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Dyestuffs Shortage Affects Price.
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Hard to Get at Any Price, As- I
serts Manufacturer. |
“Siiks are scarce” declared W. O.
Steele. head of the All-Star Manu
facturing Company, yesterday., Mr
Steele’s firm specializes in neckties
and bows, in the manufacture of
which silks are an important factor,
Prices of the latter are high and are
advancing continually. |
The dr:um situation seriously
affects t price of silks, it is de
clared. “"When the European war
broke out” continued Mr. Steele
“silks were cheaper than in a long
time, because there was no market
for them in Eurepe, but conditions
are changed now. It is almost Im
possible to buy silk at any price. The
scarcity holds true of domestic as
well as of imported silke™
Business generally Is very good, de
clared Mr. Stecle The new year Is
starting off hetter than was anticl
pated, and conditions are getting bet
ter avery week All the All-Swar
traveling men are on the road and
giving & good account of themsalves.
Many new and original designs will
be created In the line of neckties and
bows during the coming months, thus
adding to an already full and popu:ul
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Firing Line Praised
iring Line Prais I
By Local Advertiser
That Firing Line advertising pays
is attested by a letter received by the
Firing Line editor from Miss Caroline
Thomas, advertising manager of the |
MeClure Ten-Cent Company, of this
clty,
The letter follows:
“Last Sunday we ran a five-inch ad
relative to opening up Five and 'roni
Cent stores throughout this section
of the country, also suggesting that
wmerchants add the popular five and
ten cent lines as & department to
thelr general store.
“To date we have received 46 let
ters Inquiring In regard to our planl
on the above,
“Wishing to express our confidence
in advertising through the medium of
your paper, we are’” etc
This is one of a number of com
mendatory verbal or written testi
monials recelved recently.
Record Mail Orders
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Received by Richards
One of the biggest mail orders ever
received by the S. P. Richards Com
pany was an order last week, the va
rious articles of which covered eight
pages of paper. H. M. Koppiin, head
of the stationery department, de
clared this was but one of a number
of large malil orders received recently.
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Glass Cutter for Automobile Headlights
For Merchants Handling Glass,Etc. "
2 extra wheels inclosed in knob on end of rod. e
Cuts circles from 2 to 24 inches. Graduated rod
(1-16 inch graduation) (2 sides). Heavy iron
base. Genueine rosewood knob. Rubber cloth M
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Atlanta Showcase Co. : Atlanta, Ga.
All Star Bows Are Always in Season
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They are never sold at
a Sacrifice. They are
. : made to suit the most
\ 5 fastidious. They are
:‘:‘:~ ".~ : bows of superior quali
' . ff’,.' . m " ty. Standard price—
‘4‘o / lm $2.25 a dozen.
=il Purchase a trial or
der and be Couvinced.
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The All Star Manufacturing Co.
Atlanta, Georgia
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SOME OF THE THINGS THAT
MAKE ATLANTA GREAT
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Let's consider some of the things that go to make Atlanta the
great and lhrivinLdty that it is.
Atlanta is the great market of the Southeastern region of the
United States.
It does an annual commercial business of $350,000,000—a rec
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city of the South.
Atlanta is Southern headquarters for nearly everything.
Practically every great insurance company in the United States
has its Southern headquarters in Atlanta. It is the fourth largest in
surance center in the nation—and the first-class mail that goes daily
into one of its skyscrapers alone is equal in volume to that of many
cities one-third to one-half its size.
Atlanta does one-fifth of the insurance business of the entire
South and one-third of that in the Southeastern States.
Atlanta is headquarters for railroads, telephone and telegn¢
companies and the express business of the South. It is the home of t
Southeastern Passenger Association, which extends in its operations
from Washington to New Orleans. It is headquarters of the South.-
eastern Freight Association and the Weighing and Inspecting Bureau.
It is headquarters for agents of practically all important manufacturers
in the United States that do business in the South.
The Federal Government, recognizing the tremendous impor
tance of Atlanta and its many advantages as a city, has selected it as
its Southern headquarters for the Military Department—and Atlanta
is headquarters for the Railway Mail Service of this section. It is the
site of the great Federal Prison and is Southern headquarters for the
National Bureau of Commerce.
The Ford Automobile Company has established in Atlanta the
only branch it maintains anywhere in the South—and it did this be
cause, FROM EVERY POINT OF VIEW, Atlanta was the most sat.
isfactory location for its Southern business.
Atlanta’s Postoffice receipts, including its parcel post returns, far
exceed those of any other city in the South.
