The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-28
ANOTHER BIC FIRM
Is Added to Wichita'S List Of
Wholesale Houses,
WHOLESALE HAT HOUSE
To be Started July lSt By
GoIdStandt and Powell.
WHOLESALE HAT HOUSE

To the large NUMBER on splenold WhOle-
Gale institutions already located in Wich-
tia, another important enterprise is soon
10 be added, the Goldstandt-Powen Hat
company, an exclusive wholesale hat, cap
and glove house.
The new firm is composed Of A. N.
Goldstandt, John L. Powell and F. w.
Hager, all well known business men Of
this city; men who have been identified
with Wichita's growth and progress and
who have faith in its future as jobbing
center.
A NJ. Goldstandt, the senior member
Of the firm has conducted a retail hat
ad furnishing goods house here for the
past fourteen years. This line, usually
very difficult to maintain, has been han
died with such good judgment that he has
acquired an unusually large trade for his
house and a reputation over the south
west as one Of the most progressive and
best informed judges of headwear in the
west. He IS n a position to more cor
rectly serve the trade throughout this sec
ton than any man in q distant j0bbing
point could POSSIBLY expect to be. His
ability exerted IN a jobbing way will give
the new firm a great advantage in seek
ing the patronage Of the trade in the ter
r!tory 10 Wichita.
John I. Powell. the second member of
the firm, has lived in Wichita for the past
twelve years. and has attained an envi-
able reputation as a careful and saga
cious fnancier among the business men
of the city. For a number Of years he
has been the credit manager for the Wich-
tia Wholesale Grocery company, one of
the largest and most reputable houses in
the west Mr.. Powell brings to the new
enterprise valuable experience as to the
needs and wants Of the wholesale inter
ests Of Wichita With years Of training
in financial matters with well matured
judgment, together with a large acquaint-
ance among the financial institutions and
the business men of the southwest, the
success Of the new house from a financial
point IS assured.
F. ". Hager, the Junior member of the
firm, has lived here a number Of years
and IS deservedly popular among the
large number Of bright, brainy, shrewd
travelling men who make Wichita their
home. Mr.. Hager's ability along the line
I've ability of Messrs. Goldstandt and
Powell, makes a combination for the new
Jobbing house that is sure to win
Mr. Goldstandt viii start for the eastern
manufactures the coming week TO pur-
chase the opening stock for the new
house.
With ample capital the highest credit,
and happy combination of abilities
along the several lines necessary. this
new institution certainly enters the job
bling field with the most favorable out
look.
This. in connection with wichita's loca-
ton at the gateway Of trade for southern
Kansas, Oklahoma, western Indian Terri
tory, Texas and New Mexico. will make
this firm a powerful factor in the hat
trade in that territory. fact that will
undoubtedly be fully appreciated by the
w;de-awael1 merchants Of that section.
A force Of statesmen will be engaged
during the month OF June and On july I
viii start out to cover the territory for
the fail trade
Every acquisition to the jobbing IN
dustry OF Wichita is exceedingly graft
Tying 10 those who have had faith in the
ultimate success Of this city in tobbine
way. Never before were the prospects as
bright as now No city in this country
many times its size can show as MANY
new enterprises being started. as many
jobbers erecting their own buildings and
as rapidly increasing volume Of business
as IS now seen in Wichita
In this modern. progressive age. the ad-
vancement Of commercial interests de-
T11a hot
the retailer as possible The keen. alert
salesman realizes that he must keep in
close touch with the jobber, in order to be
fully abreast of changing styles and con-
d-tions. Especially, with the fierce COM
petition existing, must he save on
fre.ghts and save all the time possible IN
getting goods to his door. He can no
longer proftaby depend on buying his
goods across the continent, or, indeed. at
any great distance away.
Wide awake merchants prefer to discard
the old method Of buying heavily twice
year with little between times. They find
that this method IS risky: had seasons
find them with to many goods Besides.
goods soon become shopwor1 and stale.
Customers seeing nothing new after A.
few visits, are no longer easily interested
The progressive fellows are now buying
more frequently; less at the commence
ment Of the season, but something every
month throughout the season. BY having
connection with a supply point close at
hand this can probably he done. The re-
suit IS his stock IS always clean. attract
I've and entertaining 20 the customer and
there Is never any necessity for carving
a lot Of old stock over from season to
season
For these reasons Wichita is rapidly be
coming the jobbing center for this great
empire Of the southwest. and with the
rapid growth and Advancement Of peerless
Oklahoma on the south. and the confined
prosperity ~ the great cattle country 70
the southwest from Kansas through Ok
lahoma into Texas and New Mexico. with
the natural Capitalization OF capital and
population ut this point. Wichita will soon
attain such pre-eminent position as a
3obhins center as % forever assure her
supremacy in the southwest.
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