The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-05
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HAT TRADE
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vast terrltory. end these two houses have
about thirty Of Just that KIND
Voting Blood.

I DUNG Dloou'
Is One secret Of the success OF these
two hat housos which are dolns = w. .,l-
me,ndous missionary work III CARVING w. w
Etermost pnrts,Sis that young hlood - az
the helm. In the main. both firms are
made uH Of young men WHO nave ~, az
the snap lnd energy and ampltlon Ihat
characterize young Virginia blood. y there
are Hoire men In these shops VINO nave
al the age necessary for balance Wllee'
service, and withal the capital neces-
saty to Keep the boys busting ahu sep ",
Ing. them in hustllng material, put ~ me
Richmond, which Is mighty importan,t
factor In its commercial makeup, Is ~
the hands Of young men. bright, eller-
get.o, hustling. up-to-date young nien,
who have somewhere and at some t'ms
read that there Is a whole lot OF room
for their Kind UP at the Top OF lhe
lauder.
Talk about what Richmond Is doing
She is developing some OF Inc finest
types of young bus ness manhood the
world ever saw. but this by the way.
Volume of Business.
b& Figures in the hat business 90 nor
speak ms loud as those that are mage N
the grocery business or In the shoe busl-
.
a thousand dollars worth Of hats VIII
cover tho heads Of whole lot Of peoo-
pie. And So when the statement -
made that the two wholesale houses or
Richmond distributed throughout the
South last year six hundred thousand
dollars (s600,0oW worth OF hats. me
figures don't seem to be so very large
but they represent All Immense business.
Comparing Richmond's size to that Of
hn ,,,1,n ~ X nm tho number or
houses tn those of other cites IT may
be claimed that Richmond WHOLESALERS
more hats than any market In the East.
1T ts certain that without any allowances
at all she sells more dollars worth than
any mar lket south of the Potomac R1ver.
That is what Richmond is doing IN the
hat business
Special Brands.
The Richmond houses deal IN All man
ner and all styles of hats. sell everything
and anything from the cheapest to the
highest grades of 'headgear, but they
are making for themselves a reputation
for the better class of goods.
To this end they put out their own
proprietary brands which have acquired
quite reputation in the southern terri
Tlhe Etcllison Hat Company have
made the "Mount Vernon" hat q house
hold word in southern homes, and T. D.
Stokes & Co. and their drummer boys
do not allow the southerners to forget
their far canned Jefferson" They also
run. the Madison" and the "old Do
Hllnion. !"
Gloves Also.
Both of the Richmond houses have
added within the past few years glove
departments. The time was when the
glove business went altogether With dry
goods and notions, but in latter years it
has gone IN the North and West to the
hat houses. The Richmond hat houses
were quick enough to catch on, and
both have added glove department to
their hat business and very important
and profitable department. It is, II.
What is Richmond doing? Well, she
is buying and selling and Shipping to the
South annually six hundred thousand
dollars, worth Of hats, and that Is a real
big drop in the big bucket OF Rlchmond's
commercial importance.