The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-11
Washington Avenue Wholesalers
Say Fall Season Will Be
Record Breaker.
NEW ACCOUNTS ARE OPENED.
Newcomers From Southern and
Southwestern States Report
Heavy Crops and Pros.
porous Conditions.

night St Louis wholesale merchants and
manufacturers have experienced in many
seasons began yesterday morning. Wash
ington avenue stores were filed from early
morning until 5 o'clock in the afternoon
with host of merchants from Southern
and Western States and Territories, bear
ing news Of abundant crops PROSPEROUS
commercial prospects and a roseate busi-
ness outlook.
Arkansas. Louisiana, Mississippi, New
Mexico. Oklahoma and Texas were repre-
sented in the host of newcomers 1T
looked" said the head of a Washington
avenue dry goods house. more like the
height OF the season than SO early in its
opening. We have seldom had such an
inflow OF merchants before August Is. From
the middle OF August until the middle of
September are the heavy weeks
CONDITIONS A SURPRISE.
These conditions said E. E. Evans Of
the Rice-Stix Dry Goods Company. came
rather as surprise. although our agents
In the Southwest had given an inkling of
the growth OF the trade in Oklahoma. In
oian Territory. New Mexico and Texas.
To-day's rush of incoming buyers has
contained nothing more gratifying than the
p.esenSs OF new customers; 1t IS the opening
new bills. as we term them. that affords
perity.
Men whom We have known for years as
clerks connected with other houses. see
Ing the new opportunities in the South
west. are going into business for tnem-
new places. These conditions demonstrate
peter than anything else the faith these
merchants have in the future of the South
west. It shows, too, that they are coming
to st. Louis for their goods.''
MISSISSIPPI IS PROSPEROUS.
Miller and Farmer of Crenshaw, Miss,
were among the younger business men who
arrived yesterday.
They say that the trade outlook in their
State Is excellent and that there are new
nrms developing in many sections.
s. Loire Of Sedan. Kas., was one of the
pig buyers yesterday. Mr. Loire says that
his section of Southern Kansas is develop
ing w1nderfully in the production of oil and
gas; that new manufactures are sprtngtng
up. and that all indications point to a pros
porous year.
III H. . A Moore Ct West Mississippi that
dsnt crops and If the frost holds on there
Will De good cotton product. Corn is al
ready harvested and stock-raisers are going
to have corn to sell, instead of having TO
buy II, as formerly.
among the arrivals yesterday were:
La: w. io .lop 1eev Mieiiand Lake Charles
Aiils. Corsieana. Tex: Mrs. A. C. Bate.eil.
z;ss:. p :s.. a..f''fg
Planter. HOE e aeds sH; Dallas.
Reser.son. palla. Tea ai sn sassrmas New Or
leans. La: H; Cooke. Dallas. Tex: Miss E. b.
Guy. Metieo N cavanze, Mexico ciiy' Me s
The UH s..ssy R. Hardy, Dallas; Tex; P.
Lisdsli h- ae,si-g .,r CLAYTON. GlesqEne Tss;
Whitney, Tex; J. ". Neathury. Falrsille. Tex
Henriesta '' Tei '1s Nase sssSi M4s e1
E Baslin. Cameron. Tex; n. W Jay. New
y. G. Alien, Hearns. Tea.; F. " sssn pa Les
tine. Tex; B. GiIcuH.b. Dallas. Tex L Veyan.
anu Lincoln T. psss re9 e Ie sann,oa
| Ruston. IA; Al. Higdon. Lampasas. Tex: r. 81
RGs se:de gosse T. Rowan Jr ser.,on
La: g, B. Wilson. Bryan, Tex; c. P. Wagner.
New St CHARLES HoteisT..E swain. Dallas
Bent ssnton Ho %sviGs $; D. Long. Eiiasvdne
La; 3. and ". Thorp. San Antonio Tex 1 II
E.s 6 ASi.sn Teas Tsa Mr,
CITY; MsT ,, Miss Hsnk; Ms.ee CITY. Mexico
J. L stakley. Dallas. Tex; MIS-. N. Hassail
st kk,sy p PEN.
sn; WYE ffs sa 5 New and o w. as hoa.
New St James HOTEL. C Blake. Graham,
Mosers HoteiM,n N Mulde.. catull., Tex
| ~. p. Exline. Dallas. Tex; w. H. Chandler
Plano. TEX: F.. r. Smith. Brownwood Tex
w w James. Bolton. Tex: L. NJ. Penich. Ter
The MsrchantsZJ. J. Raiser. Gainesville. Tex
b. C. Bohney. Gainesville. Tex; T. n Var
Hoozer. Comanche. Tex: G. D. Thacker. smith
willie. Tex; W. Writ. FL Paso, Tex: W. D
Sherwood: Texas: J. E Toben. Houston. Tex.
wesa aa. Mis-. se %e, Resss : Tel
e. Loring Texas; F. E. Page. Valley View
| Texas: W: E. Ruck Jr.. Texas
l Edison Hotel-B. Warren Beaumont Tex
r. stanley. Beaumont, Tex.