Smyrna times., 1857-08-12
For sale by all druggists.

OF PROGRESS is OUR MoTTO,-and he that
tries TO stop headway in that respect, will ind il
an uphill game told the citizens Of this city some
months ago. that Wilmington by nature was designed
TO be manufacturing city, in line OF the Shoe
business as well as hIp.buding aud nachnist This
city produces the best matetIu for Gs and Shoes,
and the shoe manufacturers come here for our stock
from all pnrts OF the country particularly SO from the
East they pay their expenses here and back pay the
freight OF our stock there, and manufacture II INTO
Boots and Shoes, aud pay the freight back again. dfld
then under-sell our manufacturers here ali0selher-
This state of things is all wrong. The State Of Mas
sachusrtls goes in Tor manufacturing and puts herself
IN deiinnce CT competition and say BY industry we
| thrive and thai Is so, and wan Wilmington TO DC
cupy This same pos tIOn. We have the advantage OF
Massachusetts; we produce the hest Leather and
MoraccO in the country. and why not compete with
her and Keep our trade a home, AMI this cali be done
by fair competition Onv Suppose the shoe dealers OF
this city should all combine Ia put up The prices OF
Boots and Shnes 10 point that SUITS them which OF
course would he al high figure, and thus shut out
cOmi'eiIIon, the consequence would he the business
WOULD EIli INTO as low and degenrrned condition as
il was when came TO this city, nearly eight wears
ago; that moment the shoe dealers any other class
OF business men combine 10 put their prices bey Ond fair
prices that moment the Trade commences Oleave This
any oIher ty, thai is foolish enough do any such
| a thing St'p cOInpelIIium aud what is the cOllse
queues hat thai you now gel for SS would cost you
50. and coat that now sesaI ST. would cost you SS
and SO il would be with everything that " need TO
eat. drink wear. The poor mans labor which Is the
last thing rise would be the irs TIN TO suiier and
suffer most by this operation. II you Will put up the
poor mans wages proportion. then will be the lirsl
man to JON IN putting up The prccs, bat It'll Iheu
am democratic Ou IhIs POM; the greatest good to
the greatest number rs our teXL-It eau distribute
some 1000 or l2oO pairs OF Boots ami Shoes a week TO
the InlaIlansO Oi Tins city and the surrounding
Try, aud am gong To do it, geIlemt H. at fair prices,
ami there Is 0t your kicking squeang about
a any more. II you have nt br; Ins enough Ia COM
pete with us IN manufacturing BOOIs and Shoes why
then eOme and buy O me; and II you will not do this,
whOse fault Is IL ! few days ago bought qpile
number Of Eases Oi Boots and Shoes that were sold
under the hummer, from parties who IA d tailed OF
course they sold iaI below their fir cost need
. tell you IoughI them at sacrIfice did. This
| Is how | can sell gOOd arIIrIe 81 low as do. am
continually having SAID To shy don't you put up
your prices !-Ii you would do II, all the resi- OF the
\ Boot and Shoe dealers would gel Tie price up and
you would sell just as many That Is not 50. am
believer in the dOrIrne that composition Is the life OF
trade and shall acI upon II: uI long as can pro-
duce BoUIs and Shoes cheap Just long gong 10
sell them cheap. small II,lmg profit is all ask
and long cIn do this, Just long will keep the
business in Second street. and keep the trade at home
thai Is, In SecOnd street. am manufacturing uId
buying quite exi,isIN el all kIs vi Boots aud Shoes
and will sell at wholesale any Shoe Dealer ali The
various nds OF Boots and ShOes that retail | Will
put them at Wholesale prices they retail Them
al the same prices thai do. I'd YET what
sder fair living profit iOr myself. Morocco Boots We
retail at 81 l23 This bOthers the Shoe dealers do
it and make it pay and they think hard Of me for do
ing il. will wholesale Morocco Boots to any dealer
50 he can retail them at Sli25 pair and make de-
cent Profit on them u ihai-and surely this is fair and
hon"rabie. But The difficulty III the va, with the
most O then Is they have said much bad about me
Tor the past years that they afraid come
into my store but they need not he for just
much about their talk the weight of II amounts to-
aud that was just nothing ali. 81. gentlemen come
ola. and will put you III u way TO sell cheap, aud do
business right and help TO keep trade no
Just call aud the Ladies fancy cOlOred and black
CATERS, which am selling al 15 cents pair; could
just well get 81 % for them get 10 Cts, but
cheap is our text and Gents Boots Tor 81 rs pair and
Men Congress GaIlers FOR 81 25 pair. Jus call and
them without trouble we have many things
10 sell Just low price. Please cali al LANIGEN'S
Cheap Boot and Shoe store No 10 West Second street.
(sfgn Of the large black bOOI,) Wilmington.