Georgia has made more progress in the last ten years than any
other State of the South—from the standpoint of progress in agricul
ture, manufacturing and commerce—and Atlanta is the very heart
and center of all this.
It is not strange that citizens of Atlanta abroad should talk in such
glowing terms of their home town and extol so persistently its many
advantages.
The plain, unembellished and unadorned truth about Atlanta
makes a thoroughly compelling and convincing story.
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Simmons Employee
Had Narrow Escape
While delivering siiverware and
other fixtures that had been plated
last Monday, in an automobile, Frank
Solomon, of Simmons Plating Works,
and a negro driver, were hurled out
of the auto and severely bruised
when the automobile struck a north
bound East Point trolley car at South
Fersyth street near Brotherton street.
The repaired work was hurled into
the street and the automobile was
damaged badly. The negro driver
was rushed to a hospital, where he
was treated. Solomon walked back to
the plating works, No. 125 South Pry
or street, where his wounds were at
tended to.
AEARST'S SUNDAY AMERICAN. ATLANTA, GA, SUNDAY, JANUARY 16, 1916
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. Travelers’ News |
M. G. Eady, salesman of the Lowry
Company, returned to the city yes
terday, after a very successful week
on the road. He said he found busi
ness good. He added also that farm
ers more and more were realizing the
necessity for plumbing fixtures and
are putting in a number of private
water systems.
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Among the salesmen of Ridley-
Willlamson-Wyatt Company who
gave a good account of themselves
last week are J. S. Cheek and W. J.
Hays.
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A. C. McHan, eredit man and finan
cial manager of John Silvey & Co,
left Saturday for New York to attend
the National Wholesale Dry Goods
Assoeiation, which meets January 20.
He will be gone for about ten days, as
some very important matters come up
at this meeting which will require the
attention of everyone interested.
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D. M. Braswell, of John Silvey &
Co., has had a very good house trade
this week, filling some important en
gagements with special customers in
the store, ag well as rocking the cra
dle of the new baby at home.
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W. F. Spaulding, shoe buyer of the
Gramling-Spalding Wholesale Shoe
Company, is in Boston, Mass., looking
over the market situation and making
purchases,
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B. C. Jones, of the McCord-Stewart
Company, who recently annexed
South Carolina to his territory, is
building up a m;xe tra«éo in that State.
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W. O. Stamps, one of the heads of
Fain & Stamps, is conflned to his
home through illness. He {s reported
to be improving rapidly and expects
to he back at his office to-morrow.
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J. L. Warman, city salesman of
the Ragan-Malone Company, will give
hig annual banquet to his merchant
friends and patrons at the Pledmont
Hotel Tuesday night. More than 100
are expected to.be pr‘esent.
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F. H. Becker, South Georgia terri
tory, of the Gramling-Spalding Com
pany, sold a fine opening “bill” last
week.
Orr Printing Gompany
Frank E. Block Trade
Better Than Expected
Business conditions among the mer
chant patrons of the Frank E. Block
Company are very good, according tu
C. B. Willis, sales manager. Mr. Wil
lis sald collections are fine, and that
candies and crackers are selling well.
It was believed by wholesalers that
‘business in the confections line right
laner Christmas would be dull. It has
been the reverse, as the retailers sold
out all their holiday stock, In most
instances, and are now ready to lay in
their spring supply.
Mr. Willis declared the cold weath
er of the last several days was a
blessing to candy makers, Warm
weather it very hard on chocolate
candy and other .confections.
The Frank E. Block trade covers
the entire Southeast.
Easter Box Trade
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Looks Promising
A fine business in KEaster candy
boxes and Faster millinery boxes is
being enjoyed by the Atlanta Box
Factory. The trade of this concern
extends throughout the South, and in
quiries are being received daily from
all over this territory in regard to
prices, and the like, showing that
manufacturers and wholesalers are
expecting a big spring season.
Members of the firm are optimistic
for a boom business, not only during
the coming spring, but throughout the
year,
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Sales of Light
‘Goods Are Heavy
The sale of light goods for spring
and early summer wear so far has
been heavy at Dougherty-Little-Red
wine's. Amon.fathe articles most sold
are ginghams, lawns, linens, voile, and
the like.
The company is getting ready for
the spring business, which, it Is ex
pected, will be big. Prospects are
good, it was declared, for an excep
tionally prosperous year.
Southern Manufacturers Extend
ed Interests Phenomenally in
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Past Five Years.
