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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-01
I9O2'S RETAIL TRADE
SAVANNAH MERCHANTS HAD A Sue
CESSFUL YEAR.
NOVEMBER BUSINESS BAD.
But OTHER MONTHS SHOWED IN
CREASE OVER 1901.

This Statement True in All Glasses
of Trade Competition in Dry
Goods Fierce. Says Leopold Adler,
but sales Have Been Large-Mer-
chants Satisfied Both with Years
Business and with Outlook for
That of Coming Eear-sOme Fail
ures Recorded but Amounts In
Them Due TO Causes which Ante
dated Last Year.
1902 was a good year for the retail
merchants of Savannah. This is the
information that was given out yes
terday by a number of leading mer-
chants on Broughton street.
ut has been the largest year that we
have ever had" said Mr.. Leopold Adler.
THAT is in the number of sales, for
competition is fierce in dry goods and
goods have to be sold at a very small
margin of profit
"In fact" he continued, Savannah
people can buy dry goods cheaper
right at home than they can in any
other city in the country not exclud-
ing New York. They are realizing the
fact, and now home merchants are
getting the greater part of trade
that formerly went North.
Mr.. B. H. Levy. of B. H. Levy &
Bro. said: Every month of 1902 has
been better than the same month of
the preceding year with the exception
of November. The business as a whole
has been away ahead Of last year and
the outlook for the new year is very
good for the people seem to be in pros
porous circumstances"
A similar report was made by Mr..
p. I. Foye of the firm of Foye &
Eckstein. The sales of every month
of the year with the exception of
November were better than those of
the same months last of 1901. and even
since Christmas trade has been very
good despite the fact that the Christ
mas trade itself was unusually large.
Mr.. S. e. Theus of Theus & Co., said
that the rush of the Christmas trade
the heaviest in years, had prevented
his figures for the years business be-
ing tabulated yet, but he is sure that
1t was quite as good as that of the
year before and he has reason to be-
lieve that exact figures will show II
10 nave DeeD HluCn DetleT. DuIlnB the
Christmas season the sales were not
only large but the goods bought were
of much better quality than those
sold in former years. the demand be-
ing for higher priced and more artistic
goods.
The general prosperity of the year
is further shown by the reports of r.
G.. Dun & Co. Mr.. w. l.. Pritchard
manager for Savannah said, taking the
year as a whole the sales have been
far ahead of those of the year before.
Collections generally have been fair
and, in some lines unusually good.
Savannah merchants have been
branching out, he said, and now are
selling in a territory that besides Geor-
gia itself embraces portions of Flori-
da, South Carolina, Alabama and in
some cases parts of Mississippi and
Louisiana. There have been some
failures, of course. but the sums in
volved were small and in many cases
the causes that brought about these
failures are traceable to former years
All of the merchants seen consider
the outlook for business this year very
bright.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-01
TOURISTS ARE ARRIVING.

Mr.. w. II. Leahy division passenger
agent of the Atlantic Coast Line, head
quarters Savannah, returned yester-
day morning from Thomasville. He
says evidences of the heavy tourist
travel that is confidently expected are
already to be seen in Thomasville, for
the hotels and boarding houses of that
city are already filled.
A local paper, referring to Mr..
Leahy's visit says: Mr.. w. II. Leahy.
division passenger agent of the A. c.
L., headquarters Savannah, is in the
city Mr.. Leahy though quite a young
man is one of the best known and most
popular railroad officials in Georgia.
His promotion to the responsible posi-
ton which he holds followed the alb
sorption of the Plant System by the A.
c. L., a line which selects the best
talent to be found"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-01
MADE FEWER INSPECTIONS,

The report of Food Inspector S. A.
We'll will show that fewer inspections
We're made during the year for the
reason that they were not necessary.
There was quite a falling off in the
quantity of stuff condemned by Mr..
Well.
The activity of Inspector We'll dur
ing the previous year is probably re-
sponsible for this decrease. The man.
ner in which he went about his work
at that time, it would seem. made II
apparent that 1t would not be wise to
offer for sale food stun unfit for use.
In this way Mr. Weil's duties during
1902 were not so onerous. The inspec-
tions made during the previous year
numbered 4,443
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-01

