Smyrna times., 1857-08-05

or PROGRESS Is OUR MoTTo,-and he that
tries to stop headway in that respect will find it
an uphill game told the citizens of this city some
months ego, that Wilmington by nature designed
10 be manufacturing city, in our line Of the Shoe
business we'll as sh p-building and machinist This
city produce the best material for OTIS and Shoes.
and the shoe manufacturers come here for slock
from sl parts of the country particularly from the
East they pay their expenses here and back pay the
freight Of our stock there, and manufacture 1t INTO
Boots and Shoes and pay the freight hack again, and
then undersell our manufacturers here altogether
This state Of things ali wrong The State Of Mas
sachusets goes in Tor manufacturing md puts herself
in defiance CT competition. and say. BY Industry we
thrive and that is SO, and wan, WILMINGTON 10 oc.
enpy this same position. We have the advantage Of
Massachusetts,; we produce the best Leather and
Morecco IN the country, and why not compete with
her and keep our trade AZ ome and this can be done
by fair competition only Suppose the shoe dealers Of
this city should all combine TO put up the prices OF
Boots anu Shoes 10 point that suits them, Wch OF
course would be at high figure, and thus shut out
competltIun, the consequence would be the DusneSS
would fall into as low and degenerated condltOn as
II was when came 10 this city, nearly eight years
ago. thai moment The shoe dealers or any OiheI class
OF busInGs men cOInbue put their prices Dey Od tar
prices that nJmenL the trade commences 10 ieaVe TINS
or any Oer city, tha foolish enough ~ d. any slch
thing. Slup petition and what As. the luIlse-
quenee-A hat that you now get tor 70 ~ou.d cost you
So and coat that seis al 81. would cost YOU oS,
\ and SO it would be Win everything THAI We need 10
eat drink wear. Tie poor mau abur which IS the
last thing 10 rise would be The rst lhI 10 sdlier and
suffer most by Tins operation. Ii you Viii pht hp lhe
poor mans wages proportion then 'Iil Dr the inst
man to JON IN putting up the prices, oui not il theh
am demOcrallc on this poln!i the greilesi good 10
| the q eatest number Onr text,-l can distribute
some 1000 or 1900 pairs OF bOOls and Shoes week ~
the mhaLitaus oi this city aud the surrounding conn-
try and am gong 10 do H. gentlemen at iatr prices
and there 0i your kicking squeaiIng about
II any more, Ii you have n1t 5r ms enough To COM
| pete Alth manufacturing Boots and ~hOes why
then come and buy of me ard If YOU Will not do this
| hf,aa in1Ifi ii laAu ,ltt ito
number Of cases OF Boots and SHOES mat We're SOLD
under The hammer from parties WHO h d iaiied; Oi
course they We're sold lar below their tirai COsHee
| tell you bought them at a sacrifice dld. This
| is how | can sell good article SO lOv as do. am
cOunuaIly having saId 10 me, why don't you put up
your pIIces I'D you would do H. all ihe oi IGe
Boot and Shoe dealers would get the price up. and
you would sell just us many Inai IS not 81. ain a
believer IN the doctrine that cOmption the life oil
trade. and shall acI upon 1t just long AZ can pro-
duce Boots and Shoes cheap, just long going IL
sell them cheap. small living -prOht ls all ask
and SO long as can do thls just 50 Ong will keep the
business in Second street. and Reep the trade al home
that is, in Second street. am manufacturing and
buying quite ell ali kinds vi BOuls aud Shoes
and will sell at wholesale tO any Shoe Dealer, all the
various kinds OF boots and Shoes that retail. will
put them al Wholesale prices they can retail them
al the same prices that do ad yel maze what con-
slider fair living profit tor myself Morocco Boots we
rclaIi ut 81 l24 This bUhers the Shoe dealers ~ Dc
| II and make ii uay, and they think hard lUr do
| ing it, will wholesale MurOecU Boots to any dealer
50 he can retail them al Sl.2t pair and make de
cent rot them at thaI,-and screy this is aIr and
honorable. But the difficulty in the way with the
most of then Is, they hive said much bnd about
for the past years that they afraid to come
into my store but they need not be- for care jhsI al
much about their talk The weight OF amounts to
and that was just nothing al all So gentlemen COINS
uI. and will put you in way sell cLeap, and d,
BUSINESS right, aud help keep trade al ho ne
just call aud the Ladles fancy cOOred and bluct
CATERS, which am selling at IS cents PAIR; COuit
just "a well get 81 % for them get 10 cts, bu
cheap text, and Gents Boots Sli5 pair,
Men Congress CATERS iUr % pas. Just Call ant
| look at them whether you buy not we can sci
Ihen without much trouble we have many thing
Sc just low price Please call at LANlGEN'
Cheap Boot and Shoe slUre No 10 West Second street
(sIsn Or the large black boot,l Wilmington