The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-03-06
re TAIL MERCHANTS
TALK SHOP IN MEET
BELIEVE WANAilACH,E SH0IJ,D
Ahip PACE WITH PROGRESS
SiNE TOWNS,
iiAn Tor Trade Days Each Month
Which Should Bring New
Business to
Them.
members of the Retail Merchants

Members of the Retail Merchants
association present at the meeting
last night had real heart to heart
taik about business conditions in
"axahachie, and If we read the
signs Alright much good is going TO
follow the campaign that is to ne
launched in the encouragement OF
the trade at home" policy The
question asked himself by every
member present ''if every citizen was
Just like me, what kind of a town
would Waxahachie be" was new
. line OF thought that is bound to
bear fruit. The meeting was abso-
iuteiy free from centure or abuse,
but most earnest desire for a re
VlVal OF the retail trade was mani
Tested IN every talk. The hard
ware merchant and the druggist We'd
with the dry goods man to bring
about a common purpose, and the
only regret is that every merchant
i'll town was not present to hear these
helpful hints.
Il was decided that Waxahachie
was sleeping on her rights and thai
she should wake up and 60 out in
TO the highways after the trade that
ri&htfully belongs to her With this
| idea uppermOst in the minds of the
merchants it was decided that a
4style show or spring opening should
| be held at once, and that special in
ducements should be made to get
people to come to WaXahachie on
these days. Mr.. Mincey is chairman
! of the committee on arrangements
i As soon as he can perfect the plans
iii is his purpose to call the mer-
chants together and work out the
| details. 1t is believed that some
! sort of a trade days may be estab-
| lished with profit to the town. The
committee Of which Mr.. Mincey il
chairman is to arrange for as many
as two trade days in each month
and special bargains are to be offer
ed on these days.
/ The merchants also discussed the
proposition of a ladies' auxiliary to
1.-The Chamber OF Commerce, the pur-
| pose OF which would be TO encour-
age tho citizens Of WaXahachie to
trade at home. It WAS generally
conceded that the ladies of the town
could do more to keep WaXahachie
money at home than all the men
combined. No definite action was
t taken because the auxiliary has been
mentioned in connection with the
/ Chamber of Commerce, but all mem
/ bers present expressed themselves
! as pleased with such a plan.
F.! The meeting soon resolved itself
i into a kind Of swap ideas" gather
! ing, and some very fine suggestions
were made. Another suggestion
worthy OF notice was the agricutu-
/ raj exhibit for this fall. 1t was pro
| posed that the merchants cooperate
F.! with the Chamber of Commerce to
| the end that creditable agricultu-
raj exhibit be held here this fall
| Proposition was made that pre-
MUM list be arranged and published
i now so farmers may know what pro-
duets vial stand a chance for pre-
miums. 1t is believed that this
| course would stimulate an interest
| in growing better crops.
! The bargain day to be held in
WaXahaehie two days in the month,
, probably the first and third Satur-
days, promises to go long ways to-
wards encouraging Ellis county PEG
pie to come here to trade. The plans