The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-01
YEAR A MOST
PROSPEROUS ONE
Statements of the Retail Merchants
Very Encouraging,
AND MANY GROW ENTHUSIASTIC
These Say the Year Has Eeen the Most
Successful Ever Experienced, and
Predict Great Things Some
Expressions

The prosperity Of the past year IS no
better evidenced than by the almost uni
form sentiment of the retail merchants
OF the city, that business during the
twelve months rarely, If ever, tagged. and
that in any case it compared most favor
ably with that of 1899. Some of the pro-
prietors grew enthusiastic and declared
the past year to be the most generally
successful of them ALL and predict that
1901 will be q record-breaker.
NEVER BETTER.
The views of Mr.. j. G.. Corey. manager
of the Cable Piano Company, are as fol-
lows:
IN giving you our views of the business
situation. | will say that we never saw
conditions better or more favorable than
at the present time Our years work just
closed SHOWS most satisfactory results,
and the volume of business exceeds by
far that of any previous year. Notwitfi-
standing the fact that our section was
visited by the most severe drought in
years. business never tagged, and our
travelling men reported good business right
along. The only trouble we experienced
WIS filling orders promptly. We found
c,lieet lions good. and the per cent of our
past due paper Is smaller at this time
than ever before. Quite a large number of
manufacturers in our lire are making
extensive improvements and additions 10
their plants, which we regard as very
good evidence for continuation of the
prosperous times Again, the financial
question has been happily disposed OF, and
we look forward TO a gradual and steady
Increase in business and believe 1861 VIII
prove the most prosperous year in the
history of our community
ARE BRANCHING OUT.
MI H. Kaufmanr. of Hartmann 6
Co., has the following to say concerning
the conditions:
The South is in most prosperous con-
ditiop, and is to-day the most inviting
field for capital of other sections that
are Sc king favorable locations for invest
rnent.
/ rhe same conditions that offer attract
ions to outsiders are encouraging southern
people in the work of developing their
owa resources and, in consequence. new
and extensive enterprises are reported
daily as we'll as improvements added to
those already sestablisned.
This trend of capital and enterprise In
surcs permanent prosperity to the people
Of the South. The jehbers as we'll as the
retailers have felt the effect OF the heal
thy financial condition throughout the
late confederacy, ard ttssnk have all
benefited by It In substantial way.
Richmond is growing daily as a dis
tsi5.-s...ts point for the South, and In the
millinery line we are branching out and
taking in additional territory each year.
Our travelling men now cover the States
of Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Ten
nessee. the Carolinas. Georgia. Florida.
Alabama and Mississippi, and the outlook
for business for the new year was never
shetter and we look for good results and
"a prosn4rous year
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