The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-24
CHRISTMAS TRADE
THIS YEAR BEATS
PREVIOUS RECORD
All Lines Of Retail Business
Report Increased Sales
Over Last Year.
Thirsty Visitors From May
field Carry Suit Cases.
WEATHER WILL BE COLDER
WEATHER WILL BE COLDER

Christmas trade this year has made
a new high record, surprising the
best year, 1906, In volume of sales.
This is the condition In almost every
line of trade, and as a result Padu-
cab merchants are wearing the broad
smile of satisfaction 1t is no breach
| OF confidence to state that nearly
every merchant anticipated failing
on in trade this year. and was pre-
pared TO accept ii philosophically.
The increase, therefore, comes as a
surprise. The reasons are not hand
to find. While the buying capacity
of the city has been crimpej to some
extent by the number of idle people,
and the practice of economy on the
part Of most people. the surrounding
territory has contributed more than
ever to local trade.
I'VE shall have between 20 to 80
per cent increase over last year, /"
said a member OF l.. B. Ogilvie &
company today. (which is very graft
flying"
1--WE are away ahead of last year
or 1906" said Mr.. Robert Guthrie, OF
Guthrie & company, and, of course.
will enjoy a very Merry Christmas "
I'VE have sold over 40 dozen
Teddy Bears, and cleaned up On dolls;
our lines of strictly holiday goods are
shot TO pieces. and in every depart
ment we have scored nice increases
over last year" is the report of d
member OF Rudy & Sons,
Wolf, Nagel, Pollock. Warner and
Warren. the jewellers, say there is nc
comparison between their business
this year and last. The clothing
stores, In every line excepting prob
ably suits, have sold more than a
year ago, and the grocers and candy
and fruit houses make the same re-
ports.
The stores have all been very lib
eral this year in their distribution c.
too, of the wholesale and retail
too of the wholesale and retail
houses. Friedman. Keller & company
probably lead in the number of gifts
given. This morning they distributed
cash gifts to every one of their 9S
employees, ranging from $50 down to
ls5. In return they we're handsomely
remembered BY them. Mr.. Friedman
was presented with handsome ham
merei brass smoking set and Mr..
Keller with hammered brass chatting
dish set.
Cooler weather for Christmas day
Is the prediction of the weather man.
The sunshine has been a stranger to-
day. but despite this the shoppers
have been out In full force. Every
line OF business has been rushing.
The skies we're grey today, and many
people thought that snow would fall,
but the weather was not cold enough
to freeze the water, as a few drops of
rain fell about noon.
Passenger business on all the
trains has been rushing, and practlc-
ally every train has arrived In Padu-
cab late owing to the time lost in
picking up passengers.
The whisky trade has been BOOM
ing. and the clerks have worked six
teen and seventeen hours for two
weeks in shipping goods. on the
trains from the dry part of the
state many persons, whose business
Is kept quiet, have been seen with as
many as two suitcases. When they
arrive the suitcases can be handled
with one hand, but on the departure
Of the trains the suitcases are heav-