New-York tribune., 1902-12-31

store on Eleventh-st having been closed in
1901 The present year. however. has been a
wonderful one in the amount OF business done"
Mr. Hogan secretary of the Siege-Cooper
Company. said:
We have done more business in the last year
than ever did before Even with the new
buildings in Sixth-ave. and two large stores in
Herald Square our business has steadily in
creased. BY using the $1,000 square feet of
floor space the fifth floor of our building for
salesrooms We have greatly facilitated our
handling of the large trade. Thirty-seven Of the
departments were enlarged in the fall by the
addition OF this floor. The percentage Of in
crease of our business in 1902 over 1901 has
been between 10 and 20 per cent"
Louis Stern, of Stern Brothers. said:
This has been our banner year. Our force
Of employees has been increased in proportion to
our business, and now have 2,4o0 in our en-
ploy. Prospects for next year are very bright
Enrich Brothers state that it has been the best
year they have had. They have been short of
help and space. In 1902 they employed three
hundred more than In 1901. By March L an
addition of 10000 square feet will be ready for
occupancy.
Lord & Taylor have made many changes in
their departments to handle their customers
more easily. A member of the firm said that
that they now had a larger force of employees
than ever before
Robert G Ogden, of John Wanamakers re
ferred to the fact that they to build up
a whole block criterion of their business
He said: Nineteen hundred and two was our
best year and every branch Of our business is
expanding almost great for us When we
have our new building viii be ready for
the increasing trade"
John Daniels Sons & Sons have added more
space during the last year. and say they have
done an enormous amount of business Thelr
holiday trade was exceedingly large, and they
had difficulty in shipping goods fast enough
Arthur s. Higgins of Higgins & Setter, said:
1.-The last year has been the most successfuf
in our history. During December We nave
been working all night and since September
until 10 O'Clock. in order to get our goods
packed Our sales have been almost too great
to handle. One great trouble has been our IN
ability to get enough capable statesmen we
have increased our employees in every branch
John J. K Coard. of Smith. Gray & Co, SAID:
Our cash sales during November were some
what smaller than we expected they would De-
hut our sales generally were very large. we
attribute the falling off in cash sales to the lack
of coal and warm weather Nineteen huhoreo
and two was the best year we have ever had
Our sales ran 100000 more than in IDOL
was slightly smaller than in 1901. but a member
of the firm stated that the general sales up TO
November surpassed those of last year anu
that the total sales for the year would eH-
seed those of 1901
c. G. Gunthers Sons state that their business
In 1901 was a trife larger than in 19oZ' but that
the enormous business they did in 1901 was ex-
oeptionsl. The demand was for expensive ar
ticles.
James McCutcheon & Co. report very sooo
year and state that they have been increasing
their employees steadily for the last two years
w L. Lecato, of the Gorhem Manufacturing
Company. says their business in 1902 was very
satisfactory.
Arnold. Constable & Co. A A Fantine & Co.
and Tiffany e. Co report very good business in
the last year
William Sloane OF w. & J. Sloane, SAID:
THE demand during the last year has been Tor
exceptionally high grade goods. We nave mao
splendid business during the whole year ana
the prospects for large trade next year are
very bright
Mr.. Wilcox Of the .45oIian Company. states
that their business in 1902 has been larger than
~-AT before. They have been obliged TO ao0 new