The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-10-26

ell from number Of prominent retail
merchants, points to first class fall
and winter trade. The pleasant
weather Of the past few days has
brought Out immense numbers OF
shoppers.
And these shoppers" as one mer.
chant expressed it, are not lockers,
but buyers. You know our people
can usually tell whether customers
are going to spend any money or not
Business at present indicates that the
general public is in more prosperous
condition money is being more free
ly circulated, and the future looks
bright"
AT Gimbel Brothers immense es.
tabllshment, at Ninth and Market
streets, the great crowds which pass
through the various departments
speak more eloquently for the in
creased business there than any words
could do. Ellis A. Gimbel, of the
firm, had this to say: " Business
with US has exceeded our most sangu.
inc expectations. In fact, it is just
double what it was this time last year.
We have been making extensive alter
ations recently, and are contemplating
more. We are now employing twice
as many hands as the old firm, and
one day last week the stores were so
crowded that we had to send out for
more help"
HELP IN GREAT DEMAND
The same activity prevails at Ger
sons, on Eighth street. Isaac Gerson,
of the firm, said that this seasons
business is IS per cent. better than
that Of last year. "The increased
business" he continued. "has caus-
ed us to increase our force of sales
people over 10 per cent"
MIR. Richardson, of the firm of
Partridge & Richardson, spoke very
cheerfully of the present status of
business and Of the prospects for the
future. "We are employing much
more help than we did last year." he
said, "and the improvement is most
noticeable in our trimming depart.
ment."
A. J. Levy, representing the firm of
Shoneman Brothers, said: "Our
business is very hourishing, showing
an improvement of at least IS per
cent. over the same time last year.
Our stores are crowded daily, and we
find that the supply is hardly equal to
the demand. The manufacturers are
so pressed with orders that they seem
to be unable to keep up with the
times"
VASTLY BETTER THAN LAST YEAR.
J. w. Stoy, manager for Marks
Brothers, spoke in a very cheerful
way. "Trade at present." said .he,
sis decidedly bright. 1t is 20 per
cent, better than it was this time last
year, and the season compares most
favorably with the season of 1892,
which was the best that the trade has
known in years"
Although we are stanch RepuOll-
cans and advocates of l.igh tariff"
said Jacob d. Lit, of Lit Brothers,
81 admit freely that business seems
to be on the advance. AT any rate
it is so in our case, and from what
/ can learn there seems to be gener-
al improvement. We have recently
enlarged our place, taken on larger
force of employees and feel very much
encouraged over the outlook for the
| future"
AN INCREASE OF so PER CENT.
"Our business is SO per cent, bet.
ter than it was this time last year"
said Richard Lennon, "and our
chief difficulty is in getting the goods
with which to fill our orders. Every
manufacturer from whom we buy
owes us goods, some dating to our
original orders placed with them as
far back as last July. The excuse
they offer us is that the cloth mills
are unable to supply them with ma
terial in sufficient quantities to make
up their goods. This alone would in
dicate that the outlook for heavy
seasons business is most encouraging.
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