The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-10-27
PROSPERITY
TOSTAY.
Interviews with Leading
Merchants as to lmprOv-
ed Business C0ndi-
tons.
EDWARD H. BRENNAN'S VIEWS.


pers on our streets.
You can see it in the snap and go
shown in the gait of the merchants.
You can see il in the general bright
ening upof the Market street stores,
enlargelnents. improvements and
alterations.
You can sect more than anywhere
else in the higher grade goods being
/. displayed as attractive features.
With the dawn Of prosperity, quail
ity is again asserting itself, reliable
goods Of standard quality are again
being sought for to the exclusion OF
the ow-priced, trashy stuff that
was produced tomeetthe exigencles
Of hard times and depression.
To find out to what extent the i'm
proved conditions have effected our
merchants, the REPUBLICAN has
determined tointerview some OF the
leading representative retailers,
and with that object in view. one Of
the knights Of the pencil, carrying
a REPUBLICAN passport, called on
MIR. Edward H. Brennan, at his big
establishment, 22l Market street
yesterday afternoon, to find out to
what extent the changed conditions
had benefited him.
One reason tor selecting Mr..
Brennan establishment as the first
in his tour tor information, was be-
cause the stock carried by this
house is probably the largest and
embraces a greater variety of mer-
chandise tor home Quitting and
personal wear than any other one
concern in the state, and secondly
Mr. Brennan's liberal method OF
doing business, selling either for
cash or granting the privilege of
making settlements by partial pay
ments, weekly or monthly, coupled
with a liberal use of the newspa-
pers as a medium of Publicity.
places him in a position of coming
in contact with more general class
Of trade, and consequently be
quicker to feel \thc benehcent i'm
pulses OF better times.
The object Of the call being stat
ed to Mr.. Brennan and his views
on trade conditions being requested
he called the reporter attention
before answering to the fact that at
that moment, every employee was
engaged waiting on customers and
that that as pertained to his bust
ness, had been the condition of
things since the first of August.
He stated that the improvement had
not been so marked during the
spring season. but that since the
first of August the increase i'll bust
ness has been so great that the last
three months business had exceed
ed any of the three corresponding
months since he had started busI-
ness in Wilmington eighteen years
ago. Mr.. Brennan business con-
nectons in Philadelphia, as manag.
ing trustee Of the Phil J. Walsh es-
tate, in connection with his own
business, enables him 10 get in
closer touch with the general condi-
tons in the great trade centres,
and he finds that never in his bust
ness experience has he seen more
general prosperity, or such faith in
its continuance as indicated by the
liberal preparations being made to
meet future demands.
Said Mr.. Brennan; "As far as
, myself is concerned have bought
very largely and unusually early to
avoid the great advances in cost of
merchandise. oil which | was adj
vised in advance, and the results
up to the present have proven that
my Judgment was not at fault. AS
a matter Of fact, in some lines
which | have purposely bought be.
You'd the anticipated needs of this
season. ! find that | am getting
short of stock, all due to the vast
increase in business. -
Mr.. Brennan regretted very much
that the demands on his time would
not permit him to state his views at
more length, and ended the interview
by stating that he was very Opt.
mlstic as to business prosperity for
the next five years, at least; better
by far than he had ever experienced.
On invitation, a stroll was taken
through the five great floors Of his
immense establishment, under the
guidance of one CT his statesmen,
which proved very interesting and
instructive. One of the brightest
and busiest departments were the
Parlors devoted to the display Of
Ladies' Tailor-made Suits, Golf
Capcs, Coats, etc. In these goods
the quantity of stock carried, the
great variety of styles and varied
character Of the cloths made up in
the latest mode iSiuIly equal to any
stock shown in the larger cities.
Ascending the fourth floor by Gle
vator, the first impress one gets
is the taste and Judgment displayed
in the arrangement Of the vast stock
OF Furniture carried, enabling the
prospective buyer TO inspect to best
advantage, and with comfort. at
their convenience, Everything cs.
sential to housekeeping is dis played
on the various floors. and in such
varied assortment that the most
critical taste or the needs OF the
humblcst can be supplied. Bed
rom, Library, parlor, Dlning-room,
Sittng-room, and all the odds and
ends in Furniture that 90 to make
the home beautiful is here shown in
great variety, both as to style and
price.
The display Of Carpets and Rugs.
for the sale OF which the house is
noted, is one OF the most attractive
features Of the establishment,
An important feature Of Mr.,
Brennan business is the Clothing
Department, in which i carried
nothing but what IS reliable in the
newest and latest things in wear
ing apparel for Men, Youth and
Children.
Millinery, Dress {, o o d $
and domestic Dry Goods make an
attractive display on the first or
main floor, and represent an i'm.
DOrtant factor in the reCripts OF this