Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-08-08
Sales Doubled as
Result of II he
New Trolley.
PRAISE NEWS

Enthusiastic local merchants are to-
day rejoicing over the recent opening
Of the Jersey Central Trac-
tion Company's extension Of
its line between Perth and
South Amboy the results of which
were thoroughly demonstrated Satur-
day, following Fridays invasion of
Monmouth County by the special Sect
Acquainted edition of the EVENING
NEWS. A manifold increase of bust
ness WAS noticed, in some instances,
twenty-five and fifty per cent. increase
and merchants are overjoyed at the
results.
Impossible to obtain accurate figures
of the passengers conveyed here from
South Amboy and towns further south,
local dealers believe that several thous-
and persons familiarized with the pur-
chasing facilities of this city Saturday.
In every store, mention was made Of
the bargains set forth in the NEWS
special edition Of thirty-six pages, and
in one instance through quarter page
"ad'' 484 alarm clocks were sold Red
Bank was represented here Saturday
as well as Atlantic Highlands, Keans-
burg, Port Monmouth, Keyport, Mat
tawan, Cliffwood and South Amboy.
Greenspan Brothers, grocers, of Smith
and Elm streets, report having secured
a score or more new customers from
Monmouth County. ''Why!' said Mr..
Jacob Greenspan this morning, awe
took In over $3.50 more in cash than on
any other previous Saturday. And the
majority of our customers claimed
towns south Of South Amboy as their
residences" "
Borak Brothers, butchers, of Smith
street, place their increase in cash bust
ness at about the same as Greenspan
Brothers. It was stated at the store
that approximately 100 customers from
the other side of the Raritan visited
the store. One large delivery order
was shipped this morning by train to
Cliffwood.
Although the clothing and furniture
business is exceptionally slow in Au-
gust, Mr.. Christ, of ]. Christ and Com
pany says last Saturday was>the best
day the store has had during the months
of August Since the business was es-
tablished. owe do a large credit busi-
ness and it would be impossible to cal
culate our increased sales in cash fig
ures However, the increase was dis
tinctly noticeable and I wish the cars
had run sooner and would run oftener."
At Reynolds Brothers, dry goods es-
Establishment, it was stated that the sales
had increased twenty-five per cent over
those of the average previous Satur-
day. Manager Sharp was enthusiastic
over the returns of the NEWS cad. -
perused by so many Monmouth County
residents and repeated. in different
words, the expression of Mr.. Christ
that the cars might run oftener.
"The greater part of 484 advertised
alarm clocks were disposed of Saturday
to persons who came to this city via
the Jersey Central Traction Company g
new line. Howard watches, advertised
In the NEWS, also had q great sale, -
said Louis Kreielsheimer, the promi-
nent jeweler, of Smith street. "Now
that Communication has been establish
ed between the cities and towns north
and south of the Raritan river, be-
lieve business here will thrive great
iy."
Said s. N. Jacobsen, manager of the
local Seheuer store: Saturday was
the eliminating point In a period Of in
creased business in evidence since sum-
mer began. The NEWS brought and
the Jersey Central Traction Company
transported hundreds Of customers to
our ore Saturday,
Although Herman Philo, manager of
s.. Deiches department store in State
street, this morning expressed appro-
baton of the new line s opening, he
said that little of the Monmouth
County trade reached his store Satur-
day afternoon owing to incompleteness
of the line which prevents cars as
yet reaching northern State street.
When the road is entirely in shape,
Mr. Philo said, he expects to secure a
number Of new customers from visitors
TO this city.
But Albert Leon, the well-known fur
niture dealer whose establishment is
located in Smith near State streets, and
passed by the Jersey Central Traction
Company's store, thought different.
Business was fne,'' said Mr.. Leon,
~ People Neame in from all along the
aine and Bought freely. The NEWS de-
Berves credit. Fridays paper was the
snappiest and best I ever saw. Let's
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