Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-24
PURCHASES
BREAK ALL RECORDS
Happy ThrOngs of Shoppers Seeking Presents for
Loved Ones Crowd stores to Suffocaton.
S2,000,000 Spent for Festal Gifts

man looked as though some one had
struck him and then he pushed the
moccasins away.
mo, don't spring that on me-" he
said II wasn't born yesterday nor
the day before. If my sisters kid ain't
no biggern than to get It's feet into
those things blamed II ] have anything
more to do with my family"
The girl appealed to a number Of
women in the store, and after a caucus
had been held and the ranchman con-
vlnced that most babies have small
feet at the age of ten months, he
bought six pair and departed.
Among the big sales recorded for the
season were those made by the jap
anese curio stores. Hundreds and
thousands of people have looked upon
these stores as last relief when they
could find nothing else to buy for their
friends.
One man spent 5000 within ten min
utes at "a japanese store yesterday nf-
ternoon and as he departed loaded
down with costly trinkets he remarked
so that all might hear: well, l have
been walking these streets with that
5000 I'm my jeans like some orphan boy
at circus for the past ten hours, and
blamed If | could find anything to buy
till l struck that place"
Candy Stores Break Records
A tired little boy with very
flushed and moist face sat down on
some stairs at Hamburgers store yes
terday afternoon and looked at the
crowd of women shoppers as they
bought right and left without discrim-
nation.
The lad was fine looking and he had
been carefully dressed. He wore
lace collar of the Lord Fauntleroy
type, but his scarf necktie had been
jostled around under his ear and his
hat was soied and battered. Say"
said the boy, who was wiser than his
mother thought he was, eff that's the
way Santa Claus gets his stuff I'll eX-
cuse him next year and take cash
money instead"
But the candy sales for the season
were stupendous and yesterday was
record breaker. The Christopher es-
adjustments alone sold more than 90
900 pounds of the finest kinds, and the
department stores, candy houses and
retail stores swelled the sale until it
is estimated that about 120,0 900 pounds
was sold during the past week.
Many of the banks yesterday eel
ebrated the prosperity OF the past year
by giving substantial presents to their
clerks. 1t is estimated that $4,000 was
given out during the day.
Banks GLADDEN. Many Hearts
The Farmers and Merchants Ma
tional gave each of it's employees, from
the janitor on up the line, half a
months salary. The First National
gave half a months salary to it's large
force of clerks. Forty per cent of their
monthly salaries was the gift of the
Securities Savings bank. The South
ern California Savings bank was as
liberal. President Waters of the Citi-
zens' National gave each clerk a 800
gold piece; while % per cent of their
salaries was presented by the National
Bank of California. One weeks salary
was the substantial gift of the Mer-
chants Trust company. A rough esti
mate would place the total amount of
cash distributed among the employees
of the various banks at $4,000.
The theaters are preparing for a
great week of celebration. Special
matinees will be held at all the houses
with evening performances and cal
most every seat in the house sold out
for the Christmas performances" is
the report of many of the managers.
Big sales have been made for the
Christmas week and many box parties
and theater parties will be held.
1t is the general observation of
prominent citizens of Los Angeles that
the wonderful sales of the holidays,
so far in advance of those of any 9TH
er year, are sure sign of the similar
growth of the city