Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-10-16
Il, TUESDAY, OCTOBER I6, 1879.

10 shew that our Merchants generally Gas well those
VINO rely entirely the Northern Markets Tor supplies
as those who import drect) afford sell here fully
as low prices as similar goods be obtained Phia
uoPnia or New York, we beg leave TO submit the follow
ing satemeht-which exhibits the great difference be-
ces and this:
The Store occupy, nearly four stories high
| with live floors, including the cellar and gar
! ret, The two lower of which run back near 10
| ieet, would rent in Philadelphia for $4,000 to
$1,000, and in New York for $500 to $4,000
| put he rental $500
Two dwelling houses, oui-houses. gardens, &C.,
such as we occupy, would rent for $3.50, to
sNO annually-put them at $3.50 each, 1900
. The five clerks and assistants we have would
cost, including board aud salary at least $500
-, each, 25oO
The expense of our two families would, exclusive
OF rent, exceed $4,000 eacll-put them at this,
however, 5000
The difference in contingent expenses would ex-
coed goo
$4,000
above will not exceed 1000
5000
Shelving aarge nett saving in expenses alone of $4,000
lannusly-whch all must consider handsome clear in
come Tor houses doing even large business.
Now II those thugs be true, (and that they are So
We not only firmly believe, but think we have proved to
the satisfaction OF all reasonable men) what binders our
supplying all who may come here good
eau be offered any where in this countryl Nothing.
we confidently repeat, nothing does, will pre-
vent our furnishing all who may visit thiY city, with
descriptions of Dry Goods that prove
factory That have done this for several seasons past
is admitted by many respectable Merchants, who were
constrained to that the OF getting supplies
at the Worth, was pretty much all hat remained OF the
once boosted superiority of those markets over this But
euen htS remaining circumstance is RAPIDLY giving
cay to the force Of truth, and the far greater COME
Iience Of obtaining supplies here. Already many who
have Tor years gone Morrill, buying their goods here aud
we have heard again and again, of high responsibility
aud intelligence, that they had obtained their
supplies chedper all things considered, their
satisfaction i'll every respect
And now may not be permitted to ask, why any will
longer allow themselves to be hewers of wood and car
rers OF water for the Northern Jobber Northern Impor-
ter or British AGENT And why should we not all unite
in building up great city in state, where all can
be supplied the best terms? Assuredly every feeling
hands. With water-power unrvaed with mines of the
best GOALS believed TO be nexhausble for centuries
come, with noble river leading directly to the ocean,
with back country of immense extent, and with soil
and climate giving entire control Of the earliest market
for our bread su and the best European markets our
tobacco, with the prospect of early Improvement
the great channel OF communication with the West-to
say nothing of the great degree of health enjoyed here
gives Richmond an aggregate OF advantages, OF which few
cities IN the Union boast, and which If at all mprov
ed must make her later, place OF great mpor
lance.
We shall be grat6ed you early in the season
eonVenleDt-a any rate, before assortment is much
broken We are, very respectfully,
Your obcdent servants
+. s j. S. JAMES S Co.
Richmond Sept 18th 1892, 4l-3tw2w