The Washington times., 1924-03-18
.SAKS COMPANY.
AN0NGF|RST
PATRONS
Firm Recounts Thirty Years
Of Progress as Washington
Times Advertiser.

One Of the largest and most at
tractive advertisements in the first
issue Of The Washington Times, pub
Iished thirty years ago, was the dis
play merchandising message Of Saks
& Co.
Then, as now, the company spe-
cialized on mems wear, and some
rare bargains were offered in shoes,
hats and scarfs. Today the Saks
Company prOclaims thirty years Of
progress in The Washington Times,
use of which has contributed to its
growth.
| Andrew Saks founded this COM
pany on Seventh street just south
of D street in 1867. He started In
a modest way, but early established
q reputation for providing the ut
most Of worth for minimum OF
financial outlay and his trade grew
by leaps and bounds.
Within a few months the growth
Of Saks clothing business was such
as to neceSsitate expansion, and
the second and third floors over the
National Bank Of the Republic, on
the corner Of Seventh and D streets,
were added to the establishment.
The name Of Saks became synon-
omous with standard high quality
clothing, courteous treatment and
| fair dealing, and it was not long
before the management realized that
a large and permanent building, CEN
trally loAlted, was the only means
Of meeting the demand.
! Acquires Own Building.
Accordingly, the building site Oc-
cupied by the w. B. Moses Furni-
ture Co., at Seventh and Market
Space, was acquired. The old three
story building was torn down, and
in it's place the presnet five-Story
pressed-brick building was erected.
For many years Saks & Co.'S build.
ing dominated the entire downtown
district, and it still is one Of the
most imposing structures in the mid.
section Of the National Capital.
Upon taking UP this splendid To-
cation, Saks & Co. began to branch
out and expanded it's lines so as to
dashery Of the highest grade. From
the small store near Seventh and
D street the Saks Company quickly
rose to front rank among purveyors
Of masculine attire in Washington.
It now has a staff Of several hun.
dred employees. Buyers are sent to
the worlds froemost markets to
select the latest in fashionable raj.
ment for men, and the sporting
goods department is called upon
season after season to outfit many
teams Of athletes.
Keeps Old Customers.
One Of the developments of the
business In which the Saks Com.
pany takes justifiable pride is
that customers who dealt with the
firm shortly after its establishment
still patronize it, and, more than
that their children and their chill.
dren'S children instinctively think
OF Saks and go there when they
want clothing Of the dependable and
fashionable kind.
The Saks Company is perhaps
the only Washington firm which re.
tails clothing made in it's own fac.
tory. The growth of the business
and constant demand for high.grade
clothing at standardized prices made
1t necessary for the firm to not
only provide itself with large stocks,
but be in position to replace on
short notice the stocks sold out
In 1890 1t was realized that this de.
mand could best be met by estab.
fishing a factory to supply Saks
Company in Washington and this
was done.
The present officers of saks &
20. are 1sadore Saks, president;
Joseph I. Saks. vice president: Isaac
Cans, treasurer, and o. b, Vogel
secretary.