The Glenwood post., 1923-12-27
Merchants Of GIenwood Enjoyed a
Very Satisfactory Holiday Trade
and All Are Smiling
FACE FUTURE WITH COURAGE

Glenwood merchants have enjoyed a
most satisfactory holiday trade, If the
observations of The Post man and the
reports that reach this office are cor
rect.
The holiday shopping has been steady
and firm, beginning fully two weeks
before Christmas and extending right
up to the advent of Santa Claus in the
community, and yet with a sustained
character and an absence of spasmodic
and last minute effort. Apparently
the people did their shopping more by
program and less after the hap-hazzard
fashion of the old days of few years
ago. Perhaps the educational cam
paign of the past few years, with its
slogan "Shop Early" has had much
to do in bringing about this desired
condition. And then again the de-
hghtful fall weather which enabled the
farmers to gather in their crops and
later TO have little spare time to
Join the wife in shopping trip to
town had much to do with the desira-
BILE conditions so noticeable this year.
At all events, the conditions were
very satisfactory, and our enterpris-
ing and advertising merchants are very
well pleased with the holiday trade
they received this year, and believe 1T
indicates gradual Improvement in
financial affairs which will .be
strengthened as the days go by. In
other words, they are facing the fu-
ture with greater confidence than at
any time since the great world war.
When interviewed concerning their
sales, Il. L. Torrey of the Howard &
Torrey company said: "We enjoyed
the best trade we have had in four
years. Nothing wonderful or exces-'
sive, but just a good, constant trade
for the two weeks preceding Christ
mas. 1t was steady and regular and
easy to handle, and yet it totaled
more in volume than we have ever
had at this time of year" Not only
was their Christmas trade very good,
but they enjoyed big business the
day following Christmas, and Charley
Howard said Wednesday night "We
did enough business today to make a
good Christmas trade"
John 8. Woody of the Economy
Cash Store said "We have enjoyed a
fine trade-a little better than last
year, but it has come to us in way
that made it so much easier handled.
No spurts, nothing spasmodical, but
Just a quiet, steady and increasing bus.
mess up to Christmas day. Thus our
sales were made with less expense and
therefore more profit. We are well
pleased.
julius Wulfsohn said "Our trade
was just splendid throughout all of
December. Although I employed an
extra sales force, every one of us
was kept busy, and I could not have
asked for anything better. I do not
know about the other merchants, but
if they all did as we'll as we did, 1t
certainly indicates a very healthy con-
dition, and i believe the better condi-
tions will continue. I am at least
highly satisfied with our holiday
trade.'
Hubbard & Clarke reported very
satisfactory trade in the grocery line,
and while they say the trade was not
heavy in the fancy line, people pur-
chasing good but more substantial gro
ceries, they found their sales heavier
than last year, with the advantage
that the holiday shopping extended
over longer period than usual. They
are we'll pleased with the result.
Barnette Napier of B. T Napier &
Co. is highly pleased over the result
Of his advertising, and the trade which