The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-12-25
ALL MERCHANTS
/ REPORTED VERY
: BUSY Christians
WITH MANY or THEM BUSINESS
PROVED TO BE BEST IN
HISTORY.
Trade Yesterday Was unasual'y
Heavy, the Streets Being Crowded
Until After Mida,e ,eo.-What ,-c7d.rg
Merchants Hsa . Say.

That the retail merchants of Bruins
wick have enjoyed one OF the largest
Christmas trades in the history OF
the city and far in excess of last years
business, was tie keynote OF a large
number Of those interviewed by a rep
resentatiye of The News last night.
And this ccndition might have been
observed by anyone wh3 frequente1
the retail districts yesterday, wneIe
there was q steady string cf traffic all
day long and uD to midnight last night
Those who were cut were out for
business and every line Of trade reap
ed a splendid patronage from he
trade. Among those seen by a News
man last night, were the following:
NJ. Kaiser, of A. Kaiser & Bro.: The
trade has been one Of the very best
our firm has ever enjoyed and we
are more than satisfied with it. All
OF the departments did a splendid
trade and we were really surprised at
the large amount of cash money spent
in strictly holiday lines. Brunswick
is one of the best little cities in the
country and her people will sooner or
later find it cut"
w. D. Bailey, of the Wood Bailey
Clothing conn any: While the day it
self has not been q remarkable one,
the Christmas trade as whole is the
best we have ever had and it sur
passed. cur sanguine expectations
f.. L. Stevens, Of B. II. Levy, Bros,
& o.: Cur trade has been most sat
setgss q, essas der so pa s@
s'f the busia essA last year. Tie trade
was more diversified than bas been
the case with the ordinary Christmas
business. The volume has been great
er and the cash purchases much in
excess Of last years work. We are
more than satisfied with it."
II. v. Adderley: While we have not
footed up Our business for the week
or the day, we are convinced that it
will show a great increase over last
years receipts and we are very much
pleased with it,
J. D. Hirsch: Our trade has been
consistently on the increase and the
holiday business on the whole will
be largely in excess qf last years
business. We have teen on dead
rush all day long and viii be pleased
when the hour Of closing arrives. The
whole Christmas business has been
fine.
Z. c. Bruce, the druggist; MY bus
mess has been considerably greater
than it was last Christmas, when we
only had two men as against three
this year. All Oh them have been
busy as bees and we could rot be
better pleased with the result. Bruins
wick is all right"
Kress Company: Our first Christ
mas business in Brunswick was more
satisfactory than we had expected and
in every department we have exper-
fenced a regular rush. 1t was a great
trade and we are glad that we are
acre"
A. Rothschild: "The very best Christ
mas trade we have ever had and 1t
not over vita as we generally de- a
coed business on Christmas morning.
The class of goods sold this year were
more costly than has ever teen the
case in the past and we have SOLD
more of them. We are happy over il
and we wish CIT friends a merry
Christmas"
rearrinat MS drug store; Our
Christmas business was just eXactiA
one Hundred rer cent. greater tAan
it was last year and we are just 'set
kled to death with it"
1 L. Goldsmith, the cigar dealer:
Ssesyen. | should guess yes. It was
Tgreat Christmas with us and we were
forced to resort to the cigar factor
les for more goods ard actually bought
every cigar the Brunswick Cigar com
pany had in its factory" :"
H. Glougauer, toys and fancy goods: !:
"Our Christmas business was fine ana
shows up surprisingly in view OF con
ditions in our line. In fact the trade
shows up in splendid increases over
each years business right straight
along"
All along The line the same cherry
note of good trade comes and 1t ougl'
to serve to make the Christmas
ssyery merry one"