The evening world., 1908-02-03
Celebrating Its Golden Ami
verSary With a Full
Month of "SaleS."
a ACRES OF SPACE.
Now Manufactures Much of
the Product Sold Over
Miles of Counters.


Father of Department Stores is csi-
ebrating it's fftieth anniversary with q
) months series Of sales. Five thousand
employees Of the biggest cash estab-
iishment in the world are eus!lv en-
gagged in handling the thousands IF
customers. 1t promises TO be a gala
month and record breaker.
The department store idea was irs;
conceived by Macys. From a four
story general store" the establishment
now occupies twenty four acres OF iioor
space. In connection with the celebra-
ton the employees will give bail at
Grand Central Palace on next Sa, ,ur-
day night.
Rowland H Macy. shrewd New
England Yankee. founded Mays in
1858 lie WAS considered an adventur-
ous man when h. came down from
Haverl.!. Mass. and opened genera
store near The corner OF Sixth avenue
and Fourteenth street. HIS venture
prospered from the frst. and he grad.
ual!y conceived the department store
idea and worked II out. Since then tile
depa I'tment store has become an I'm
portan; factor In the question Of feed
ing and clothing tho American people
II has also developed into a srea. con
venience for the women shoppers.
His Own Foreign Buyer.
Mr.. Macy himself sid the buying OF
foreign goods. and died in Paris in lS7,
while on business trip abroad. The
business was carried on by a. j. La
i Enrpa M Rnhert Nv
La Forge was connected with the firm
only one year. and at his death was re-
placed by c. b. Webster. The next year
Mr. Valentine died. and Mr.. Webster
was the sole proprietor of Macy's until
! 1883, when Isidor and Nathan Straus
became partners with him. Since tho
retirement Of Mr.. Webster in 1898 the
firm has been in the hands Of the
| Strauses.
At the time OF Mr. Macy's death in
| 1877 the department store idee had al.
ready taken definite form. Macy's
had taken In several of the buildings
adjacent to the four-story general
| store" and was giving employ ment to
about one thousand persons. In 1902
the new building was completed. and
the move was made from Fourteenth
street TO Thirtyfourth street and
Broadway Moving SO far uptown was
considered TO be taking a big risk by
the wiseacres. who prophesied no good
for the enormous building. with It's
twenty-four acres OF floor space far
from the then accepted shopping dis
! titct. Since then the move has been
proved TO be u far-sighted one Herald
Square has since been the centre of
the new shopping district. Macy's work
inc force Is now 500 persons. Ten
thousand more in all parts OF the world
| are Kept 6isN making the articles which
! reach the public through this great
| artery of trade.
Factories Controlled Abroad.
| Macy's controls a glassware factory
u! Bohemla cut glass Is made here in
! New ork by Alacys; q pottary at
ltudo!sta.It IS operated by the MN;
t"ey have porcelain decorating estab-
decorated in their own factories at
Limoges, and more china is decorated
/ in their New York studios. A MACY
handkerchief factory is in operation in
Belfast, and other industries in thi.
cit'. which serve as direct feeders for
the big store. are mattress factory.
| a harness factory "a coffee ROASTING
pant, fruit preserving and candy
E:aking establishment ana laboratory
medicines and toilet requisites.
Macy's restaurant occupies the
| greater part OF the eighth hpUr OF Inc
neH building in Herald Square, and
about l.00ovD persons are .eG annuaiiY
in II 1t mas seating capacity Of
! 2,5n persons. and - people are en-
pioyed to cook FOR and serve the
Twenty-Five wears ago one Horse ana
wagon we're devo,ed 10 "carry ing nom,
packages for The patrons of Mays.
81. Vas ,onsldered great Innovation.
! Macy X Co. employs uJ men. 4JO horses
/ lIu wagons and 81 electric delivery var
/ ons; Five million packages are dei.p-
cred annually over Il radius OF twenty-
i've miles and goods are Sntpp.J 70
ryery part Of the world.
,tSG hSnd'ns; I'M; 'Es, The army TSys OF workers who
. roof Of Macy's is in Itself Social
! problem. A restaurant especially de-
noted to the employees Is carrie. on, in
whiaA the girls and men can get =
very good luncheon, or the same uusl-
! itN o! food served to the patrons -,
TIE puolLS rsstanEant for ten or twelve
| Is Oeneht society formed by tn. en-
ployees, under the auspices of the firm
There IS large, bright club and rest
room IN ths store and an !niirmary with
Il resident nurse and two house physi-
/ clans In attendance A visiting MRS. il
! sent 10 any member OF the ussoclati ton
/ VINO ls lll or rs provided in ca-as of
severe Illness in the family of rnernn, RS
! Eight weeks sick leave is allowed nv
! the iirnl, and a death benefit is provided
| for by the association. There Is Il loan
fund, from which members may borrow
without collateral, and without paying
Interest IN cases Of necessity. a IRE.
circulating library of about a thousand
/ N,-'., is maintained.
Summer Home for Girls.
During the hot months a summer
. homo kept open by the association.
. who're the pir.s may pass their yacu
itj1ns Three hundred and htty acres
81 orchard land near Monroe, Orange
county, SURROUND q big comfortable.
Old house. and there the girls may
board for 81 n week and have their mas
sage paid from New York ANA return
There are three small lakes in the vlcln-
4 ~, which provide boating, bathing and
/ fishing
No bus mess establshment in the
I world mskes greater provision for the
care and happiness OF its personnel
Tr interest OF employees in the con