The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-12

lDDDERs SEE GOOD
BUSINESS AHEAD.
Assert That Sales Already Made
Indisess Healthy II.
crease.
FALL ORDERS COMING IN
One Shipper Finds Shortage Of.
Stock Material u be Only
Obstacle.
FALL ORDERS COMING IN

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Richmcud's jobbing interests ara
Axpecting . substantial increase ia
business during the year 1910. the
selss ALREADY contaminated giving In
eication that tho Jobbers have every
feAson to believe that their expecta-
p0ns VIII not BE- In vain.
~ many 1ines. especially IN dry
Gpqds, the. yoiulns of- business dons
elnce the firST u the year hSs bee Il
pnnsuAlly large, and Ii other lines
yruers Tor fall goods have been re-
saved. althoutn thsss goods WIN NOT
PS shipped until summer and early
I'll Orders Tor canned goods per-
cnlariy are csmins IN y 4 corsiaes-
}errtns tp obtain an sitimate Of the
eGSppiy u Be furnished before the
fp4ds are actually put III dxna \
hing phsnonasnsi Il M wv Il s bsss.
mess this xear:" said q wholesale
erocer Saturday, "but we have every
reason TO look for satisfactory In
crease OYER the volume Of business
Ian year. Everything points that
WY wftT prusuerfty prevailing on
al sides and flood prices the Keynote
In all lines"
4 Richmond hardware concern,
which he's upward Of dozen men
on the toad In the South Atlantic
States. y anticipating an increase OF
- par cent. In Its annual sales dur
eng 1910. Last year this arm did
befween 100000 and 100000 worth
of business. according to statement
made Saturday by ono OF the heads
or the concern.
One Of R'chmond's biggest whole
ale dry goods houses did $750.ooo
during 1893. The Annuai sales last
year ram up to $s5o.ouo. and IL
pf6portiunate increase IL shown dur
fnf 1910, A. there y every reason
Will be the case. the business Of this
concern will amount to close to
million dollars this year.
Most OF our spring orders have
esen already placed" said the man
! 46er Of the Arm, "af,d they have
been exceedingly gratifying. As for
III orders to be placed later. we
haze no reason to suppose that they
a1ready placed"
1ohher In paper. whose saiesmen
traverse more than dozen States. Is
TN against the proposition OF being
Unable 70 flif orders. This, he says,
II due to the fact that the supply of
t&per II stlii far below the normal
the manufacturers finding II practi-
cAsly impossible to keep the 1obbers
"a stock.
Faced With Paper shortage.
There was time when car short
WY az our trade" said this jobber.
"but the strfngency IN the car sttu-
at1on. y not 70 be compared to the
present shortage in paper"
When II comes TO shoes. Richmond
n enc az the largest tobbing centers
IL the entire South, and In this par
ticuier iine business In said to be un-
usuafly good.
.'of course. can't forecast with
any degree Of certainty what VIII
transpIre before the ciose OF the
Year. 96id i0hber in tnts tine. but
e our orders received within the past
thonth Or two are any criterion our
bpsf4ess- Will show q larger volume
q the close OF this year than II did
lsAt year. and I may add thst We did
Ia excellent eas,ness last year from
Time was when Richmond was a
grsst nour shipGing point. but such
q mot the caAg fo-Aar although the
aAlpmenta s<S stilt conxidera bly, an cad
Of those In other cities regarded as
hour otAtrtouttng points.
Facilities Arc pnexcelled-
81 The head OF one of Richmond's
publishing houses looks for increase
~ busiuess during the present year.
but ~ does not expect the increase
Is ~ phepomenal. IA healthy tn
aeaase y about III am looking for
81 I'D. sbut' IN be satisfied with
RMS publisher. It may be stated.
Aos1 eonsidcrable printing and book
xofk lot several New York ho,lsea,
cheap labor and unaxoeiled facilities
AZ every way found IN RichsAAnd en-
e63tng him 70 earn substantial proht
hh work done Tor Northern houses
that Id return reap profit In DIS
noStug Of the same goods In various
1ttts of the country.
While general business conditions
tftihariiS q, the iafxs aggregate
tSQ1th and cxp1nsion Of tho city must
4p afsf1Butsd rather Is the demon
1lxAxIoN ~ II many advantages III .
Warpfscturing ana distributing cen
f&e, ana 10 ftSs coincidence "a il con-
Mtid rabid stowth and ultimate I'M
with : total Of ,ia.a7l.77s capitsi
eppIoyed ~ 1908. the annual jobbing
S931g eggregated $e6.b6S.2l6. In
1900 annual sales In 1obbing were
Eee.o4o.a75. with $1s,7ls.2bo capital
employed. or an increase OF nearly
%, 100000 In annual saIes. What the
actuai sales Tor 1910 Will Be can only
d 0stetpnihcd at the close Of this
year, although predictions In prectt- |
e6iiy every line forecast healthy In
Freight Rates Abused
nichn0nd robbers ana manufactur.
exy sNet that their ability 70 cope sue
85sskutly With competitors ID other |
S5dsiouI u due IN no smali measure |
"a adjustment Of freight rates on |
many commodities through the ac-
Uyff3 and Ssorfs Of the trantc bu- |
fnap az The Chamber Of Commerce. |
SHiAh AsS procrfed during the 2ast
yNer fpepy advantages for Richmond
ehtpperA
incyeasad switchtng oharsAs are de-
c2erAd 80 BE- the only seriops disad. |
MI 6ke6uG cIi1ngtn for Hfchm0n ! /
pfornul8ated thin pear. Active efforts |
~ now on foot looking to = restora-
don 81 facilities la this connection |
3ifssIously enjoyed ~ Richmond ship
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