Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-06-14

'"' "'oi@ah'iie ucaicis W Tic very torclDle,
truthful, and suggestive article appended
hereto, from the Baltimore Patriot, in refer
snce to the manner and means of increasing
the trade of cities, and what it behooves
those to do who would not he behind in the
race OF colnpetltlon-as peculiarly applica-
bic TO our city; and in doing SO, we beg leave
To improve the opportunity which the occa-
sion affords us, of again urging upon them
prompt and energetic action, as absolutely ne
cessary to success. If the remarks Of the
Patriot in regard to the means of communi-
cation which Baltimore possesses, and the
easy, certain and cheap transportation to
and from that market, has any weight as an
argument addressed to her business men, to
stimulate their enterprise, the same argu-
ment should surely apply with still greater
force to ours, for the same objects; and we
take upon ourselves to say to them, in all
earncstness: Put forth your energies at
once, and all the enterprise that is within
YOU, To avail yourselves of the many advan-
tagcs which nature, aud the open hand and
prolific genius of art, have placed within
YOUR reach. Follow the best dictates of IN
hyeSt, and 60 forth now to your work, and
prosecute it without firing, during the sum
mcr and fall. Go yourselves or send your
agents through every section where our lines
of communication reach; form acquaintance
and demonstrate to their satisfaction what
YOU can do for hem in the way of CONNER
cial interchanges: that YOU have the means,
the ability, the stocks Of goods az cheap,
much nearer to the interior, more accessible,
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chasers than they have been accustomed to.
Do this aud your sales will soon be doubled,
and YOU will have no cause to regret the ex-
pense YOU have incurred by your energetic
action.
But we repeat, make your arrangements
to 90 or send Now-and continue these Ell
forts during the season. You will he aston
ished ut the success that will attend them
In the plain and emphatic language of the
Patriot particularly applicable To US, though
addressed 10 it's own business men-"whdt
Ue maHt IS eHcgAY, eneIgy-actUtty, dct'r"g'
Let these be our watch words for the future.
But let Us decide at once, that ue must not
continue IL stay at hOme-it we do, all our
works of internal improvement will be com
paratively useless to US. Now is the time
TO make them effective. let nat THIS dppcai
be IN rain.-NottoM HeraId. Ditto, for
Alexandria.
The life of business, nowadays, consists
of two things; first, energy and readiness,
with a proper stock of goods; and secondly,
a determination to let people know that you
have them. The first Of these. Of course,
depends upon the means, facilities. credit
and capital of the parties, and their dlspo-
sition and personal activity. \ man to sue
coed, must keep up III his assortment, all the
time, with the newest and the best; and from
the overwhelming competition now lighting
for ascendancy, and III attraction for custo-
mers, in all branches Of trade, he must be
ever ON the watch. Eternal vigilance Is the
price of success in trade rs well a. OF liher-
~. The arts and allurements, the employ
mcnt of which marks the great difference
| between the uld-fashioned mode Of doing
business and the new tangled style of "plac-
ing goods" and which especially are used
by the iobberS and traders of New York
must be counteracted in Somr ray. or those
who omit or refuse, must be left behind IN
the race. Formerly when ii man came IN.
over the old turnpike road from the West,
he had to find OUT the seller of such goods IA
he wanted, to make his purchases. The i'm
porters and jobben quietly waited in their
counting rooms and stores for the customer.
.'Now-a-davs, when half Il dozen railways
flash across the country, reducing the adyan-
tarcs of our own city, in the matter Of dis
lance, from the point OF supply to that OF
consumption. a wider market. and many OF
them, offer It's attractions to the buyer; and
men, To sell goods. nave to find ont the buy
crS. These last formerly drummed up the
sellers. Now, as every one knows, the
drumming is the other way. Hence IT il
more important than ever that the second re-
auisite we have mentioned above, for sue
cess in business, should be attended to with
energy and constancy. How do you expect
10 attract n,w customers, even if you can
retain the old. against the ever varying at
fractions and inducements OF Others, unless
You keep the fact constantly public hat you
have such goods for snie?
1T is notorious that the largest successes
of business men are due to a system OF con
slant advertising in those journals which
reach the buying classes. In every branch
of trade, in every business, and in every UNI
dertakmg, which depends for its success up
on a large number of small galns-upon eX-
tending the market, and increasing the sales,
when profits are leSsened by competition. ne
is wiscst and surest to succeed who can
bring a knowledge Of his own readiness and
business preparation to the largest number
of purchasers.
Every iobber knows that the expenses Of
conducting Il business where the sales are
to the amount of one hundred thousand dol
lars, are quite as great ~ when the sales
mount up to two hundred thousand, and
that if he can secure this last amount, in
safe customers, he doubles his profits. while
he adds nothing to his expenses.
what we want is energy-energy-ac,
tivity-activity, aud a constant pushing and
publishing of the fact. We have constantly
before our eyes the proof of its great hene-
fits in the growth of the business of lnSur-
ance and others which have sprung up as 1t
were instantaneous under its influence -
Bait. Patriot.
f.;." CHAs. J. WISE returns his sincere thanks
b. the citizens and Firemcn-mOrc especially the
Relief and Friendship Companies-t"r the "Ssis
lance rendered at the burning of the Franklin
Steam Plaster Mills, on Saturday night last.
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