Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-04-15

! nlSht. We got II all IN, ami were ready
! for business Wednesday.
We occupied at that time u part of
the lower floor of onc-half of the block
YOU have seen today firmly believe
it i II lucky store, for the firms that had
occupied it before we took it were both
successful, Jose ~ Co., and pcmrll "
! Co.
shall never forget the hr,t day we
spent here. We had got ready for bu,i-
ness Wednesday, rs have said, but
Tuesday got n letter from Is. y. Atkin-
son, the gentleman at my left. and it
was written to caution me not TO expect
to do any business. II pity YOU" he
wrote, "hut don't wilt, old man, If the
rush YOU expect don't come, and it
won't"
We went to work the first day under
>uch circumstances. We had no desk,
only table, and no books, for when We
left Boston they said to Us: ANY little
memorandum will do for YOU" We
took 81 that day. We kept ON and at
the end of the year had sold $4,000
worth of goods and then the gentleman
ON my, left ronc)ujc,l that W.. couId do
.on,, I,u.n,n.s
Now 49,. have tcn branch store. some
~ large ~ the one vuu have Srcn. but
uot 50 rloboratr or 81 we'll stocked and
| want h,r. In ,,i,. T., nu, n,r,ror. th.
ann. ,,n,u,t of credit I t,L. ,o n,,rlf
fo,. tbi. ,,cce.. we hn,. ,,,,in,J fnr M
ono man rould have, built mn This GREAT
ln,in,ss brIiryr in oiyinr General
J;rn,.,ion. and ,I,or ln,,;n, r,an ,oLo
hi. vnrl ,,;,hou, .,r.tant n,,,..irh, |
hnI;.yn IN roIIirp the rr.non.ib;li,v on
n,o,arn,, ond II b,. !. ma, rounr,ont
r,,noy. him ord ,,,,t;ry ,ro,hnr 'nou,in
hi. nl,rr Rut our nonao,rs have, .to,l
nm n,,I, mud ,s .,id = monru, ,oo
yiyr them ~ much credit "a. take tn
n,,olf
rnt i, .n,,l;,o, of tho ,an.,. th,,
have. rortr,hntrh ~ our or,,, ,urrr..
I mu., NOT foru.t our friend. of thc
urrss and lido mo, say this h.c,u,, w,.
have 80 many rrportrr, here ,onioht. or
tho h.., n,nsr. nm .nr,b r.nrnsrntcJ
lint M u,ott.r how nuch nush and on
torn,.isn Won nut in u hu.inrs. Won can
MOT .ucrrrJ without the a,j Of ihr nr..>
rh. nrr,s i thr only WAY by which
,.o,, com l,r;n,r your lm.inrss fo the nj.
,,.,ti,, NJ tbr nullir
And am Glad ,o see thr gentlemen
from, Boston here Men who are thr
; lo,d.r. IN ,o many Lrp,rtmruts of ,r,I
W.. ar, now trvinG to rrprc,,nt want
to ,ov , word of = ucr,ouol nature ia
our l,oston Friends, | did NOT do them
full iu.ticc When | wa, informed that
they would bring the flowers for til,
.tor, ,houoht that There would be- 4
few niece. and ,houoht .,What can
do with few pieces with 81, GOO feet
Of nooragc." And was onthc point OF
writing don't bring any flowers"
.bouId have known better. | ourhl t,
have considered what Won represent
and how vast is your business. and now
allow me to thank You for what wa.
+ after oll thr best and most attractive
ro,t of ,hr crrat oprninp. the bc,, ap
nrcriatcd by our thousands of visitors
Maine is a GREAT state in which to do
business. nm not talking up ANY spcca
> line to NIGHT. but want to say to th,
E gentlemen from Boston that in the stat,
= If Maine last wear one hundred new
monufoctorics were established and fift,
revived. What stat" can show a better
= rccord9
/ Mr., Atkinson introduced as the sccon,
speaker his cousin. Mr.. Is. 4. Atkinson
c Of Boston, also one of the pioneers in tn,
housc furnishing business. As Mr.. At
kinson arose somebody proposed thrc,
: cheers for ..thc great and only Atkinson
brothers" The cheers were forthcom
nr with rrcat vigor. Mr.. Il. A. Atkn
son made few remarks. in which HI
= smoke very highly of Mr.. |. &. Mkin
= sons push and energy and busincs
. ability showing him as II sample o
. what the two first named qualities cal
!. do for man.
. Following .Ir Is. \. Atkinson came
: Mr.. Gushing, well known bv his conncc
i. tion with the great clothing and men
= furnishing house of Cushing, Omstca,
n & Snow. Boston. Mr.. Cushing wa
!. rather broad in the range of his subjects
touching upon politics as well as Wou
Q scrs lis speech, ike all the others
q covc Great deal of praise. and dcscrv
,. cdly so, to the Atkinsons for thci
G ability, energy and push, as shown b.
Il their enormously increased business.