The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-12-24
GREAT WAS
THECHRISTMA.S
RUSH.lN STORES
OF Wheeling Saturday Night-From
AL Points Of tho in
Compass.
COME THE HOLIDAY SHOPPERS
Moro Interviews With Merchants,
Who Say Trade Is Very
Satisfactory.

Seldom has there been such o tre-
mendous rush Of holiday shoppers as
thronged the retail district of this city
on Saturday, especially In the evening,
when in spite OF the fact that the cler-.
ical force in NIL the stores has been aug
mented. the purchasers of Christmas
presents could hardly be accommo-
dated. Yesterday was a day OF relaxa-,
ton for the business men and their
overworked clerks. and the counte-
nances of the former were wreathed in
smiles over the splendid business done.
Interviews with merchants ELECTED
the fact that they were oil doing their
share OF the holiday business, and no
one complained. There remains but
one more day, and as is usually the
case the day before Christmas, viii
likely eclipse all other days. Saturday
was o banner day. nearly all the mills
and factories paying their, employees,
and they circulated through the shop
ping districts In droves and spent
money freely. The fact that the better
class of merchandise is having the call
this year more than ever before Is an
indication that there is plenty Of money
and everybody is employed.
Clement Hess, OF Hess & Sons, said
the holiday business was satisfactory
in every respect and fully as good as
last year, which was the best In the
history Of the business '''The people are
purchasing a better class OF goods, and
money. seems plentiful"
Robert Nesbitt, of Nesbitt s: Bro
Holiday trade appears to be better
than last year. and will lequal the best
year. We ever had. The people are
buying a. better. class !of, goods. q fact
which indicates that they have more
money to spend than ever before"
Lou Gundling, of Gundling & CO.
"our holiday business is very sadsfac-
tory, and We have no complaint to
make. 1T is fully up to what 1t was
last year. and that makes 1t as good
as any year IN the. business"
Lee Baer-"BusiIess is satisfactory
In every way, in fact more SO, as our
sales are about % per cent. above what
they were last year. Business ever
since the election has been good, and
this is the best year we ever had"
Frank Foster, Of Foster &c Watkins
"Business has been satisfactory. and l
can see no reason for complaining 1t
has been good throughout the year, and
the same holds good Us to the holiday
trade"
Prof. Il. Shelf, OF Shelf Bros.-"Busi-
: ness is more than satisfactory. and I
think We are doing more than our
share. It is I'D to last year. and that
is to sayit is as good as any year in
our business"
C. W.. Alexander-"Thls years bust
ness is the biggest we have ever had.
The holiday trade is exceptionally sat
isfactory. People are spending their
money freely, and they apcar to have
plenty Of it,
]. Greene. of the ]. II. Locke Shoe
Co.-Our holiday business Is about the
same. as last year; It would be con-
stderably better IL we had snow on. the
ground. We expect the holiday re-
ceipts to aggregate considerably more
than last year. Monday We expect to
be the banner day in the history Of tho
business