Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-09-30

the attention OF all Interested the views expressed
in The following communications Tie treated Of
thy OF all consideration, and should Dc acted upon b.
country merchants and al others who desire 10 promote
their welfare and advance the interests Of their own
State
For the Enquirer.
TO COUNTRY MERCHANTS.
Alter absence several years, the writer has come 10
Rirhmoni for the purpose of buying stock nt goods
He hal p.rcciv Il from the advertisements IT the Iner-
c ierc that had been lacrosse and rapid improve
in The business .! This city-dt icponrlons ui all
Ali 81 foreign gnJds made much larger scale t,n
innc.y and Gith ugh lie had when engaged IN meFcrnI:
e" been in the habit .! buying goods
in Ricn.1n expected 10 ind large stocks and greater
variety. pleased say, that my expectations have
than ;rifed-"the half had not been told me-"
In cv.ry department u trade the most marked Improvement
every where manifest; and have Thought II might
good purpose public attention were called to the !lI and
the icrClas urged 10 give Richmond an oppJ:H
mtg III showing "ht she can do Tor ihcm al"hy Years
ago. II the !a5!t 81 0ny0g goods III Ne" ork and
pnadr,!a About year ISL, mIlr the experiment
bus i;! il cinIoad and nsn gfiticd with Tie
.tso 4Iu"h that all NJ: sG5sc4u.1t purchases were
made !rrr. Every that then existed l"F the chan.
u:ge win w1.iu. force. then hou.; II sn'-
c'eit 10 s'y 20 my customer, BUY @'oas ~ t.'i''''
because ."t every Thing want ineTe-a least every
ti's "dgilt t. keep 10! sale can maze my l'cIs'@ Ia
mach a:occ 'im mach less eS'cns" no i'sS 81
rAcnanga &c deal with merchants whom Hnow an!
"no sn'" AMI wish u do all can toward: hG.ii's
a. ard sustaining irgna merchants, virginia interest," an!
the Virginia metropolis" Al this can no" say 10 them; li
HJc-! tell em that IN every oaach .! hIs!
nc5- toraric< goods hats hardware, shoes &c. &c,
tnG 5Eocaa large aGi commanding. lind wa1i".lie
houses hire thar have goods in them than used 10
Ii the very !lgrst Dhpnghnu-es in New York, (ote"
arts mammoth always cxceped) and great variety ul
style"
Within Tie las, cw days country merchants who never
before bought in this uAe and who formerly pissed 10
The North without ever looking VI goods here have express
al sr surprise IT finding such ample ard various supplies
rhey buying largely and though for Aud Ian!
Sync," they may still feel compelled ~ further, yet
the preicon i'i1t they will return and make TIC
bulk OF thslr purchase in Richmond. And why should be
otherwise
M fhr chant a T1u1Itr
and IN the rGGcctm Of Golnl. better goes 10 Pha-
tIphia Nc: JE, il is only ~ had himself n!-iaktl
II IL lays in ~" York al all, he generally buys more tnnn
Ii he buys but little the Northern merchant DON
thunk him lpr his visit and when he rsiGrns Ia Itch
mont. satisfied that he do better here. he Is lugiet at
f1r his pains Sometimes, be sure, he home boast
lng great hasa has bought ut auction IN New
York, 5u, the hr:i: Is Opened he finds that, what
with the moths and short measure he has not been quite as
smart h" thought hlns.li-iou1h lie has been sho-
keeper :or life
In; whole matter may be summed up in a few WORKS
The country mercrnt who buys 81 500 worth Of goods
pays in the form oi travelling expenses Heights
commissions exchange &c from five TO ten per cent On Ills
purchases instead Of py!n. The same per centage IN the
form Il profit the Richmond Wholesale Merchant.
thick capable the cca-cst demons ration that the
try merchanr just about his EXPENSES BY buying in
Richmond for the prices OF goods here are about The same
il:y III The North.
As mere question Of dollars and cents, then, the country
merchant ought 10 his true interest in buying here But
there other views which we'll OF urged as reasons
for doing The country trade Of Virginia. concen,
trnc! Ut Richmond, IS sufficient 10 build up large ana
fouris'ng cy-und now when imported goods res'! and
in original packages from factories OF England France
and other parts of the world BE- had here in any
quantity, and in every variety why should Virginia ner-
chan. 20 elsewhere 10 buy his goods!
Come then, brethren o the tape and shoe string let US
rally around metropolis. own merchinis, our
anu.aC,uerscl us buy goods almost a our own
doors pGy debts with money, and Then we can
20 home tell that have done better Tor
them than hcnrethat sell them every hins
they want, bought in Virginia market that the best n-
says Dc found mad. in Saeph.dsto~n Va, the best
oznaburys Grnltsv = Carolina The best SHOES mars:
axes c:G ST. in Richmond In Short that tho country mcr-
chant goes the North only goes there to anuse HIM
SELF spend his money nothing, and 10 humbus his Gre
duI,;,s customers J. F.