East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-26

The best Christmas trade in many
years and yet the most easily handled.
That Is the verdict OF the many busi-
ness men of the city who have just
ended the busiest week in the year.
Although last Saturday was not char
'acterized by the rush of the usual day
before Christmas and many people
were of the opinion that not as much
money was being invested in presents
- In former years, but they failed to
take into consideration that there was
much more earlier buying this year.
The great nationwide agitation to
"do your Christmas shopping early"
bore fruit and merchants and clerks
alike are blessing the newspapers ana
magazines who have been so largely
instrumental in bringing about such
condition.
The past year was a prosperous one
for residents of Umatilla county for
the wheat crop was a good one and
all other businesses prosper when the
gods smile on the farmer. Therefore
when the gift season came around
every one felt inclined to spend freely
and the result has been that an en-
ormous amount Of money has been
circulated through the trade avenues
In Pendleton.
1--WE have had the best holiday bus
iness The Peoples Warehouse has ever
had without an exception" says Leon
Cohen, proprietor of Pendleton's big
gest dry goods emporium. This year
the people shopped early and they
also shopped late. 1t was a very sat
isfactory business" That such was the
case with reference to The Peoples
Warehouse at least is indicated by the
crowds that thronged that store Sat
urday evening and on all other even
ings last week. saturday night the
store was literally jammed with shop
pers and the women's department on
the third floor throughout the even
ing was an especially busy scene.
.Alcxandcr's Store Busy.
r. Alexander of the Alexander De-
partment store was also emphatic in
stating his satisfaction over the
Christmas trade "In the entire his
tory of our business connection with
this CITY," he said this morning, I'VE
have never had holiday business
equal to that Of this year. I am ex-
tremely satisfied with the patronage
that was given u.s. The Alexander
store was certainly busy place dur
ing the past week and the large force
OF clerks, regular and extra. was kept
busy every minute of the time.
Trade Quadrupled.
"Our Christmas trade has been
about four times as great this year
as last, declared Glen Cannon of the
Koeppen Brothers store Saturday
evening, while the rush was still on.
IT think 1t must be due to the fact
that we went out after it harder and
got started earlier" he continued.
A. ]. McAllister of the Pendleton
Drug company was another that eX-
pressed himself as well satisfied with
the Christmas trade. Saturday was
the quietest day before Christmas we
have ever had" he said, but our
trade has been the largest in years.
There were many people who bought
early this year and I attribute 1t TO
the efforts OF the newspapers over
the country"
Many other merchants expressed
similar statements and their places of
business during the week gave ample
substantiation of their words. Among
others who testified to the increase
in the Christmas trade were Charles
Bond, c. e. Roosevelt, F. 10. Liven-
good, ]. Wohlenberg, ]. V. Tallman,
l.. G. Frazier, VIII Hanscom, Royal
Sawtelle, A. l.. Schaefer, f. j. Don
aldson. Max Baer and ], L. Vaubhan