Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-01-01

New Year e. ID OF 8UsI moss Prom
Use, and Everyone is Encouraged
to Pu5 Forth Their Best Efforts for
1896.
sundry opinions and advices given
The Register yesterday from leading
wholesale and retail concerns in this
city indicate with overwhelming prooi
that the era OF business prosperity and
stability has returned to this city and
country to stay. and that capital in
vested. ability and industry. are soon
to- receive a more direct ana complete
revival and for q long period. not again
TO De subjected to the srain OF unset
tied conditions such as En- the last
three years has taxed the mos, sound
judgment and caused the whole COM
mercial world TO pause and wonder
when and waere the crusade Of unrest
and uncertainty would an end.
The wholesale and retail interests Of
Wheeling ana Of America can turn back
over a period OF TWO years and sum up
causes. conditions and business diseases
in forms and classes that have never
before appeared En- the commercial
world. when the experience and judg-
ment Of long years in bust
ness was not the guide for
action and the varied aspects Of
commerce and trade a. times for the
better. and then again fin darker out
lines could not be controlled with any
degree Of permanency.
The wholesale and retail classes in the
city Of Wheeling can rightly coagatul-
ate themselves upon the good fight they
have made and the signal victories won.
Capital is not impaired. industry and
enterprise uns-uut6d bv reason of past
experiences. but rather somewhat eX-
pens.vely educated and built up for
coming c0nQuesJs ~ their fields of Oper-
alton, and Wheeling commercial in-
dus-ry has added a bright page to the
cOun-ry's compilation OF business his
tory fan and repiete with such demon
STATIONS in business as show that as
part of the whole c0mCry's business
make up her citizens so engaged have
not been simply followers after the
army. bUC .n the front ranks of contest.
there meeting with courage and success
the issues of conflict for the day. hour
ana year. The year 1892 was @ great
year for business In this city. and up
J0 the summer OF 1893. From
that period UD to the fan Of
1894 there was depression here
as elsewhere throughout, the country.
and from that time mp Co. the present
the convalescent or the gradual, but
but steady returning 90 @ healthy con-
di-i0n OF wholesale and retail trade. and
gl,Cc.ng toward the future and in the
light of the past. VEL It's steady im-
pr0vemen- an through 1850 well found
ga opinions are advanced ID almost all
lines for increased volumes of business
for the year 1895
The Register is able a- the result of
el0r. interviews yesterday With some Of
,be leading wholesale and retail estab-
ishmen-s OF the city Co present it's read-
ers and the public with some express
sl0ns and comparisons between the busi-
ness of the LAST three years and ideas
from those best able 70 juja Of what
can reasonably De expected 70 the whole
sale and retail business lines OF Wheel
eng for 1896.
1lr. u. Baer. Of Baer. sons. grocery
Co, CAS- yea know part of 1893 was
he panic. and business was not good
ln our lines. A portion OF Che year 1894
was much better and this year our
business has been much better than
these periods have mentioned. There
has been less shr.nkage in values. be-
ieVe we snail do a much larger business
the coming year. All indications point
that way t1 me.
Mr.. J. r. Maxwell. of Hubbard & Paul.
wholesale gr0yeries- "The first part of
1893 was an right. Then for over
year people only bought what they
really needed Tn the latter part OF
1894 business fin our lines improved
greatly. and for the year 1894 we might
say we did goCj business. but I DO
net think in the aggregate that the bust
ness for 1895 was much ahead of that
OF lS94. However more goods were
sold. but prices lower. C1nec ions were
better i'm 1895. and there were greater
purchases of fancy lines of groceries by
customers. and had prices kept up of
course Che business as o whole would
have been much larger -hau for 1894
see no reason why there should not De
p general advance in business for 1896.
1ir T. vs. Shofer. of Sh1Gc- & D-e--
horst wholesale liquors -"l6s .y0u may
say thai We sold more goods iD 1895
than iG Che years 1888. bU, have NOT
figured on, our profits as yc The gem
erel zone of business is for the better
The coming year.
IT. Speidel of Joseph Sreidel Grocery
Co.-''The last year has been q Ccod one
fcr as. and q great improvement over
most OF 1884 However. prices were
lower The country merchant was sold
or, largely at ,he beginning OF this year.
ana has purchased a larger quantity OF
goods rs consequence. and these people
have had "a little more money. and have
not been content with purchasing DC the
retail store Che simple staples I'm grocery
lines 1ut they nave purchased @ greater
amount Of the higher classes and grades
of groceries / believe business win De
AL rigl. for 1886"
AR 7. B. Brennan. Of j. s. N3vlor &
Co.. wholesale fancy GOODS and notions
Our holiday orders for 1895 went be-
yonl or expectation and 'ar bey0nd'the
business for Che years 1Ss5-94. C0lec-
ions were especially much Better. We
feel that business win be good in 1896,
end are making all preparations in that