The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-09-10
Merchant Says Commercial
Prospects Are Most
Satisfactory.
PIANO FIRMS HEAD
TALKS OF THE TIMES
Representatives Who Travel Around
Country Report Everything
Roseate.

j would not trade my business pros
poets in Washington for any other city
in the country. There is no speculation
about the future here: IT is absolutely
assured. few years hence we will
have a population of 10000, and then
will follow commercial prospects never
dreamed Of before"
With entire confidence in the business
future Of Washington and believing that
It's attractions, both commercial end So
cial, cannot be diminished by compari-
son with those of any other American
city, Q. J. DeMoll, head of the piano
firm Of o. J. DeMoll & Co. is prompted
TO take the view of local conditions that
ne sets forth in the foregoing optimistic
statement
Washington merchants have a big ad-
vantage over those OF other cities n
the character Of the local population. ne
says Merchants elsewhere, drawing
their patronage from the workers In
mills and factories, suffer such re-
verses as are incident 10 strikes. labor
troubles and the uncertainty OF indus
tial conditions generally he points out
Because the Federal Government IS the
biggest employer here, with a pay roll
mat puts into circulation millions Of
dollars each month, there are nat lrally
teWer speculative risks TO be taken BY
merchants than would be the cause
were not the Government the great
moving force behind most OF the Can't
tai enterprise, Mr.. DeMoll holds.
Showing Prosperity.
The prosperity that Washington is
sharing with the rest Of the country
has never been so marked as right
now, according to Mr. De Mol. Deal
ing in an article OF commerce that is
distinctly a hurry for the wagee-arn-
er, Mr. De Mol says when asserts that
prosperity is IN the air." he bases
his assertion on the unusual increase
Of business overy any previous sum
mer in his business career. Accepting
the statements Of travelling represent
tatives of the big piano manufacturers
AS the fact. he says this revival Of
trade and exceedingly bright outlook
is a condition that prevails throughout
the country.
When the pinch Of hard times comes
the people usually curtail on the luxur-
les says Mr.. De MOll But that is
not the case now, nor has II been all
through this summer. This firm has
done more business this summer than
during any similar period IN its his
tory. As / am led to believe this is
so in other mercantile lines. and grant
ing that II is, 10 is a condition that be-
speaks entire confidence in the future
outlook.
Early Orders Necessary.
Recently we have had reports from
manufacturers saying that our winter
orders must be in by October or there
would be no certainty Of delivering
them. These factories are all now work
ing full time and they are rushed to
get out the orders on hand. This year
most OF them sent their travelling rep
resentatives out month in advance so
that they might get in that much earlier
and in consequence get the 1910 output
finished"
Mr. Dc Mol thinks washington's
phenomenal development and It's pres
ent exceedingly bright outlook Is due
20 the energy and determine lion OF its
merchants and 20 their belief in ad-
vertising the great advantages Of the
Capital in pointing out how this adj
vertising can always be turned TO TIE
profit Of this city, he adds:
Washington merchants have been
progressive. they have not Jagged be-
hind in the march Of events, out a big
factor in their success has been their
belief in the business maxim tnat 1T
pays to advertise
Advertisement FOR City.
Every one Of the 100000 pamphlets,
speeches. documents, and correspon-
dence that goes out OF this city in con-
nection with the work Of the Govern
ment carries an advertisement OF
Washington. All this has riveted the
attention Of people from all sections
on US. and they have determined at
some time 20 pay this city a visit. All
this brings money to our merchants
and prosperity 10 our people. aside from
that which is drawn from the Govern
ment
I'VE might reap more from this adj
vertising. however, II we would make
this a producing city. We should have
light manufacturing here. II Is a fact
that we lose many thousands Of dollars
annually IN Southern trade that our
merchants might have II We produced
those articles needed by buyers from
the South. Some OF our local merchants
have already awakened 70 this fact and
Il will probably not be long now before
We will develop into a light manutac-
turing city and then will be In position
10 BID for the large trade that now
passes on by the Capital and becomes
the asset OF our neighbOring city-Balti-