The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-21
Christmas Shopping
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apples It's consumption of CANDY is
estimated at over 100000 pounds.
which would make q mound about a
city square in diameter and three
stories nigh. Its nuts. which come
from all sections OF this country and
every country where nuts grow
amount to over 100000 rounds on
Christmas day alone. ana il this esti-
mate we have not considered that il
continues to feast rather longer than
other American cities. New York PLAYS
hard and works hard. 1t has abnor-
mai vices and almost unearthlv .vir-
tues. 1t is city of tremendous DO
tentalities and figures in every vav
you take it. Is there any other CITY
Of which you know which can disnosa
OF four million pounds OF turkey in one
day? These turkeys are carefully
gathereup actually and in prospect
months before Christmas time and are
brought in by the commission people
from all over the country. 1t is said
that Armour practically controls the
turkey supply. Cranberries go with
turkeys as man With woman and it is
estimated that 100,5O0 quarts are sold
for the New York Christmas dinner.
| tried to find out how much ham
was purchased, but they could not
give me the figures and they did not
dare to estimate. In spite of the
great quantities of beer and ale which
are taken on Christmas dav. together
with cider, and wine, men told me that
II was very conservative to say that
100000 gallons of wine of every de-
scrlption IS poured down the threats
OF New Workers on Christmas day.
This wine has accumulated in the CITY
for months and months in authorization
OF its tremendous demand, and comes
from the various states of the Union
and from abroad. l was curious to
know now many pounds of raisins are
used, and was told that 900 pounds
was last years figures, and would be
far overtopped this year. A poultry
man who is particularly interested in
chickens estimated the CONSUMPTION of
this variety of fowl at about 1000, goo
pounds
There were great many other
things I wished to know, but it was
manifestIy difficult to get the data
even in approximate figures, but 1 was
very curious about the consumption of |
cigars, and was told that at least
100000 would be smoked on Christ |
mas day. Ny informant did not say |
just how many would be of the uoubt-
full quality associated with the Christ
mas cigar, but ne probably had some |
such idea in mind when he suggested |
that If you were to burn all these |
weeds at once the odOr would asphyx1-
ate an ordinary town of the interior !
of New York state. After you take
illO Ctl!S- l"tdtlCll just lew Oh lneSe |
items and the enormous quantities
that are used on Christmas day, it is
not difficult to understand that $751;
100000 is not such a preposterous sum
of money for New York to spend
OF stores and establishments which
would be of very great Importance in
other cities, there is no end it is sim
ply impossible to count them. But
there are 80 department stores scat
tered through the various portions OF
the city, which, with their mail order
trade and local trade, are estimated to
do an aggregate Christmas business
of $4,000 900 each. This includes all
he sales beginning with the LIST of
October This $90,00O,000 worth of
business is done in that division call
I'd Brooklyn, in Manhattan, in Har-
lem and in the Bronx. And this