The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-03
RICHMOND IS THE
BIG DISTRIBUTOR

blu DISIRIbUlUR
Continued From First PaGe)
seems, at Arst blush. like very broad
statement but Il IS susceptible OF proof
and that Is just what the Trade EN-
tension Bureau OF the Richmond Cham
be- OF Commerce and the merchants
generally OF Richmond have arranged
This better acquaintance week for; 20
prove this very thing, and prove 1t by
showing the goods and the price lists.
The Facts and Figures.
IN the first place. there Is nothing
that down South merchant can man
age 20 get on his purchasing list that
cannot be found In Richmond fac:or-
les and Wholesale and jobhing houses.
II matters not what he wants, be il
anything from a steam engine TO q
toothp!ck or from peanut brittle TO
whole candy store. or from a low grade
ear:henware mug 70 the finest OF
Dresden china, or from homespun cot
ton fabrics to the finest OF silks and
Iaces or from p doll baby shoe 70 the
finest Of footwear for great men and
women, or from camp chair 10 q ma
hogany parior or chamber suit OF fur
niture. or from the overall TO the bon
Ton pigeon tail dress suit, or from the
Scotch herring and baked bean canned
goods 10 the Sn!;hAe!d hams and ev-
erythins else IN the eating line. he W u
find II here IN Rlchmond's great whole
sailing and manuta curing houses
In hardware the whole earth is be
fore the Southern buyer when he
reaches Richmond; in harness and ac-
cessories Richmond stands high above
any competing market North or south;
in the wholesale hat business Rich
nord has been q leader for years In
g.. lies 'f,4'fs i=
one house in Richmond. Smith Court
ney Company and this. among others
that can discount q dozen Northern
houses and in this line of business
freight rates cut a great figure but
that the freight charge business, is
another subject In the matter OF mill
linery, which, OF course, interests the
women pretty much altogether, Rich
luoud has all OF the markets beat. and
the same is true as to notions. l
think il IS truG that Richmond has
the largest fancy. i.o,-Tn house in all
OF the Southern country. and while the
TWO things are IN no way similar IL
MAY be remarked right here that Rich
nond also has the largest metal roof
ing house in the whole country.
AND now, getting down 20 real hard
pan. am reminded OF stoves and
ranges From time !mWemorial Rich
rno..4 has had its stove WORKS, TWO or
more o.: them. and their great success
;,.. T,,.,o ,ra f,@, tp,t ,he,, navn
49, 5,,stor,ers HE beneot 81 locaiion
,arcs ,irfsrsoId ain Northern and
U-le,a~, co,r-,,,ffo~s
rr ,..,CIs t,,c'~lj l,,o1.s ~ T,ichr,ont
,of..cco ,ra-let ard as - ,obacno
~1sT,,r.r,ur.rr ,nvn and an of the
go ls,G,,s v.itho,,t hcira ,ol5 ,bat
,,.,..a,.e,. M. y,a,t IN ne fobacro i'm
ts IA bz fol.na In Richmond cheaper
erd ~ hef,er teyrns 1har anywhere
eise g. the anna world
,rrol4sale rariwa-e market
ptr,-.r..5 Observation-Disclosures 40 erra~ior,
t-t-.t 49, -. =,
%'- 40 p"
hiancs ~ or Ne!| C.ose 20 l"e "tad
OF the list
Wonderful Natural Advantages.
an told mat WHEN tho io!ks get
bara 4~crr IN. great South as ,Eev
- -. .T l.. ,,,-t.., -. SAL
y go w." -'N'~
the oaNc, l"eE VIII ~ Fi l+'14 " ~.
price LISTS mat VIII show what lil2h-
!rond lnarutactUrirg aud Wholesale
houses can and do, every day IT, the
,eareeu rCo6s ar,,y,l-re fro,, al
,, a.,
~ per cen I"-'P'i nc"
houses ~ I-f Clues ,-' No. a.
us and 10 th!S sTccia! p'oll OF 'Le