Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-31
"A Comparison Of Freight Rates Which Demonstrates
Our Advantage Over Competitors.
SOME FIGURES SHOWING OUR RECENT GAINS.
The Wonderful Records of Stephen Putney & Co.,
Wingo, Elicit & Crump, Fleshman, Morris &
Co, and Roberts & HOge-Tfer Business in the
Past Year Shows Remarkable Increase.

The growth of Rcond shoe trade within the past two or
years particularly the year 1899 has been almost
in this line OF business 1t SAID by some that Baltimore still runs
ahead but although don look upon that town strictly
southern city pushing her hard Indeed of job
bers that have surpassed the Monumental City and
whether this be not she must look well to her laue in the
future There limiting the enterprise Of the Richmond houses
which handle shoes In every the membership Of these firms
composed OF the most aggressive men men who are never satisfied
with They want to be leaders and no matter how
much money pous into their pockets they will not rest contened
until city oucses all competitors be they northeners or
southene The Dispatch who has investigated this line of
trade astond at the rival shoe houses here stand
gether their commendae love Of Richmond Boom the
shoe centre and let the people have the truth they say for
among ourselves all SIGHT it ont and get along.
SOME COMPARISONS.
Comparisons are always odous Ito those who show to dis
tscs Of 1895 which Show Ricmonds shoe trade and That Of other
southern cities Remember however that the returns for the past
fishing than those we now give Following the STATISTICS of bust
done in 1898 Richmond 15562 Nashville 1O75Sl
Lynchbug O66Ol Atlanta lOlOl9 Knoxville S929l; Memphis,
5S,2G3
SOME EXPLANATIONS.
Why is thus? answer is found the enterprise
and enthusiasm above alluded to and another the high stand
ing OF our Richmond houses but the third is embodied in
million pounds The rate Of freight from Boston 80 cents hun
dred pounds 1t will be that the cost Of this amount of freight
TO Manchester and Richmond from Boston was s315Oo
ON A BASIS OF 100000 POUNDS.
Atlanta Whose rate is STA 100 pounds 600
Richmond Whose rate $35 100 pounds pays... 35OO
Atlanta pays Richmond the sum Of .s Il 100
Knoxville Whose is per pounds pays 100000
Richmond whoso rate s35 100 pounds 3GO
Knoxville would pay Richmond the 500
Nashville Whose rate SS5 100 pounds would pay $500
Richmond Whose rate S35 per 100 pounds) 3OO
Nashville would pay Richmond the sum of 600
St Louis Whose rate is ISL hundred pounds pays 800
Richmond Whose rate S5 per 100 pounds 35OO
ST. Louis pays Richmond the enormous sum Of s4 400
The above comparisons plainly demonstrate that Richmond and
Manchester sell their goods what they laid down at the
of Atlanta Knoxville Nashville and st Louis and save an
nually the small fortunes .bove shown
These figures taken officially from the transportation COM
panes Every buyer that he compelled take poorer
shoes pay for goods of quality when purchasing
Of the markets above referred to-
The enterpsng obbers whom Rcmonds as
shoe market Stephen Puney Co, Freshman Morris Co.
Wngo Elicit Crump Roberts oge and Stern Co. All these
firms report immense business during the year. give
below of the results of their business in