The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-31
months left before it's close like the two

months left before it's close like the two just past"
 Morris Berk of Feeder x Berk: 'I am elated over the fact that our firm in 1905 did a business beyond our most sanguine
 expectations We have a better class of trade than ever before and our business has been satisfactory in every respect. | MT Burger of Burger x Co.,, dry goods: 1 ''T associate the marvellous prosperity or l this district during the year 1905 with the
 construction of modern business and up- 1 to-date office buildings and the increased l facilities for transportation to and from all points Our trade has been remarka- l blv large this winter-the best indeed In
 our history"
 | F. Caheen of Caheen Bros: "This year
 has been far and away the most astonish-
 ing in business development l have ever | experienced since coming to Birmingham l twenty-two years ago."
 Mir Austin of the Collier Drug company
 ''JJneaualed, and hard to surpass in every | branch of business, 1905 was Verltapie l flood of prosperity
 | w. K Fox of Fox Sons X smith O. ''Ninteen hundred and five has left oe- | hind greater and more far-reaching re- suits in the business world than any other
 year, as far back as l can recall. l. R. Rubenstein, ieweler: "ls0o IS only
 short stepping stone to greater thlnss | in 1906" ,oo- zac Smith. stationer: "The close of lyos has witnessed the passing of the most | marvellous year in the material progress 1 of Birmingham for more than decade. l Mir Levi. of the Calhoun Distilltng com panv: 1905 will be hard, if not impos- sible to duplicate in the universal pros I perity which marked its close
 J. D. Moore, of Moore & Handley Hard-
 ware Co: q predict that It will be dif- | a. tn l results of 1905 The remarkable strides made fin the hardware trade l attr1puted | to increased facilities for handling the output and the marketing of greater and 1 more complete varieties of stock~ w J. Prowen, of the Prowell Hardware l Co., This house carried the largest inc of hardware in 1905 since its organiza- ton. and did a record breaking business. If 1906 meets half way the phenomenal
 prosperity of 1905, hard times in the hard ware world in this section will not be l encountered for years to come. l Forbes & Co, pianos: "The best cash | business ever done in the history of this
 house was handled fin the year 1sOo.' ] w. J. Hon, of the Cable Piano Co.,: | During my 25 years in the piano business in thirty states, have never handled such
 volume of trade as during the past twelve months
 Banner Year.
 J. H. Holcombe, manager of the Jesse l French Piano Co.,: 'I proclaim 19O5 as the banner year compared with any other oi
 the entire IS years of the existence of
 the company in this city, having sold | more pianos of the higher grade in No l vember and December than during any previous six months in the history of ] this company"
 l Mir Lettler of the Seals Piano Co.,: 'The | year 1905 has easily been the most sue cessful in the history of our concern.
 The business done shows an increase of i between and per cent over 1904 and
 as pianos and organs may be reason ! ably classed as luxuries, though vir- tually necessities of modern life, such a , showing is an excellent indication of the general prosperity of Birmingham" William Wise: "Our business was 50 1 per cent larger for the holidays this ! year than it was last year. Our mall order business was particularly large, and the local sales over the counter were enormous.
 | Max Boxer, manager for l.. Pzitz: Our | increase In sales for 1905 has been most l phenomenal I attribute the general pros perity of Birmingham to the unity of | interests which characterizes this mer- cantile community. OuI merchants are 1 constantly laborlng to upbuld the city l and their efforts are bearing good fruit" l w. D. Colby, house decorator: "The most successful season in my experience | has been the present season. My city trade and my out of town trade have
 both greatly increased over last year. | My out of town business has even ex- ceeded local trade by 70 per cent" Arnold Masberg, manager for the | Jacobs Pharmacy "The year just clos ing has been one of marked prosperity. | In its wonderfully successful career here l in Birmingham Jacobs Pharmacy finds
 1895 a record breaker. Our business has