Smyrna times., 1857-10-21

OF PROGREss Is OUR MoTTo,-and he that
ries to stop headway in that respect, will find it
uphill game. told the citizens Of this city some
months ago, that Wilmington by nature was designed
10 be manufacturing city, in our line of the Shoe
business we'll as shIp-bulldlng and machnist This
city produces the best material for Boots and Shoes,
and the shoe manufacturers come here for stock
from all 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 back again. and
then undersell our manufacturers here altogether
This state Of things is all wrong. The State of Mas
sachusetts goes IN Tor manufacturing and puts herself
in defiance Of competition, and says. by industry
thrive :; and that so, and wan. Wilmington
cupy this same position We have the advantage Of
Massachusetts, we produce the best Leather and
Morocco IN the country, and why not compete with
her and keep trade az home, and this be done
by fair competition Onlv Suppose the shoe callers of
tins city should all combine TO put up the prices of
Boots and Shoes TO q point that suits them which of
course would be at high figure, and thus shut out
competition, the consequence would be the business
NOuG fall into low and degencrated condition as
1t was when came to this city, nearly eight wears
ago; that moment the shoe dealers any other class
OF business combine To put their prices eyOnd fair
prices that moment the trade commences TO leave this
any other city, that is foolish enough do any such
thing. Si0p competition, and what is the cOnse-
quence-a hat that you get for SIS would cost YOU
&c. and coat that now sells at S4. would you 49,
and SO il would be with everything that We need TO
eat. drink The poor man. labor which Is the
last thing TO rise would bn the first thi TO suffer and
suffer most by this operation. II you will put up the
poor mans wages proportion, then will be the first
man to JON IN putting up the prices. but not till then
| am democratic on this point; the greatest good TO
the greatest number IS our text-ii T0n distribute
some 1000 or 100 pairs OF Boots and Shoes week TO
the inhabilanso OF this city and the surrounding
try, and am gong to do it, gentlemen, at fair prices,
and there OF your kicking squealng about
it any II you have brt ins enough 10 COM
pete with in manufacturing Boots and Shoes. why
then and buy Of me and II you will not do this,
whose fault is il I A few days ago bought quite a
number Of cases Of Boots and Shoes that were sold
under The hammer from parties who had failed; OF
they sold far below their frat cOst,-need
tell you hOught them at a sacrifice 7 did This
Is how | can sell good article SO low as do. am
continually having II said 10 me, why dom you put up
your pIIces III you would do it, all the rest OF the
Boot and Shoe dealers would get the price up, and
you would sell just many! That Is not so. am a
believer IN the doctrine that competition Is the lie oil
trade. and shall acl upon lust so long as can pro-
duce Boots and Shoes cheap just so longam going TO
sell them cheap. small living-proht is all ask
and long can do this, Just so long will keep the
business in Second street, and keep the trade at home
| that is in Second street. | am manufacturing and
buying quite extensively all kinds OF Boots and Shoes
and will sell at wholesale TO any Shoe Dealer, all the
various kinds Of Boots and Shoes that retail. will
put Them at wholesale prices so rs they can retail Them
al the same prices that do. a4d YET what
slider lar living profit for myself Morocco Boots we
retail at Sll21 This bothers the Shoe dealers TO do
it and make il pay and they think hard Of me for do
ing IT, will Wholesale Morocco Boots 20 any dealer,
so he retail them at 81 .l2A pair and make de-
profit them at thai-ond surely this is fair aud
honorable. But the difficulty in the way with the
most of then Is, they have said much bad about
for The past years that they are afraid come
into my store but they need not be. for just
much about their talk the weight Of il amounts
and that was Just nothing ALL So, gentlemen, cOTne
on and viii put you in IA way sell cheap and dc
BUSINESS right and hell 10 keep trade at no
just cali aud the Ladies nncy cOlOred and black
GaIiers. which am selling at IS cents pair; could
just well get 81 25 for :bem TO get IS CTS, bu
cheap Is our text and Gents Boots for 81 pair and
Men Congress GaIlers for 10 pair. Just call and
look al them whelher you buy not we can sell
them without much trouble and we have many things
10 sell ustas low in price. Please call at FLANIGEN'S
Cheap Boot and Shoe store No 10 West Second street
sign Of the large black b0ot,) Wilmington.