The Sunday morning news., 1889-09-01

Newark avenue, said that he did not look
for any boom in trade this fall. He an-
tlcipated an increase in trade not from
any actual increase in purchasing ability,
but for the special reason that the sale of
certain lines of summer goods had not
been so active as heretofore.
My trade in black goods" he said,
commenced fully six weeks earlier than
usual this season. The early purchasers
OF black goods will be forced to replinish
before the season Is out, and an increase
OF trade may be created for that reason.
Aside from this special reason ] do not ex-
pect any increased demand"
Mr. Metzler of the Boston One Price
Clothing House, said that his notion of
the fall trade could be summed up in the
statement that the prospects of good
trade. We're pretty good, He said that
with immediate and outlying purchasing
population that Jersey City had to draw
on he did not see why trade should not
be good. SO far as his own business was
concerned it could not be taken as fair
criterion of other businesses, as the
Boston made business at all times.
A MERE TRIFLE.
There are great many working peo-
pie out of employment at present." he
continued, ''and that. of course, will have
It's effect on trade. 1t Is thought that the
expenditure of money by the city will
have an effect on trade" he added, s'but
that is a mere trife to the Volume of
money that will be spent.
asked him how the employment of a
large body of men by the city could fail to
affect trade, and he replied
THE trading population that we rely
on is that employed in the big industries in
and about Jersey City. Now know, as a
fact, that they are not furnishing employ
ment to the high water mark. A former
employee of mine, Mr.. Weinthal, has
hnn 4.<l
labor inspector and he tells me
that in the course of his Investigations he
learns that the manufacturing Industries
of Jersey City are not employing much
more than half the usual number of
hands. But, then, Jersey City, like Brook
lyn, can arrest the tide of purchasers who
now flock over to New York, if, like
Brooklyn, she viii only establish large,
attractive stores and furnish them with
reasonable and good stock"
ALWAYS LOOKING FOE GOOD TRADE.
Mr.. Woods, the representative of HI.
Thompson, the furniture dealer of No. 3s
Montgomery street, said that his house
was always looking for good trade. He
did not like to forecast the future pros
poets, but when they developed he could
tell more about them.
ALL SIGNS ARE FAVORABLE.
| found Mr.. Charles Furst, of Furst
Bros, busy directing the operations of
their vast establishment on Newark ave-
nue., and asked him his opinion of the
prospects of the fall trade.
The indications are" said Mr.. Furst,
that we shall have one of the most
prosperous seasons we have ever had.
Every Indication points that way at the
present time, and the outlook is most
encouraging, All the Industries in Jer-
sey City are in a prosperous condition
and | see no reason why they should not
continue so.
'We are little slack now, but that is
owing to the fact that the summer trade
Is over and the fall business has not yet
started in. We are making active pre-
paration for the fall business, and in q
week will be prepared for the rush. Our
firm has ample room, and can readily ac-
commodate all the trade that may come
to us. We have IL 800 square feet of
storeroom, besides the two upper floors
which we use for stock room.n
G. j. Rochat, the Montgomery street
jeWeler, was flying about waiting on the
customers who thronged his store last
evening when called to see him.
ut is rather early to say anything about
the prospects of our trade" he said, "but
everything points to a good season. We
expect TO do the best business we have
ever done between this and January l."
In order to accommodate this inn
mense trade we have made extensive al
teratlons during the summer. We have
put in all new cherry shelves, counters
and tables, and have inclosed the safe in
cabinet, which has connections with the
District Telegraph office. The walls have
all been repapered, and electric lights
have been put in, while the
store has been enlarged by an addi-
tion in the rear. We have taken the en-
tire basement of this building, to which
we moved the workshop. This new work
shop has been fitted up with an entirely
new plant and tools, and all our smelling,
polishing and coarser work will be done
there in the future These extensive pre-
parations show what we think of the
prospect"