Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-26
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Waco boasts of one OF the lurs-
est wholesale grocery Establishments
In the state. The Rot,n Grocery
company * seconi iu mono Ia
the state and thcir business covers
every county Ia Central Texas The
sales of this firm during thc year 1871
reached The mguihconi Fuui of A2uOp-
900, IN round numbers. handsome in-
crease owe. thn previous year This
house sold more higging aud Ties Last
seuson than any house In Texas. Their
sales amounting TO 100 cars, ot enough 10
bale 100000 bales OF rnttun Tue ilaNcl-
ing salesmcn representing this houHn
were not taken from the field last year
as was the case with nearly every 0tlor
Iobbing house. They kept ihoir men
out even during the dull summer aud they
have no GAUGE 10 regret H.
NJ, A. Cooper Y 60. h nn0iher large
Wholesale grocery establishment with "a
business last year OF Sl.OOO.uU0 There
are several snullcr but Important whole
sale groceries in Waco, and ihe combined
sllcs last year reached Tie very silia'
factory sum Of Sl,OOOOUu, making a
totul Of SiUO0.oJu, rtprtsrutlhg thH
amount of business done 10 that one
line hy the iohhrrs Of Waco, 10 say that
the large increase DO the grocery hush
ness NaB 81 surprise 10 the i1Dbers chem
selves b putting it mild. The great
panic that knocked the bottom put Of
every other business soems actually 10
nave benefited the grocery business, and
while the iohbers of Waco We're well pre-
pared for anything Of O crushing ehnrc-
Ter. lhoy were also prepared 10 meet
any increased demnud that could be
made. They were therefore exceedingly
happy to Est the numerous new GUS
toners that sent IN thpit orders and IN
crease the accounts Of those already with
them.
Tue grocery business, ns has been oh
served for several months has not sufs
fnred anywhere in Now York, New Or
leans ana other large supply marie, the
grocery trade has shown 81 marked stu
billy, and In some Of the most imp0r-
tunt articles has Increased. THIS fact
has been noted rs u singular commercial
phenomenon While nc first rlanfe IL
might furnish a problem not easily aoY'
Ell. vet after Hone reelection the causes
ore few ana simple. Indeed Il may DO
explained by the statement thar
groceries consist almost exclusively
OF the ueehsmrlea pf life, and
during The patilo When everybody
was afraid 90 bus anything not nbsD'
lulAy needed the knowledge TINT people
must eat and that They could he induced
30 buy groceii@, " nothing else, slim
matod the rrocers all over the country
to special effort aud Ia spite OF The gem
ernl effort 10 economic, tue most Of ~
have increased our account with our
grocer. The unlooked.for Increase Ia tie
local jnbbng trade is nncaunicd for BY
the fact that the imlliiy OF the retail
men aud also the foreign johber, induced
by the panicly state Of affairs caused
everybody 10 buy close 10 home and In
small quantities. The retailers IN the
villages, even If they had The cash 10
pay for their goods. have ceased 10 pur.
ch1se from he 81 Louis Now Yorl. or
New Orleans houses, and spent their
money with the nearest Wholesale deal,
or.
ON account cf these rendition. ihe
wholesale johbiHR trade Of Waco haa
extended SIS territory during the year
just closed. and now covers a territory