Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-24
A HELP TO BUSINESS.
NO DOUBT THE EXPOSITION m
CREASED OUR MERCHANTS SALES
The Management nj the Big SNOW "ss"'
~ neutrality-suspicious. ''"'n
Those Affected.

The consensus Of opinion among DUST
ness.men with whom the Dispatch re-
porters have conversed Is That the E~'
position which closed last week was U.
great beneft TO the Observation-Disclosures oil
R,cbmond and that the officers OF the
Virginia state Agricultural and Me-
chanicai Society should be gwen every
possible encouragement to get up u o's
fair every year. Not only DO the mer'
chants sneak enthusiastically In connec-
,,on with their own business. put say
that they hear the same Reports HUH
their neighbors as well.
The officers of the society nave oeen
highly complimented upon the manner III
which the Exposition was gotten up anu
conducted.
LETTER FROM A JUDGE.
co,oro, Robert Hough. of Baltimore,
who was the starting Judge III '.'e L.,
has written the following iet'er 10 iie'''
dent Wood: 49,, on
81 wish to heartily congratulate you OH
,,. vonderful success OF your magnificent
rxnoe,,,on have visited many, pu'
rover saw n finer one. Every detail was
100, admirably conceived and executed
7, ytve, me great pleasure to acknow-
lodge and thank you personally tas Wen
oe everv Gentleman connected win the
management with whom | was thrown III
contacD for many kindnesses ana cour-
tesies extended TO me.
WHAT OUR MERCHANTS SAY.
rn,,ow,ng are expressions from some
Of the merchants with whom the Dis'
patch man talked yesterday:
Nessrs. owens & Minor: THE Exposi
t,on brought to us a large number OF
merchants, great many of whom We
he'd never seen before. The trade was
more satisfactory than that on the occa
sion of any other fair or exposition.
Messrs Roberts 4 Hoge: our DUST
ness was never so good during an expo
sition. We were kept busy packing good!
until late every night, 1t being clocf
In the morning before we got away soi'e
times"
Messrs. McAdams & Berry: "During I'M
EXPOSITION our sales were largely III
creased. and we. of course. attribute th'
extra business to the blk Exposllioh
All the businessmen with whom we nave
conversed say their sales were exceiieh''
Messrs. Millhiser IL Co.: 'Of recon
years we came " tnt NC''N'N''''
fairs did not help our business. but thi'
wear we are satisfied 1t has been yer!
beneficial to us. our sales have increased
and we have had the opportunity o.
meeting personally many of our custo
, mers." .,
Messrs. Wingo. Elicit & Crump: Ther
is no doubt OF the fact that the exposl
tons greatly help the business Interest,"
of the city. and we think the societ!
should be encouraged in their efforts II
every way possible. We have not onl!
been able TO meet our customers am
talk with them. but have made sales Una
our travelling men could not have maze
We are heartily in accord with the TX
position people
Messrs. Cottrell. Watkins e. Co: "Ou
sales were materially increased during tn
Exposition"
Messrs. Taylor & Brown: The Exposi
ton helped our business very mucn In
deed. and we made u.any new customer
during the time the Fair was in progress.
Nessrs. A. Saks & Co: our business
increased very largely during the EXPOSE
ton. and. OF course. we attribute II 4
the large crowd that was in the city du
ring the big Fair"
These expressions are merely samples o
those to be heard. The indications ar
that the society made money, and every
body is happy over the Exposition.