New-York tribune., 1903-03-29
J. SPENCER TURNER COMPANY.

Incorporated in 1897. J. Spencer Turner Company
are the successors Of Brnckerhof. Turner & Co.,
that firm succeeding 10 the business OF Theodore
PoIhemus Co, established upward OF seventy -hVe
years ago as drygoods commission merchants IN
New-York City The president of the company Is D.
Spencer Turner, who thirty years ago came TO New
York from Chicago, where he had long been estao-
lfshed In the drySoods business Mr.. Turner joined
Mr. Brinckerhoff and the firm of Theodore Pol
hemus & Co. reorganized The business mas
since grown steadily yet with wonderful rapldltS'
until II has become Of the leading houses IN the
drygoods world. The volume OF business became so
large that three years ago 1t was found necessary
to remove from the premises then occupied by the
company IN Duane-st. to the present commodious
quarters at Nos. II and IS Worth-st-' NeW-fork
city Since the removal to the new premises the
eornpanys business has increased zoo per cent.
Branches have been established during the last few
years at No; rs Fitth-aye Chicago III No 5 SO
Lucas-ave. ST. Louis; No: No; 81 MarinsT an9 no
5eSVn creseent. london. aHd No IS Moseleyst
shHs fsc III coSeng
extensive area in the United States and Canada
and commanding a large and ever increasing Euro
The DWee-pTesident Of the company: thomas Thomas n n
We'll is second vice president. E. A Brinckerhoff'
Jr. treasurer, and Herbert H. Lehman secretary
Th psnees Is
Ssr n A. raFnef snd l. III haQFn Who al
an active working interest in the business Of the
Sssto nanutaetarss q sotEoR Eoeds ana the
sole selling agents for the United Se5 esTP
Sfk tu1f ae5 of brow8 shsetag and dEs osps
fhomaston t,rls aH Cotton Mills. Triton Cotton Ms.
shoaa Eoaa9 cotfon Nils ManufactnE
Gsng Ga@pRY Wilson otCh S Elk
SON Cotton Mills, Middle Georgia Cotton Mills. Nils
and % capeisie % Cotton Mills Besides these special
ties, the J. Spencer Turner Company d make ooa7 an
yarns. which are regarded by some experts as equal
With the control of such q large number Of mills
and their combined enormous oqFRp1; Tpner compen
are very large factors in the increasing prosperity
Of the domestic Of ec0TS Of @ inn
portant, company and its predecessors has IS been o
ton manufactures TOR the greater part Of century
The policy of ]. Spencer Turner his former part, Z,
goods manufactured in the United States and Can
ada is % fonHsd tDs H 6 tine GOODS
overshadowed the dealings in domestGaIly manu-,
courage to connne dryEoods commission hJ,s;Esss
to the exclusive handling of the latter ana nsnit
ton Of the rest Of the world. J. Spencer Turner
himself howeyeF from f the ehT west speedy became
convinced that If the merchants Of the county Try
sales Of domestic goods to the front encoqrage.d
the manufacturing world to invest additlonaI GaPa
American inventions of new machinery the oqtpu5 5
of American cotton goods YOU'D SPeeey yretv and
cheapness the products Of any other county, MI r.
a far greater extent than his utmost expectations
led him to believe. Foreign competition IN manu-
fartured cotton goods has been driven OUT 10 Such
an extent that the sales Of imported materials haTe
been reduced TO q much smaller pToporuon' ana the
countries of the Old World have been so success
fully invaded that the United States IS now me uI
doubted leader of the nations In their manu-
facture. our manufacturers are acknoWledged 20
possess the finest machinery in ths worid, ana Je
improvements are nearly ali due to the lnVentlNe
genius Of Americans The rapid strides or domesuc
nanufa cturing Industries due In great measure
to the support and commercial methods WhiSa a me
great firms Of merchants used In their turtheranCe
6y means Of which the manufacturers were en-
couraged to lag into the strong e9m2efen III on S
cessful an issue. The Spencer Turner GomIPang Iar
is deeply interested In the success OF the iarse
number Of mills which II controls and IS ,y XerS
Jealous OF their capacity for turning m IagEe GI the
The employees in the companys otfces t aHnnPes tSe
inward of one hundred. Some have been with tns
firm for many years. and II is pleasing 5eatGre o5
this great concern that suc9 Is Inc f9vyard
the stan that each individual ernploye feels ,nat ne
or she has the best interests OF the company AT
heart and works with such hearty co-opeFatloh At
his or her respective duties that the success OF te
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