The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-06-11
HOLMES \ co


This firm Il becoming ID well known
10 the people of this and adjoining
counties that personal commendatiOn
from IL would hc superfulons. Mr. z.
+. Holmes IL q business man If fine IN
telligence and experience and one oi our
bSst citizens. Heis well knONMin thisand
counties oi Holmes, Carroll and l.eiloge
and our neiehhoring planters need not
our assurance that Ia his business trans
actions htN II honorable and upright,
This tirlifwas established November lst,
$500 They are strictly cotton sellers,
keepislg no average account, but sell
every crop III cotton, strictly upon its
merits. They represent quite 4 NUM-
|2Ahr III Alliances III The Delta. Such has
been their success that since the date oi
the establishment oi the firm, they have
handled not less than 1000 bales III cot
ton, the sales III which have proven en-
tiroly satisfactory, and they have re-
coivcd numerous letters throughout this
section commencing them upon their
energy and good sales Their dealings
Ia every case warrant success. ~ may
readily ba ascefsained by writing 20 the
following well known merchants and
planters os this section Of the country,
Capt, II, Il. Taylor Yago0 couEty.
Dr. Thomas II Alsop Yazoo county,
Hon. a MI Hicks Yazoo county.
Mai. il RI Bell Yax0o county,
aud many others 81 this county
ID. y. Ware, LellOre county
II q. Garrett, LeiIofe county,
Hon. j. Il. Gwin, Teslorc Il Holmes
A. M. pontecost q 60 and Carroll GO
w. al Reed Holmes county
q. Al Knott Holmes county
y. NJ MclAin, 0f the Edwards House,
III Jackson, Maj Wnrileld, Tchula Miss.
We might mention many morehn space
forbidss Holmes 4 Company have
| shown BY their unceaslng industry the
| results thAtmay be obtained BY energy,
and their methods arc duly appreciated
arid applauded BY their many consignors
| Consignments solicited and promptly at-
| tended to. We congratulate this firm
upon their success and excellent stand
ing and wish them Il continuance u the
same prosperity An nthOrough and first
class cotton man, AIK u. II, Holmes Ii
known throughout tie Delta and an cot
ton will ia properly handled entrusted
n tho firm tfial AhiphAent requested
far thofn
We copy the following from the Green
vile Times, ono III The best known par.
Iii the state
The firm III Holmes & Co, III Yazoo
| City have inaagnrated a system If hand
Hing large lots IL cotton, that gives tho
merchant on planter great advantages
| They sample and offer the buyer the cot
| tonorderingahip afterHale has been
| made The proist advantage derived Il
lthnf 6lHe ~ ~ iSsAseasa llfs hia cotton. Y:
| sold nl before ii lcaVcs lale point of ship.
lnent. lii some instances sales aFe made
and delivering made IL home, thus
knocking out nh charges. except their
commissions for selling. Large shippers
can not fail To see the advantages deriv-
I'd and we predict an immense business
| III the near future for their widasawake
and enterprieing firm. Col. q. r. Holmes
Who has full charge Of the cotton SELF
| ing sa d iirat-claHs cotton man having
had years 0f experience and IL known
| throughout the Delta as an expert hands
| lers of the staple, and hia name Il full
guarantee 10 all shippers that Al cotton
| handlen Or consigned to them will be sold
10 the very best advantage. Yazoo City
Il fortunate in having such q iirns and
other towns aa well as our own would do
| well 10 catch on.