The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-28
SPLENDID TRADE,
Merchants Are Well Pleased
With Their Sales.
Many of Them Report That Their Holt.
day Business Has Passed all
Previous Records,

The merchants of Mankato are well
satisfied with the trade which they
have had during the fall and especially
just previous to Christmas Last
year the holiday trade reached high
water mark in Mankato, and this year
that mark was passed by many of the
merchants. Of the large number in
terviewed this morning on the subject,
not one reported smaller trade than
last year, and several large dealers re-
ported that all previous records were
broken this year.
Another point brought out was that
the people have been after better
quality of goods this year than pre-
viously. They have not been satisfied
with anything but the best in a
greater degree than at any time dur
ing the past eight years. All this is
a sign that the people have more money
to spend than at any time during this
period.
1t was impossible to see all of the
merchants, but those seen were salts
fled with their business, as the follow
ing statements show:
Geo. E. Brett: "We had a wonder
full trade last year, but that of this fall
has been fully up to it, and if any
thing it has been little better. -
J. B. sd. Richards: 'Our bust
ness has been ahead of any previous
year, and if Monday had not been SO
stormy in the country our total would
have shown up several hundred dollars
more. -
Fred Kron: Saturday gave us the
biggest trade this store ever had The
holiday trade as whole was about the
same as last year.
Stewart & Holmes: ''The volume Of
holiday trade in the city was heavier
than last year, although Monday &
business was not what it would have
been with good weather. Our business
has been about the same as it was last
year. -
G. D. Taylor: my holiday bust
ness was ahead of last year.
Louis Janda: "My books show that
my trade this fall has been greater
than it was last year. -
Joseph Ruerup: "The people made
almost clean sweep in the Racket
store. The holiday trade last year, as
great as that was, was not in it with
this year. %
H. E. Hance 1.-THE trade of the
Model Clothing and Shoe House will
average up this fall with last fall. Our
November business this year was
heavier than that of any previous
month since we started in Mankato.
The trade the few days just previous
to the holidays was the same as last
year.. -
Dooley & Co: "Our trade this year
has been larger than it was last year. -
Lamm & Landkammer "We have
had larger trade than last year. 4"
Martin & Hoerr: "We are we'll sat
isfied with our holiday trade, and be-
lieve it to be larger than last year,
without looking at the books. We
had big trade Saturday, and if it
had not been for the storm Monday we
would have had the biggest trade this
year we ever had
Morey Stern: ''The Hub Clothing
House has had about the same volume
of trade as last fall. -
Kruse Bros "Our trade last fall
was better than for three years past
and this falls trade has been a little
better than last. -
I. Longini: Our trade has been a
little larger than last year. :"
Pond Bros: "Our trade has been
way ahead of what it was last fall and
has been the best for years.
Robt. Lamm: 'Our holiday bust
ness has been little ahead of what it
was last year. Last years trade was
way ahead OF any previous year. .
Nyquist & Iverson: "Our business
this year has been very satisfactory.
We had a big trade Saturday and Mon
day, selling over 81, 900 worth of goods
on those two days
Thos. Hart: "My business this fall
has been above anything in the past
by all Odds The people have bought
better class of goods and made no
complaints ABOUT prices. .
F. q. Heilze "The trade in fancy
candy has been much better than last
year, with falling off in the demand
for the cheaper grades. never had
such a demand before for the better
grades of candy
G. w. Warwick "My holiday trade
has been the same as it was last year
to within adollar or two, and l had a
fine trade last year. /"
John Klein & Co: "Our business
this fall has been about the same as
last year. The trade the last few days
before Christmas was very good, in
deed.
+. K. Wiser: ST am well satisfied
with the result of my thirty-fourth an
y. - L.