Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-20
MERCHANTS REPORT
TRADE CONDITIONS
To BE EXCELLENT
Business Better Than Last
Year and Some Think Fall
Trade viii Be Better Than
Ever Before

Merchants report that trade, since the
fall season began. has been better than
Il was during September OF last year.
and some believe that the fail trade viii
be better than IL ever has been before.
The wholesale dealers are filling more
orders than they were a year ago. and
the retailers are selling TO more custom
ers-
wholesale dealers report that thoy are
receiving more inquiries from merchants
and that many orders are coming TO
them unsolicited. They regard these
two facts as convincing indications OF
unusually good business conditions.
Money is stfIl somewhat tight. but
with the moving OF the cotton crop this
condition will be remedied.
Business men as a whole are very OPP
tfmistic. They ind present conditions
satisfactory in every way and look for
business 10 grow even better as the fall
continues.
Following are statements that were Sc
cured yesterday from leading merchants:
BUSINESS SPLENDID.
Gordon Kiser. Of the NJ. c. Kiser COM
pany. makers OF the wen known Shield
Brand Shoes" declares that the outlook
for business this fall is magnificent
''Our travelling men this season viii
cross the Mississippi river and open up
new territory from which we expect
splendid returns. Heretofore they have
confined themselves 10 the south Allan
tic states. but in future we viii do a
big business in the middle west This.
Of course. viii largely increase the COM
pany's business, all Of which viii be in
addition TO the fine trade we already
have IN our present territory. which II
by now means small. Our statesmen are
now showing our n~~ line Of samples
and with a half-million-dollar stock we
are prepared TO serve our trade prompt
b."
Tx. Orr, Of the ]. X Orr Shoe Co.:
Business during the last ten days has
been splendid Since September began
trade has been better than II was dur
ing September last year. / look for busi-
ness this fall to be better than IL was
during the fall season In 1903. We are
receiving an unusual number Of inquiries
from merchants and our orders are en-
tfreIy satisfactory. Quite a few mer-
chants seem TO be starting up In bust
ness can see nothing but good things
ahead OF US. With cotton selling at IL
cents or more, there viii be money a
plenty In the south and business should
move along with q rush
w g Byck, OF Byck Bros: "Busi-
ness has been very good indeed since the
fall began. II has been better than IL
was last year. and really expect the
biggest fail trade this year we have ever
had ind that business conditions are
excellent Every aspect OF the trade Is
good and the future was never more
promising"
ER. DuBose. OF observation-disclosures
DuBose Co.: Business Is better with Us
than Il was last year. and look for our
trade this fall to be as good perhaps
as during the fall season OF any past
year The fact is. we experienced no
duIIness IN trade in the summer. Busi-
ness was good throughout the hot
months. especially so In August
Lucien York. OF N. Rich Bros. & Co.:
Business conditions are excellent
Trade is better now than IL was this
time last year, and / am looking for
business this fall to be as good as II ever
has been Next week. with so many Wis
itors In Atlanta because Of the Odd
Fellows convention. trade should be I'M
usually good In October Colonel Roose-
Welt viii speak here and Atlanta will
again be host to a number OF visitors
High-priced cotton will furnish the
farmers with money and trade should be
rood throughout the state"
CENSUS HELPS CITY.
Henry schaul, of Schaul & May, jew
sIers. said in part" Il have seldom
known a year when business started to
boom so early IN the fall 1 am sure
that Atlanta will have the biggest year
my own opinion. Is due to two things.
rrst the census announcement OF At
s1nta's population. which has made out
.fders realize what hustling city we
really have. Another thing f. the
number OF big conventions. which have
advertised the city all over the country.
DR.. Joseph Jacobs f. highly elateo
over the early business start which
Atlanta seems TO be experiencing
Y was looking for IT," said DR.. ia
cobs," and / was prepared for IT. Not
only ala I make early orders for sup
plies from different parts OF this coun-
try, but I anticipated this early rush
Of fall business by gsrting my ship
rnents from Japan and Europe espec-
tally early.
Atlanta IS going to have q great
business year. The fact that by
government count Atlanta has over
$4,000 inhabitants makes real estate
values unusually stable and safe, ana
this greatly helps the town in a gener~
nj way. Advertising and the old AT
Ianta spirit is also responsible in
measure for the boom that's coming"