The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-17
Visitors Declare That Local Mcr
chants Varieties uf Stock and
Prices Are ~IncGnalcd.
BRING THEIR FRIENDS ALONG.
Dealers From Distant Paris Who
Have Never Bought Here Be
fore Are Among the Arri-
yals-The Register.

50. Louis - n"w tho Hi,.ot for buyers
from I'll parts of the country. who ar" at
ua''"d ly tho remarkably low prices. tire
m"udonS stocks and large varieties Of
goods offered by iucalyolh'rs rs. ana the mum
Der Of arrivals Is increasing daily.
Yesterday buyers from the more distant
States began to arrive. and the headquIr-
r"rs Of The Interstate Merchants Assoria-
tic" was throusci from morning until night
with thu visitors who wished 10 register.
Every STATE from South Dakota to Texas
and from Nehrasht 40 Indiana vle repre-
sent't- TIE visitors w't" a remark bly,
rro>p-tu,;. and Intelligent body q mcr-
chants. There was "a air sprIukiiuS q
pretty m.lIIu-rs among them. ami all Other
lines were represented. A majority OF those
who cam" in yesterday are general Incr-
chants. who Will purchase a number or
lines Of goods.
Many Of those who came 10 this market
last season were so We'll pleased with their
bargains that They brought other mer-
chants from their vicinity with them OF
this tip. and all al. well satisfied with
th' s.za aad variety 81 the stocks shown
aud with the prices made 10y local johb-rs.
despite the recent heavy advances Ia all
goods.
Nearly all % the visitors report that
business Us good iu tn,.r-iorauiies and that
TN" prospects Tor the coming Season arc
excellent.
Among Tho arrivals yesterday was l..
Hcrw"Id "a general merchant Of Dallas.
Tex. who came p 20 buy e stock If gr,-
crai n'r,haudi~'. IL, said that he cam. To
=. Louis because D., WIS able 10 get the
kinds OF goods best suited To his trade AZ
lower prices than elsewhere. Mis- Rosa
Berger - buying "a stock OF millinery ipr
a. store which Nr. H'rwDld conducts at
iorryiow. T.N.
Buyers will toe better taken cage of this
season ~ -. Louis than ever before. ais
III" various JobbinE houses have not only
l"rr'isci tir.r capital stock but have
mad" "Nt"nsiy" Improvements in thrir
stores. Since last season several new stores
have been established. Uhirh are atrr5ct-
inE considerable trade To- THE city.
Among tn arrivals WhO registered az the
headquarters o. the Interstate M-rchau.-'
Association Yesterday Wei. the following.
X }. Craig. cutler. Ill.
Eeii" NJ Jennings. Blue Mound. Kas.
George Sah-r. Blue Mound. Ka4.
Wilma II. Reed. overlook. Kds.
Robert Clark, osborne. kds.
) NJ Norton. Council B.Tifs. Ia.
VI. :. Bush. CcHtgdl.a. Nh.
G.. l.. Burnett. West PLAINS. 40.
Morris 1t,Ohy. Mammoth Springs. Ark.
h. BcrmaH. Mammoth Springs. AIk.
" g l.dNi'i. Commando. Tx.
H. Hd>'sr. tamdurn". Tex.
T.. kirk. Ash Grove. NJ"
T.. W Thompson. Dallas. Tex
NeiI" '-r.et,n. t'irr.nston. Mo
J'an A Boyd. Arlington. Tex.
Sl"i.d Denny. Sliuam Springs. ArE.
y. ; j~t-Ierte. NIrThysuoIu. tn
W y. STsaI"rtu. yslJru. H..
/ Eyr"uIi. isuSvl-V. Tex.
W M.yer, Kansas city. NJ.
Jacob kUTtz. Gilmer. Tex.
\ II. ~Doermanu. E~.i.rd:, Sprir.s. 40.
" n skinner. Shawnee. ok.
Mrs. W II. Chandler. Plano, TN.
L~yi oeir. Hiiwd,hI. Kas.
! T.: hi.iA'ris, VEST Plains. NJ.
". N. Garrett. Taylor. Tex.
kaihTrn N"-hrmau. jefferson city. l'p.
Garnet Brown. Jefferson city. Nc
burg. Western. No.
Nv. ~t.vue!. Edgar. Neb.
mi Miller. Montgomery. No.
Mr.. ~ g. Grimm. Idrkst"n. : -.
Rove tlea-tr. Eus-"ilviil". Ark.
- ;. Jean. Magnolia. Ark.
Mrs. II. Holland. Marshall Tex.
MEE Henry p'EyFuc. Wichita. K4s.
Mrs. + Il. Lille. Guthrie. Oh.
Mrs. 6 &. MaGaHu. Guthrie. Oh.
Mr~. T. : ShiUki-. Mount Grove No
' ; b'dSlIS. breckenridge. Tex.
Mr.. '. :. Douglas. Bicckinridge. Tex
Mss Mary Dabury. Ereckinritcs. TX
MY. \. j. War;. Breckenridge. T-x
l. \. Murphy. HumauSyIIp. Mo.
a. Murphy. - .inGiieiI. Nd.
Leslie liiil. Columbus Junction. n.
bertha = Jacobs. Erowuwood Tex.
VAUGHN Harris. Lincoln. KaS.
Miiila H"ll. Sylvan Grove. Kas.
\. j. Alderman. I;i- Springs. Tex.
u. L. Alternately. P'ttsrute. Tex.
John I. Wells. JonssburE. Mo.