Smyrna times., 1857-10-28

W" PROGRESS Is OUR MoTTO,-and he tbat
rleS 10 stop our hcadway in that respect will find il
an UPHILL game. told the citizens of this city some
mohlhs ago. That Wilmington by nature was designct
TO be manufacturing city. in our line of the Shoe
business as well as shIpbuIldlng and machInist Th,
city produces the best material for OTIS and Shoes
ahd the shoe manufacturers here for our Stock
lron all parts of the country, particularly SO iror, tho
E-asl they pay their expenses here and back pav the
freight OF our stock there and manufacture n mia
noo's ana Shoes and pay the freight back again. and
men uhder-seIl our manufacturers here altogether
MS s'ne Ol Things Is all wrong The Stale of Mas
sachuscts goes in for manufacturing and puls hcrspC
IN defiance Ct competition. and say By Industry "a o
lhrtVe and that Is so, and wan Wilmington t1 oc
cnpy tins same pos III0n We have the adyanaue of
Massachusetts we produce the best Leather and
Mor'ccO IN the country. and why not compete with
her ana keep our trade az home and this can he done
Dy alr competition OnlV Suppose the shoe dea of
ms clIy should all combine TO put up the urces oi
Boots aud Shoes TO u point that suits Them a hcb ,C
course would be at high figure, and Thus shuI mn
competition, The consequence would be the business
would fall into as low anu degencraIed cOdilion ms
IL was When came 10 tins city, nearly eight wears
ago. that moment the shoe dealers or anv other class
Oi Ousness men combine To put their prices be, Ond fair
prices. that moment the trade commences TO leave Tins
Or any Diner CITY, that Is foolish enough TO do ay such
n Thing. Slap competition, and what is the ,.,usa
qnehce-a hat that you get for SIS would cosI vou
So anu coat that now sells at ST. would cost van ~
and so II would be with everything thai We necd ~
eat drink or wear. The poor mans labor which Is Tho
lasI thing TO rise. would he the rs thu TO suier and
suier most by this operation. If you Will nut up the
poor mans wages II proportion, then will be the first
man To JON III putting up the prices but NOT MI theu
am democratic on this pOn.; the greatest good 10
the greatest number Is our text-f can dls,rIbule
some 1000 or 1850 pairs Of BoOIs and Shoes week o
e lhhablahls oil Tins city and the surrounding conn
rY, aId am gong 10 do 1t. gentlemen at far prices
ana lhere Is 70 use OF your kicking or suuenlnG
IL any more III you have brt ms enough 10 com.
pete with us IN manu- featuring Boots and Shoes why
'neh colhe anu Dny oi me; and II you will do hs
W A tnNS Hnya I
number oil cases of BOols and Shoes that were sold
under lhe hammer, from parties who h ID inled: a(
course theY were sold far below their irst need
l lelI y0a bought Them at sacrifice | did This
Is how can sell good article SO low rs I do on
coIIhhay having lsad 10 me, hy don't YOU nut nm
your pIces III you would do it, all the resi- of the
ooo' anu ,9hoe uealers would get the price up. aud
you would sell just as many! TINT Is not So | am a
DeiieVer ~ the doctrine that cOnp1t0n is the life of
Lraue' ad shall act upon It just long as can pro.
luGe b"oIs and Shoes cheap, just SO long am going to
'e lheih cheap small living profit is all 1 ask
md so long can do thIs lus SO long will keen tho
business IN Second street. and keep the trade aehume
hut H. III second street. | am manufacturing and
DIyng quite extensive all kinds OF Boots and Shoes
ihu VIII sell al Wholesale 10 any Shoe Dealer all the
various kinds OF Boots aud Shoes that retail. will
'uI lhen at Wholesale prices they retail Them
II me same prices that do. a2d yet maze what con-
uer ialr living profit for myseli Morocco BOots we
elaIl at Sll24 This bOlhers tho Shoe dealers tn d
and make lI pay, and they think hard of me for do
hg IT, VIII Wholesale Morocco Boots to any dealer
" "N '"n '0'oii "em at Sl.lZ5 pair and mike a de.
eh' irO on them ut thaI,and surely this il fair and
'onprable. But the difficulty in the va, with The
most 0i then Is. they haVe said so much bad about me
Dr The past seven years. that they are afraid TO come
MO my siJre but they need not be- for care lust as
luen nDOat their talk the weight Of u amounts to
nd That was Just nothing st all. So gentlemen come
Ia ana VIII put you in a way to sell cheap and do
uslness right and help 10 keep our trade at no me-
ust call aud see the Ladies' fancy cOlOred and bac
alters, which am selling at rs cents mir: conld
ISL as well get 81 % for them as TO get IS cts but
leap Is our text and Gents Boots for 81 rs pair and
len Congress GaIters for 81. IS pair Just cali and
ok at them whether you buy or not we can sell i
em without much irOuhl,-and we have many Ibngs \
sell uSIas low IN price Please call at FLANlGENS
heap Boot and Shoe stOr0 No 10 West Second street
go oi the large black bOOt) Wilmington. "