The Washington herald., 1910-01-16
new BARGAIN SALES RECORD
Fifty Stores in One" Now Under
New Management
Haines Department stores.
Crowds ON Opening Day.

Announcement of the opening day or
the reorganization sale" OF the Haines
Department Stores, Pennsylvania avenue
and Eighth street southeast, yesterday,
under the new ownership and manage
ment Of Milton r. Ney and Joseph Gold
enberg. two Of Washington's wide-awake.
enthusiastic, and energetic young bust
ness men made a new record in volume
OF business ot the department stores OF
the city
Messrs. Ney and Goldenberg recently
acquired the property in It's entirety, and
after preparing the stock Tor the opening
day Of the Reorganization sale, with
prices marked down TO unheard-of bar
gains for high-cass goods, the sales Of
the first day yesterday surpassed any
similar sale ever attempted in Washing
ton.
From 9 o'clock yesterday morning up TO
late in the evening the fifty stores in
one were crowded with a throng Of Gus
toners that taxed the capacity Of the
large number of sslespeople managers,
and others connected with the house.
At the close Of business last night de-
partment store men VINO have had long
years Of experience in that line OF work
declared they had never before witnessed
in Washington department stores such
volume OF business and such a continuous
coming and going Of the crowds Of Gus
toners. Clerks. bundle wrappers. floor
walkers. managers. cash girls. delivery
men, and others were worn out when the
building was closed for the night,
In anticipation Of the great rush OF
people 10 share I'm the great sacrifice OF
high-class goods, the police took the pre-
caution 10 send d squad Of officers 10
the store 90 handle the crowds, And il Is
well Tat they did. for their services were
needed 10 prevent men, women, and chill
dren from CrOWdiHg the stores and getting
injured in the crush. Several times dur
ing the day u was necessary for the po-
lice 20 hold up the crowds from crushing
INTO the building when every available
space seemed TO be occupied by human
beings struggling I'm en- effort TO make
their purchases. However, no one was
hurt
A veteran police officer who has seen
twenty years on the force and who was
ON duty at the Haines Department Store
yesterday. said in all his long experience
on duty az similar bargain sales in the
downtown section Of the city he had
never seen anything like the rush that
went in and came out OF the Ha!nes De-
partment Stores yesterday.
Mr.. GoIdenberg said last night 20 a
Washington Herald reporter. at the close
Of business. that he and Mr. Ney were
not only more than pleased with the re-
suits OF yesterdays business. but were
surprised at the great througs that con
.tinuOUsly packed their stores all day yes
terday and up to closing time last night.
Mr.. Goldenberg said it was the purpose
OF the new management TO make the
Haines Department Stores the peer OF
.any in the city, and TO provide for the res
idents Of the city. and the southeastern
section in particular. a department store
with facilities and advantages that VIII
win the trade and hold 1t with an ever
increasing volume.
He said the stores would carry nothing
but the best of gods. and would be iden-
tical in every respect with the big de
partment stores IN the uptown business
section.
Just as rapidly as the old stock on
hand is depleted said Mr.. Goldenberg.
'an entirely new stock of goods Will be
put in. As soon as practicable the entire
building from top 70 bottom will be thor
oughly Overhauled. modernized. and
equipped with up-to-date methods. n
business enterprise liberality. and aGgrCs-
sive methods, coupled with publicity. will
accomplish il, We intend 10 have the most
popular and successful and widely known
department store in the District, and will
cater for the trade Of all sections or the
District and outlying territory.
For a score Of years the TIaines depart
ment store has supplied the needs of
Southeast Washington, with Increasing
efficiency as the years went by. And those
who have watched the evolution of tho
department store In that section welcome
the transfer 10 MesSrs. Ney and Golden
berg as the final elimination OF the per
feet store