Smyrna times., 1857-07-22

| 0P PROGRESS is OUR MOTTO,-and he thai
tries To stop our hcudway in that respect will find il
an uphill gnne. told the citizens Of this city some
mouths ago. that Wilmington by nature was designed
10 be mann featuring city, in our line of the Shoe
business rs well as shIpbuIding and mac hnst This
cly produces The best material for and Shoes
and the shoe manufacturers come here for our stock
from all parts OF the country, particularly from the
East they pay their expenses here and back nav the
freight of our stock there, and manufacture n nlo
Boots aud Shoes, and pay the freight ak again. and
then under-sell our manufacturers here auge her
rms slate Oi things Is all wrong The Stale Of Mas
sachusetts goes III for manufacturing and puts herself
IN defiance Of competition. and say BY Industry We
thrive and that Is so and wan Wilmington To oc
cupy this same posi- We have the advantage of
Massachusetts; produce the best Leather and
Morocco IN the country. and why not compete with
her and keep our trade at home and this be done
ny tar competition only. Suppose the shoe dealers of
lhls city should all combine 10 put up the prices of
Boots and Shoes TO a point that suits them which of
course would he al high figure, and thus shut our
competition, the consequence wound he the business
would fall INTO as low aud degenrrated a coudOn az
IL was wHen came 10 tins city, nearly eight wears
ngO that moment the shoe dealers or anv olher class
OF business men combine Ia put their prices be, ond fair
prices that moment the trade 10 leay this
or any other city, that Is foolish enough To do any such
d thing. St"p competition, and what is the conse
quenee-a hat that you now get for SIS would co. you
So and coat that now sells al 81 would you 81
ahd SO IL would be with everything that need 10
eat drink or wear The poor man labor which Is the
last thing 10 rise would be the irs h 10 suffer and
suffer most by this operation. If YOU Will put up the
poor mans wages IL proportion, then will be the first
man to JON IN putting up the prices but tl then
am democratic on this pon:; the greatest good to
tae greatest number Is our text-t can dis lbuie
some 1000 or 1870 pairs Of Boots and Shoes week 10
lhe nhalanls o this city and the surrounding couI
iry ana am going 10 do A. gentlemen, fair prices
and there is OF your kicking or squealing about
II any more. II you have bra ins enough 10 com.
pete With us I'D manufacturing Boots and Shoes why
then come and buy Of me; and If you will do Tins
* A inka 4
number Of cases Of Boots and Shoes thai were sold
under the hammer, from parties who ID failed; of
course they were sold laI below their irt cOst-need
tell you bought them at sacrifice! did This
'Show can sell good article SO low as do. am
cOElInnaly having Itsad 10 me- why don't YOU eut un
your pIces iii you would do it, all the rest Of the
b"ol ana shoe dealers would get the price up and
you would sell just as many! That IS not SO | am
believer in the doctrine that competition is the life of
trade and shall acl upon lust so long an can pro.
duce Boots and Shoes cheap lust long am going Ia
sell Them cheap small living profit is all ASK
anu so long Us can do ths just lOag will keen the
business IN Second street. and keep the ira lie at home
that Is, IN Second street. ] manufacturing and
buying quite eKlensyel all kinds OF Boots and Shoes
and Will sell at wholesale any Shoe Dealer all the
various kIlds Of BOUs and Shoes that retail will
put them at wholesale prices they can retail Them
Ut The same prices that do. I'D vet aRe what con.
sider lalr living profit for myself Morocco Boots we
retail AT 81 ia This b0hers the Shoe dealers tO do
1t and make It pay, and they think hard of me for do
ing It will Wholesale Morocco Boots to any dealer
SO he can retail them at Sl.l2A pair and make de-
cent profit on them at Ihatand surely this is fair aud
honorable But The difficulty in the way with the
most OF then Is, they have said much bad about me
TOR the past seven years. that they are afrad to come
into my store but they need not be- for care Just as
much about their talk the weight of it amounts to-
and thai was just nothing at ALL So gentlemen come
oT' and wilt put you IN a way TO sell cheap and do
business right and help TO Keep our trade at no ae
Just call and see the Ladies fancy colored and black
Oaiers' "hlch am selling at IS cents pair; could
just we'll get 81 25 for them as TO get "a cts but
cheap our text, and Gents Boots for 81 rs pair and
Men Congress Caters for 81 25 pair Just call and
look at them whether you buy not /; we can sell
10 sell just as low in price. Please call at FLANGENS
Cheap Boot and Shoe storo No 10 West Second street
(sign Of the large black beOt,) Wilmington.