The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-10-07
DID BIG BUSINESS
WEEK CLOSED WAS THE BEST IN a
GOOD MANY YEARS.
Merchants All Are Happy Over the
Results and Favor Permanent Es-
tabliShment of State Fair-VisitorS
Spent Their Money Literally and
Got Bargains in Return.

Spent Their Money Literally and
Got Bargains in Return.
At 10 o'clock last night the general bus
iness of Wichita ceased. 1t was the close
OF the heaviest volume of business trans
acted IN the city for five years. Merchants
and statesmen were all weary but they
were happy. The first six days in October
1894, viii long be remembered as the
week for business of the Peerless Princess.
The great state fair. the first state fair
ever held in Southern Kansas. was closed
successfully. 1t was a success in every re-
kpect Not only were all visitors well
pleased with the entertainment given, but
they had interviewed the merchants as
we'll As result of the thousands who
had visited the city for the first time
representative OF the EAGLE was detailed
TO visit the wholesale and leading mer-
chants as to the trade of the week. The
result was ascertained that the trade of
the city had been the largest for any week
In FIVE years. The bank deposits of the
merchants were about 100 per cent larger
than any previous week. The wholesale
merchants had added many new custom
ers to their list during the week. True as
ii is that the Peerless Princess is repre-
senied by enthusiastic travelling men upon
the roads, but they had failed to convince
many of the merchants of the adjacent
country Of the advantages of trading at
this place.
As result of the cheap rates upon all
the railroads. and the state fair being in
progress, Wichita was visited during the
NJ Ia liar of
placed their first order here. They COM
bined business with pleasure and visited
the wholesale houses and took an iuveu-
tory of their stock, the prices suited and
the orders were given. Hence Wichita
will feel the advantage of the meeting for
many days to come, and the energetic men
engaged in tbs wholesale trade have moth
ing but praise for the men
who have given their valuable
time and their money to establish
Kansas state fair at Wichita, where il
naturally belongs. They are enthusiastic
that the organization shall be made per-
manent.
Wichita has long borne the reputation Of
being able TO care for more travelling peo-
pie than any city in the west, but during
the week Capacity was fully tested and the
old plan of placing cots on the floor WAS
every conveyance in use aud did larger
business during the week than they had
Transacted for two months previous The
hotels, restaurants, grocery, hardware
saddieries, trunk factory, foundrymen and
implement dealers all reaped great har-
vest during the week, as well as other
places of business.
The dry goods and clothing houses were
the recipients OF bountiful patronage
and they We're visited and asked in refer
ence thereto and gave the following
answers to questions propounded:
{. q. Cohn, Boston Store-IJ has been
the greatest week by 100 per cent during
the time We have been in business in
Wichita. We added large extra force 10
our corps of clerks. but we were unable to
handle the trade even then. There was
Cne remarkable. as well as pleasing
feature, about the customers, they asked
the price aud made the purchase without
the exchange OF many words. The Gus
toners were new ones and were brought
to the city by the state fair. The organ
ization Shouts be made permanent 1t is
worth thousands of dollars to the city.
MuDson d McNamara-It is the best
week we have ever had. There was a per-
feet throng We were taxed TO the utter
most to handle the great volume of busi-
hess. | wish you would just say that if
the clerks of this establishment are late at
church tomorrow they have "A good excuse.
permanent l wish ii would come three
times year.
1nHes & Ross-lt has been a great week
The customers were new ones and the
trading was brisk and of pleasing na-
ture We are great friends of the state
fair and appreciate that it is of great ad-
vantage TO the city.
Moves & Co.-fhis is our first week here
during fair, and we cannot judge as TO it
when compared with former fair weeks
Suffice II 10 say that our trade has been
The largest since our establishment here
We would vote TO have the association
made permanent.
Cash Hend-rson-I have been here since
1872. and this week was the best of all | !
would give three times as much as i die |
this time rather than miss such y harvest, !
Should the fair be made permanent? |
should smile. just say that have had
customers this week who have come 800
miles and they have bought big bills too |
The state fair is the biggest thing that has
come TO the city.
Chapman & Walker-The trade of the
past week Is the largest in our history
The customers were new ones and had |
been brought here by the fsir. Let il be |
made permanent by all means. The right
men are IN the right place and should be
kept there.
Globe-Our trade the past week was 400
per cent greater than At any time in the
pasC Inc talr Old IL, ana We KNOW where
of we speak. There were thousands of
strangers brought TO the city and they
came to trade. All praise to'the men who
have made II success of the fair. Long
may 1t live and prosper. Every live mer-
chant will take hold and help push the or
9aniZation along.
The banks were next asked as TO the re-
suit of he fair upon their business. and re
piled AS follows:
Kansas National-The deposits OF the
merchants doing business with us is the
Only cri: eriou we have to judge from as
telling direct. The merchants' deposits
have Increased at least 30 per cent over
any previous week during the year
Sedgwick County Bauk-Would say the
deposits of the me, chants had increased at
least 90 per cent for the week. The results
of the fair were great and the benefits to
the city lasting.
Citizens bank-The deposits of the mer-
chants has increased at least loo per cent.
for the week. The fair WAS a success and |
should be made permanent
Fourth Natioual-The results of fair
week ale very marked with Us. Ii was a
great week. We should think that the |
Increased deposits of he merchants would |
run Gloss 10 100 per cent. II not over that
amount
clothing stores reaped a bountiful har- |
vest ana were next seen.