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weak organs to full size and vigor.
Simply send your name and address to
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Detroit, Mich, and they will gladly
send the free receipt with full direc-
tions so any man may easily cure him.
self at home. This is certainly a most
generous offer, and the following ex-
tracts taken from their daily mail
show what men think of their gener-
osity:
Dear Sirs: Please accept my sincere thanks
for yours OF recent date. have given your
treatment thorough test, and the benefit has
been extraordinary. 1t has completely braced
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Dear Sirs Your method worked beauti.
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Strength and vigor have completely returned
and enlargement is entirely satisfactory"
Dear Sirs; Yours was received and had no
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men. | am greatly improved in size, strength
and yigor."
All correspondence is strictly conf
Dental. mailed in plain sealed envelope
The receipt is free for the asking, and
they want every man to have 1t.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-01
CITY ENGINEER BUSY.

The report of City Engineer w. j.
Winn will show that more work was
done in his office than during the pre-
vious year. The report is a compli-
Gated one, and shows the surveys and
plans made during the year
1t is not likely that there will be
more than one recommendation to
this report. Col. Winn will recon-
mend that his department be author
lied to employ some additional COM
petent assistance to make copies of
the numerous maps, plans and profiles,
which are the accumulation of years
of surveys, and that these copies be
stored in some secure building, not
connected with the City Exchange, in
view of the fact, that should the orig
inals be destroyed by fire or other
wise, the loss would be almost irrep-
arabic.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-01
Would Not Insure Him
Insurance Companies Refused to
Insure the Rev. j. W. YeiSley
Because He Had Kid
ney Trouble.

This case is but one of thousands
where the head of the house was re-
fused insurance, because he had kid
ney trouble. Mr.. Yeisley had given up
in despair when some friend recon-
mended DR.. David Kennedys Favorite
Remedy and it cured him.
Mr. Yeisley writes:
My kidneys and liver were in
bad condition and l was anxious
for relief I had tried many rem
edies without success, and when
/ bought a bottle of 'Favorite
Remedy, it was with but little
faith in its ever helping me, but in
a short time it effectively proved
it's merit Perhaps the best proof
l can give that it has completely
cured me is to state that l have
since been accepted by four differ
ent life insurance companies"
The Rev. Mr.. Yeisley is the pastor OF
the First Reformed Church of St.
Paris, Ohio, and is as well the editor
of the st. Paris Dispatch.
There is no question that DR.. David
Kennedy's Favorite Remedy is the
best and surest medicine in the world
for diseases of the kidneys liver,
bladder and blood rheumatism, dys-
pepsia and chronic constipation, as
well as the Weaknesses peculiar to wo-
wen. 1t quickly relieves and cures in
ability to hold urine and the necessity
of getting up a number of times during
the night. 1t puts an end to that scald-
ing pain when passing urine, and cor
reefs the bad effects of whiskey and
beer.
All druggists sell DIR. David Ken
nedy's Favorite Remedy in the new so
cent size and the regular $1.00 size bot
ties.
Co,,1lo hottIo- ayo,,gt, for +riaI fraa
by mail.
DIR. DAVID KENNEDY CORPORA
TON, Rondout, N. Y.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-01
HUSBAND REPORTED
DROWNED.

Detectives, However, Think That
Adam LaRoche Is stin Alive.
Fearing that her husband met his
death while fishing in the Savannah
river Mrs. Adam LaRoche, living on
Orange street, called at police head
quarters yesterday and asked that an
investigation be made.
A man named Shields had stated that
he and a negro went fishing with La
Roche on Monday and that the tragedy
occurred on the day following. The
negro verified the story told by the
white man and LaRoche's coat was
produced as evidence.
The woman was accompanied by a
child, and was very much exercised.
Her husband left home on Monday to
go fishing, and she had heard nothing
of him until Shields appeared on the
scene. The detectives did not credit
the story of the drowning and were
unable TO locate Shields. They will
make a further investigation to-day.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-01
19O2'S INCREASE In
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS
The Year Successful One in All Branches
of Trade
Of Trade.

