The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-09
ANOTHER JoBBIyG ESTABLISHMENT.

Messrs Maxwell & Mcclure. of Hutch
inson, wholesale dealers in notions, took it
into their heads some three weeks ago that
their capital might be employed to better
advantage if it were in the center of a
larger territory. They have been in the
last named city for the past two years and
have been conducting, they admit, an ex-
cellent, profitable business. But their
trade could not be extended; in other
words, it has reached its limit. This fact,
of course, did not suit them at all They
had had long experience in the notion line
in the leading wholesale notion establish
ments in the east, and naturally wished to
be in city where trade was constantly
growing and expanding and where their
capital would bring in more adequate re-
turns. Consequently, they straightway
turned their eyes upon the other cities of
this state and proceeded to investigate. In
the course of their travels and searching
they came to Wichita and hunted up an
acquaintance Of their boyhood, who had
known them we'll while in Richmond
Ind, and who was indeed glad TO hear
OF their resolve TO locate in a
more lucrative territory and informed
them that he conld soon demonstrate to
them by facts and figures that they would
make no mistake in coming to Wichita.
He could speak from experience, as he had
been in Wichita just a year and, for his
regretting having moved hither from Gin
cinnati, was more than glad; that the past
had not only been gratifying, but, more
over, the future gave promise OF being
splendid 1t goes without saying that the
gentlemen were much taken with the
trade Of this city, the trade of the sur
rounding country, the superior railroad
facilities and theinnumerabe other advant-
ages which render Wichita SO charming to
investigating jobbers. 1t did not take the
gentlemen long to decide; they interviewed
Messrs. Lehman and Higginson, the
wholesale grocers who came here a year
ago from Humboldt and were told how
the latter visited five good cities before
they saw Wichita-and, how, when they
did see her, they stayed. They also talked
with Messrs. Johnston and Larimer, and
their opinion of the Peerless Princess"
wal not lessened The next step
was the selection Of building They
were fortunate enough to secure the light,
spacious and convenient room in the
and English streets. 40xl40 feet, with all
the modern improvements 4 better loca-
ton they could not have obtained. They
will at once move their present large stock
from Hutchinson to this city and double
it as that will be imperative, owing to the
increase in trade. Thus Wichita gathers
them in. The fact is, jobbers in this part
of the state must come to Wichita if they
wish to be Gin it, in their business. And,
the present year. with its grand promises
in the way of crops and increase in whole
sailing, is splendid time for them to come.
Oklahoma and the Indian terri
tory know now no other mar
ket, while northern Texas, the Pan
handle, eastern Kansas as far as the Mis-
souri, line and the territory west and north
to a gratifying distance are looking more
this way.
The EAGLE welcomes the new firm to
our midst. Whatever else other towns
and cities of south Kansas may attain to
Wichita will inevitably be the jobbing,
packing and grain center, in other words
the commercial metropolis with whose ad-
vantages it will be much more profitable
to pull than to struggle against and fight.
1t has always been the trade center Of
south Kansas and nobody was ever able to
offer a single reason why she shouldn't
maintain her prestige. The new firm will
beyond any question, lanch right out in
to promising trade.