Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-01


better class Of merchandise, the de-
mand being for higher grades Of
goods"
John Bristol. Of Bristol & Good, gro
GERS, says: Business Is now In the
best condition Of years In Marshall
town and prospects are excellent for
the coming season."
o. E. Tuttle. the jeweler, says bus
mess has never been better and cred
its have greatly improved. The Jew
elry business in general says Mr.. Tut
tie has been better this year.
F. Aubrey Smith, of the Smith Music
Company, says, Business for the year
has been beyond our expectations. in
fact our business has been away ahead
CT us as far as our selling force Is
concerned. We have no complaint
| whatever to make"
r. w. Chamberlain, jeweler, reports
his business far ahead Of last year.
Mr. Chamberlain found November
particularly good month, and almost
eevry month Of the year showed an
increase Of the same months Of the
previous year. A better class has been
! in demand, especially SO during the
| Christmas season.
v. o. Louis Of the Palace shoe store.
practically newcomer In business cir
cles Of the city, has found trade con-
ditions exceptionally good during the
! year. Business mas been better than |
had hoped for, when one considers the
short time I nave been engaged in the
! shoe business in this city, said Mr..
Louis.
J. r. Pound, of Keller & Pound.
clothiers, says, 81 have been in business
in this city the past four years and
conditions the past year have been far
more satisfactory than during any
previous year. People are buying bet
ter merchandise than ever before. Inc
purchases in our line are made on the
common sense basis, and with de-
mand for better merchandise our bust
ness has increased over 100 per cent III
four years time. One Of the best
features of the change in conditions has
been that credits have been reduced
fully Is per cent in our business.
William Hellberg jeweler, says IT
was rather dull thru the early sprlnS
months, but business livened up as
soon as the farmers had finished their
| spring work. Thru the early summer
the increase more than made up Tor
the depressed period. Especially al
commencement time was our business
excellent Commencement days nave
| become almost as important 10 the
1eweler as the Christmas holidays, or
Is at least secondary only to the christ
mas trade Fall business, in spite OF
| the election, which has always been
| looked upon as distressing to business
conditions, has been good. Summing II
all up business for the entire year mas
been Of a good, solid, conservative sort.
| Abbott G. Son, hardware dealers
have found business most satisfactory
1--WE have no complaint to make OF the
fall trade" said Mr.. Abbott, "and the
prospects for the coming months are
bright"
In a statement Of business conditions
Larson & Clemens, shoe dealers, say:
"You may say in your New Years edl-
ton that the year 1912 has been more
| prosperous and satisfactory than any
previous year. We are happy to say
that very few people ask for credit
Most everybody appears prosperous and
money seems plentiful Judging from
the high quality Of goods that our
trade is buying, the outlook for the
year 1913 is most encouraging"
|
have found the past year slightly better
/ in a business way than the year OF
1911. Some months showed an increase
over corresponding months Of the prev
ious wear, while other months showed
little or no gain. The increase on the
wear was estimated at about 10 per
cent. Holiday trade was reported as
being satisfactory and we'll up to the
year before.
2 D. Hamilton, proprietor Of the
Fair store, said: 1.-THE past year has
been the most prosperous we have had
since coming to Marshalltown, and the
prospects seem very bright for the
coming year. The presidential cam
paign apparently had little or no ef-
feet on trade The fall trade has aver
aged up as we'll as was expected"
A T. Elder, the druggist. in review
ing the year. said, conditions nave
been very good, and prospects are even
brighter for next year. because Of the
enormous crops and the prosperous
condition of the farmers. My business
has greatly increased, Of course, since
I have moved on Main street, but the
wear of 1912 was the greatest I have
ever had"
E. r. Lay, of the New England store,
said: Business conditions thruout the
year were very conservative, people
generally buying what they needed in
satisfactory manner to themselves.
Generally speaking business was in
good, healthy condition thruout the
year."
J. B. Loeffel manager Of Burch
Bros store, said, Generally business
conditions have been very satisfactory,
the trade generally thruout the coun-
try being more favorable than for some
years. Our own business was excellent,
and we are equipped to handle
greater trade the coming year"
W. c. Beinert, druggist, reported MS
business for the year to have been the
best since he entered business life in
Marshalltown. Business said Mr..
Beinert, exceeded that Of 1911, which
was a banner year for me. The fall and
holiday trade has been excellent
This was the best year we have ever
had" said George Painter, the cloth
Ter, "and I look for a continuance OF
prosperous times and an even greater
volume Of trade in 1913 from the fact
that crops have been of record yields.
Our trade journals have forecasted a
continuance Of good business for at
least eighteen months to come. be-
lieve conditions have been better the
country over, and the conditions which
prevail here will be found common to