The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-27


moro to b. desired than great riches and
YOU will be glad /" learn that our good
name has been such Il shining light as
! t. have attracted to ourselves group
Of great merchants, the successful
builders Of hiE and famous stores rang
; ing from New York City 20 san Antonio.
Texas, representing Il hundred million
| dollar alfiliatIUn and undoubtedly the
/ most influential mercantile group in the
land
Stitutions as the R"scnhaum Store. OF
| Iittsburgh; tn" Bailey store OF CleVe-
! land, tle SChuster Stores. Of Milwaukee,:
! tho Frank 4 Scdcr Stores OF Phihdel-
phia. Pittsburgh and Detroit, the Nugent
store Of St. Louis. and many others.
| These men have invited tho Stfel
Store t. full membership in this big
group. not on the basis OF ownership
for the Stifcl store is owned and ways
will be- owned by citizens Of Wheeling.
but on the basis Of cooperative fellow
shin and affiliation.
what this means to MS as "A store and
10 YOU as individuals will be told you
/ by representatives Of these men mem
selves who are our guests tonight.
What 7 wish to say is purely personal
J hctwocn us who have been so long as
| socfalcd together and who l hope, may
never be separated ,,,,,.;
| In the first place, this new nftliation
! NAV change some of our methods Tor
he better, but il will not change our
organization at all | shall remain
active in the business as It's PRESIDENT
| Mr. Schmidt will continue TO be our wee
| president and manager: Mr.. Rcmke our
/ secretary and treasurer ana Mr. weiss
Will continue to honor us as meIhper
! of the board. ,, xa-
o6vancnment for everyone who has been
| faithful in their work. elcvatinE many
| to full positions as department mar
gers. with periodic trips t" New S9tk
markets to buy goods side by size WIN
| tho great cXpertS Of the other stores:
! I'VE look for tho gradual "StaoilHh,
ncnt of modern methods Of every kind
! TO help YOU rise higher in your work anu
! tit yourselves for greater accomplish
ment in tho future.
The Future Program.
| ultimately the store will be- depart
o mrntiZcd. new lines Will he added new
ideas If serving tn" pCOpl" OF wheeling
/ will b" inauEuratcd and YOU Will snare
{ IN making the Stifcl Store, in service
as we'll aS In name, worthy OF place
! among tho great stores Of the country.
And that isn't all. I have always be
| loved as | grew older that certain OF
our people should hc privileged to share
! in tho stock ownership of tho Sulei
! business and today am moro convinced
. OF the fact than ever
! Stock for Employees.
! There fore, you VIII b. pleased 10
learn that substantial block Of CAPT
tai stock of Geo. t. Sufcl Co, has been
set aside for Stifcl employees TO be
bought and taken over by them as in
dlrdualS on IL very attractive basis
/ And now, my friends, | TAX" adSan-
! taEe of this occasion 10 welcome the
| various men and women Of the Affiliate
! ed Retail stores Group 10 full fellow
! ship with us. to pledge them the same
! loyalty that We have shown TO our own
/ Wheeling store, and 10 thank YOU, my
loyal fcllUw-wurkcrs. for the loyalty
You have shown me all these years
which has mad" possible the present
/ moment. one Of the most important
| moments If my whole life"
Store Founded in 1873.
| The Sutcl Store was founded October
! &rd, 1873, by Mr.. Geo. f.. Stifcl and Mr..
+. c. II. SchwcrtteEer. afterwards TAX
! ing into the firm Mr. Geo. II. l.. Schmidt.
1 tn" present manager.
The store was ncorporatcd august
| list. 1908, and from small beginnings
! has become hiE metropolitan store.
George II. P. Schmidt
Mr.. George II. J.. Schmidt, general
manager Of the company, who also WAS
| the efficient toaStmastcr Of the evening.
delivered a brief address in which lie
told of the cooperative spirit that had
! always been manifested in the business.
! lie called, in turn, upon those who had
worked for more than forty years with
! the company. 10 stand, and there was
much surprise when approximately "A
half dozen arose and stood amid the
applause of all present. He next called
| upon those who had worked for the
company between thirty and forty years
and St:lL additional numbers arose and
! 80 on down until the twenty year limit
was reached.
| He said that it proved that the COM
! pany treated their employees az Co-part-
ncrS and he WAS again greeted with APP
i plauSe. He paid his kindcst respects TO
. the other members OF the firm and told
Of the wonderful growth OF the business
under the able leadership OF Mr. George
l.. Stitcl and stated that the Veteran
: merchant Of the city was looking for
ward 10 the time when he might sit
: back and look over the fruits Of his
! !abOrs.
Morton Stein
The first speaker called upon was Mr..
Morton Stein, Of New York CITY, who
spoke on the utilization Of the stores
with the big brotherhood. He stated
: that the department store or today was
not a business. but that instead it was
,nn institution and THAI its purpose was
designated IT, helping the public. He
g stated that the merging OF the Stifel
, store with the already large chain would
mean the bringing of goods III the way
of merchandise from the four corners
! Of the earth and placing them at the
, disposal Of the Wheeling public.
| lie stated that there were many adj
vantacrs to be derived from being 4
member Of such an organization, some
of which were the purchasing Of goods
! in consolidated lots: also in the help
| fulncsS OF exchanging IDEAS, the secur-
! ing of more and better material through
! consolidated working Of departments
land also of the cooperative worklnE
, out OF matters with employees who Will
bc allowed the privilege Of taking stock
/ IN the ever growing concern.
w. Z. Weiss
! The next speaker called upon was
none other than Mr. W. H. Weiss. l.
director of TIM company and Il man who
! has been closely affiliated with the
! growth Of the concern and also with
! the merging of the Stfci store into
. the allied chain of stores.
He paid glowing tribute TO Mr. Stifcl
and tn the employees of the store vino
! had in so many ways aided III the build
inG up Of the Stifcl organization. He
stated that II had been his lot to become
acquainted with the heads Of the var