Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-10
Bright Prospects for Year to Come
Cheering Word of Local Business Men
Past Year Trade Was Generally Good
HARRY p. LOWELL Of Lowell 4

HARRY P. LOWELL Of Lowell 4
Nicolson, jewelers.: II am looking
forward with pleasure. We are past
| the hard places and things have be-
come settled. All the trade papers
| are enthusiastic over the, outlook.
| In Augusta, l feel that the, Winter
| Sports Carnival will do a lot to-
ward attracting people and helping
| business"
J. 3. FARRELL, of the J. 3. Far.
rell Co., clothiers: 1.-The year 1922 was
the best in our history, but we're
| going to- beat our record in 1928.
More people are working and BUSH
ness will continue to improve"
GEORGE w. MERRILL of the
Augusta Flower Shop: Business is
+! like health. Day by day in every
way. business is growing better and
better"
e. w. CHURCH, grocer: IT can't
| see where there will be any great
| gain over last year. ! believe that
the prices OF all goods are too high.
can't see any prospect of prices
| coming down when the manufacture
ers are paying such large dividends
as they now are. There must be some
fair medium where we can all live
the SO a day laborer as well as the
| rich man.
EUGENE L. MERRILL of Mer-
rill Bros, grocers: "All you've got
to do is to put your shoulders to the
wheel and work and you'll get bust
ness. Nothing can happen to make
business much worse than it has
| been during the few years following
l hot ~
| the upward trend"
FRED G. DAVIS of Fifield Bros.
| Co. There will be a generally better
tone to business for 1928, though no
| pronounced wave of prosperity. The
| general price trend is slightly up
ward, except that indications point
to a probable decrease in the "cost
| of living" principally foodstuffs.
! Tires will cost more, many compan-
/ les having already announced an in
crease averaging about 1870. General
accessories will doubtless advance
some. Temporary business declines
will be probable this winter and
| again in midsummer. On the whole,
1928 will continue a period of read
Justment, in which healthier gen.
eral condition based on a more solid
business foundation, will result"
HERBERT L. MERRILL Of The
Daylight Store: 1.-THE farmer, the
wage-earner and the salaried man
have all suffered by the drop in
prices and the rise in prices conse-
quent to the strikes in the great in
dustries. The well-to-do class will
continue to be the dominant figure
| in buying. We are returning to pros
| perity because money in their pos
session representing surplus funds
is being used freely to build hum
dreds Of new office buildings and
| factories and thousands of new
homes. A great demand is certain
in the better class of goods. The tar
iff will advance prices about Is per
cent. and tend to stabilize business
because of increased duties and re-
I-lief from uncertainty. 1t will pro-
mote long time contracts between
manufacturers and retailers and
|'stimulate buying by retailers and
consumers which is always felt on
a rising market. This in turn will be
reflected in aggressive sales policies
and disposition to advertise mechan-
disc freely"
r. CYR Of the Augusta Furniture
Co.: THE way business has started
this yepr would indicate that bust
ness should be good. 1t has been in
creasing steadily since last year and
should keep on the upward trend"
| CHARLES E. PELLETIER, drug
gist: II look for an increased BUSH
ness. OF course l have just come
here, but l am going after the
| trade"
N. T. FLOROS of the N. r. Floros
| Co., contectioners: Business will be
good if you go after it,
TABER E. REID: There's a fine
prospect for increased business.
Complete stocks carried by the
merchants of Augusta will help i'm
| mcnsely. If customer asks for any,
| thing, a store should be able to fur
nish it. Business is Just what you
make it,"
MISS ALBERTA HEALD, miIIin-
| cry: THE past year has been I'M
usually good for me. Statesmen who
have been here say that there has
been good early buying, a sure in
| dication of good business"
n. II. RUMERY, manager Mark
son Bros: "The outlook is for a very
prosperous year. The general indica-
ton is that prices have struck their
| level. Let's go after the business,
advertise Augusta and our merchan-
disc"
JOHN E. TURNER, grocer: 1.-THE
first week of 1923 started in much
better than I expected that it would
after the holidays. Generally, it
seems that the supply of stocks has
been caught up and the demand is
now greater than the supply. Labor
| will probably be higher, because
every indication points to higher
| prices. and that is always a sign of
prosperity. I also feel that something
should be done in Maine to insure
the more careful cutting of timber in
the woods so that much of the small
stuff will not be wasted"
CHARLES 3. MURPHY, druggist:
Il certainly hope 1923 will be better
than 1922. I certainly intend to ad-
vertise more to make it so.'
ARTHUR TETREAULT, druggist:
, "We're going to make business bet
ter. After the usual quiet following
the holiday rush, trade will pick up
and a good year is sure to result"
Mr.. HERSoM, proprietor Hersom
e. Bonsal. Grocers-"I think that we
shall do an average business this
| year as I can see no indications Of
any great change taking place which
would tend to tip the scales one way
or the other. Our business last year
was good"
| 8. e. 6lTHER, Druggist-'1 should
say that conditions seem to indicate
that we shall have a good year dur
, ing 1928, generally speaking. Our
| business last year did not quite come
up to that of the previous wear"