The close of the calendar year is
naval stores seasons. The cotton sea-
son opens Sept. 1, naval stores April l.
shipping about Oct. 1, while the others
run according to the time the products
begin to reach market.
Aside from the increase in the exports
probably the most significant feature
of local trade development has been
the large increase i'm the imports as
shown by the collections of duty at the
Custom House. The collections for the
first six months of the fiscal year, be-
ginning July 1, exceed the amount COL
lected all of last year by $12,56O. The
duties collected so far since July l have
been $36,916 for the six months, against
$24.S5O for all of last year. The import
trade is fast gaining ground, and prom
Uses to develop greatly.
The foreign exports for the calendar
year show the large increase of over
100000, being $47, So, 21S against $44,-
166, 29O for 1901. For September of this
year the value of the exports broke all
previous records in the history of the
port, and other months have also
shown big gains.
Upland Cotton Season.
The cotton season so far has been
thoroughly satisfactory from every
standpoint, with prices paid above
those for last year. and conditions on
the whole favorable to planters. The
demand in this country and abroad
has continued uniform, within steady
takings by manufacturers that indi-
Gates n good demand for goods and ex-
plains the Wholesomeness of the mar
kets so far. An absence of undue spec
ulative influence has also been given
as among the reasons for the even run
ming movement of prices during the
season which has kept consumers in
the market steadily. At no time have
they been forced out for any great time
| pending the adjustment of speculative
differences that they might buy cotton
| at its actual market value.
Savannahs receipts have held up
well, being now S90,S12, against SIS, 727
last year to this time. an increase of
| 76,085 bales. While ideas differ as to
the size of this crop, the. local trade
! are inclined to attribute the increase
shippers for the prompt handling of
the product than to an increase in pro-
duction. For several days past the
daily receipts have been less than last
| year, and much interest is being man.
! ifested in the probable cause of this.
whether it means temporary Interrupt
ton to the movement of an exhaus-
! ton of interior supplies. The larger
movement this way may also be at
tributed largely to the efforts of the
| free-on-board brokers. who have large
connections with the interior and have
become important factors in the mar
keting of the cotton crop.
Sea Island Cotton Crop.
The marketing of the sea island cot
ton crop, most of which is through the
| Savannah market, has been generally
| satisfactory, with prices on the whole
satisfactory to holders. The concen-
sus of opinion inclines to a belief in a
crop around 10000 bales, as. against a
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-01
TO ENTERTAIN THE SAILORS.

The sailor friends of the Savannah
port Society win be the guests at an
entertainment in the chapel of the So
eiety's building tomorrow night. The
entertainment will be given under the
auspices of the Lutheran Church of
Ascension, and everything is being
done by the ladies of the church to
ensure the sailor boys a good time
The church choir will render valuable
assistance. and the music will be a
feature of the programme. Refresh
ments will be served.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-01
SILVER CARVING SET.
Presented Fire Chief Mcguire by
Men at Headquarters.

Men at Headquarters.
The boys of fire department head
quarters, sixteen in number, surprised
and for a few moments frightened
their chief and leader, John E. Ma
guire, yesterday afternoon, when they
gathered about him and Clerk Nell
asked for his attention a few moments.
Thoughts of all kinds of things, both
good and bad, ran through the chiefs
mind, and he thought of most any
thing except that he was to be hon
ored by the men. In short appro-
pirate and appreciative speech, Mr..
Nell thanked the chief on behalf of
the members of the station and him
self for the many acts of considera-
ton, friendship and interest he had be-
slowed and shown them during the
year about to close. He told of the
good will and love the men bore to-
wards their leader. and after a few
more remarks, in which the ties of
friendship and duty existing between
their leader and themselves were
bound stronger, stepped forward and
presented the chief with beautiful
solid silver carving set of large size
and incased in a magnificent plush
lined box. The set consisted of knife.
fork and steel. The handles are of
elks horn with heavy silver tips. All
in all the gift is valuable and service
able, and much appreciated by Chief
Mcguire
Chief Mcguire never has posed as an
orator and on this occasion he could
not talk at all, so great was his sur
prise and appreciation of the generous
gift. Thank you boys" was about all
he could say, but the few words he did
utter were sufficient to make the men
feel proud that they had honored their
leader. for they knew the gift was APP
preciated more than words had ex-
pressed.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-01
MADE MANY ARRESTS.

