St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-18
Inauguration Of What Prom
lseS a Rafting Autumn
Trade.
Business in All Branches
Shows a Marked I'M
prOvement.
The Courts Rule on Clerk
Prendergast's Roll Call
Style.
Yesterdays General Sum-
mary Of the News Of the
City.

A tour of the retail stores of st. Paul
yesterday was full of interest to one
who cares for the material prosperity of
the city. 1t was a particularly busy
day. The merchants found about all
the customers they eonld handily care
for. And the class of purchases made
was generally of the better order, and
this fact is peculiarly gratifying, for it
is eloquent testimony to the increasing
prosperity of the metropolis.
The clothing merchants especially
found it an exceptional day. Their
stores were thronged during the after
noon by mothers, purchasing fall suits
for young Lopefuls. and in the evening
mems wear found a big sale. The dry
goods stores were also thrOnged from
midday to the hour of closing. This
was also true of the house-furniShing
establishments. and it indicates that our
citizens are generally we'll prepared 10
meet Minnesota winter.
I'VE have done big weeks bust
ness" said one merchant. land should
the coming month continue as the week
has been we will have had the biggest
fall trade that we have ever expert
enced.''
This was really the story that was
lterated and reiterated wherever the
reporter called, and the interviews were
often interrupted by new customers
coming in to look for some particular
style of goods. This was partly because
of the beautiful weather, doubtless,
for the day was perfect, and everybody
seemed to be out, combining business
with little recreation.
The wholesale district presented an
interesting aspect Orders came pour
inn it,f oil &c Dft
great volume.
The Powers Dry Goods company re-
port an unusual number of heavy orders
from the principal towns of Minnesota,
the DakotaS and Manitoba. Business in
the Manitoban province, however, seems
TO be slightly curtailed. This is un-
doubleday due to the pending inter
national reciprocity treaty project.
The Canadian merchants are probably
withholding orders as long as they can
with the hope of securing an abolition
of the heavy tariff impOsts, and the
temper of the Twin City jobbers is
favorable to the measure, while all agree
that the volume of trade in the province
will greatly multiply Immediately upon
such treaty going into effect.
Finch, Van Slyck IL Co. report that
their travelling statesmen are meeting
with unusual success, and that they
are sending in unwontedly large lists.
They find that. while the crops have
not approached those of the preceding
year, the farmers have been sufficiently
prosperous the past season to indulge
their families with a good many do
mesuc comforts. The farmers are look
ing forward TO greater season of pros
perity next year. The rains damaged
the crops considerably. but there is no
great loss without some gain The soil
has been in excellent condition for
prairie breaking, and in no one year has
there been such vast acreage turned
over, and next year all this virgin soil
will bear wonderful crops under ordi-
nary conditions.
The G. w. Hackett Hardware com
pany testify to an increased trade in
their line, especially in 81 . goods
throughout the Northwest, and there is
good demand for builders supplies.
III. 5. Ash, jobber in silks, reports a
big weeks trade, and Mast, Buford d
BurWell company state that agricultural
implements find good sale. The eX-
hlblt made at the state fair is bearing
profitable fruits. There is also a de-
mand for carriages and wagons all
through the section tributary to st.
Paul.
Z. GotZian Il Co. contributes to the
general story Of prosperity. Their sales
men are diSpOSing OF large invoices of
boots and shoes, and this is the general
tenor of the declarations made by all
the wholesale men and jobbers in the
city.
Boys Clothing.
Reliable clothing for Boys at the Bos-