Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-07-08
BRYAN ASA
COTTON MARKET.

pie who have never sold their cot
ton and bought their goods in
Bryan. A few words, therefore,
regarding Bryan as a cotton mar
ket, will interest you if you are one
Of these.
The largest dealers Sf the world
have for years past regularly open
ed up markets in Bryan. They
send expert buyers here, and in
struct them to buy coltjn, and
earn their salaries. Competing
houses being representing, the cot
ton is made to bring every cent it
is worth.
The distinctive feature of the
Bryan market of interest TO the far.
mer is the fact that he is paid THE
CASH for his cotton, without any
about any part Of it
being "traded out" Ii he wants
to take his money home with him
and invest il in land or cattle, or
deposit it in bank OF deposit il in
an old sock leg and put il under the
bed, nobody will say him nay
But If he wants to buy some
goods Of any kind, he has the cash
10 pay for them. He can price at
any number OF houses, and wher-
ever he finds them the cheapest he
is at liberty to buy. This is a vast
improvement over the system in
vogue in other towns, where every
merchant in town sticks his knife
in and takes out a wad Of the sta
pie, makes a bid, and finally some
one buys and tells him TO come
around to the store TO settle. When
he gets there he is made to under
stand that Mr.. Merchant, whoever
lee may be, IL due great credit for
paying him such a good price; that
therefore he is in duty bound to
trade some of 1t out. The mer-
chant and his clerks being oily
tonged and persistent, the farmer
rather grateful for the good price
received for his cotton, the latter
yields and perhaps trades out a lot
of his cotton money without hay-
ing the benefit Of getting bids for
his trade.
On arriving at Bryan with your
cotton you drive TO warehouse or
cotton yard and have your cotton
weighed and sampled, the weigher
giving you the receipt and sample
which you take TO the buyer, who
makes you an offer. If you are
satisfied with the price you close
the deal and get your money. II
not satisfied, and you think your
cotton worth more you' can 20 to
other buyers and get them to make
you an offer, and If you are. still in
doubt and think you are not get
ting the top price you can turn the
sample over to your merchant and
have him 80 sell for you, which he
will do without charge, and the
only expense TO you in the whole
Transaction is 10 cents per bale for
sampling and weighing.
What plan could be more simple
or competition in all lines be
brought out more strongly?
The facilities for handling cotton
in Bryan this season are better
than ever.
Free wagon yards have been
opened for your Use and plenty OF
free water is furnished by the city
in fact every effort is being made
to induce you to make Bryan your
cotton market and trading point.
Another point to consider is that
compressed cotton is shipped at a
lower freight rate than the uncom-
pressed The Bryan compress was
erected at a cost Of $4,000, and
there is not a better equipped COM
press in the south
The Bryan oil mill is another en-
terprise that patronzes the farmer
in that it buys every pound of seed
offered for sale and pays the high
est market price for same.
Having considered Bryan as a
cotton market, it is also desired
that YOU be made aware Of the i'm
portanre Of the town as a desirable
trading point. Beyond a doubt
Bryan is the cheapest town in the
state when il comes to buying gro.
ceries. dry goods, furniture, hard.
ware, saddlery, drugs, etc. In the
first place her merchants are up.
to-dale and they handle nearly all
staples and heavy goods in car load
lots, thus saving thousands of dol
lars annually on freights aud O
course the consumer gets the beneli
n, this saving. The merchants o
v ,n handle more goods and tn,