1t will be several days before the re-
port of Superintendent of Police Reilly
will be ready for the Mayor, but it is
thought that at least 200 more arrests
were made than in 1901. The amount of
stolen property recovered by the de-
tectives was greatly in excess of the
previous year and the figures have al
ready been given in the Morning News.
The arrests for 1901 amounted to $3.50,
and those for last year probably reach
ed 5 500
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-01
PUMPED MUCH WATER.

There were several millions gallons
more water pumped at the water works
during 1902 than during 1901, when
2.O65, Al, 0O9 gallons was sucked from
the ground.
The report of Supt. 1. U. Kinsey win
show a great increase in the amount
of water that is being consumed by
Savannahians There are ID wells be-
ing used and the air lift is doing great
work with them. Since the installa-
ton of the air lift it has been IN
necessary to operate the old water
works and Supt. Kinsey will have nice
things to say about the lift.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-01

it will be several days before it Will
be completed.
The report will show that the scaven-
ger department has rendered good ser
vice and that daily reports have peeh
reduced to a minimum. The year with
this department was particularly
satisfying one and the live stock was
kept in exceptional good conditlon- Inc
report will show that not an amman
was lost in the city stables during the
wear The watermelon seaso was a
heavy one. too, and an exceptionally
large number of dead cattle had to be
hauIad from the city.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-01
SPENT EVERY CENT.

The report of Chairman Daffin of the
Park and Tree Commission will show
when completed, that every cent Of the
appropriation of $4,000 was expended.
OF the $4,000 allowed for Laurel Grove
Cemetery S5,999.96 was used, and the
remaining four cents went for some
thing else. Tree planting ate up the
$1,000 allowed in a hurry.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-01
WITH A MASONIC RING.
Mr. Herman Parsons Gift from EN-
plOyes of j. w. jackson.

NH1tt from En-
pIOyes of j. w. jackson.
Mr.. Herman Parsons. manager for
J. w. Jackson. will leave Savannah
next week to go into business with his
uncle in Montgomery. Ala. He was
presented last night on his retirement
from business here. a handsome ring.
set with a Masonic emblem by the en-
ployes of ]. w. jackson. Just as he
was leaving the store the EMPLOYEES
gathered around Mr.. Parsons, and Mr..
II. 5. Merritt, in their behalf. made
the presentation of the ring. Mr.. Par
sons was taken wholly by surprise. He
expressed in a feeling manner his APP
probation of the gift, and the friend
snip which had prompted its giving.
Mr.. Parsons has been with Mr.. Jack
son and with the firm of jackson &
Metzger and the firm preceding that,
1. Dasher q Co. for over sixteen years
and is widely known to the dry goods
trade of Savannah.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-01

overheated and set the wood afire. The
damage will amount to about SIS.
i The second call was at 6 p. m. and
the men and apparatus went to the
corner of Hull and Jefferson streets,
where it was reported a defective flue
or hearth was giving trouble. Alr1v-
ing at the designated place no fire
was found and it could not be ascer-
tanned who sent in the call
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-01
SCAVtNGER SERVICE GOOD.

The report of Director of Public
Works Gadsden. the scavenger de-
partment, under Supt. Clarity, will
show up well. The report of the director
Of public works is a lengthy one and
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-01
Railroad officials Good hunters.

