El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-31

: mas week. This has suggested a new
idea in shopping at Christmas time ana
at least one big department store has
made plans for a large number Of ad-
ditional telephones next Christmas 10,
the shopping by telephone.
All FL PaSO business men agree that
the Christmas trade this year was thu
best in the history of the city and made
a fitting closing for the most prosper
Gus year FL Paso has ever known.
Some of the expressions Of the FL
PasO business men are:
Popular Has Banner Year.
A. Schwartz, president of the Popu-
lar Dry Goods CO.-"Christmas trade
this year was better Unan last year and
that was the record for our business in
Ell Paso. The rains made shopping
better, for more people spent their time
buying rather than in going from
store to store Our business through
out the year has been an increase over
that of last year and Christmas weex
made fine climax for this years rec
ord breaking business"
EverybOdy's Has Big Trade.
I. NJ. Mayer, of EverybOdy's Depart
ment stOre.-'In spite of the almost
continual rains, business at our store
during Christmas week was entirely up
to expectations. There was no partic-
ular line patrOnized; all lines receiving
attention from our patrons. FL PasO-
city and look forward to a good bust
ness in 1915"
NJ. P. Carlock, of the White House
"The Christmas business at the White
House was the best in the history Of
the store. The rainy weather did not
seem to affect Ell Pasoans at all; in
fact, persons coming to the store sim
ply did all their shopping in one place
instead of walking around in the rain
through the business district. Not only
the Christmas business, but the BUSH
ness for the whole year has been eX-
cellent and we are most optimistic re-
garding the new year
r. n. Mullin, Of the FL Paso Book Co.
Our Christmas business this year in
creased just 1926 percent over last year
Books and Christmas cards were most
in demand. The war in Europe and
the low price Of copper has, of course,
had its effect on this city, just as it has
had on every other city in the cOun-
try, and this is why Ell PasOans bought
more books, cards and calendars this
year than more expensive presents.
The outlook for 1915 is excellent"
Good in Spite of Rains.
R. 2. Bryan, Of Bryan Bros.-"The
exceptionally bad weather around
was a factor in holding
down sales, but business on Christmas
eve was better than the same time last
year and this about made up for the
dull, rainy days. As a whole, the
Christmas season just passed was a
good one and I expect to see a steady
improvement during 1915"
F. W. Norton, of the International
Book and Stationery Co.-"Christmas
business this year was much better
than last Our stock of cards and
booklets were practically cleaned out
by Christmas eve- Ell Pasoans this
year are buying more standard sets in
good bindings. The sale of juvenile
books was also very heavy this season.
Books as gifts are becoming more pop
ular every year and the sales this
Christmas greatly exceeded those of
last year. Indications point to a bet
terment in business conditions in 1915
S. c. Aubrey, of the Swastika Coal
Business in my line during
1914 was the best that it has been
since 1906, which was a banner year
I attribute much of the increase in
he coal business to the rapid growth j
u Ell PasO and this entire section.
The prospects for 1915 are excellent;
It should be the best year in the city's
Krakauer Does Good Business.
Robert Krakauer, of Krakauer, York