San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-02
hllion Dollar Stock Ready for Inspection in S. A.
Business Men Welcome Visiting Merchants

San Antonio business men see q
promising future for trade during the
next few months. They see no indica'
tons of a slump in business activities
and extend hearty invitation to every
merchant in this city's great trade ter.
ritory to visit them during the Fall
Trade Season. They are providing
elaborate entertainment and have ar
ranged for nationally known trade
speakers to assist in instructing visit.
ing merchants in improved methods OF
merchandising. They are endeayorins
to HELP SOUTH TEXAS GET
MORE BUSINESS.
c. L. Mueller, assistant manager
Dorothy Frocks companuy: The
Dorothy Frocks company has spared
no pains in getting ready for this &C.
casion with q comprehensive assert
ment of frocks which shows conclu-
sively that southwest merchants can
buy from this company in San Antonio
to better advantage and satisfy their
customers with less effort and less
cost than by purchasing in distant
mhrkets. Our factory output has
shown a 43 per cent gain this year
over the whole Of 1924. This year we
are showing more attractive styles and
better quality in our women's dresses.
Our plant at the corner of Houston
and North Flores will be open for the
inspection of Trade Season visitors"
John W. Watts, Peden Iron & Steel
company. 1401 South Flores street:
9Th ePeden Iron & Steel company ex.
tends an invitation TO visitors during
Trade Season to visit its plant and
inspect one of the largest stocks Of
hardware in the South. This store is
equipped TO supply a complete stock
for any hardware store on very short
notice. We are hacking this trade
project with all our strength and hope
TO benefit our customers by increasinT
their trade in San Antonio"
n. NJ. welsch, American Shoe &
Hat company, go West Commerce
street: This company is indeed OPP
timistic over the coming Fall Trade
Season and Is helping to bring mer-
chants to trade in the largest and
greatest city of Texas. Money is
getting easier and ] do not look for
slump in business during the com
ing months. Our trade territory COW
ers Southwest. Central, West and
parts Of East Texas as well as Mex
leo. Our business is good. We in
vite our customers to visit US in our
large plant"
Martin Giesecke. Liberty Mills, 902
Morales street: "The outlook for our
line Of business is promising. The
wheat crop this year is of better
quality and as a result flour and
bread are Of superior qualities this
year. The texture and flavor espe-
cially have been improved. We have
enlarged our plant with the addition
of a S125,00O grain storage plant.
Our output has been increased 10
per cent already this year. We
want visiting merchants to inspect
our modern mills-the home Of
Hearts Delight, Bob white and Lib
erty Bell flOurs."
{ Harry Martyr Southwestern Bell
Telephone company: -San Antonio
Is luc 4OElCal lEdut CtultE lOI soyulu
Texas. By bringing merchants TO
this city to visit our wholesale houses
and factories we are going TO show
them that we can supply them
adequately and quickly. The tele-
phone company has been spending
hundreds Of thousands helping to
upbuild old San Antonio. We are
offering everything any merchant
could desire"
Reagan Houston. A. 3. Frank Com
pany: -San AntOniO's markets are
crowded with the best in every line
of merchandise. We are going TO
bring hundreds Of our customers and
friends from throughout Texas and
Mexico as well as other parts Of the
great Southwest to trade in San An
tonio-the logical market for this ter
ritory. Our company maintains one
Of the largest wholesale dry goods
houses in the South. We expect good
business this fall"
We believe that these trade meets
will do more than any other one thing
toward encouraging trade between
of San Antonio and her
We know that By upbuild-
ing San Antonio we help 10 develop
South Texas. We are inviting our
customers TO visit our city and take
advantage Of the merchandising in
struction we have provided.
Fred Straus, Straus-Frank Com
pany. 81 South Flores treet: The
rapid growth Of San Antonio's trade
territory is making business good.
People throughout this area do not ap-
pear as distressed from droutI condi.
tons as reported in some instances.
We do not see a slump in business
ahead but are optimistic over the
trade situation. We welcome mer-