Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-22
Closed Saturday Night-Success Of
Affair Interfered With By
Continued Rainy
Weather.
OTHER REASONS ARE GIVEN
What the Business Men Think of the
Project-Many Express
Themselves.

Notwithstanding the efforts of
the Commercial League to bring a
volume of trade to the city by means
of a trade week in which entertain
ment for the shoppers was provided,
the standard of business was not up
to par in most Of the business
houses of the city. Several causes
were instrumental in minimizing
the business, foremost among them
being the weather, which furnished
rain almost every night of the week.
Then, too, the farmers, having been
unable in the earlier part of the
season to get into their fields, were
taking advantage of the sunshine of
the early part of the week and did
not come to town. 1t has been
thought worth while to obtain the
sentiment of some of the merchants
in regard to the plan and also to OBJ
tain their ideas of plans for getting
real business for the city. There
are many plans and if one does
not prove feasible, it is no fault of
the Commercial League that the one
failed. There are a score of others
which may be tried.
The almost universal sentiment
af the business men is that this plan
has proved a failure, not on account
of the weather or farmers busy in
their fields, but because it is not one
which appeals to the people.
w. E. Brown, proprietor of the
Buster Brown drug store, says that
the business of the past week was
no different than that of previous
weeks. He is, however, in favor of
a bargain or sales day once month,
provided that each druggist agrees
to make speciality of a different
article from his competitors. This
would eliminate the possibility of
one druggist cutting the price on an
article another was using as lead
er.
J. H. Kane, of Kane's Variety
Store, is of the opinion that trade
week brought no business to the
city, so far as he himself was con-
cerned. OF course the weather was
against it, but aside from Wednes
day-dollar day-when he had a
few more customers than usual, he
received no benefit. He is also of
the opinion that sales day would
be a fine thing once a month, the
day being agreed upon by different
merchants.
Arch Foster, of the Foster furni-
ture store, was reticent in regard to
the business of the firm for the
week, but admitted that it was not
much more than usual. Dollar day
here, as in few other stores, |
brought a considerable volume of
business and he is in favor of the
of a sales day once a month,
giving value received.
G. W. Teed Of the drug and jew
elry store feels that absolutely no
benefit was received by his store. He
is not in favor of bargain day, for
he feels that people have had a sur
felt of so-called bargains and be-
lives the daily business is injured
by the establishment of one special
day.
J. w. Schroeder and J. NJ. Rich
ardson, whose stocks occupy the
same building, are unanimous in
favoring a bargain or sales day once
a month. Mr.. Schroeder feels that
the weather had much to do with
his failure to receive much business
last week, but Mr.. Richardson is of |
the opinion that the week made no
business for him nor could at any
time. His idea is to offer upon sales
day several articles of excellent
value at a stated price, the purchas-
er getting his moneys worth and a
little more for patronizing the store
upon that particular day. The
would be glad to unite in
setting apart the day.