The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-03
GREAT SHIPMENT
OF FOOTWEAR
Messrs. Stephen Putuey & Co., Have
Broken All Records.
F0RTY-TW0 SOLID CARLOADS.
They Were Sent Out Yesterday Morn
ins for Various Southern
Points-Thc Names OF
the Cousiguecs-


went out from Richmond was made yes
terday by Mcssrs. stephen Putney q Go
AT $3.50 o'clock two long freight trains
comprising forty-two ears, pulled out foi
the south over the Atlantic Coast Line
Each car was loaded soldly with case.
OF shoes.
The shipment was made from the Com
panys warehouses In Manchester and
number Of gentlemen connected with the
nrm witnessed the departure OF the train
which was photographed a short while
after fits Ieave-taHinG on the James river
bridge.
The shipment was made over the Atlantic
Coast Lane and the southern, and viii 20
southward. being destined for points in
nearly an the Southern safes. as well as
Kentucky and Tenn ssec.
WHERE THEY GO.
The cons. gnees are as follows:
q. II. Johnson, Benson, y. c.
w. u. Amis a. CO.. Virginia. Va
Auu. Hentz d CO.. POmaria, S. c.
Bass Bros. Griffin. Ga.
Bishop g. Co Ml5isonvlle. Ky.
Davis. Roper & CO.. Laurcns, s. c.
Io.ger q Thornley,. Pickens s. @.
GouldSalbath supply Co.. Pine EIu1.
Ark.
-. W. Gnwly. CImcoeilsviiic. ~.
J. L. Hamilton. Warren, Ark.
McClOy d. lrotter, Monticello, Ark
J.. s. VI. II. Marks, Coyington, Tenn.
T. r. Northern a. Co, Mariana, ARK
Nesbitt, Trowbridge & Co., Piedmont 5.
C..
Pride e Patton. Greenvlle. s. c.
J. 81. st0ner. Asheville. y. 9.
S. Weichse baum Co, Dublin Ga
Watts d. Bro, Camden. Ark
Cape Tear Dry Goods CO., Fayetteville,
". G.
J ~. Lcngnick. Beaufort. s. e.
Garmany Br0s.. Chattanooga. Tenn.
Farmers Supply CO.. Rome. Ga.
}. w. Patterson. Arkadelphia, Ark.
". w. Gresham. Arkadclphia. Ark.
S. r. McNutt. Arkadeiphia. ARK.
III. IL. Black Bolton. Miss.
Thomas CriCht0n AIinden. La.
T. a. Scott. Thomson. Ca.
". j. Norris, Warrent0n. Ga.
Abbott d. Stone. louisville. Ga.
W. y. Robinson & Co., Jackson. Tenn.
Fowler, Harrell q Tarrant, DyersburG.
Tenn.
k 4. UoHile d co., AloilllLHHi Ala-
The Famous. llussellyiiie. Arb
j. Kerr G. CO.. LuflSin. Tex.
RUSSELL Graham & Co, Forest City
Ark
j. W. Turner e. CO.. Magnolia. Ark
Leake Wall & McRae Rockingham. n
G..
A. p Branrey Co.. Blackshear, Ga.
wilkins a. Coz Jessup Gao
j. H. Bodditt Washington. ~ Q.
j. L. Fore q Sons. Pitsburg Tex.
LARGEST or ALL
Tho firm 0f stephen Putney & Company,
which has sent ONT many large shipments
before never reached such figures ns
those representing the shipment yester5aT.
Th. value of tle entire shipment is more
than $4,000. There were 5000 cases Il
shoes. with about 1900 pairs which
would De enough iO supply every man,
woman and child in Richmond and Man
chester with footwear Use celebrated
'Battle-Axe" sho.s are in these cars, and
the mammoth shipment Will doubtless at
tract much attention all along the route.
Two years ar1. on the lst of September.
stephen Putroy g. Co. sent fourteen ear
loads of shoes South 10 one shipment This
was considered mos, remarkable at the
time. Two years later. almost 20 a day ths
hrm Sims nearly exactly tnrce times rs
many The increase is almost as re-
as the size of The shipment,
though. ass Mir Lanehorne Putncy II the
Grm. said. The sales during various
months of the past year made IL certain
that tho trade of the firm was increasing
az am immense rate In April Of this year
DE shipments were sln.l11 in excess of
those for the same month last year.
other increases were about as great
r. is 0f interest 90 the shoe world. and.
indeed. the ,ufi-e world Of business. that
Stephen Putney & 20. now have packed
and already FOR shipment In addition 10
the shipment made, orders amounting to
$1,000 which they are compelled 20 ho'd
FOR lack of cars. In this same connection
IN may De stated that the firm has at reg
ular intervals sent southwark large ship
mems Of shoes. generally on the LIST aud
10Th of each month. a heavy shipment
was made only a few days ago. Putney's
are welnigh ubiquitous In
the Southland, and there IS scarcely
dealer worthy Of the name who does not
meet the hustlers and give his order