Cañon City record., 1903-12-17
FALLsI BUSINESS GOOD.
A Number of Prominent Firms
Give Good Evidence of Heal
thy Business Conditions
in Canon J City.

about hard times and duh trade that q
little item on that subject might be
apropos.
Business is undoubtedly a little
quieter the world over than it has been
for few years past.
But Canon City is not affected by
this to any great extent
The conditions of this town are such
that quiet times in industrial centers
do not effect US hardly at all.
Canon has big population of people
who are practically independent of in
dUstrial conditions. This population
keeps a stable condition here when it
it might be panicky if we depended
on the industries alone.
The fall business in Canon has been
generally very good. In most instan-
ces it compares favorably with last
year.
half dozen Of our leading advertis-
ers for this week were asked how their
business..compared with that of last
year.
Mr.. Bethel says it would be unfair
to compare his business of this year
with last, for during the last part Of
last year he was having his big cut
price sale. But Mr. Bethel states that
the volume of his business during the
last three months of this year is con-
siderably larger than that of two years
ago, which is better test of the pres
ent conditions Mr.. Bethel feels good
over the future prospects and thinks
things are picking up"
X. Rosenberg says his books show a
steady increase in business over last
year, and he thinks December will be
in every way satisfactory MIR. Rosen-
berg believes There is very little the
matter with business conditions here
and looks for q good year
A. p. Nelson & Co. are dzlnR more
business than tises sfssf . year ago. Ev-
cry month. with the possible exception
of August, shows an increase over the
corresponding month of a year ago.
Mr.. Nelson thinks that conditions have
been hurt more by the complaints of
business men than by any real cause.
The Palace Drug Co. is well pleased
with their years business. They have
not made specially of holiday goods
this year, SO the volume Of their BUSH
ness for Decembey may not be quite so
large as for December year ago, but
they say in other lines they have
healthy increa-e. They think next
year will be good one. The big ads.
in the RECORD have helped the impress
sion that the Palace Drug Store fellows
are hustlers.
III. N Beecher says be had heard so
much grumbling that he had begun to
believe conditions bad. But the other
night he went over his books and was
surprised to find that he has been do
ing much larger business than a year
ago. He says his holiday business is
really good.
| o +. Sawy er of the Sawyer Dry Goods
and he says he is surprised at the big
business his store has been doing dur
ing his absence. or course his closing
out sale hiss given him an abnormal
business, so that comparison would
not prove nything, but he says things
are much better here than he expected
to find them, and thinks Canon has
good year ahead of it.
Mr.. Seely of the Seely Drug Co. SAYS
he is In no way alarmed over the con-
ditions in the state. He says his bus
mess shows a steady increase, the last
three months Of the year being con-
siderably above the corresponding
months of last year.
F. h, whippls finds from compare
son of the daily sales of the two years
that his business this year is running
ahead of last, with prospects for a big
December increase.
Hunter Palmer says that his busi-
ness for the year 1903 will be consider
able better than that of last year. He
also speaks hopefully of the coming
year and thinks that the ''slumpyn
condition that showed itself this past
summer has passed and things gener-
ally are on the gain.
A peculiar thing about it is that
some of these people had been thinking
things dull until they looked up the
figures and made comparisons.
We would like to go down the street
and mention many smore, but space
forbids.
These instances ought to prove that
things are fairly good in Canon.and
there is no reason for as much grum-
bling as has been done.
Iswasn't the purpose Of writing this