The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-17
RICHMOND IN THE
GROCERY TRADE [
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ana shipped direct from the place OF pur.s
chase to their larger customers, and
these. OF course. don't figure on the rail-
road books In Richmond. nor do the goods
sold to city retailers and delivered to
them by drnya This city trade Is OF IT,
self an Immense buslne ss. sy4 Is a
5 Nearly all OF the salt in sacks, ninety
per cent OF tho tobacco halt OF the
sugar and molasscs In barrels, an im-
mense quantity OF the fruits and canned
goods. possibly half OF the laundry soaps
and many other heavy goods handled by
the Richmond Jobbers are shipped directs
from the factories to their customers and
come under the head OF drop shipH ents
The Richmond jobbers sell to all the
retailers in6the city and Manchester. and
that business alone, which does not APP
pear on the railroad books is something
that would 5tartle the old-timer who
knows only Of the ancient days when re- {
tailcrs did not buy OF home jobbers.
Natural Advantages.
AS In meats, as In dry goods, as in 8
boots and shoes. 80 in groce RES. Rich z
&nond is the distributing polnt-the gate
way. for the whole South and South
VEST. and enjoys advantages thai no 85
competing 4narket can over me- Is ps'-s$$5
stIon IL the bend OF navigation on the n
old J amess River, wi TIL all the advantages Y
Z Of salt wa tor Stransporlation.Bg give n inc
grocery jobber advantages over hia
Southern competitor that the buyer ZOE "A
the retail trade Is bound to see and eI'-$
3 ri eeiate. Richmond has tho SHINE rates
+ from the Pacific coast that Chcago mas.
TINT New York has. and better th ah
y Boston, and the products OF the great b
#lruit farms and canneries OF California
and OF all the farms and factories OF inc 4.
great West are laid down at the door &
OF the Richmond jobber at the sine rate at',
at which they reach CHI cago CieVeia f ny
1 Cincinnati and New York- ZEE :. ~
This is known as the eastern classlfl-s
4 ca lion rate, and no market south Of Rich
mond gets IT, or course the custom rs OF Il
4 the Richmond 1obbers reap this benetlltt.$$
Richmond also gets better rate from
manufacturing points In Western New
York than New York city does.
Fruits and Canned Goods.
California fruits, both boxed and car1-sHH
ned. and the canned fruits. meats, pic les,
preserves cereals and breakfast foods.
syruEs. soaps and thousands OF 0shers
things that come from the great 81 west
come TO Richmond for distribution
throughout tho South and Southwest be-
cause OF the exceptional advantages Rtcf1-i5
nond enjoys both in incoming and out
going freights and in quick transporta- 3
4 ton. i$3 85 " y3
Richmond has distributed more Calf
fcrnIa fruits, both fresh and canned.
within the past year than any othss
Southern market, This. like the roast
ing or coffee is a growing business, and
one OF the many modern -to-date lines
that tho Richmond Jobbers have taken
hold OF to take the place Of nails, meats.
hogshead molnsses, rolls of sole leather
and some other bulky shipments that
used to SO delight the eye OF the --old-R
timer.
The army OF Richmond drunliners hat
so out from tho twenty-odd grocery
houses to sing Rchmond's CONNER cinl
praises, sell the goods mentioned above
In nineteen States Of this glorious u nion.
and the drunlnlers from other towns in &
the South confess that when they bon !.
up against a Richmond grocely proposi-
4tion they are simply not In it-they can
not compete.
Il The wholesale grocery business Is grow
ing daily md there Is no telllrb to Wnat s.
3extentit will grow within the next TWO
years. Certain 1t Isl. II 1t KEGS u .ts
present gait competing markets WI nave Il
to go outfof the business pretlj soon,
Follow the wise few rather than thu
vulgar many.-From the Italian
/. " 4, il4 M 4 4Stigy
Beware OF the fury OF n patient MAN.
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