The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-03-16
SALES OF DIFFERENT BUSINESS
HOUSE LARGE AND SAT.
IsFAcToRY.
LARGE BANk DEPOSITS SHOWN
Interviews With Merchants, Manufae-
turers And Capitalists Show
Optimism. r

lnquiring among the business men
of Hattiesburg reveals a very interest
ing condition in the Hattiesburg dis
trict.
In the matter of sales of fence wire,
we learn from Mr.. Farley, of the Hat.
tiesburg Hardware Company, that they
have already this season sold five
large carloads of wire and the demand
for agricultural implements exceeds
~
aA' p'e''o1' year ~
Mr.. Ellis Hickman, of the Hawkins
Hardware Co., whose optimism is CON
tagious, states that their sales of fence
wire will run to ten carloads for the
season, it being hard to keep stock
ready for prompt delivery, it goes so
fast. He states also that two full car
loads of John Deere implements have
been sold and never before have they
sold as many agricultural implements
and farm utilities as in the season. :,
A matter of further interest to town
folks, related by Mr.. Hickman. is that
the sale of builders hardware and
building material is increasing rapidly.
Other dealers in fence wire also in
dicate large sales. and it can
safely be said that eighteen to twenty
carloads of wire are going out of Hat-l
tiesburg this season.
The Craft Cabinet Works, owned by
the Hawkins Hardware Co., is a local
enterprise that has orders in excess of
its capacity
The live stock business of this terri
tory is receiving attention as never
before. Mr.. Hart. at A. Polks
sale stable. states that they
have been receiving mules and horses
at the rate of one to three carloads
Il week since December, and that 1t
is hard TO supply the demand; espe-
cially is this true as to brood mares.
High bred horse business will re
ceiye a decided impetus as the result
OF the enterprising spirit of Doctors
Davenport and Heiny They have
just brought in some splendid speci-
mems of speed and combination stock,
which they bought at high figures,
their avowed purpose being to handle
the best or none at ALL
Mr.. Jackson, of the Merchants Gro
Gerry Company, adds the same note of
encouragement as all the. rest, saying
that his company has sold more seed
oats, seed potatoes, velvet beans and
garden seed this year than ever before.
From Mr.. Mcleod 1t is learned that
at the meeting of the bank directors Of
Citizens Bank Tuesday the reports
We're all optimistic. Or. Curry stated
at that meeting that in his travels
throughout the county eyidenee So
thrift are found such as he ne~ y
before. Farmers are building
barns. farm houses, and in many n
adding beauty and convenient :
ories as never before.
At this same meeting. Mr. Sws1
berg stated that the
New York capitalists who We're ret
ly here looking over the situation
relative to the contemplated inter-ur-
ban traction line between HattiesbHrg
and Laurel, were greatly pleased at
what they saw. Mr.. Watkins, of that
party, asserted that he had neevr seen
a country which gave better guaran-
tees for such on enterprise.
/, The bank deposits of s2,5 1000, with
bank resources Of $S.256.6o0 added ID
the fact that never before have the
local banks shown by their published
statement such healthy condition
as now, gives added reason not only
Z for hopefulness. but a most substantial
! basis for faith in the future of this
J section.