Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-13
MARKET WEEK THIS
YEAR BIG SUCCESS
More Merchants Attend Than Ever
Before and ALI Boost the
Omaha Stunt.
CONE FROM HALF DOZEN STATES


Omaha jobbers say there are more
merchants from adjoining states in
Omaha buying their stocks OF goods this
present merchants week than ever be
fore. The wholesale houses are well
sprinkled with men from Wyoming, Mon
tsna, Kansas, Dakota and Iowa. Kan
sas is especially well represented. One
of the Kansas fellows, Mr.. Mcdonald OF
the Boyle Furniture company of Beloit,
Kan. says all Kansas is looking for a
great crop and a good years business
this year. He says the snow on the en-
tire wheat belt is looked upon as espe.
cially favorable.
J. NJ. Ray OF Hurley. S. D., says condi-
tions in his territory are good and that
Dakota Is optimistic. The promise OF the
wheat crop for 1915. he says, is especially
bright. with the heavy SHOWS to protect
It well into the spring. and this makes
business prospects good in a wheat
country.
John Buriy OF Round Up. wyo., Is one
OF those who came a good way 70 do his
shopping this year He represents the
Grey Bull Trading company. He looks
for a good year in Wyoming and the ter
ritory north into Montana.
Best of All Market Weeks.
c. H. Pickens of the Paxton Gallagher
Wholesale Grocery company says; TAX
ing the weather and snow blockade into
consideration. this has been the best and
most enthusiastic market week Omaha
has ever had. We have had more people
in here every day than we ever had dur
ing a merchants market week. Tho
week has been success in every way"
Roy Byrne of the Byrne-Ha MINER COM
pany says: 1T has been an unqualified
success in every way. The immense
success tnsures the permanence of the
merchant market as an institution. Al
ready the committee is planning on new
| features for the merchants market
week In the fall, and the visitors from
distant points are all expressing their in
tention OF coming again for the fall week
when the date is definitely set. The pur-
chases have been very substantial and,
In fact, somewhat larger than the whole
sales had actually anticipated
visitors Are Satisfied.
Joe Kelly of NJ. r. Smith q Co. saws:
Everything has worked out according
to the best expectations. The attendance
has been larger than ever before, and IL
the heavy snow and partial blockade had
not occurred Just as 1t did, the crowds
would have been larger than we could
well have taken care of. General salts
faction is expressed by the merchants
from out in the state and adjoining
states at the character OF the entertain
ment afforded during the week. The
ultimate result of these merchants mar
ket weeks is to be to cement all the
wholesale and jobbing houses together
into united effort toward these features,
since we have largely eliminated the
trade excursions. Trade excursions are
we'll and we get out and see the fellows,
but 1t il better TO get them here. It Gre
ates better impression in their mind 3
to have them see what we have in
Omaha. rather than merely to 60 out
and tell them about 1t. This merchants
crowd this week is good buying crowd, "
| Don Lee of Beebe & Runyan company
says:E This is the banner market week.
The jobbers are all well pleased. There
are great many buyers here from
Wyoming, Montana, the DaISotas, KAN
sas and Iowa They are all feeling good
and the business is brisk