The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-07-17
THE POPULAR GROCERs.
Go.don B:other's Mammoth !s'abi sh'
m. { on .haNnee street.
Extent Of heir Trade Throughout the
ti:y and Country.

For long time past ne hsye pouced Inc
rush of trade at Gordon B'o'., the popular
erocers, and hang little cIri"u' to kno"
VIA, drew the .ro~i We strslled into the
store Yesterday 20 take q few ob-ervations
The customer. represented all clarses and
conditions Of people. Many farmers we're
in from the surrounding country, and the
large wagons before the door transported
avay hundreds Of dollar worth Of goods in
the course Of the afternoon. All seemed we'll
pleased With the attention they received from
the army of clerks employed by the e-lah-
lishmeut. About dark the scene within the
store vas quite animated. l, was Saturday
night. and hundreds Of people fitted in and
out; making purchases for the culinary OPP
e-ations @. the next day. The store seemed
like . huge bee hive; the murmnr OF
voices making known their wants. and the
hurry and hustle of tn. -alrsu,sn ~ they
tried 10 be in two places At once made mp
scene which ind Gated the business. thrift and
prosperity of the establishment.
While viewing the busy throng OF purch.s-
era. we entered in . cJnver-a:ion with II
farmer, who seated on n barrel outside the
door was waiting for hi- vile, who was ne
sotiating for the mouth's.upply Of groceries.
During our talk with the gentleman. VIZ
asked him why he and 40 many OF his neigh
bors traded with Gordon Bros. 10 preference
to buying OF The other grocery houses in =e
civ. He said he did not know exactly, tu'
at Gordon Eos. he was slStV- 'r.i'ei we'll,
received iuil equivalent ior The Inuney eI-
pended, and the good, we're always ~ rep
resented. Then again he said the firm
advertise extensively. We have their
price list in our weekly paper, and before
We start from home have our list Of grocer
les wanted made out, aud kno~ ex icily what
thev will COST
And inst here seems To he the foundation
stone on whichthe succes-'. OF GordonBno-.re sts
They keep continually before the people the
articles they have for sale, and their prices,
and then stand ready 10 back their sdverti--
ing up with the large stock of groceries which
they carry, and their universal good tres,-
ment of customers. The business patronage
they have controlled for the past year IL
something Immense. Besides the extensive
store and salexroom on Shawnee street, they
run q branch establishment at Holton, which
is doing . driving business. Pluck and
enterprise are recognized elements in the
make up of the proprietors, and they have
fully demonstrated that business succ-s- can
be reduced 10 science.
To come to the hard pan OF what We
mean, the Gordon Bros. have touched the
goal of prosperity nv laboring truly and
earnestly for the confidence OF the pubic
and have, in every instance, recognized
the importance of thst first Of all requisites
honesty. This is q universal law. L.
business men obey it, well; il they di-ot'ey
il, i'll; the resultant cannot be lodged.
Daring the time they have been in bnsi-
ness in Lpaven worth they have seen men
come up and go down, and have seen that
their course was The only one that would
succeed in the long run.
Bat these men, besides being homes;
in their dealings, are enterpri-'ne
and plucky ~ well. They do
not believe in luck, but believe in them
selves, and act ont the belief. We have
written the above in-; 10 show what Will oil
nerve, of determination to sncceei, o: pure
business grit, will do for 4 man or set
of men. The trade that the house has e.
tablished in this county and Platte Ia some
thing to BE- proud OF, and We came away fully
convinced that the farmers of the surround
ing country, a. we'll as the bulk of our citi-
zens, appreciated tie opportunities offered to
them in the way Of trade by fret class
establishment. From what We saw yester-
day, We believe il is practicable 10 make
business establishment so attractive that
people will have NO disposition to wander
from it or prefer any other place to trade