Evening star., 1898-08-15
A BUSIN ESS CHANGE
saks & Company Have Absorbed the Bos-
ton Variety Store.
Great Success of TwO-BiE Washing
ton Firms Future
Policy.

Mr- EmmonS S. Smith, the proprietor of
the Boston Variety Store, Market space
near Ith street, has sold his stock to his
neishbors on the east, Saks & Co, and
given them long lease on his fine new
building. 1t is the intention of Saks & Co.,
as soon as an inventory of the stock in
the store of Mr.. Smith is completed. to
make it addition to their present place of
business The consideration received by
Mr.. Smith IN the deal is not announced
and neither are the plans of Saks & Co.
for the future fully made known, but it is
generally believed that Mr.. Smith received
large sum for a business which was so
successful as the one he was carrying on,
and which had reached extensive propor-
ticns
Future Plans.
1t is also understood that Saks & Co. in
tend to make use of the great addition to
their already extensive building by enlarg
ing the scope of their business, and It is
thought that the tendency which has been
noticed in their establishment OF recent
years of adding new features or depart
mentS will be continued until the estab-
lishment is developed into a full-fiedsed
department store The speciality of this
house, as is well known, during the thirty
one years of unusually prosperous busi-
ness career in this city has been and is
now outfitters for men.
Recently a millinery department in the
store was opened. and now, having acquired
the adjoining building, with a broad front
age on Market space, which is practically
PENNSYLVANIA avenue 1t is believed that it
is the purpose to make this tendency a
realization. Mr.. IsaGore Saks vino, with
his brother, Mr.. Andrew Saks constitute
the firm of Saks & Co.. when spoken to by
a Star reporter today. said that he was
ready .1iSnusS
the future. as they We're not fully devel-
oped- He added, however, that it was the
intention to make, with its increased facli-
ties, the Saks establishment to Washing
ton what Wanamaker is to New York and
to Philadelphia
The announcement of the change was not
made to the employees of Mr.. Smiths store
until the close of business Saturday night
and at that time Mr.. Isadore Saks address,
ed them and said that the force of employees
would remain unchanged, and this state
ment reassured these who had looked for
ward to the unpleasant prospect of being
out of employment. Today the Smith build
ing is closed and the clerks are busily en-
gagged in taking account of stock, and as
soon as that work is completed Saks e Co.
Will take charge.
A Model Huitdiag.
The building is especially we'll adapted for
the uses of Saks &, CO. It is, in the first
place, an entirely new structure having
been opened for business by Mr. Smith only
last fall, and it has all the modern facilities
for business. 1t is six stories in height and
of the same depth as the Saks building
which extends along 7th street as well as
Market space. Openings will he made from
one building into the other, so that when
the changes are made the two structures
viii practically be one, having floor space
and d capacity for accommodating the shop
ping public and the display of goods that
Will make 1t rank as one of the best and
largest store buildings, not only in this city,
but in the country.
This purchase marks an epoch in the de-
velopment of the Saks business which is an
eloquent tribute to enterprise, as well as the
energy and integrity which have marked
the career of the house in this city for more
tran d quarter of a century.
Saks and Smith.
When the SalIses began their business ca
reer in this city. thirty-one years ago. thev
had a little store on 9TH street above the
site of the present building. They met with
so much success that in two years they
were able to move into larger building
few doors farther north. Here they remain
ed UNTIL forced by the needs of their ex-
pandinS trade, the present fine structure at
the corner of Tth street and Market SPACE
was pullt Tor their business, and there for
tLe past fourteen years tney have been at
nome to their friends and customers In
the meantime, however, the push and enter
PRISE of the firm led them to avail them
selves of openings in other cities an1 TODAY
tEe ilrm Is carrying on business in Indian
apoiis, Norfolk, and has two stores in New
YORK city. one of them a manufacturing
wholesale house.
Mr.. Smith in selling out his establishment
aVSlis himself of the chance of retiring
from business to enjoy rest, which is well
earned after twenty-eight years constant
devotion to this interest. He is largely in
terested in financial institutions in the city.
and Will continue In the future as in the
past, one of the representative citizens of
the city The results of his career in the
business world of this city are the fruit of
careful, jGdicious management of the con-
Germs of his establishment and avaiiing him
self of opportunities to make changes and
improvements, so that from little store he
became the head of one of the largest con-
Germs of the kind in the city.