The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-12

Last fear-A Manufacturer Gives Som
Reasons for the Faith That Is In Him
The Jobbing Houses are Here and Her,
aBroader Field.
A visit to the leading wholesale
houses in Wichita convinced a repre-
sentative of the Eagle that this city
Tor a truth is fast becoming one Of the
substantial jobbing points of the great
and growing west.
| There is no excellence in this world
without work and the jobbing houses
in this city have struggled through
that trying time in which they had
to establish their right to exist They
are here and here to stay
Several ideas were learned yesterday
from these busy people who could give
but moments time to talk about
themselves. One thing which was I'M
expected was that the financial and in
dustrial depression that has spread
over the country for nearly two years
past like dark pail did not retard
the growth of the Jobbing trade in
| Wichita.
Many of the best merchants in the
larger surrounding towns in former
years laid in large stocks of goods in
the spring and fall. They were in the
habit Of going east to do this but when
the crisis came they began to furl sail.
They bought in smaller quantities and
| this induced them to come to Wichita
| to buy their small bills. When they
came they were surprised to find that
| in many lines they could get goods de-
livered to their local station as cheapIy
from Wichita as from eastern cities.
One prominent wholesaler said yester-
day that he now had on his books the
names of merchants as regular CUSTOM
ers who would. have hooted at the idea
of buying goods in Wichita two years
ago
Then the settlement and growth of
Oklahoma has added largely to the
trade of this city. Kansans as rule
are loyal to their state but these
wholesalers do not know the line that
separates Kansas from Oklahoma.
They are always ready to defend the
new country or tell Of its greatness.
One can learn as much about Oklaho-
ma in one hours talk with some OF
these jobbers as he could gain by a
months travel in the new Eldorado.
They know every town in the territory
and the names of all the prominent
business men.
In order to give an accurate idea OF
the prospects of the jobbingtrade in
this city a reporter yesterday visited
number Of leading houses and asked
this question: How does your trade !
now compare with January last year, |
and what is the outlook for this year,"
The produce dealers all had about |
the same story to tell. Business was |
mr. 70 nd live IN, $-,rs
of course cannot tell much about the !
future. The wholesale saddlers expect |
a good trade and Lee Hays and c. H. !
Reckmeyer said they were stocking up |
for the spring trade which would be
on about the middle OF next month.
The following are the answers received
at some of the houses visited:
Wichita Trunk Factory-This is the
time of year that we usually have no
statesmen on the road. We are getting
ready for a big business and we shall
be disappointed if our trade this year
does not double that Of last year.
c. E. Potts Drug company-Business
has started out good this year. Better
than for three years past. The pros
poets are that we will have splendid
trade this year. We have been receiv-
ing large stock in the last ten days.
Johnston & Larimer Wholesale Dry
with US is about the
same DIS II NdS dt lliilt ldSl ySdi
We are just getting ready for the sprnig
trade. We usually judge future trade
oy the crop outlook but that did not
hold good last year. Crops were light
and we had a good trade.
Royal Spice Mills and Spray Yeast
business shows a nice in
crease over this time last year and we
hink the outlook is good Our Spray :
east sales made wonderful increase
asst year and we hope to further in
crease il this year.
Stahl & Gathers Cigar company-Our
rade will go away ahead of last year.
We expect to double our trade this year
md we are going TO rustic to do it We
ire now laying in a years stock OF leaf
obacco and we are doubling our last
rears' stock. Our trade depends a !
rood deal on other houses and l know
rom this that the wholesale trade OF
Wichita is growing right along. There
ire new customers coming TO us every
lay who came here to trade in other
ines. We sold a good bill today to a {
nrechaut who lives LIS east of Wichita.
This shows that the wholesalers here
re extending their trade east as we'll
IS south and west.
L. NJ Cox Wholesale Confectioner- z
)ur trade always drops off after the !
but the outlook was never bet
err and collections are good with US.
Wichita Wholesale Grocery company
Our trade now is about the same as l
{ this time last year. People general {
v seem to think that this year is the I
urning point for good times and We {
re somewhat effected by the common !
elief !
Maxwell & Mcclure, wholesale no. /
icns-Our trade is better now than at 9
his time last year. We have a great I
Increase of future orders. We have i
aid in a much larger stock than ever q
efore. which is the best of evidence 7
hat we expect large trade.
The Lehman-Higginson Grocery COM
amour trade is better than 1t was q
ear ago, but il is hard TO tell what the /
uture will be. All goods in our line are '
over now than ever before. The out /
,ok is, however, certainly not dis q
ouraging.
Acme Harvester company-The out Q
,ok is immense. Oklahoma and north
IN Texas will contribute nicely TO our 7
rade this year.
Huse. Charlton. Dunn & Co.-Our
rade is larger than ever notwithstand-
lg freight Determinations. Q
Aylesbury Mercantile oompany-our Q
rade is quite a little better than last Q
ear and we do not see why II should O
OF continue TO increase.
Not a failure is recorded for DR.. }
Prices Baking Powder 4 standard o
or forty years