Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-20
FARES SUE WITH THE TELEGRAM
heai Estate Man Says Business Is Not On,
In Newport News

Editor Daily Press: -
Dear Sir: While speaking ms. now.
81 uAe activity in office. in the r.al
',s.. me which I regard as the hu--
| I'gaS .. AZ others. which is the ,,.u.4 in
aeN or Indicator of the life and busfnas
:" city my attention was c,li+,l "a IN
! flt!cte N IN" Evening Telegram uf .hn
| 'tn !nSt!nt. headed. Trad, at {, S;an1-
VI v npl%reIi-n';s.d Dizziness etc
Now. Mr.. Editor, when I r.,n,rni..,
"I.' many good things that me, nGdtnr
"' uhh Telegram has written and dn,s
49, H'ip bh!Id up our magic citv + dis
X very much to take issue with him
'i Rtf statements he has made b,li
"+H ! KNOW they are in direct con-
net With the letter | am writing and
ne information have gotten from
H'".f sources. ana with the effort I am
making I" build UP the city, / am forced
"a ak space in your columns, moi 10
,hi'S"n4%" my friends but to cnrrec,
re c,AimS chat AN business men adj.
NM mat tncy are doing cnmparatiy.4ly
nothing ''s
hS'd not Thought Of Rip Vanwickle
.l''re moved into this city last sum
mer. until | read Your article Hnny
yer hardly knew what 20 think NM
communicated with some Of our prom
!htht business houses today, to see. if
could have been mist aiken in nv ,nin
| ION. '' '''S 'i''"
| ~ uithS 4 copy OF the Tte-
gram containing the article alh,l,.l
TO- heard from the following leading
business houses Of different b,,annhn.
~ trace "i our city and below give
"n Ha'einents of n'!l from whom /
!! II, I'VE heard. so far: w. G. burgess said
Tor some time The Mugler Shoe and
i'at Company said. eve have done a
peter business during the last week
aI''l! u, any time since We hrv,
'Prhe!. The Manhattan Clothinr
%mpany sent ms. theii. card on th,.
back Of Which they stated: our safes
'l'S month have been much better
IMAM M 1897 Mr.. ID. S. Jones. on. ~
fuE most public spirited citizens. as
"",I as the Largest real estate owners
ny lhe largest lumber dealer in this
section of the State. said to me iusr
I'VE days before the appearance OF tho
S'iH !t't: / nave never had such a ,,ush
nus ~ IS at my planning mills since
'!le oe~n in the city. and it looks als,
as II everyt hing that l am connected
s'o w. ~, =. ga',,hE Tor my attention al THE
S - TINE. Messrs. l.. p. Reynolds &
- n'n"%ists. said: business Win
US mas Deem on the increase. for ~.
past thrSe or four months For tha
,>. W"Tk II has been larger than al
my t'n" since we have been in husi
n So I called a tht. store Of Mr E EIS'
ieES"r one of our enterprlsjnc hus,rsss
mon. and learned from Mrs Pevser thai
hnr husband was in New York mr..
.ilE ~ goods. and stated in reply TO
NY Question as to chow is business ."
BUSINESS with US is fair and I am
sure, rom The large stock of goods
NJ f"ys"r is purchasing. he considers
ne outlook unut ually good" MEYERS
Bros; sad: our business is ,yfng
p'''ha OF last year" Tire hardware
'h"n sad: We are doing the. laIrps;
BUSINESS at this season of the Year that
W. nave done for the HAS; five. y4lrs y
WI fuXt"n, large furniture dealer
.hth' BUSINESS better than at this
ii'hc last year" Mr. A. d. Nalrana
cor, "a" ."r mere. said: Il am busiar
man nay" been for FIVE years. ! CON.
ua"'&d f.r 81 800 last week and s15 600
WE Week N buildings 10 be erected ;.
iSl'@S d Hardy, electricians. and hand
,t'7 81 gas fixtureS. etc. said: I'VE are
HoMhS W." and the future is ex-
l"hS4y "N'0ur aging" hay. only
mad time to see or hear from = fa,y
~ IN" itA4'ns business men near me-.
y" OF whom give about The zane re.
m.Ft, ! VIII add in addition that M
w - est, cashier Of the Citizens r
marine Eank. said: Our business is
rffy good; deposits better this week
y an ihSt. ana better last week tha,,
~. week preceding
MT j. A. Willett cashier of tho Fire.
"a "1flal EinS. said: "Busine4.s mas
ny ntNtn better, nor collections 4as
-, -, ne also said. "a contractor has |
u.s. gone out Of the bank who stated |
'l"ft ne h1d already made this early |
N the season, six or seven r.rT,r ,af...,
"r buildings. and that he would oet
W! cash, where he had heretofore got
en- only part cash.
! did not ca11 to see ANY ,nf t1,a ,,a,,,