El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-28

] were bouSht with the Christmas spirit
Scott c. White, manager of the Scott
White & Company stores-''We had an
excellent trade this year and I am most
pleased
Beaeh's First Year.
Henry : Beach-..This is nv first
venture in the retail field and the re-
suits are most pleasing. If other mer-
chants have done proportionauy the
same, then FL Paso must be the most
prosperous of cities
Best in 10 Years.
T. r. Thornton Of Thornton Nickel
shoe company-"Our Christmas was SO
I per cent better than last year Christ
Z mas, however, brings no great increase
! IN business TO shoe dealers except in
Z the sale of house slippers. I will say
That the season business Of October.
. November and December to date has
been the best in the Is years that 1
have been connected with the store"
: Mrs T. N Ernest. Ernest Millinery
! c0mpany-'Our business during the
! Christmas shopping season was better
/ the entire year will show up better
: than the year 1914"
Dr. J. T. Mclean, Mclean Drug com
pany-'I purchased Loves drug store
I just two months ago and cannot speak
/ to make comparisons with previous
/ seasons / only know that my business
I Is increasing and that our Christmas
trade in sumdries was SATISFACTORY"
Mems FURNISHINGS sell.
G f. Bryan, Bryan Bros-~We have
had a very satisfactory Christmas bus
! mess, considerably larger than last
year. The same can be said concern
ing the year 1915, as compared with
1914. 1t has been a prosperous year
for US, and We look forward to even
better business during the coming
year
Years Business Good.
L \. Hell. president Union Clothing
commentators fFhrsfEfrmqc business q
been very satisfactory and larger than
last year The same can be said of our
years business, as compared with 1914. I
A good class Of goods were bought by !
/ the Christmas shoppers"
5. Ullman, Hirsch-Ullman Shoe COM /
pany-"Our business was considerably 1
better than last year and, the present /
year has been the best we have ever 4
had in our four years OF business in 1
FL Paso- The future looks very prom |
ising-"
Sci Berg Happy.
Sol I. Berg, mems cIOthing-"We J.
have done almost twice as much bust
ness this Christmas season as We did I
last season During the last three
weeks of the season We did an enOr-
nous business Our sales Of practical
gifts We're larger than ever before, in
dicating a more general disposition to
buy useful gifts. As for the year 1915,
it is running far ahead Of 1914"
Better Than Ever.
business is better than it has ever been
and the prospects are very bright for
the coming year"
f. A Fox. manager Walkover Shoe
stOre-"Our Christmas business has
been far beyond our expectations. The
buyers seemed to have more Of the
Christmas spirit than ever before and
apparently enjoyed their shopping"
Good Trade Monday.
\ Blumenthal OF B. BlumenthaI &
BrOs.-"Our business was better than
last year. But while the trade was
good before Christmas, our sales were
equally as good On Monday, two days
after Christmas Buying has been good !
in all lines of mems furnishings. and
we look forward TO continued prosper
ity during the coming year
Many Hats Sold
7. H. LefkOvitZ. Of the Victor Hat
cOmpany-"Our hat sales were at least
IS per cent larger than last year. and
we had good increase in our clothing |
line The entire year has been highly
satisfactory, an the new year will I'M !
doubtedly see an increase over the bus
mess of the past L months"
E. p. Lerner, proprietor Lerner Shoe
company-"Our business has been bet
ter during the past year than it was I
in 1914, and our Christmas trade was
satisfactory
biggest Christmas.
c c. Dawedoff Geneva JeWelry COM ,
pany-"lt has been the biggest Christ
cess of last year. 1 am entirely salts {
fled with my Christmas business I
J. 4 Shanberg, Dundee Wooden Mills ]
There was no great increase in our :
Christmas business over other periods q
Of the year but I should say that our
years business will show an increase /
Of % per cent over 1914" 4
f. Albafull, proprietor The Bazaar Z
Business this season was a little bet e
Ter than last season, and on the whole G
was satisfactory 2
FeIdman Says Big Trade.
F, J. Feldman. president Of Fred J.
very satisfactory season and our bust y
less for the year will exceed that Of 3
asst year. We placed a large number
II monographs, and our trade in other
goods was large"
Thomas Dunn, Of Dunu's Music store Il
in small goods was very r
satisfactory, and larger than last year L;
We sold some pianos, but I'm smaller cl
Instruments and in sheet music our a
rade was better" A
Electric Fixtures. o.
h A Hippler, sales manager. FL Ct
oaso Electric --ailway company-"We ! ii
.laced larger number of electrical | a
FOODS this year than last The use Of
Electrical appliances is becoming more D
and our sales this season were I 4,
cry satisfactory" y
i, G. Anthony. Peoples Drug store 70
While We carried no large quantities =
T strictly Christmas goods, our sale ! &C
I perfumes and other sundries were | l.
cry good and PROBABLY better than a
asst year" M
Harry Barnett, manager for Rosiness
'lothing store-"Our business was QI
lueh better this year than last, espe- &C
tally in clothing. and the outlook FOR b1
he coming year is very bright" Il
Gift Books Brisk an
F. W. Norton, president Interna- I'll
lonal Book cOmpany-"The business
{ 1915 will run fully % per cent Larger ~
han in 1914. Our Christmas trade was -
luch better than last year and was =
lore satisfactory in every way Buy A.
rs began shopping earlier and buying
ontinued right up to the last min as
te. The trade in gift books and juv- an
nile books was very good.'
w. G. Payne, Potter Drug company or
We enjoyed a good Christmas trade tn
perfumes and candy, but in other W