The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-09-20

keeping cool and nice the celebrated
Badger state full cream cheese" which
this house handles exclusively, and Mr..
Orr reports his sales as increasing weekly.
Every pound is guaranteed to be first
class. A chute leads FROM the first floor
| above into the cellar, making the house
quickly to unload and stow away car
| loads of Perishable stuff Immediately upon
receipt.
This firm pays special attention to sales
OF cigars, cigarettes, all tobacco cigar
cites, cigarette books and paper and
tmoking and chewing tobaccos. The as
Sortment displayed to the admirlng gaze
of our reporter seemed varied enough to
suit the tastes of all classes, while each
maker has with his goods the most attrac-
tive advertising matter, subject to call
from retail dealers who handle his lines.
The sale of Duke cigarettes has been very
much increased through the very hand
some and attractive advertising methods
they use. The small packages of Mar
burg's cut plug and Melrose, Gail d AXIS
Little Joker, Bull Durham and Dukes
mixture, as we'll as the many other smok-
ing tobaccos, find their way into every
little store in the state.
Our interviewer was astopis at the
stock and styles of teas handled by this
house, having been under the impression
that but little tea psratively was used
in Texas. In this, however, he was mis-
taken, as he was informed that sales of
tea are constantly increasing, as it is
bound to do when the retailer can supply
himself from such a varied stock as is
carried here, enabling every taste to be
gratifed.
On swinging shelves, running the
length of the building, was noticeable
ground spices in all sized packages, fla
voring extracts, toilet soape, Bixby and
Acter blackings and shoe polish, coffee ex-
tract and other small lines, while the
seemingly insignificant article of chewil
gum was represented by large quantity,
put up in different-small, but attractive
packages.
Another department that seemed sep
arately kept is that of sacks and mats of
coffee from Rio, Cordova and Java, rep
resenting the multitude of tastes in this
line. Beans of all kinds, in sacks from
California, rice from Louisiana and pecans
from our own state, help to fill up the in
fDitely assorted stock of this house.
In great many instances our dealers
do not look into the stocks carried by the
home jobbers and send their orders to
distant points, when they could save
money and time by visit to the jobbing
houses in their own city and benefit
thereby the dealers and the city as well
while affecting not Insignificant saving
in freight, etc.
A visit to this house by the retail trade
is always appreciated, and courteous treat
uent universally extended whether the
visitor purchases or not.
Mr.. Orr has salesman constantly on
the road to look after the wants of the
country trade. Without such representa-
ton merchants nowadays would attract
but little business, for the selling of goods
by sample is now the maj or portion of the
wholesale trade, the mercantile tourist the
medium for trarsacting business in other
cities.
Mr.. Orr shares the general opinion that
the fall trade will be the most satisfactory
season to be recorded in several years.