I Preliminary figures given out by the
Census Bureau show a gratifying
Eain in the extension of the scope of
| manufactyring Interests in Southern |
citten, m«‘lnaw The flhnuhrtu-i
ors’ Record 'hile Atlanta fAgures
are not quoted in the report. it is
known that the manufacturing inters
ests of this city have kept pace in
growth with l{oo- of neighboring
‘towns and cities
| Since the irade of Atlanta mana
facturers and wholesalers extends in
many Instances throughout the South,
the figures may be of interest in that
| they show the great possibilities for
| the enlargement of bDusiness general
1y throughout the Souihern States.
- The statistics follow
| Athens, Ga.~—The total amount of
capital invested In manufacturing,
both owned and borrowed, $3.230,000,
or $2.309.000 or 651 per cent more In
11914 than the $1.921,000 reported as
invested in 1309, and the value of its
]wo‘m increased from $2,112.000 in
| 1909 to $3.032,000 in 1914, a gain of
| $911,000, or 43.1 per cent
I 877 Per Cent Gain,
| Macon, Ga--For 1314 the capital
| invested was $11,5:2,000, which an in.
| erease of $3879.000 or 508 per cent|
' over $1.670.000 in 1809, The value of |
| Macon's manufactured products in-|
| creased from $10,052,000 in 1909 to|
$18.857.000 in 1914, the increase bolngi
$5.515.000, or §7.7 per cent, ;
I Chickasha, Okia—While the amount |
lof capital invested In industries n/
11914 $1,131.000, a gain of $184,000 or
117.7 per cent, the value of products, |
which was $1,867,000 in 1908, amount- |
led to only $1.720,000 In 1914, a de-|
sreane of $147,000, |
Moberly, Mo.—The amount of man- |
| ufacturing capital invested as re- |
| ported in 1914, was $2.066.000, a gain
lof 3744000 or 565 per cent over
§51.320,000 in 1909, For the same pe- |
[ riod the value of manufactured prod- |
| yets was $2,137.000 in 1914 and in 1909 |
| £1.984 000, the Increase being $1,153.-
000, or 581 per cent ;
Columbus, Miss.—With 27 manufac- |
fturing establishgnents reported for’
11914, the capital invested amounted’to
$984 000 and the selling value of the
| products amounted to $1.2498,000
Laurel, Miss—The 28 establish
ments reported for Laurel in 1914
repreosented $4 621,000 in capital in
| vested. and the valud of the manu
tactured output for the same period
| was $3,372,000,
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Lowry Co. Moves |
| Growing business necessitated jarg- I
er quarters for the Lowry Company,
| jenlers in plumbers’ supplies, which
recently moved from East Alabama
street to Nos. 20-31 South Forsyth
sireet. The new building s four
stories high, including the basement.
. The Lowry force is busy getting
things into shape The attention of
;thr men is divided between taking
care of the large trade and putting in
Iflmpe the Lowry new home.
. The lowry Company WwWas estab
lished in 1908 and furnished the
Iplumbing fixtures for the Healey of
' fice building. The firm is the South
| east agent for Vitro No Trouble clos
| et tanks and riveted seams, hot water
bollers. The company’s trade extends
throughout Georgla, Alabama, South
Carolina and Florida.
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[Eiseman & Weil's
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Opening Week Good|
The Eiseman & Weil xnvmmoml
Company, which opened offices last
week on the third floor of the At-[
lanta National Bank Building, has|
done a very good business so far. Al
number of applications have been re- I
ceived and prospects for a big bull-’
ness are fine, judging from the in- |
quiries received during the jast sev- |
eral days. I
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‘Buy Now, Is Advice
uy Now,'ls Advice |
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0f Local Grain Firm
Grain prices are advancing, accord- |
ing to members of the Atlanta Flour
and Grain Company, who advise early |
buying in this line, so as to sa.vel
money by avolding to an extent the
predicted increase. Business was de
clared to be very good, with fine pros
pects for better trade yet during the !
coming months, 4 |
C. H. S.
These names stand out like a lone star in a clouded sky.
They are the names of cigars, cigars of quality, cigars of more
than ordinary excellence. .
Good, clean, curling, super-cured tobacco—the finest grown-——
makes up these three smokers’ favorites.
They smoke free and easy, and the aroma is one of delicious
voluptuousness,
For years they have stood the acid test, and to-day the sales
are bigger than ever, and the mighty army of smokers is belng
added to, by leaps and bounds, right along.
Try a trial order. You'll be convinced.
New Year greetings!
