New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 12, 1922, Page 16

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1922 Goldenblum Millinery Co. cSale ] cSale STOCK REDUCING neoticut within the next quarter of a century, The letter in part follows: I am proposing a plan to the Genoral As- sembly, with the approval of the State Park and Forestry commission, and the Connecticut Iorestry association, which I belleve merits the support or your organization, This plan con- templates the purchase within the next quarter of a century of 200,000 acres of our cheap, hilly lands and the reforestration of these lands witn trees which will produce the kind or lumber the state needs, "Forestry has passed the experi- mental stage, Other castern states are undertaking the raising of timber for their people on a big scale. Massa- chussets has already purchased 45,000 acres, New York is devoting two mil- lion acres to it and Pennsylvania 1,- 126,287 acres, “Will your organization assist in putting this program before the Gen- eral Assembly this month in such a way that they will see it is a big busl- ness proposition and not just a fad." Mr. Hawes will speak at the meet- ing of the Rotary club to be held at the Elks' club on Washington street on Thursday noon at 12:15 o'clock and will aske for the support of the local club in this work. States, Mr, Wanamaker took pars ticular pride In this school, as well as the Brotherhood of Andrew and palgn was hig development of the | Philip, which he also founded, and “Store News Page" which he led with |1t Is known that he carried about an editorial oyer his own signature, | With him constantly an alphabetical invariably written by himself, to keep | Index of the members of the sehool the public in touch with the policies|and brotherhood, and that, when of his business, His friends often saw | time permitted, he studied this list to him writing such an editorial on his |#cquaint himself individually with all way to the store in the morning, [the members, His attendanck at seribbling It on the back of an enye- | the Sunday school meetings kept him lope or any odd scrap of paper he|on his feet almost continuously for had in his pocket, cight hours every Sunday, for he He was always looking for better|0ften conducted as many as 12 meets and newer ways of doing business | !n&s and made short ullvlrl‘m«m«. or and aside from providing _conveni- | Short-timo talks at all'of them. Such ences for buyers and securing able|Was his SBunday work thie year round management, Mr. Wanamaker paid' for over hall a century, great attention to the welfare of his Public Institutions employes, establishing among them Other public institutions which Mr, many institutions for cultivating @ Wanamaker establishod were the spirlt of comradeship, educating them | preghyterian hospital of Philadelphia to improve their earning capacity,'nnd the Iirst Penny Savings ban'. providing retirement of old emplo He also assisted in erecting the r‘myf on retired pay, and creating a ©ourt|young Men's Christian association of appeal chosen by cmployes 10|pujidings in varlous cities, and conw Which any complaints could be made. | tributed toward cglloge missionary in- Given Great Tribate, stitutions in India, China and Japan. One of the greatest tributes ever| sy yne gutbreak of the World war ho Pald to an American merchant Was|w.y one of the first to assist in the that given to Mr. Wanamaker fn the | . iee”' o0 0 wirickon Belglans, sup. fall of 1911 on the fifticth anniver-| o\ ing 4o shiploads of food for the sary of his business career, Thlrlonnlm'\,nd‘,,l country, thousand of his employes from both | ™pgyiy in niy career Mr. Wanamaker, the New York and Philadelphla|\aerieq Miss Mary E. Brown, a sls-] stores greeted him in his Philadel- ter of his original partner, who co- t”}:“‘*h *""’9‘ ’*""h‘f’;';“""“' '*;"“ “"": operated with him in much of his e house in which he was born, and o " a jubllee book in which cach of the Rianthroplo work. She died n 13,000 had written their names, A | AUSuSt, oS rs siness similar tribute was paid at that time in New York where a committce *ep-| The second great tribute of . his resenting the merchants of the United | mercantile career was conferred upon him in 1921, to commemorate the six- States, including 130 of his business associates and competitors, met to do tieth anniversary of the founding of his business. In a ceremony at In- him honor at a luncheon. He was presented with a handsome silver 1ov- | gependence hall, Philadelphia, he was ing cup and heard his rivals laud him | presented with the freedom of the as a merchant prince of the country. ity and later was the guest of honor Was Postmaster General. at a luncheon attended by prominent Tn political life Mr. Wanamaker .y rom all parts of the country. was prominent as an independent| ymong the tributes of the day were 4 republican. In 1882 he was offered |cipt nng 5 message from the Emperor the republican nomination as con-; 7 4 Empress of Japan. gressman-at-large for the statc of "y "\yanamaker governed his life Pennsylvania, but declined it, and in by many maxims. ‘Every undertak- 1886 he declined to be an independ- ing,” he once said, “is made up of ent candidate for mayor of Philadel- ”m' sum of past nn‘deavnrs, plus am- phia. He took an active part in most bition and the new visions. ° of the presidentlal campaigns and “Business must rest upon the un- BL¥e: & graal Smount o Work to) the crumbling foundation of, confidence republican national executive com- i1 ohe anotHes® mittee, of which he was a member 10N evers: e cAldre are Ing above all other varieties, He spent millions of dollars in it, One of the features of his advertising cam- JOHN WANAMAKER DIES, AGED 84 (Continued ¥From First Page), in this; country was In a disorganized state, and, in the opinion of the far- sighted young merchant, it was suf- fering a rapid decline through prac- tices that were then general, Aside from his ambition to make money, “my paramount purpose,” sald Mr, Wanamaker, “was to help save the mercantile profession from lowering its flag before other professions and occupations.” There were in those days no fixed selling price for goods. Business then demanded a thirteen- hour day from all its employes, Cus- tomers spent hours price-haggling with salesmen, Mr. Wanamaker was