Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-10

PARkER's-"Although I do not
expect that general business on the
whole will be as good as formerly,
certainly expect that our own store
will do a better business the coming
year. l base this on the knowledge
that we have endeavored to create a
confidence between our customers
and ourselves and have always tried
to give them the best of satisfaction.
Our business last year was good"
MIKE LEVINE, Fruits, Confec.
tionery-I expect a good average
business for the coming year con-
siderng that all general conditions
are the same. Our business last year
was fairly good"
MAX sLosBERG, cIothier-'Busi-
ness not being extremely good
during 1922 can only hope that dur
ing 1928 we will see an increase.
Conditions seem to point to SUCH"
F. 3. PURINToN, Of Purinton
Bros. Co.: 81 look for a marked in
crease in building in Augusta during
the year 1928. There must be more
homes for the people; unless we get
them, we cannot go ahead. All the
mills and factories in the city are
running on full time. Production is
excellent, but we cannot reach a
maximum OF effort unless homes
! are provided for those who want
to work."
z. II. iNGRAHAM, tailor: "The
! outlook is no worse for 1923 than it
was for 1922. but in Maine it may be
10 TO-.
because the farmers were hit. They
are not producing because there has
been neither the price nor the mar
ket. This reacts on all of us. Wages
are good all over the country. There
is a good retail business and when
the retail business is good, then
| manufacturing is good. II We could
! close our eyes to foreign affairs, we
might think we were on the road to
recovery, but realizing that we are
| associated with foreign countries,
conditions abroad must react here.
There are always new enterprises to
| take the place of those that fail or
| are just struggling along. On the
whole, therefore, l should expect
better business in 1923 than in 1922"
HARVEY e. BATES of Trouant G.
Bates: 1--WE expect the business in
shades and wall papers to be fully
| as good as 1922. There must be more
homes built in Augusta. In addition
| to this, there is a lot of work either
left over or postponed from previous
years that should be done in the next
| II months"
c. EUGENE cOUGHLIN, Drug
| gist: with us, 1922 was a whale of a
year. l feel confident that 1923 will
show big business for the first
| six months at least. Many untitled
orders are left over from 1922. Prices
are rising and business is ALWAYS
good on a rising market. Eliminate
labor troubles and threatened labor
| troubles and you'll stabilize the
whole industrial situation"
WILLIS e. SWIFT Of the Holmes
Swift Co.: 1.-THE year 1922 came
came in with better tone than had
| promised during 1921 and business
for the year has been satisfactory
in most lines. The outlook for 1928
| is full better than it was a ycar4ago
| and indicated continued progress in
| the sterilization of business. In
! dustries are more active, freight
| rates are less. production costs have
been reduced and are more in line
with selling prices which. after the
sharp decline during the fall of 1920
and 1921 were below the actual cost
| of producing under the prevailing
conditions"
General business is dependent in
| a large measure upon the success
| and prosperity of the farmer. Con-
ditions were unfortunate for the in
dustry in many sections in 1922, but
are more promising for 1923. The
cost of producing this years crop
will be no more. and possibly less
than last year with the prospect of a
| more ready market at higher prices.
Stock of canned foods and general
groceries in the hands of producers
and dealers are no larger than neces-
sary to take care of requirements
until the new crop is on the mar
ket which is evidence of the healthy
condition existing. With average
crops. 1923 should be prosperous
year."
CHARLES e. DOWNING, Vic
trolas and Insurance.: Every indica-
ton points to a prosperous business
in 1928. This conclusion must be
drawn from the fact that it is
practically impossible to obtain
goods from factories at the present
time. Both talking machine and
piano manufacturers are several
months behind in their orders. One
of the best things to help business
In Augusta would be the completion
Of the North Belfast road to care
for the residents in that section who
want to do their shopping in this
city,"
ANTONIO N. LANDRY, grocer:
Business should be better than it
has been. The markets are all better
and everything is Frightening up. All
affairs are settling, including the
European question. look for an