The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-18

garding the next excursion. 1t will
/ to II.
This excursion has certainly been
a good thing for the millinery trade
of st. Paul." said j. Rothschild, of the
| firm of ]. Rothschild & Co., jobbers,
of ia East Fourth street. 1T has
brought many milliners from out of
town who would not have come to st.
Paul They have bought their goods
in Chicago, Milwaukee. Des Moines
and st. Joseph, and never thought of
coming to st. Paul. Now they say
they will trade here and [ believe our
jObbers have won a large number of
permanent customers.
THE arrangements for the eXcurs-
ion have been all that could be desired
| and everybody is we'll satisfied. 1t is
pleasant trip for our customers and
| they naturally are attracted to this
place by the reduction of fare.
This is as good a town for millin-
cry as there is in the United States
and milliners can be as well satisfied
here as in Chicago or New York. I
think the men who get up the eXcur-
sion plan deserve credit for their far
sightedness. 1t will certainly bring
money to st. Paul"
This excursion has doomed our
business" said Albert H Lindeke, of
goods jobbers, of Sibley and Fourth
streets. 1--WE have had more house
trade this week in consequence of it
than We had in years before. The eff
feet of the excursion is very beneficial
to us and 1 believe to others. The i'm
petus seems to be in all lines of dry
goods"
There is no doubt that the excur-
sion idea is good one" said Charles
L. Somers, of G.. Somers & Co.. Job
bers of notions. I'VE are feeling it's
beneficial effect. Buyers come and
look over the market and see what
there is, and they can buy more in
diligently than if they remained at
home and saw only samples.
THE spring buying is very fair. The
open winter has made an early
spring trade. There seems to be a
general feeling among cur customers
that the season lust opening will be
more prosperous than for several
years."
'The excursion has brought us so
many buyers that | really have not
time to spare to talk about it, was the
answer given by a member of the firm
of Robinson, Straus & Co. to the re-
reporters queries, and he darted eff to
wait upon a group of milliners who
wanted to see his stock.
"A number of out-of-town dealers
began" said H. G. Capser, general
manager for Ogden, Merrill & Greer,
jobbers in glassware and crockery.
THEY have been attracted to St. Paul
by the cheap excursion rate, and they
have bought literally. Our business
has increased during the past week ST.
much that We are now employing the
same number of men to wait upon our
customers that we had at Christmas
time. I think that speaks eloquently
of the success of the excursion as Il
Stimulant of trade
eve have felt some of the good of
the excursion" said A. Guiterman, of
Guiterman Bros. jobbers of mems fur
nishing goods. cit is an excellent
thing, and I am certain that it's effects
will be apparent in every line Of trade"
1--WE are having little of the ex-
cursion trade" said George L. Swift.
of Swift, Lewis & Co, iobbers of mems
goods. This is an off season in our
line, but we expect to have a good
fall business. And TO doubt these ex-
cursions are going to help materially
in increasing trade"
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