, 1885-08-23
The :. RED front !,


( Has been the pass word the last ten days
in our city. The new shoe store 80 called
yet-wilI be known as s'The BuHale,id
as IT is a branch of the s'Famous BGfalo
Shoe Storesu of Denver-hasthe honor Of.
creating quite a talk and big excitement;
same time doing a big trade in double
quick time, for all their being kept back
very much owing to the delnyp(of part of
Their big shipments from the eastern fail
unsy nsome of which are not here yet.
Quite n revolution in prices Of shoes will
be brought about, the prop under high
prices will be kpeoked from under, and
down they will come with a crash.
When a concern like the Great Buffalo
Shoe company, controlling nearly thirty
stores. ~rlocafes Ins nstown.theyo mean
business. In the first place they have
wonderful advantage over all other deal
ers, in buying goods in such large quaint
ties md paying the cash. in so doing they
obtain goods far under the regular prices
ordered direct from factories. Then again,
they keep "a man right IN the market
Watching out for bargains in job lots and
from failures. slnnthis manner stheysob-
lain large stocks 25 TO GO cents on the
dollar under regular prices. enabling than
to sell to the public alta less prico than
other dealers pay for their goods lit rs
damaging TO shoe dealers and makes them
slueal and circulate all kinds Of false re-
ports; but where 10 hurts them, it helps a
whole community, consequently wo are
wei cllcd by most every ono. i's t'a1'.,ni'
Noftores in the whole west are SO popu-
lar or better known than tho Famous Bnl
fslo Shoe Stores Of Denver, Colo, THEY
receive the patronage Of all classes of peo-
pie up tothe governor and ex-governor Of
state, alsothe msyorof Denver and of
the city officials: the poorest to- the richest
70 to the two popular stores known as
thu lannon's Butialos-s tas -ra-,5r n
Nearly three rears avos Mr. Parks,
general manager for The Buffalo Shoe
company OF the Western Department,
landedjn Denver rented a store, opened
up and did such a trade. that astonished
every one. Then began the kicking of.
the shoe dealers. Some hooted and made
mockery Of bis manner of doing business,
others cried T'Shoddy, aud ran down the
goods; in fact, most all the dealers did
and said all they could to crush him and
get the store out Of the way Buthe ig-
nores them all, says nothing nor allows
his clerks to say a word 10 his customers
against anyone, well knowing that if he
gave them rope enough they would soon
hang themselves with their own unwise
and ungentlemAnly actions. So on he
goes, doing a wonderful business until
forced TO open up The second store, and
in less than w years is forced 10 move
each n of the two to larger quarters to
handle his fast increasing trade. Now
most three years have elapsed, and to-day
those two stores are the pride of Denver.
Large and handsome0 lit up with electric
light, and doing a splendid trade from all
over the state Of Colorado and adjoining
territories. Their mail orders alone would
be called a good business for some stores.
But all this don't concern our people Of
Cheyenne; it is the store located here
they wish TO know about. Some ask, is
IL here TO stayH'f We are informed they
have lrased for A wear with Tho rr;v;Ieon