fmpressed with this waste of time and to eliminate it he became a ploneer in fixing a selling price for goods. It was one of the beginnings of many mercantile reforms which today are 50 generally followed that the present generation can scarcely find anywhere a trace of the old practices. In Business at 24 Mr. Wanamaker was 24 years old when he entered upon his career, in partnership with his brother-in-law, Nathan Brown, on a joint capital of $3,600, in a clothing business at Phil- adelphia. He had been born in that city, July 11, 1838, His father and his father's father had been brick- brick-makers, and John Wanamaker's first work was “turning bricks.” He was the oldest of seven children and early in his boyhood was obliged to | give up schooling a2rd earn his own way. His first wages were $1.25 a week as an errand boy in a Philadel- phia book store, and then as a young man he was employed for a time at Tower Hall, a famous old Philadel- phia clothing house, where his per- sonality and business ability were de- veloped for his venture in business | for himself. The Brown,and Wana- maker store began business with a first day's sales account of $24, and ended its first year with a record of $24,000 busjness. Mr. Wanamaker and his brother-in-law were during their first few months of business un- SR St siplone o Two Days, Wednesday and Thursday Two Hats For the Price of One Entire Stock of 'frimmed Velvet Hats, Spo;t Hats, Felt Hats, Banded Sailors and Chil- dren’s Hats on sale tomorrow and Thursday. ! See Our Window Display For Example: Trimmed Hats Special $2.99 Trimmed Hats Special $3.99 Another For ‘ Another For Another For One Cent More | One Cent More One Cent More Sport Hats and Banded Sailors Special $1.99 ATTENTION FATHERS some % Seibert’s pasteurized able to afford a horse and wagon for | delivery, and Mr. Wanamaker him- self pushed a two-wheel car to deliver his goods. His partner’s health fail- ing, most of the details of the busi- during the Harrison campaign. Upon the election of Harrison, Mr. Wana- maker was invited to enter the cab- inet, and although there was much criticlsm to the effect that a mer- young men coming on.” “Keep up the old standards, day by day raise them higher.” and As to his own life he once said: milk is the milk for your folks, It will oenefit your baby. Your wife and chil- Trimmed Hats specia $4.99 Another For One Cent More / These hats as they are are all reduced and you benefit by tak- ing another for only One Cent More. This is the final sale of the year. Sale Starts 9 A. M. Tomorrow Goldenblum Millinery Co. 188 MAIN ST., New Britain Y. M. C. A. Bldg. Cottage on Hurlburt street. for $3,600 with only $600 down. A good home for a working man on easy terms. “Thinking, trying, toiling apd trusting is all of my biography.” ASKS ROTARY’S AID FOR REFORESTATION chant was unfit for a cabinet posi- tion, Mr. Wanamaker became post- master general and was acknowl- edged later by his critics to have worked many desirhble reforms in the postal system. Organization, sys-! tem, method and business mechanism so essential in the post office depart- ment were all in Mr. Wanamaker's line. He spread the fast mail service and opened sea post offices in which foreign mails are distributed and made up on the sea, and, among other things, advocated the parcels post and postal savings which were later realized, and also urged -gov- ernment ownership of telegraph lines. Deeply Religious. The religious side of Mr. Wana- maker's life was one less known to the general public than any other, but one in which he was deeply in-| terested. Very ecarly in life he be- ness devolved upon Mr. Wapamaker, The “Wanamaker System” | Aside from establishing his one price policy and making a shorter business day, Mr. Wanamaker estab- lished in the new store two systems, one of sales and the other of organi- zation. He learned it was cheaper to manufacture some classes of ‘goods than to buy from manufacturers and he became one of the first retailers to do this. He found it difficult to get employes who were properly in- structed in their duties and he or- ganized training schools where his workers were taught the ‘Wanamaker system.” Mr. Wanamaker interested himself in many civic activities. He was the first salaried secretary in America of the Young Men's Christian Associa- tion, in 1858; one of the founders of dren will like it and it will be good for you. 'ESEIBERT & SON) “Your Milkmanr" PARK STRELT PHONE 1720 7Y Austin F. Hawes Wants Asscmbly to Buy 200,000 Acres of Woodland * Within 25 Years In a letter to Fred O. Racklife, secretary of the New Britain Rotary club, Austin F. Hawes, state forester, has asked the support of the Rotary club in putting a program before the next session of the General Assembly which calls for the state purchdsing 200,000 acres of woodland in Con- AYERS’ SODA WATER Take home a large bottle of lemon and lime—something you will like— it'’s delicious. Threc size bottles—3c, OYSTERS CLAMS CRAB MEAT 10c, 15¢. the Christian Commission during the| Civil War, and one of the organizers of the Centennial Exposition in 1876. In the latter year he began the de- velopment of his department store, establishing the house of John Wana- maker and company on Chestnut street, Philadelphia, and twenty years | later cstablished a similar business| in New York as successor to A. T. Stewart. It is estimated that during his entire business career Mr. Wana- maker had distributed into American homes merchandise reaching nearly came a member of the Rev John Chambers’ Presbyterian church in Philadelphia, and it is related thal' when Dr. Chambers appealed to his congregation for a church suitable to its needs, Mr, boy, shouted enthusiastically: give a load of bricks father’s brick yard.” Later he gath- ered together a handful of boys in a shoemaker's shop and formed a Sunday school, which was the nucleus of what is today the Bethany Pres- ) byterian church of Philadelphia. The |? Wanamaker, then a3 from my |, THE ACID TEST SHRIMP SCALLOPS LOBSTERS HONISS’S 24-30 STATE ST. HARTFORD 1+ Cottage in Belvidere for only $6,500. Small tenement in block on Church street at low price, Heat furnished. Good for a married couple, ,CAMP REAL ESTATE CO. . 272 Main Street Phone 343 Rooms 305-6 Bank Blilg.I CROWLEY BROS. INC. 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