New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-28
Formerly A. r. SteaOart &c Co.

alu0y back'' has had
many notable merchants
The list includes such men as III. B. Claf1n, genial
enthusiastic, popuar the Brooks Brothers. Wttemore
Feet Post 4 Co., James Talcott, Cornelius ~ Bliss
Bliss Fabyan & Co.; Edward s. Jaffray Co.; Jonathan
Ogden of Devlin & Co.; the father of Robert C. Ogden
who was long associated with us; William E. Dodge and
his sons Arnold Constable & Co. and host of others
who we're splendid examples for young men.
Succeeding these old pioneers came later the able
and wise Isdor Straus, and Nathan his brother whose
sons and kindred have made such splendid store: the
Old Lord q Taylor concern before the time of the
worthy Mr. Hatch and that giant of them all, James
cCreery the Stern family, and the great mercantile
genius, Benjamin Altman, whose institution is his
monument
There are other late corners worthy also of note.
The pity of it is that the merchants of New York
do not seem to realize the greatness of their city to
large extent beyond their personal undertakings
SO many of them being like the man in WASHINGTON
whose family enjoyed the distinction of being leaders
in the little church they attended, where they opposed
every effort for growth in every direction saving prac
cally, 'Me and my wife, my SON John and his wife ma
four and no more''
There can be no question to who was the first
A, T..
from the time that he laid down his schoolmastershn
and located first 24I Broadway to try to realize a
he could from the stock of linens, Hamburg edgings
and handkerchiefs and the like left him by an old
schoolfelow of his from Ireland to whom Alexander
had loaned all the money he had saved.
Thus from small beginning-tle effort to turn
the stock of merchandise into money to recover the loan
that he had made for friendship sake
Tall oaks from little acorns do surely erow--some
times
The next thing Mr.. Stewart did was the Chambers
street Store, TO which added the wholesale estab-
slment, largely of mportaons from Ireland and the
next step in the years the far north of New York
City, almost of town, when Mr. Stewart conceived
the building door old Grace Church at Broad
way and Tenth ST.
Be it known, too, that at first Mr.. Stewart did not
succeed i'll getting all the block from Ninth TO Tenth
and from Broadway to Fourth Avenue.
The big iron building uptown as Tenth Street was
them had the best and longest period of each day of Mr.
A. T. Stewards time.
People called it his S'pet.'' Mr.. Savage, of his
wholesale store, often said to the writer:
''Mr. Stewart loves that retail store SO much that
he spends of his time in ill.,
Surely all the old New York families remember the
time when the old A. 7. Stewart store was the best
store in New York City. 1t really was, because it had
MIR. Stewards personal vision mind and heart and all
the strength of his body six days in the week. when he
wisest and strongest
What is hinder it from still being the best store
Please visitor and be at home in the old
Stewart Store. Take good look each Of the floors
and if you can't recognize something of A. T. Stew
arts genius in it,
'''''''' &N0mM
September 49, 1921 For7aerly A. T. Stezvort
| All New York awaHed them! \
We that the women and young girls Of