Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-24
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great crowds into the store.
 The Ryland Queensware companys display was a work of art as well as beauty. Queensware of every conceivable kind was shown 10 thou. sands of admirins spectators.
 The Simpson-Webb Furniture com. pany showed q magnificent display of costly and most exquisite furniture It was one of the most handsome dis. plays in town
 The Puddephatt Furniture company placed on exhibition one of the hand somest displays to be seen in the city, and it created the greatest ad- n1iration on the part of the public who viewed it.
 The Rhodes-Haverty Furniture ccm- Pany became center of attract on because of the costly display of high grade furniture on exhibition in the front.
 The Union Furniture company al- So made a most magnificent display in it's show windows, and the soejs on exhibition drew a great throng of spectators constantly beside the win dows of the concern.
 Reap and Crawford showed a fine and elegant line of furniture of every Ges tription. The show widows at- tracted large crowds throughout the day
 E. l.. Owen made his es:abl shment i;,c.ous by reason of the magnificent Gisn.ay of queensware on exhi eit;on 'n hs show windows.
 Expressions from th4 merchants of .he city ind cate that notwithstand ing the exceedingly bad weather. this scasons trade has be Il eXtraordn- I :i.. good and compa s most favor ably with that of last season. It N, nc be impracticable to give inter- views With every busin ss man ill the cit It culd be i;a3 ctc:.be to give the v'e WIS of even all the leading Mi Mi-:nass l. en of the cit !. The ''r aEhlc will not attempt this i, toiyas pa per, but reserves many express.o .ons for a later issue. Following is how many of the prominent business men regard the situation:
 B. Gottlieb: This seasons trade has been the best ever had. Although I have employed five extra clerks, have not enough now to take care of the business. We are away ahead of last seasons trade.
 R. H. Stearns: We are long ways ahead of last seasons trade so far, and I believe will keep it up. The holiday trade has been a most agree able surprise to us. We naturally thought the ybad weather would knock us all out, but today's trade has been phenomenal. .~
 Kastor and Bluthenthal: We have had fully as good trade this season as last year. We are very we'll pleas ed with the holiday business so far
 J. B. Simon: The finest business we ever had.
 J. and s. Katzenstein: It's all right. Turned out much better than we ex- pected. The bad weather didn't knock Us out after all.
 Arnold Brothers: Our holiday trade has been first rate; much better than we anticipated.
 Fox Brothers Hardware company (reta D: Our business has been very good indeed. While the weather ir terefered somewhat, yet the trade to- day has been exceptionally fine.
 H. c. Bluthenthal: The Hub has en- joyed splendid trade, especially to- l, day.
 Leverenz-Trulock Shoe company: Our trade has been file-more than we could attend to today.
 Wolf-Nichols We would have done better but for the ra'a, but tolay's trade has been fine.
 Puddephatt Furniture company: Trade today has been exceptionally good. The rain has interfered with bus ness some, but today's trade has made up for it. Business has been fully as good as it was last pear.
 Rhodes-Haverty company: This sea- sons business compares most favor- ably with last years. We have had 9 splendid business, especially today.
 Tine Union Furniture company: This seasons trade has been all right
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