The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-02
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The New York world has been brag-
cling about the great achievements OF the
merchants excursions to that city, and
saws that s5O,OOO,Oo0 is a conservative es-
innate OF the direct benefit to New York
from this enterprise.
The Baltimore American in commenting
on the Worlds boast. says:
In the first place. fifty millions Is
grossly exaggerated total. Five millions
would have fitted the facts better. in the
second place. the buyers will not return
home richer I'm any way except In exper-
fence. which is always costly They have
snent more i'm hotel bills and expenses
generally than they would have spent In
three visits to Baltimore. They gave
more for the goods they bought than
they would lave done in this city. and
they will find when they get home that
the merchants who bought In Baltimore
will be underselling them and making
larger profit at the same time. or course,
there is reason for these things Balt~
more tobbers get their goods direct from
Europe. or from the American manufac-
turerl at the Same price as the New
York jobbers. They pay less freights, and
most important OF all. their rents are at
least fifty per cent lower than New York
rents. In the simple fact OF hauling the
goods from the wharf 10 the warehouses
there is a profit for the Baltimore job
Der. and in the difference of freight there
is another profit TO the Southern buyer.
In every respect Baltimore saves money
for the out-of-town merchant.
The American is right, and what II
says Of Baltimore is equally applicable to
Richmond as a jobbing market.
New York has no advantages now over
tho Southern markets, but on the con-
trary the Southern markets have advan-
tages over New York. which our Balu-
more contemporary forcbly points out.
The Southern merchants have had
pleasant visit TO New York and have no
doubt enjoyed It, New York is delight
ful place to visit and everybody who can
90 there for a weeks stay is glad OF the
recreation. But New York's prestige as
the greatest port and commercial centre
I'm the United States is not sufficient to
attract Southern trade. unless IT be to the
advantage OF Southern merchants to
trade with the Metropolis
New York has lost much Of its export
trade because it is 10 the advantage OF
Western men to ship from Southern ports
and as we have before said, the mere
fact that IT is now making such despe-
rate effort to induce Southern mercants to
come there TO buy. is a confession that IT
has lost much of its jobbng trade.
The Southern markets are the markets
FOR Southern men, and all things else be-
ing equal, Southern men prefer to do bus
mess with Southern men. because they un-
derstand each other better and their re-
lations are more satisfactory than their
relations with Northern men.
In spite Of New Yorks boast, II is quite
evident that Richmond has lost nothing
by the visit Of the Southern merchants
70 the Metropolis Her jobbing trade Is
in n flourishing condition. and If any proof
were needed 1t was found yesterday when
q Richmond shoe house shipped away at
one time a whole train load fourteen car
loads. OF boots and shoes TO the merchants
of the South and Southwest.
There is everything to encourage us.
Crops are bountiful prices are good bust
ness revivhe and all that Richmond job
bers need 50 do is to go out after trade
we doubt Not that the volume of business
done this year will exceed that Of any
Rfrhmonds history. {