Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

BARNESVILLE READY FOR 1903 BUSINESS. V \ip,J 4 •• 1/ A The Merchants Extend, Through the News-Gazette, a Cordial Invitation to the Trading Public of Pike and % Adjoining Counties to Come and See Them I^During the Ensuing Year-Great Things Ex fr pected by Our Little City. t Barnesville affords the greatest facilities for trade, of any town in this section, is an estab arnl she has always been accorded a liberal share of the patronage of the people of Pike and iding counties. ithstanding the many drawbacks during the past year, the trading public has never lost con fidence in the merchants and business men of this place, and this is evidenced by the fact that a good 1 steady trade continued to pouf into Barnesville last year. Although some few pessimists will bemean the town, the better class of trade clings to the merchants of this place. And why? It is because these merchants and business men have done so much to merit this confidence and patronage. When the people of the country come to town they always get the benefit of the best that the merchants have. Barnesville’s merchants never attempt to “skin the farmers aiive” in making a big per cent on their goods. They are content with a fair profit and don’t try to “dig” the country people out of their hard earned money, as is the case in some places Whether for cash or on credit you will always find a welcome. As to the cash trade, we can say that nowhere else in this section will prices be found cut so low' as to the cash buyers in this city. And as to credit,—this is Barnesville’s strong point. She enjoys the reputation of having the largest credit trade of any town in middle Georgia, and she xvell merits this reputation. An especial pull is made for the trade on time in this and surrounding sections by the merchants, and any man who bears a good reputation and is deserving can secure credit. The tnerchauts are exceedingly liberal in this respect. It has often been said that Barnesville carries the best line of dry goods, clothing and dress goods to be found outside the largest cities. It is also true of all lines of goods. The trade demands a high slass of goods and our merchants, desiring to p’ease, keep such always on hand. Barnesville now has groat advantages as to money matters. The First National Bank and The Cit izens Bank of Barnesville are as good banks as can bo found in Georgia. They not only have the money to loan, but they are anxious to accomodate the people of this section and hence they are liberal in their terms. Farmers and others can get from either of these banks all the money needed for legitimate operations. Asa cotton market Barnesville stands at the very head, as the price paid for cotton here the pres ent season proves. If the farmers get their money and supplies from Barnesville merchants, their cot ton will likely be brought and sold here next fall, which will insure the highest market price and the verv best service in every way. Investigate the inducements ofiVred by Barnesville for patronage and you will do your trading in this hustling and enterprising little city. J. W. Stafford A Mon. A firm that is one of the oldest and most reliable in middle Geor gia, is that of J. W • Stallord &. Son. Each member is well known to the people of this section. They will do what they say and have won the confidence of the people. Below is given an out line of their plans for this yeai as stated by a member of the firm. Said the gentleman mentioned: “We want to increase our busi ness this year $26000.00. We are prepared to meet any competition on cash purchases because of our superior facilities for buying and IlgAring large Quantities of goods. Otu* time prices will be as low as inconsistent with sound business principles. We shall sell nothing except first class goods and every thing sold by us is guaranteed to he just as wo represent it or money will he refunded. In addition to our usual line of dry goods, notions, clothing, shoes hats, carpets, mattings,furniture, etc., we have added a large line of hardware, stoves, etc. We buy groceries in car load lots and will riiect any competition. We make a specialty of heavy groceries, corn, meat, flour, hay, oats, syrup, tobacco, etc., in large quantities. At our warehouse we sell ferti lizers, cotton seed meal and hulls, Studebaker and White Hickory wagons. We have contracted for 1000 ton& of guano and would be glad to talk with every farmer be fore he buys.” B. F. Reeve*. “We keep nearly everything” is the motto of this well known mer chant. This expression has been so widely advertised by him that it has almost become a by word in this section, and he makes good the assertion by keeping on hand a stock scarcely to be excelled any where. By a liberal use of printers ink and by a course of good business management he has built up for himself a trade to be proud of. He is ably assisted in his work by Mr. Sam Gharping, who con tributes largely to the great suc cess of the business. By the way, just at this season Mr.Charping makes a specialty of selling Fer ry’ garden seeds. He is a gar dener of long experience and can tell the people what and when to buy and to plant in the way of garden seeds. A more pleasant and agreeable set of gentlemen than these cannot be found to do business with. S. M. Marshburn Mr. S. M. Marshburn talks en couragingly about the prospects for IffOtt. Their business is grad ually growing, as is plainly seen by any observer of Barnesville’s growth. With a corps of compe tent helpers and a reputation for fair dealings their business is bound to succeed. Every line, consisting of dress goods, trim mings, embroideries’ laces, gloves, ribbons, shoes, hats, clothing, trunks, etc., is kept complete so that you can find anything you want with them. Miss Elliott, who is a fine judge of goods and familiar with all the arts of dress making, is in charge of the drygoods room. She keeps up with all the new styles and is capable of giving valueable ad vice ns to the quality