Three officials of the Seaboard Air
Line who spent day before yesterday
hunting in the country west of Savan-
nah returned yesterday with reports
of fine trip and a string of eighty-six
birds.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-01
TWO SMALL FIRES.
Department Called ont to Incipient
BIazes.

The men of fire station No. were
called out twice yesterday by tele-
phone to extinguish small blazes. The
first call was at 2:15 and was to the
Savannah Brewery where fire had
started in the woodwork around the
smoke stack, the stack having become
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-01
seven Per Cent. Dividend.

New York. Dec. S1.-The directors of
the Delaware and Hudson Company to-
day fixed the dividend for the coming
year at per cent, the regular rate
The declaration is made about month
earlier than usual.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-01
IN THE RAILROAD WORLD.

Superintendent Walter Hale of the
Seaboard Air Line returned yesterday
from Macon.
Superintendent w. B. Denham of the
Atlantic Coast Line has returned to
the city after a trip of inspection over
a part of the system.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-01
Weak Men Cured Free.
Send Name and Address To-day-You
Can Have 1t Free and Be Strong
and Vigorous for Life.
INSURES LOVE AND A HAPPY HOME

How any man may quickly cure him
self after years of suffering from sex
ual weakness, lost vitality, night losses.
varicecele, etc, and enlarge small
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-01

DR.. David Kennedy's Magic Eye
Salve for all diseases or inf1ammations
of the Eye. Csc.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-01

The marketing of the sea island cot
ton crop, most of which is through the
Savannah market, has been generally
satisfactory with prices on the whole
satisfactory to holders. The concen-
sus of opinion inclines to a belief in a
crop around 10000 bales, as. against a
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-07

June is the anniversary Of the birth
IN 1908 of Samuel Slater, who bulls
the nrst cotton factories In the United
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-07
W5re GaPpeHs
A
New Scheme

man who fancied he had become the
possessor Of a big lump of gold would
have been equally Industrious in turn
Ing the bargain into good money The
fact that they were. swindled made
them realize the fact that they had
pinned their faith to bad men. and
they wept because they had lost their
money.
This fraternity of unpublished GRIM
tnals has another bfanch which has
come into public notice recently be-
cause one of its members had been
fooled, his money taken and his piou&
scheme to beat" the races ruined. The
branch referred to Is made UP of men
who enter into conspiracy with people
who have, or pretend to have, facili-
ties for intercepting telegraph mes
sages from the race tracks. In most
instances the wire tappers" are SIM
ply smooth spoken sharps, who paint
entfcfng pictures Of 'sure thing bet
ting, and take from their victims and
keep the money with which the trap
for unsuspecting poolroom gamblers
was to have been baited. 1t is only
another form Of the green goods game,
and the victim is entitled to the same
amount of sympathy as an honest man
would bestow on the purchaser Of
counterfeit money
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-07
FIFTH ANNUAL. CONVENTION,

The fifth annual convention of the
International Sunshine society was
held in the Astor gallery of the Wal
dorf-AstOr, New York city, May 81
%, and over SEQ delegates were pres
ent from all parts Of the United States.
Mrs. Theodore Haynes, of MINNEAPOLIS,
president of the, Minnesota State So
ctety, was present. The treasurer,
Mrs. Edwin Knowles. reported re-
eeipts during the past year at $10,-
1858. Mrs. H. S. Beattie, the sec
retary gave an account of the Sun
shine work that had been accomplished
all over the country. This included
the establishment of lunch rooms, free
beds in hospitals. day nurseries, Sun
shine libraries, homes for orphans and
crippled children, blind asylum for
women in Texas and summer homes
for children in the country. The pres
1dent general, Mrs. Cynthia Westorer
Alden, was presented with a hand
some society badge, from. her many
friends in the Sunshine work This
badge was larger than the ordinary
society badge, is of pure gold with
white ground and the letters T. S. S.
raised with diamonds stand out clear
and sparkling, and were surrounded
with green laurel leaves. The wreath
was also gemmed with diamonds. Mrs.
Alden was deeply touched with this
proof Of affection.