Smyrna times., 1857-09-16

o. PROGRESS liz OUR MOrTo,-and he that
ri es to stop headway in that respect. will find it
an uphill game told the citizens Of this city
mouths ago, that Wilmington by nature was designed
10 be "a manufacturing city, in line of the Shoe
business as we'll shIp-buiding and machinist This
city produces the best material for and Shoes.
and the shoe manufac turers here for stock
from all paris of the country, particularly from the
East they pay their expenses here and back pay the
freight OF our stock there and manufacture IT INTO
Bouts and SHOES aud pay the freight bark again, and
then nndersell our manufacturers here alt0gether.-
This State Of thugs all wrong. The State Of Mas
Sachuses goes in Tor manufacturing, and puts herself
IN defiance Ci competition. and say By industry
thrive - and that and wan, Wilmington
cupy this same portion. We have the advantage OF
Massachusetts; we produce the best Leather and
M1raccO IN the country, and why not compete with
her and keep Onr trade az hOme and this can be done
pDy tdlr competition OnV Suppose the shoe dealers OF
this city should all combine put up the prices of
Boots and Shoes to pOInt that suits them which Of
| course would lie at high hgure and thus shut out
cOmpeiltOn, The consequence would be The business
NOulu fall into low aud degencrated a condition as
1t WIS when came to this city, nearly eight years
ago. that moment the shoe dealers any other class
OF business combine put their prices beI od alr
prices that mJnenI the trade commences leave this
any other CITY, thai Is foolish enough do any such
Ii lIIng. SI"p competition, and what is the
quenre-a hat that you NOW get for IS would cost you
So and coat that sells at 81. would you So
and So IL would be with everything that we need 10
eat drink or wear The poor III tn S labor which the
last thing 10 would he the IIrst thu suer and
sufler most by This operation. II you will put up the
puOT man wages proportion, then VIII be the ilrSt
man to JOtn IN putting up the prices but not TIL then
am democratic ON this pOIn!; the greatest good 10
the greatest number Is Onr tex-if can distribute
some 1000 or 1900 pairs of Boots and Shoes a week To
the inhabilanso oI tins city and the surrounding coun
try, and am going 10 do it gentlemen at fair prices
and there Is 10 use Oi your kicking squeang about
II any more. II you have br; lns enough To
pete with us IN hnniacturIng Boots and Shoes why
then come and buy of aud II you Will not do this,
whnse fault is it A few days ago | bought quite
number OF cases of Boots and Shoes that were sold
under the hammer from parties who hI failed Of
course they sold laI below their first cOst-need
| tel! you bought them at a sucrice 7 did. This
Is how can sell good article SO low as do | am
continually having SAID TO me- why don't you put up
your pllces I'll you would do IT, all the rest ol the
Boot and Shoe dealers would get the price up. and
you would sell just as many That Is | am
believer in the doctrine that competition the life of
trade. aud shall ACT upon 1t just long as pro-
duce Boots and Shoes cheap just long am going 10
sell them cheap small living. profit is all ask
and SO long as can do 'hIs just long will keep the
business IN Second street and keep the trade al home,
that Is, Ih Second street. am manufacturing and
buying quite exirnsiVe all kinds Boots and Shoes
and will sell at wholesale TO any Shoe Dealer. all the
various kinds OF Boots aud Shoes thai reIaIl. will
put them wholesale prices 50 us they eau retail hem
al the same prices that do I'D yet maze what con-
slider fair living profit for myself. AOrUccO Boots
retail at $l.l2I This bothers the Shoe dealers do
it and make II pay, and they think hard Of for do.
ing 1t. VIII Wholesale Morocco Boots TO any dealer
so he can retail them at $l24 pair and make de.
Oent Lrott them at thai,-ad surely this is fair and
honorable. But the difficulty the way with the
most Of then hey have said much bad about me
for the past years that they afraid come
into my stIre but they need not be- for care just
much about their talk the weight Of il amounts TO-
and that was just nothing all. So gentlemen, come
oh. and will put you in way TO sell cheap, and dc
business right. and he TO keep trade at no
Just call aud the Ladies fancy cOlUred and black
GailerS which am selling IS cents palr; GOULD
just well get 81 25 for them as to get 70 cts, bu
cheap text, and Gents Boots for 81 rs pair and
Men Congress Gaers for 81 25 pair. Just call and
look at them whether you buy not we can sci
them without much Iroublt-and we have many thing,
10 sell lust as low IN price Please call at FLANlGEN's :
Cheap Boot and Shoe store. No 10 West Second street
sign OF the large black b0otO Wilmington.