of goods and designing of dresses. This is cer tainly a great advantage to ladies in buying. Mr. Ed Middlebrooks is in charge of the clothing room. Mr. Middlebrooks watches the wants in clothing, shoes, hats shirts, collars and ties. He leaves noth ing undone in his effort to suit and pleasea customer. Mr. 11. T. McDaniel, Miss Ida Bennett and Walter Butler are affable helpers that add to Marshburn’s business. Among the many attractions of Marshburn’s business is the Me Call patterns, they sell .n a radi us of over fifty miles of Barnes ville and is the best pattern in the world. The Stetson shoe, the highest class of men’s shoes made. The Can’t-be-beat and the Fletch heimer Fishel Co’s clothing is the best fitting and best finished cloth ing manufactured. Mr. Marshburn will add milli nery to their business this spring which will put this place in posi tion to supply any and everyone who wants wearing apparal. With two rooms one-hundred feet long filled with a clean line of goods bought with judgement backed by experience there is no reason why they should not offer facili ties equal to any retail dry goods ho ise <ll Georgia. They sell for cash or credit. Luther Brazier. Mr. Brazier has recently bought out the stock formerly owned by the Baruesville Carriage and Ve hicle Cos,, and is prepared to do all kinds of repair work, buggy and wagon building. He will no doubt do a good business and we predict for him success. J. C Collier Cos. Possibly no merehantile con cern lias made such rapid prog ress or moie remarkabls success, in Georgia, than the Collier Cos., Under the able management and personal supervision of Mr. Collier, the concern has flourish ed from the beginning,—a small country shop—has grown into a great corporation, equal in size and yearly business to the large city store. “Push, energy and capital,” as their “ad” writer says,—“coupled with a little brains” lias made the business v hat it is today, and we may add that Mr. Collier like Andrew Car negie has the facilties of knowing how to select his able lieutenants. On Jan. Ist they had big signs put out in front of their store “Easy Credit”, —“Goods sold now payable in the fall” showing that they are believers in the credit and the ability of the people to pay their obligations this year. You can get anything and every thing you need, —dry goods, dress goods, clothing, shoes, meat, corn, flour or money of them, showing that Mr. Collier is a believer in the old adage,—“credit used and not abused is capital that never melts away.” They are already receiving white goods, embroid eries, etc., for spring trade. There can be no more courteous treat ment or better services given than these people are giving to their trade. They are Business Builders and attribute it somewhat to “Blue Steel” shoes. Robert Mitehell. Mr. Mitchell conducts one of the largest business’s of its kind in this part of the state. He car ries all kinds of buggies, wagons, etc. He conducts an extensive livery business and sells a large number of mules and horses every year. He has associated in his work with him Mr. \\\ H. Mitchell and Mr. R. B. Goodwyn. They do an immense amount of buy ing and selling of mules and horses and this is one of the most extensive industries in Barnes ville. Mr. Mitchell has recently returned from the stock market, where he bought a large lot of mules and horses for the trade and the people are always wel come to inspect their stock. Bi Cv I mown rs his ? hun '. Geo. • well known gentlemai Together they kjive made their drugstore one of jthe most popu lar places in this polite and affable and tfyeir cus tomers always get the/most cour teous treatment a/hd attention from them and thisk store enjoys an extensive trade. Jno. T. Mlddl^brooks. “High quality amd low prices” is themqtjto of Mr. Jno. T. Middle brooks, w'ho deals in all kinds of groceries but makes a specilty of fancy groceries. IHe has been in the business here several and has in that time won the con fidence and trade of a large part of the people of this city and sec tion. He has associated with him now Mr. Henry Miller, who is a young man of/ experience in the grocery line and they will do well this year. Mr. Middlebrooks has a pet in his f‘Pride of Barnesville flour”, of which he sells quite a large quantity throughout this city and seetion W. C. Jordan A Dro. Messrs. W *C. Jordan and Rob ert Jordan compose the above named firm. They have been in the drug business for several years and have been successful in this line. A full line of everything that is neccesary for a store of this kind to have, is carried by them. A more pleasant, affable set of gentlemen cannot Vie found in any store in Barnesville and they have lots of friends and com mand a good share of the trade in Barnesville. This firm expects to do a big business during the com ing year and we predict for them success. Hanson A Kennedy. Messrs. J. W. Hanson and E. E. Kennedy entered business here' several months ago and have been doing a good business since. Both of the above named gentle are well known in business cir cles and enjoy a large trade. They are expecting to have an ex cellent business this year and are fully prepared for it with a full Vine of supplies and general merchandise. Visit them for anything in their line you need. Barnesville Planing Mill. This concern has achived won derful success in their line of bus iness and lias established a repu tation throughout this entire sec tion of the State and they are do ing a big business. The firm is composed of Judge W. A. Prout, B. M. Turner and L. S. Fifield, all of whom are business men of sound judgement and enjoy the confidence of the business world. Maddux & Son. Mr. P. H. Maddux and his son, Mr. H. E. Maddux are conducting the business of the above named firm, with the assistance of Mrs. Fannie Stallings, their compe tent salesludy. Recently they moved up here the stock of goods they had at Forsyth and have con solidated the two. A sale is be ing conducted at this store at cost, to make room for the spring stock of goods. They are also open for the usual credit trade at regular p ices. Both Mr. Mad dux and his son are good business men and they control a large part j of the trade that comes to Barnes ville. Having been successful in 1 the past it can safely be predicted ( that a good business is before J them during the coming year. |&Elg3gj£|l||K3i|3B9 a Croat Discovery. - I DROPSY SlSfir •' * KtHal CURED with vegetable s. * remedies entirely hurra- less: removes all svmp- S'qi. • fill toms of dropsy in s to - .H v . days: ill to 00 days ef "• . v , • rr Ia I treatment fnr ~A -Vm- IkAkl nished free to every suf jflK S'! nothing fairer. ftmmm .