The Hazlehurst signal., 1885-11-05

About Trade.

We see IN the Hazlehurst Signal, OF
last week, an editorial by its clever
editor, Mr.. w. l.. Mitchell, holding
out inducements for trade at thai pace.
In the advocacy Of the Signal ior traao
to he brought to that place, II SHOWS
the proper spirit. II receives its pat
ronagc from the citizens and business
mon Of Hazlehurst, as do oil other
local papers receive their patronage,
from their town Of publication, anu
Mr.. Mitchell IA ~ be commended LOT
saving what liz docs to draw trade 10
Hszlchurst. Were ho to do otherwise
be would he recreant to the. position
ho occupies, being supported us nc IL
by those who are benefited ny tho
trade. But IL not our friend mistaken
I'm his estimate Of price paid for cotton {,
and the price ut which goods are sold
there, In comparison with other places
and more especially so far as Brook.
haven Ia concerned. We will without
fear Of contradiction, say that BROOK
haven has no superior, and In fact, no
equal In the State, for the price her
merchants pay for cotton, ana tho
bargains they give In the sale OF goods.
We assume, from all We can learn,
that Il II the best market to sell cotton,
and to buy goods, and II the Signal
had made an exception OF this place,
when he was speaking Of Hazlehurst,
A the best market for tho farmer, we
might have agreed with him, but,
As Il Is we must take issue. We AS
sumo, as n fyct, that there Is a better
supply Of every kind OF merchandise
kent here than ut any other place from
Jackson to New Orleans. The sup
ply Of all kind. Of produced and gro
cerics, such ns bacon, lard -four corn,
meal, hay, oats, sugar, coffee, mo-
lasses, rice, etc. also q better, and a
larger stock, and a better assortment
of shoes, hats, and clOthingj as well
rs a larger, a more varied, and better
stock OF dry goods, and all sold at
from 10 to 80 per cent. cheaper than
any place on the line OF the road.
There Is another matter which we vii!
allude to, and not in disparagemen
OF the incrcllantslof llazlchurst or IVES.
son or any Of our sister towns, anu
that Is, that IL there is in the whole
South any one place that the mer-
chants are moro solvent and reliable
thananOthcr, II Is BrOOklavcn. we
know that there are Is clever q set OF
merchants ~ Hazlehurst and Wesson
rs there exist anywhere, but they do
not compete with the merchants here
| in buying cotton and selling goods.
We again repeat, that we commend
BRO. Mitchell for advocating those from
| whom he draws his principal support.
| lie would not be tit to be trusted If Inc
did not, and would be unworthy OF
their support. Gratitude is one OF tho
yrandcst characteristics that u man
can possess .-I}roOkhavcn Radiator
With all due respect to our worthy
friend of the Radiator, We will say
that we are not mistaken in our es'
innate of price paid for cotton aud
the price mt which goods are sold
here. Our simple statement might
not be very Ncighty or conclusive
evidcnce,bu the fact that customers
who have traded ut Brookhaven
como here to sell cotton on nc.
count of the better price, and to
buy goods because they are cheap
er, is good evidence and iustities
the statement made by Us in a for
mer issue. We notice in one of thu
Brookhaven papers, we have for
gotten which, only a short while
ago, an article stating that some o
tho farmers around Caseyville whit
had heretofore dealt entirely al
Bro0klavcu, carried their cotton
to Wesson. Of course this was
done because they Eot bett 81
prices. The Radiator says goods
are sold at from ID to 80 per cen
cheaper at Brookhavcn than an,
place OH the line Of the road. !
that were 80, no other town woul'
get any trade that could reach
Brookhaven. The fact that trad,
continues to come here from the
territory adjacent to Brookhaven i
conclusive evidence that We wer'
correct in our article Of u week O
SO ago. .