East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-25
TRADE IN ALL
LINES PASSES
EXPECTATIONS
PendIeton Merchants Express Their
Satisfaction Over Business Dur.
ing Holiday Season.
SHOPPING BEGAN EARLY
business Houses Able to Handle In
creased Trade Without Experience
Ing the Elcyenth-Hour Rusab-Pco.
PIE OF City Prosperous and Much
Money Is Spent.

| Money Is Spent.
Christmas shopping this year in
Pendieton has been marked by two
distinctive features. II has been be-
yond the expectations OF merchants
and it started early and continued
steady without any of the congestion
of former years. This is the testimony
OF almost every merchant in the city.
| DO your Christmas shopping ear.
ly' has been the cry of the newspa-
pers ani that 1t was needed is the
verdict of storekeepers and clerks
and they are very thankful that at
last the people have awakened to the
adsantage of buying their presents In
advance. Active holiday trade COM
menced on the first OF December and
though better than for many years.
was not marked by the usual rush
during the last few days which mas
proved so distressing to all concerned.
Our Christmas trade has been the
best we have ever had." said Bond
Bros. proprietors of the Bond Bros.
mems store. and the Workinsmen's
Clothing Store. land yet we have had
no rush that We could not handle.
The Christmas trade began three
weeks ago and has been steady ami
constant ever since. We never had a
| day in which the sales would ap-
proach those Of this day before Christ
mas last year but our books show that
there has been a Is per cent increase
IL our business. And We want to take
this occasion Of thanking the newspa-
pers for their effective campaign for
early shopping"
There is no question but that the
DO your Christmas shopping early
campaign as carried on by the papers
has helped wonderfully" said Leon
Cohen of the Peoples Warehouse.
Trade started actively on December
l and has continued up until the last.
1t has been very good with us'.
A. d. FAst. manager of the Golso,
Rsie Sto-c is another who testified
10 the early commencement OF Christ
mas shopping and its healthy condi-
tron. 1T opened early eud held up
TO the end" he said. land went awav
beyond our expectations. Saturday
was the biggest day in the history OF
our institution. People seemed uros.
porous and wanted to spend their
money"
Our Christmas trade has been thu
best IN ten years." said r. Alexander.
proprietor Ct the Alexander Depart.
ment Store. I've had 23 people EN-.
ployed and could have used five mors
The trade started actively two week,
ago Ihere has been no rush but tn.
trade has continued steady"
Royal NJ. Sawtelle. jeweler. said.
me holiday shopping Narted early
cnis year and for the past ls DAYS
snere mas been steady buy. In for.
mer years. there has been much con-
gestion in the store but this year w,
nave been able to handle all our nat.
rons The buying this year showea
planning by the people and have
been impressed with the fact that
thers was more buying OF goods but
less expensive gifts than last year.
however. our business has been bet
ter l think the newspapers have
helped wonderfully in getting people
to start their buying early"
Early buying was remarkable thi,
- ''NA' NS' uAu L. u. L TlZlSr or tns
Frazier Rook Store, "and the trade
as whole has been very satisfactory
1t commenced the second week in tho
month. our sale of books this year
has been particularly heavy and our
experience has been that the people
are buying much less trashy stuff than
heretofore"
The buying commenced 50 early
this year" said a. ]. McAllister OF
the Pendleton Drug Co, that the
merchants were pushed to get ready
for 1t and think that much depends
upon the merchants as 10 whether
the people will continue 10 do their
Christmas shopping early Our bud-
| ness was unusually good this year"
Jack Watson OF the wohlenborg
| Department Store. said: our Christ
mas business has been above expecta-
tions. The people seemed TO buy Less
expensive presents but more OF them.
1t used to be that the people held or
until the last three days but this year
they started early and we had stenly
| business to the last day"
Sam Jenkins. manager OF The Hub.
had the following 10 say: "Our bust
ness has been better than we expect.
ed II started about ten days ago and
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