The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-01-29
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Some OF the Leading Merchants and Mar
ufaetuFeFs Interviewed ~ 20 the Pr,
sent Compared with the PAst-The Pro-
pect for tlae Future.
wELtsBuRo, January q.
Editors IhiSlIigsncer "tt
! We set out q day or two ago on a tour q
interviewing, and below will be found III
result:
W. W. Clendenon, groceries, provisions
and bakery, Is doing u very satistactor.
business. Thinks that considering every
thing business Is better than II was at thi
time last year.
Harvey & observation-disclosures Of straw
wrapping paper, say that while prices are
notany better than last year, they are hay
Ing a better trade and larger sales. A mem
Der ofthe firm, Mr. Ben Harvey, was pre-.
sent at a convention Of paper makers held
IN Pittsburgh few days since, composed
OF probably twelve or thirteen manuiac
turers centering at Pittsburgh and Wheel.
ing. The meeting was very satisfactory,
and will probably result In the manuiac'
turers Of straw paper realizing about hall
cent more per pound for their paper.
Harvey 4 Bro. have q reputation for
making straw paper that ranksthe highest
In the market, their goods are inferior TO
none. AS an evidence that this firm Il
Keeping pace with the times, they are
now having built new paper machine TO
take the place Of the old one now in use.
The Acme Mower and Reaper Works
Messrs. Everett, Bracken & Taylor are
in operation, and while II is yet q little
early to predict as 10 their sales for the
harvest Of 1870, they think that the pros.
poet 10 fully as good as last year.
Clemens Spefdel, livery and feed stable,
has all he can do. He has recently In.
creased his live and rolling stock, and ex.
poets TO do much larger business than last
year, NE
Geo. NJ, White 4 Co., dealers and man.
utaoturers Of boots aud shoes.-.Sales since
the hrst Of January, 1879, better than
usual. During the past year sales fell
short, However, the prospects for the
future are Frightening.
Anna Briggs, millinery goods-Business
for the time ol the year Is fully Us good as
at the same time last year. outlook on.
couraging. 'I. "
Jos Apologize 4 Son, dry goods and no.
tions-Bnsiness dull Just now. Had a
good trade during the holidays. Don't
look for much trade until spring opens.
The unusual good sleighing gave the
farmers an extra opportunity to do their
winter travelling, 0an'tSay AZ to what the
opening Of spring will develop.
D. W. Stier, dry goods and notions
January is always dull month In this
business. Business with this firm Is about
the saHae as last year. Purchasers are
generally paying cash. Pr9Ats light Holt
day trade very large.
Cooper 4 MGClelland, druggists, are do.
ing good trade, equally as good as last
year. Had good holiday trade.
Barclay & jacob, groceries, hardware
ana p4HataetNrerS Of paper ks,-RlsI.
ness Is better than It was last year. Think
that business Is looking up. Sack business
little slow on account Of not pushing It,
John D. Lloyd, dealer in furniture
DULL nothing doing; trade about
as Aoo4 as last Ya4V,
7. N. Lloyd, dealer In notions and fIne
goods.-Trale fully as good as last year,
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