Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-16
PROSPERITY
SHOWN BY
LUXURY
SALES
Gems and Pianos, a Drug in Dull
Years, Are Going Fast-Job-
bers Busy and Happy,

Were there any slowing down of
business in Atlanta, Injuries would be
the first to feel the change. Jewelry
certainly is to be classed as a luxury
something the public can dispense
with in any pinch Of circumstances.
But-sales Of diamonds, jewelry and
pianos are heavier than in 1912
Sales of diamonds are on the gain"
says H. w. Anderson, OF Maier s. Ber-
kele, jewellers. Our diamond bust
uess has increased about so per cent
a year. In general, the volume of
our sales held even for the first four
months of the year. May showed
/ gain. June will show a greater gain,
from indications. This is comparing
sales with 1912, which in itself was
the greatest Of 20 consecutive years"
Pianos are not among the necessi-
ties Of life, whatever the musician
may think. Piano sales fall off in
bad years.
H. s Holmes, Of the Cleveland
Manning Piano Company, says the
business of that concern for May was
ahead of any month OF this year. and
! the total to date for 1913 ahead of
any years sales for an equal period.
Collections are improving" says
Mr.. Holmes, instead Of declining.
Piano sales are the first to fall off in
bad times, and the last to recover aft
erwards. Since our sales are increas-
ing, we take It as an indication that
general conditions must be sound"
Jobbers Are Satisfied.
Jobbers supplying the territory con-
| tributory to Atlanta are satisfied with
trade. p D, Yates, vice president of
the Ridley Williamson Wyatt Com
pany. says:
we have sold as much or more
goods than in 1912. Collections are
satisfactory, and, in view of condi-
tons are exceptional.
Business men who are operating
on a conservative basis will find, 1
believe, that 1918 has been one Of
their most profitable years. They are
| buying in small quantities. They are
cleaning off their shelves. They are
selling customers what they need, in
stead Of allowing them to run riot
! through the store.
The progressive merchant will find
himself in better shape than for years
past when 1913 comes to a close.
Fall trade, I believe, win far sur
pass the expectations of the average
merchant and business man. l have
returned from a trip through portions
of the State. The crop looks good.
1t is growing; it is clean and the
acreage is larger than last year 1t
has been produced cheaply.
This is a year when efficiency
counts for the farmer, the retailer
and the jobber. Efficient men viii
make good profits this year"
Manufacturer Feels No Pinch.
Our fiscal year runs until June /, ."
says j. K. Orr, manufacturer of shoes
AT the close of business June /. we
began to take reckoning of the years
transactions We find that the fac
tory has just ended the biggest year
In our history, as to sales and as to
production. Besides. this, the quality
of our output has been improved
steadily. Fall orders are coming in
now at good rate. The crop outlook
is good, and it will be a crop which
cost the farmers very little to make
collections are fair. Business en-
phaticalIy is good"
South BuIwsrk of Nation.
Wilmer l.. Moore, president Of the
Southern States Life Insurance Com
pany and Of the Atlanta Chamber Of
Commerce, looks for great things
from the coming crop.
Cotton is looking WELL he says.
1T is clean and well cultivated, and
is coming along nicely. Every pros
pect Is for good yield and at mod
crate expense.
Admit, for the sake Of argument,
that the croakers are right and that
the East is in for period Of depres-
sion. In this case. the South will. as
always, fare better than any other
section With that great solid asset
the cotton crop-the South Is in an
lmpregnabie position. and. as always
before, will prove the mainstay Il the
nation"