St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-27
Merchants Rounding Up the
Situation at the Close
Of a Year.
'Ninety-0ne Will Go Upon
Record as Unusually
Prosperous.
The Community Of Interest
Sentiment Taking Hold
Ever ywhePe.
Some Random Views Showing
the Weekly Trend Of
Traffic.

New points of interest develop each
week in the talks with wholesale mer-
chants. While many of them are expe-
riencing the quiet times so generally
expected during the winter holidays,
yet quite number report their bust
ness keeping up even better than ever
before. The sound financial condition
of the houses continues and ELECTS
favorable comment. Money is in good
supply at the banks. Collections are
generally reported fair to good. In a
comparatively new department of bust
ness here-electrical supplies-a very
heavy increase of business is reported.
AS the year draws to a close the ac-
counts of the wholesale houses show
quite as favorably as the merchants
have expected, and they have found
abundant cause for rejoicing to the
greatest extent during the holiday sea-
son. The remarks of some of the whole
salers will found below:
B. l.. Ames, Ames, Ebert & Co., Elec-
trical Construction and SupplIes-We
have done more business this year than
ever before; in fact, the percentage of
increase is great deal larger than in
any previous year. In December we
had double the figures of any month
heretofore. The Twin Cities are away
ahead of many older cities in the use of
electrical appliances, but these towns
will continue to improve in electrical
construction. The appointment of a
tirsI-claSs electrical Inspector would be
of great assistance in that direction.
Chicago has city electrician. So has
N &c nd oil afk
Tor instance. Such an officer would pre-
vent faulty and dangerous construction.
Incompetent men jump in to do work
now that they would not attempt under
an inspection system. In some of the
Eastern cities every employe on
electrical apparatus must pass an
examination and have certificate show
ing that he is competent to do the
work. This month we have sold
thirty-light arc plant to Schuneman d
Evans, forty-light dynamo and lamps,
together with wire and construction ma
terial, to the Philipsburg Granite Elec-
tric company of Montana, and among
other sales, q fOrty-light arc and 300
light incandescent, with wire, etc. to
the Waseca, Mimi, Light and Power
company. We have had so much con-
Struction work at West Superior that we
had to put III branch there.
NJ. Frankel, Frankel & Co., Wholesale
LiquorS-Our trade has been very good
this year. The prospects for 1892 are
splendid better than 1891. We shall
send more men on the road and con-
tinue the extension of our business.
Z. W. Sample, Manager Kennedy
Cracker Company-Trade has kept up
very we'll and later than usual. We
are very busy this week. l attribute
these good times to the excellent results
from the crops. think business Will
be better after Jan. than has been US
ual for the season.
A. p. Warren, Kuhles Il Stock, Cigar
Manufacturers-Trade is bang up. If
the holiday trade should continue two
weeks longer we wouldn't have a cigar
left in the house. We have heretofore
closed up the factory during the hOli-
days for week or ten days to take
stock and for government inventory,
but this year we are obliged to keep our
factory running on full time to supply
the trade. We cannot help but attrib-
ute much of our late local demand to the
new movement to patroniZe home in
dustry, and people just seem to realize
the fact that st. Paul produces as good
cigars as any city in the United States.
Mr.. KuhleS has just returned from Ha-
vana, and has succeeded in obtaining
there years supply Of the best Ha-
Vana tobacco. 1t is now In transit in
bond from Havana direct through to
ST. Paul. We expect to be able to work
the goods for our spring trade.