Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-02-06
JACKSON As A CLOTHING MARKET,
ONE OF OUR FIRMS REACHING OUT
HUNDREDS OF MILES FOR
TRADE.
And who is Probably the Most
Successful Clothing Dealer
a., SS,fn
in The Stntc.

being delivered to an express wagon III
front of W. G.. Jones store. This being
an unusual sight, we passed over where
Mr.. Zeb Inge, Jones' lightning clothing
salesman, was directing the shipments
and enquired, whats up? Nothing
uncommon. Why?" .What does all
this mean?" Simply getting Oft these
goods by express suits, overcoats,
pants. etc, sold to parties at dis
lance" We noticed on the packages
the following named places to which
goods were being shipped: Canton.
Gloster. DU:;,nt. Anding, Crystal
Springs. Terry, Raymond, Brandon,
Hattiesburg, McComb City. Vicksburg,
Hazlehurst, Forest and NatcheZ. rms
was surprise. but being shown the eN-
press books. these scarcely represent
ed one-tenth of the places where goods
we're shipped this season. We noticed
Monroe. La, several places III Ala
bama, Tennessee. and Houston, Texas.
we're on the list. In southern and
northern Mississippi NJ. Jones has
very large trade, encroaching on both
Memphis and New Orleans territory.
In fact, competition is the life of his
trade, and he courts it upon every
hand
Becoming more interested the re-
porter walked through and examined
the stock: First were overcoats, about
sixty different styles, ranging i'll price
from $3.50 to $50, and in size as large as
30. This being the largest variety of
overcoats the reporter has seen, he
asked, Can you sell such large over
coats?" When the fact was learned
that Mr.. ID. NJ. WomaGk, the well-known
tobacco salesman, had tried in New
Orleans, Natchez, Vicksburg, Memphis
and Meridian without getting tit.
The first one he tried at Mr.. Jones fit
ted him in size, price and quality. He
paid the SO, put on the overcoat, smil-
ed and said, My friend, you have saved
me just 80 on this coat" He wears
81 coat breast and g. hip measure. That
prince of travelling statesmen. Mr.. Leigh
Alexander, also says he saved Sll by
buying an overcoat of Mr.. Jones, in
which his striking figure is quite hand
some. calculated to be taken at any
time for Emperor William. We might
mention twenty or thirty travelling
men who have bought their outfits of
Mr.. Jones, but space allows us to name
only one, that jolly, genial, yet fastid-
ious John G.. Davidson, who looks hand
somer and feels prouder than jay
Gould ever did in his elegant outfit.
Besides being very popular with tray
cling statesmen, Mr.. Jones is also
great favorite with the life insurance
men. That old Roman of the New
York Life, Robert b. Minis, looks as
dressed up and elegant as a picture in
a fine beaver overcoat and suit. There
is no better insurance man than Mr..
Minis, and his great success may in
part be due to the fact that he buys
his elegant outfits of Mr.. Jones. Then
comes that dashing, polite asa dane
ing master, w. Ii. TeSGrdcn, dressed ZIP
in suit bought of Mr.. Jones. The la
dies say Tegarden is the ''prettiest man
in town." and who knows better than
they? He is hustler in the insur-
ance business, and buys clothing with
Judgment. With the same company.
the New York Equitable) we mention
the clever and gentlemanly r. p. Pitch
ford and good whole souled. honest Joe
Power, who doesn't know Joe Power?)
looking like they were just out of band
boxes in their neat and close fitting
suits, and we must not forget to men
ton that get-up-and- move insurance
solicitor, W. r. Mosely, who wears
Jones clothes and writes policy every
day in the week.
The suits and pants department are
given special attention. Suits from g
to $50 and run in sizes as high as 80,
and pants to fit any shape, whether on
the bean pole or lager beer build -
about 600 styles of suits and equally as
many pants, In these lines he carries
the largest stock in the State.
In hats, shoes, shirts, and underwear,
the assortment is the largest we have
seen. We saw one pair of drawers that
measured 81 inches in the waist and
an undershirt to match also about 30
different styles in J. B. Stetson hats.
Mr.. Jones is the largest dealer in fine
hats between Memphis and New Or
leans as shown by his purchases.
Seeing that Mr. Jones was having
such great success in the clothing line.
we ventured to ask: "Where do you
buy your clothing?" and the reply was,
'who else on earth can make such
clothing but Cohn, Bros. 4 Co, Gin
cinnati? Percy Minis is their Missis-
sippi salesman they have 81 others in
other States. The right man with the
best house in the country, and no mis-
take" They make the best fitting,
longest wearing, easiest selling cloth
ing | ever saw"
Mr.. Jones and lis able assistants
never tire talking. and his sales this
| year are simply marvellous. He is one
of the finest buyers in the business
and it is an open secret that he bought
his fall stock fully % per cent. below
the market price. At one time he
bought $4,000 worth of clothing and
buying in such large quantities and
paying cash, obtaining big discounts.
there is no telling how low he can sell
He buys only from importers and man
ufactures, and the best trade seek his
patronage.
While Mr. Jones great success large
ly depends on his own ability as a
merchant, he gives due credit to the
able help he always secures. He will
tolerate only the best statesmen, who
thoroughly understand how to serve
the customers and who are also thor
ough judges Of goods handled.
By his correct dealings, his ahls man
agement of his trade and his low
prices, he has built up large business.
and made many friends, both in COM
mercial circles and among the people;
he sells and his trade increases as the
trading community finds him out.
His location is next door to the Jack
son Bank, West jackson.
1t is an acknowledged fact that Mr..
Jones has done much to attract trade