New-York tribune., 1910-12-31
FROM SWEEPER TO OWNER
Retail Side of Hackett, Carhart
& Co. Sold to Former Employe.
NEW OWNERS RISE RAPID
E. E. burlington Gets Control OF
Clothing Business and Use
of Firms Name.

Like the fable of the camel and the tent
E. E. burlington. who once swept hoor'
for Hackett, Carhart & Co, now owns the
companys retail business. But unlike lhe
camel's his usurpation is a friendly one
Mr. burlington is the proprietor OIL 3
small clothing and tailoring establishment
directly across Broadway from the HACK
ett Carhart & Co. store, between l3tn aho
18th streets Doubtless. since last March
when he opened his place, he had cas'
many a covetous glance through his plate
glass door at the big department store op-
poste whose huge sign haunted itself pe-
fore him like a challenge. AS superintend-
ent for Hackett Carhart & Co. Mr.. Tur-
Iinston had opened this store and managed
it for seven years. He knew what he
wanted
The negotiations for the purchase. COW
ering a period of three months, have just
been completed. Albert E. Colfax, OF
Hackett. Carhart & Co. says Mr.. Turling-
ton is not the real purchaser. but is act
ing for a man of high financial standing
whose name has not been made public.
Mr. burlington says this man has bought
the business for him CTurlington), and that
he is to have a free hand in running it.
The transaction gives Mr.. burlington the
entire retail stock in the Hackett Car
hart &, Co. stores at No go and No S41
Broadway, as we'll as the fixtures, the use
of the firm name and the leases. In addi-
ton Mr.. burlington has acquired the busi-
ness in this city of ByCk Brothers at No.
154 TO 100 East 125th street. including f1xt-
ures stock in hand and lease. which he
will renovate and continue as branch of
Hackett. Carhart & Co, Inc. Retail. The
clothing and tailoring store under Turling-
toms own name will be doubled in size
and be continued under his name.
The purchase of Hackett, Carhart & Co. S
retail business will not become actually eff
fective, it is understood, until April L. 1911
and in the mean time Mr.. burlington plans
to incorporate his properties under the
style Hackett, Carhart & Co. Inc, Retail.
The personnel of the corporation will con-
sist of Mr.. burlington. as president and
general manager, and two associates whose
names are withheld. The president-elec
said yesterday that neither of his asso-
ciates was in the clothing textile busi-
ness and that they would not have an ac-
tive interest in the new venture. When
Mr.. burlington was asked how much
money the entire transaction involved, he
replied Enough" but he would not go into
details.
The disposal of the retail end will not
affect the wholesale business of Hackett
Carhart & Co. 1t will give {. H. Hacket'
more time to devote to the Bank of the
Metropolis, of which he is president, and to
his other interests. however.
Mr.. Hacketts only comment Yesterday
was to the effect that Mr.. burlington knew
better how to run the stores now than he
did when he first entered the firms en-
ploy. That was twenty years ago. when
Mr.. burlington, who Is forty-four years
cid, first came to New York from, Will
mington, y. {.
Mr.. Hackett gave him job sweeping
floors in the wholesale department of
Hackett, Carhart & Co, then situated az
Canal street and Broadway. The new
conner was soon promoted to the stock de-
partment. then to the shipping department
and then to the post of assistant to the
superintendent of the retail store at No
265 Broadway.
Some years later Mr. burlington went to
Elmira, where, as superintendent, he built
up the business of w. &. Hallock & Bro
After a stay of eighteen months there Mr.
Hackett called him back to New York to
Later still he went to Brill Brothers and
opened their l4th street store. Last March
he went in for himself