Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-18
Fonr WORTH no Tnb 'FRONT.'.
This Time IL is IA Wholesale Boot
aud Shoe House. with E. j.
Mason, Manager.

The merchants OF Fort Worth and
surrounding country have at last had
their wishes gratifed in the establish
mcnt here of nrst-class wholesale
boot and shoe house. and It VIII no
longer be necessary for our merchants
to so New York. ST. Louis and else
where to buy their stocks of boots
and shoes.
Heretofore everything else in the line
Of merchandise could be purchased
from the home market, but this class
Of goods, and now this has been reme-
died by the wen known firm OF Man
Ter &c Co. OF Nashville. Tenn, whole
sale jobbers OF boots and shoes. and
who are known In the business world
across the continent, locating mouse
here under the management OF hr' T.
j. Mason, who for a number OF years
was connected with the Il. G. Evans
CO.. and late with the Martin Brown
Co, and who is known to the trade
as first-class, progressive merchant
Gazette representative dropped
In TO see Mr.. Mason today at MS place
OF business In the Martin Brown build
ing and found him busily elsaged WIN
his spondence and filling orders
for the city trade and out OF town or
ders, everywhere in Texas, II seemed,
and the Territory too. and even Mex
leo. His new spring samples MAD Just
arrived and they are beauties, repre-
senting all the latest styles from the
finest to the plainest. and from shoe
for the largest man to one for the
smallest Infant. Beside his splendid
line of boots and shoes. Mr. Mason has
stock of elegant hats and caps or
the latest patterns to select from. an
other line tEat has needed representa-
ton here badly by a wholesale house.
I'VE cater to the trade OF Texas ana
the Territory" Mr.. Mason said when
seen today land have four men on
the road soliciting orders for US. The
smaller orders we contemplate Milling In
tho near future fill right here at home.
and the larger one are shipped direct
from the manufacturers, guaranteeing
the purchasers that In the matter of
freight rates and terms we can dis
count our competitors In other cities.
Fort Worth has long needed repre-
sentative houses In these lines" Mr..
Mason said, FOR many of the mer-
chants In the territory tributary to US
went elsewhere to make their pur-
chases, because, while they knew they
could purchase other lines of goods
here. no boots. shoes, hats or caps
/ would have naturally come here wont
elsewhere on this account FOR this
reason Mr.. Mason, who foresaw the
[ future OF the city. the facilities, ad-
Z vantages, persuaded Messrs. Mcuicr 4
Co. to locate here, and judging from
| the vast array Of goods they are con-
/ tinually sending out and which Is
J constantly increasing, they are highly
I plensed with their business venture
here. Trade In hats and caps Is good
/ with us, too, and orders continue to
pour in on us," Mr.. Mason said, and
I while our merchants would a. soon pa
I tronlze home industries It Is after all,
| on account OF the grade Of goods We
sell them, and the low prices we make
that we catch the trade"
Through the courtesy OF that we'll
| known firm, the Martin Brown COM
pany. Mr.. Mason has his office and
/ sample rooms on the fourth floor OF
| their large stone building on Main
| street. and after the patrons Of that
well known firm have purchased any
/ thing they may wish from the finest
OF silks and satlns TO a gross OF pins.
I they can step upstairs and finish their
/ purchases by selecting from the finest
line OF boots and shoes, hats and caps,
In the state.
Thus 1t ~ that fortunately For;
Worth with rs lines OF railways. whole
sale houses. milling Interests, banking
Institutions. manufactures, gathers in
/ every enterprise that Is seeking a new
location and Is fast becoming what
II WIS long ago destined to be, the
leading city Of the South.