The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-21
BUSINESS LOOKS
BETTER THAN FOR
MANY MOONS PAST
Industries Are Resuming OPP
eratiOns In Paducah This
Winter.
Bank Clearipgs Show Recup-
GRAFTON.
LOCAL TRADE LOOKS BRIGHT
LOCAL TRADE LOOKS BRIGHT
Bank clearines $50. seia,sos.

Better business conditions with the
retail merchants as well as the whole
sale dealers are reported this week
in the business review. The outlook
is most promising for the dealers and
laborers, as several factories that
have been closed for weeks will re-
sumo operation. and more money will
be in circulation.
From every angle the business
world is brighter, and a good part Is
that Padueah is affected. The Nash
vile Saddlery company has begun the
operation of the old Starks- Ullman
Saddlery company, and with a mod
crate force has begun to I'LL orders
The new owners are cramped for
room in the present building. and the
first move OF the concern is for ex-
pansion. Theories that the firm
would not remain In Paducah but for
a short time may not be considered
as one OF the officers is credited with
saying that the company had intended
establishing branches for several
years, and certainly the branch would
be retained here.
Lumber dealers have begun to put
belts on. and several mills have
started out buyels 10 purchase logs
Ferguson & Palmer's mill, which has
been closed for several months. will
reopen December l with a force that
will be increased when business will
Justify il. Monday the Paducah
Cooperage company will resume oper-
ating the barrel department regu-
larly.
In tobacco the sales have been
quiet this week. as the weed can not
be handled during the dry weather.
All Of the tobacco men, as well as
many others, are smiling over the big
hurley deal of this week, which will
mean the turning loose of s12, 0OO,-
900 in Kentucky. Its influence will
spread over all Kentucky. and the to-
bacco growers in the pool will have
money. Rumors of deals on for dark
tobacco have begun. but nothing sub
stantial has been done.
With Thanksgiving Day past the
merchants will be on the lap for
Christmas, and one OF the biggest
holiday businesses In years Is expected
by the retailers. The wholesale deal
srs report an unusually large BUSH
ness in toys, novelties, fireworks and
all accessories for a proper celebration
Of the day that comes but once a
year. Already the appearance of the
in the newspapers re-
fleet that the merchants are ready
for the Christmas shopping. and the
slogan is to make the purchases
early.
Monday the wholesale dry goods
houses will start out the travelling
statesmen with spring samples. with
every prospect of a good business
Prices In this line of trade have stiff
fened. and the only complaint is that
collections are a little slow.
Retail trade has been excellent this
week. Woolens and heavy goods
have moved slowly simply because the
weather conditions are not right. but
the first cold weather will unload the
shelves.
This week plans for the erection
Of factory were received by Secre-
tary Saunders Fowler, of the Com
mercial club. asking for bids on the
erection of the building. The firm
for business reasons has not given
ont any other information more than
L is DESTROYS Of changing the loea-
ton, and considers Paducah an ad-
lyantageous point.