
is certainly hard to beat, since it enables
him to be always in advance of the times
and to present to the people the latest
and best in the world Of fashion MIR.
Hyams will make it one of his personal
interests to see that The Hub controls
the clothing trade Of this section just
as he has always been leader wherever
his vast stores have elsewhere become
claimants for popular favor.
A. l.. Brown is the Junior member of
the new proprietors of The Hub. He.
like his senior has been brought up in
the business. and while but 80 years of
age, is possessed of fund of practical
experience which many older heads in
the same line would give a fortune to
have. He has spent the best part of
his life in acquiring just that knowledge
Of the trade which has made him thor
oughly conversant with its every fea-
ture He comes of a family bred in the
busness-to use the old fashioned smile
and he has the distinction of being
the son of the founder of the Oregon City
Wooden Mills. one of the first and now
the leading industry of it's kind on the
Pacific slope
AS has been stated Mr. Dunning will
remain as the local manager. In regard
to Mr., Dunning. it is only necessary to
say that he stands in the front rank of
his business. He has, perhaps, the most
extensive acquaintance of any man in
Southern California, and with the prac-
tically unlimited capital behind hm.
Will set pace that will keep his com
petitors jumping. Mr.. Dunning expects
to start east this week to selec an en-
tirely new stock of goods for the fall
and winter trade.
1t is the intention of The Hub to have
one or the grandest openings later on
that has ever been given in Los Angeles.
Already the souvenirs for this gala occa-
sion are being prepared, and it will be TO
the interest of everybody to hold them
selves in readiness for the announce
ment, if only to carry away one of these
remembrances.s since it goes without say
ing that there will be a dazzling display
Of more material attractions TO be in
spected and purchased after the OPEN
ing event is over.
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