-J. •' For cirenlar*. testnno y I nials, etc., apply to t l frVJ rK M H. GREEN'S SONS BBBHaMKeWnd Box L, Atlanta, Ga. A. L. Mills. It’l pay you, no matter how far you have come, to visit our store,” says Mr. Mills and what he says he usually makes good. His line of dry goods, notions, millinery, etc., is one of the clean est and most up-to-date of our our town and he is accorded a goodly portion of the trade. He has successfully conducted this business for a number of years and now has an established repu tation He has connected with him, Mr. E. L. Butler, Miss Veli cia LeSuer, Miss Minnie Neiman and Mrs. A. L. Mills, who have done much toward making this a successful business and they con trol a good patronage. Bankston Hardware Cos. Mr. J. B. Bankston,is the effi cient manager of this concern and since he opened up last Sept, has gtflned an enviable trade in the hardware line. It will be re membered he bought the stock of goods formerly owned by Mr. W. H. Chambers, and since he has added to and now has one of the most complete lines of goods to be found in the city in the way of hardware, crockery, etc. He is a a man of considerable experience in this line and has shown that he is up to his business in hard ware. His trade has been remark ably good so far and no doubt will be still better during the en suing year. * Jim Reeves. “If your troubles annoy you don’t tell ’em to others”, etc., says Mr. Jim Reeves, “try me on flour”. He has one of the best grocery establishments in the city and recently bought the “Racket” business and now has a line of most everything. If you will once go to see Mr. Reeves you will call again. In his store you are always made welcome. Mr. Holly Holmes will wait on you for your wants. Mr. Reeves has been ic the grocery business here for years and is one of the firmly establish ed concerns. Read his advertise ment from week to week and you will find something of interest each time and you could not do better than call on him. Wright’s Drugstore. This is one of the most popu lar places in town and it has been made so through the untiring ef forts of Mr. D. L. Anderson, the popular manager. He is ably as sisted in his work by Mr. Jackson Bush. Helias gradually worked the business up until now it is enjoying its full share of the trade and is doing a good business. The customers of this place are always shown kind and courteous consideration and together with the fact that they always have on ) /Makes biliousness & bad complexions. Then where’s your beauty? Keep ]MMi system in good condition by taking I RA M ILL§ I and Tonic Pellets which gently assist Nature in eliminating the poison, make good/fIV/ blood, good digestion, and will keep the ImKJ Roses in Your Cheehs. \ Complete Treatment 25c. Wagons, Buggies and Surreys I carry and keep always in stock the best wagons, buggies, sur reys, harness, saddles and robes, which I will sell as cheap as any body. Just received a solid Car Load of the Famous Tennessee Wagons, which lam anxious to sell out at once. Prices are right. Come and get one. Mules and Horses always on hand for sale and trade. Teams for rent. ROBERT MITCHELL. Barnesville, Ga. hand an excellent line iff goods constitutes the medium! through which this -uccess haafbeen at- P. F. Matthew# & Son. This firm conducts a market of the first class kind. They know how to handle the meats and keep them in good, clean shape. The service is good also at this place. They carry at all times a full stock of beaf, mutton, pork, etc., fish and oysters in season. Goods delivered promptly and all orders are given careful attention Otis A Murphey, Insurance. Mr. Murphey stands high among the insn.ance men of the state an 1 carries a standard line of com panies, and is doing an increas ing business. There is not a more popular man in this line of work in this section. He will sell you any kind of insurance at reason able ratec. The Citizens Bank. A bank that has met with re markable success is the Citizens Bank, of Barnesville. During the time since it was established, not a, year ago, it has made marvelous strides and is one of the leading institutions of this kind in this entire section. It now has a deposit list ot about $55,000; has loaned $50,000 and has made a net profit of 10%, which is an enviable record, and one of which any bank might be proud. A short time since it w r as made a depository for the state of Geor gia. The officials are a pleasant set of gentlemen to deal with and are noted for their sound business principles and their conservatism. They are anxious to lend money to people on good paper . Th First National Bank. Elsewhere in this issue will be found an open letter to farmers, merchants and other business men of this section, issued by the First National Bank, of Barnes ville. In this they desire to im press upon the people that it is the business of everybody that they want, be it large or small. The smallest farmer commands his share of attention from the of ficials and is given the proper con sideration. This is one of the soundest in stitutions of its kind in this part of the state and as will be seen by reference to a notice of the stock holders meeting held last week, is also very prosperous and a safe place to do business. The officials of the bank are a clean set of gentlemen and will be glad to see the people of all class es at any time and talk with them about money.