J. N. HIRSCH, ATLANTA, GA.
G EORGE E. THORNTON, at left, and Leon Morris, two live ;
wires of Hartwell, Ga., who have been in Atlanta for sev- |
eral days getting in eloser touch with the markets of the Capital 3
City. Mr. Thornton is a leading cotton seed broker at Hartwell,
and Mr. Morris, in addition to having numerous business inter
ests, in editor of the Hartwell Sun. They report the Hartwell
seetion enjoying unlimited prosperity and see brisk business
throughout the new year.
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iGrccers Banquet
A banquet at the Hotel Ansley given
by F. B. Coleman, vice president of
the McCord-Stewart Wholesale Gro
cery Company to the representatives
and members of the McCord-Stewart
Company was well attended. Among
those present were George Weathers,
manager of the Rome branch; J. D.
Simmons agd W. B. Chidsey, of the
Rome bmni; C. H. Burge, A. Y. Wil
linmson, M., Morris and W. L. Har
din, city salesmen; H. J. Atwood, R
H. Bickerstaff, W. B. Cox, Walter
James, H. A, MceDonald, of the road
Trip
to Atlanta is availa
ble to the merchant
who bu{s an ade
quate bill from the
members of the Mer
chants’ Association.
Write to
H. T. MOORE, Sec’y
Chamber
Commerce Bldg.
Atlanta, Ga.
loree: F. B. Coleman, E. M. Hudson,
[{arvey McCord, of the house force.
The principal speaker of the occa
jon was F. B. Coleman, who, besides
veing vice president of the firm, also
s its buyer. He dwelt on the neces
ity for co-operation between the sales
orce and the buyer, declaring that
he latter could accomplish nothing
f the salesmen did not back up his
surchases by the necessary efforts.
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Friends and Patrons
We are now doing business in our large, new building.
We are the Southern agents for Vitro No-Trouble Closet
Tanks and Riveted Seam Water Boilers.
The Lowry Co.
Piumbers’ Supplies 29-31 S. Forsyth St.
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Flour Prices Are Advancing.
Buy Now and Avoid High Cost. /
The Atlanta Flour and Grain Co.
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I am the only original fence man.
I sell and erect all kinds of wire fencing.
I have been in the business for twenty years.
All work guaranteed to be done in first-class,
workmanlike manner.
C. A. WOOSTER
Phone Main 1637. 98-100 S. Forsyth St.
Atlanta, Ga.
Every Town Should Have
A TEN-CENT STORE
EVERY DEPARTMENT STORE SHOULD HAVE A TEN
\ CENT DEPARTMENT. :
HAVE WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT AT POPULAR
PRICES—S¢, 10c, 25c, 60c and SI.OO MERCHANDISE,
Write us in regard to opening up a Ten-cent Store in your town, or
about fitting up a Ten-cent Department In your store.
WE EMPLOY EXPERTS iN THIS LINE.
McClure Ten Cent Co.
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Dry Goods Firm
Will Move March 16
The new wholesale house of
Ridley-Williamson- Wyatt © 4
will be open for business by reh
15. The bdullding work b ‘
rushed so as to get everything B
shape by that date
The bulldm:n will be located
Mitchell and uth Pryor -
will be four stories high, « :
the basement. It is as nearly -
proof as & bullding of this kind can
be. The first floor will he devotad to
the display of dry goods .
The structure is up to date 4
oquipped with the latest | -
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Montag Bros. Make
Record Shipments
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Large shipments of stationery and
sundiies are being made by
Prothers. Last week almost :
worth of box paper and envelopes Wwas
seat to one concern in Havana, Cebs
This is dbut one of similar Mfl*
that are being made to Cuba,
this goods is made in Atianta. =
The salesmen of the firm were all
in thelr respective territories
week and sending !n big ordera. 4
are kept very busy flling these. J
is taken as a sure indication that con-
Aitions during 1916 will be the Dest IR
years. ;
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Hirshberg Force
Doing Good Work
“Our entire sales force is ~=
in good orders. The boys say i
merchants have very .
views as to the coming n::.'
L A. Hirshberg, head of th ;
berg Company, vesterday.
Simmons Plating Works
Largest in the South
Silver, Nickel, Brass. Plating.
Expert Repairing on Hotel
Silverware, Auto Lamps, Ra
diators, ete. '
Bell Phone M. 1147.
125 8. Pryor St., Atlanta, ic.
We make harness.
We make and re-cover au
to tops.
We do repairing.
A complete line of auto lap
robes.
GOLDIN’'S HARNESS
FACTORY, -
130 Marietta Street.