Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-30
MONEY MAKING
COMBINATION
HAMBURGER & SONS BEGAN IN
NOVEMBER, 1881
RAPID GROWTH OF BUSINESS
Commenced In a Small Building on
North Main street-Progress Of
the Development Of the
peoples Store"
RAPID GROWTH OF BUSINESS

The firm Of A. Hamburger & Sons
started in business November 1, 1881
The firm then occupied a small store
on Main street, thirty feet north Of Re-
quena, It being at the time the only
vacant store in the city. The members
of the firm were A. Hamburger, father,
and S. A. and M. A. Hamburger, sons.
In January, 1888. d. A. Hamburger, the
remaining son, also associated himself
with the business. From the very OUT
set the business began to grow and has
continued to do so ever since, being one
of the most active of its kind. Ham
burger & Sons outgrew their infant
quarters and had constructed for them
in 1882 the Bumiller block, forty-six
feet on Spring street by 100 feet in
depth, 1t being a part of their present
block was erected, they rented the
north half of the ground floor and a few
years later took over the south half.
Then needing more room they had the
offices on the three upper floors turned
into salesrooms. Their next increase of
space was to rent the Ponet store,
twenty feet north of the Bumiller block;
and 126 feet on the New High street
side of their premises has also been
built for them. A number Of stores are
poses.
The business from its inception has
been on strictly one price and spot
cash basis, which in the early days of
| California merchandising Of asking all
you could and taking what you could
get was no easy task to accomplish,
but that it won out is evident from the
fact that in the twenty-four years OF
their business career there has been nf1
year in which the firms methods have
not been heartily endorsed by increased
sales and enlarged patronage.
Seek the Business Center
ne COSl VI lilC ollG Oll I1iNhtA eNiA
Broadway offered to the Hamburgers
by recent purchasers was three or four
times the figure that 1t could have been
secured for a few years ago. The Sc
lection was made in the belief that FIVE
to ten years hence would see Eighth
and Ninth streets the center of the city
as Main, Spring and Broadway busi-
--ttfa vxT, i, 4..er
ton with the citys growth.
To their personal application to work
and strict attention to all details it
can be stated is due the success of the
Hamburgers. The purchasing of all
European and Oriental merchandise is
given personal supervision, being as
sisted by department buyers in the
markets of the east.
Until the organization of the Ham
burger Realty and Trust company in
December last the Hamburgers have
retained all their profits in their busi-
ness, accommodating large sums of
money which have been on deposit in
foreign and domestic capitals, enabling
the firm to procure merchandise at
their own price and being thus placed
in a position to dictate prices has of
course been a factor CT great impor-
tance.
s. A. Hamburger is the representa-
tive of the FIRMS interests in Europe
and in New York. M. A. Hamburger
is sole manager of their great empor-
ium in this city and the affairs of the
Hamburger Realty and Trust company
are conducted by D. A. Hamburger
with offices in the chamber of COM
merce building.
With the completion of the three
buildings above outlined South Broad
way will present decidedly metro
politan appearance.