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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17
News of the Cotton Crop and Markets
AUGUSTA COTTON MARKET
MIDDLING 9 CENTS.
TONE STEADY.
New York Cotton Market
(TODAY'S FIGURES.)
Open. High. Low. Close.
January B.GB 8.78 5.67 8.77
March 859 8.68 8.57 8.68
May 8.49 8.56
October 9.02 9.11 9.01 9.10
December 8.81 8.87 Si. 81 8.87
Tone—Steady. Spots—9:3o.
(YESTERDAY’S FIGURES.)
Open. High. Low. Close.
January 8.55 8.71 8.54 8.70
March 8.46 8.63 8.45 8.61
October 8.97 9.10 8.95 9.05
December 8.82 8.87 8.82 8.85
Tone—Very Steady. Spots—9.3o.
New Orleans Cotton Market
(TODAY'S FIGURES.)
Open. High. Low*. Close.
January 8.54 8.61 8.54 8.61
October 8.92 8.92
December 8.63 8.71 8.63 8.71
Tone—Steady. Spotsß%c.
(YESTERDAY’S FIGURES.)
Open. High. Low. Close.
January - 8.42 8.58 8.42 8.58
October.. 8.82 8.96 8.81 8.94
December 8.51 8.G9 8.57 8.69
Tone —Steady. Spots— B%c.
Chicago Grain and Provisions
(TODAY’S FIGURES.)
Jt'HEAT— Open. Close.
December.. .. 1-00% 1.00(4
May
CORN—
December.. .. » ■ *•• 63% 63%
May
C \ fS—
December 48% 48%
May -
LARD—
January 9.07% 9.05
October 9- 40
a ' BS ‘January 8. "5 8.02%
October BWJ
(YESTERDAY'S FIGURES.)
WHEAT— Open. High. Low. Close.
December »9% 1.00% 99% 1.00%
COR
‘October 71% 71% 71% 71%
December 63 63% 63 63%
0A October 43% 47% 41%
December 48 % 48 % 48 V<* 48 %
LA ‘ !r, .hmuary 9.17% 9.17% 9.10 9.12%
October 9‘*°
January 8.10 8.10 8.07% 8.07%
October.'.' .'.' 8.80 8.80 8.77% 8.77%
FULL QUOTATIONS IN
THE LOCAL MARKETS
/ ODAY’S FIGURES.)
Low m *
Strict Kw middling °
Middling “ , „
Strict middling " '
Hood middling a 1-4
(YESTERDAY’S FIGURES.)
Low middling * }V!r
Strict low middling * ]?'7®
Middling ° “
Strict middling "
Good middling “ ,51U
receipts, sales
AND SHIPMENTS
Net receipts today 3,2 id
Through cotton today oub
Gross receipts today 3 '®" z
SALES FOR THE WEEK.
sales. Spin. Shnlt
Sat. . . .
Mon •••• ••••
V.'ed ••••
Thors •••• ••••
Fri. ••••
Total. . . 1440 .... 2326
RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK.
1908 1907
Sat 3832 3777
Mon... •: • ■
Tues ••••
Wed ....
Thurs ....
Frl
Total. . . 3832 3777
STOCKS AND RECEIPTS
Stock in Auguata. 1908 r. 4,118
Stock in Augusta, 1907 37.712
Receipts since Sept 1, 1908.... 110.017
Receipts since Sept 1. 1907 127,189
IN SIGHT AND SUPPLY
1907 1903
Sight to Oet 16. .2,405.951 1,825.882
during week 331,142 382,126
Visible supply . 2.722,202 2.806,294
“To The Farmers and Merchants
of Carolina and Georgia:
We expect higher prices for cotton later In the season.
We are prepared to assist you in holding your crop. We will ad
vance you 7 1-2 cents a pound on cotton you wish to hold. Write us
or ship your cotton to Barrett & Doughty, Augusta, Ga.”
■* Write ua for information. All Inquiries promptly answered.
BARRETT 4. DOUGHTY.
ESTIMATES FOR
TOMORROW
Today. Last Tr
Galveston 91 •• 1
11-11500 Houston 7964
8-10000 New Orleans 10365
PORT RECEIPTS
Galveston 17403 11787
New Orleans 9926 8968
Mobile 1866 1416
Savannah 1 1374 14756*
Charleston 2281 2217
Wilmington 5356 5763 !
Norfolk 3181 4370;
Various 28'
Total porta lest.). .54000 49305!
INTERIOR RECEIPTS
18M 1907
Houston 21279 7618!
Augusta 3832 3777!
Memphis • 4917
St. Louis 750 .... |
AUGUSTA DAILY RECEIPTS.
1907 1908
Georgia railroad 1326 1390
Southern railroad 399 964
Central of Georgia 412 186
C & VV. C. railroad.. .. 452 21C
Atlantic Coast Line.. .. 96 ....
Wagon.. 452 520
Net receipts 3227 3276
Through 550 556
Total v 3777 3832
LIVERPOOL COTTON
MARKET TODAY
Jan-Feb. . .4.02 .... 4.58
Feb-Mar. . . 4.Cl .... 4.58
Mar-Apr. . .4.60 4.67 >4
Apr-May. . . 4.60 .... 4.57
May-June. . . 4.59 .... 4.56
•lune-July. . . 4.59*4 •••• 4.56*4
.July-Aug. . . 4.5944 .... 4.56Vj
Aug-Sepl. . .4.58 .... 4.54*4
Sept Oet. . . 4.80 .... 4.77*4
Oct-Nov. . . 4.71 .... 4.68
; Nov-Dee. . . 4 63 .... 4.60
! Dee-Jan. . .4.61 .... 4.59
Sales. 4,000; receipts, 8.000; tone,
easy; mlddllng, 5.03.
New York Stock Market
(TODAY’S FIGURES.)
Close.
Atchison 90%
Baltimore & Ohio 96%
Canadian Pacific 174%
Chicago & Altbn 38
Colorado Southern 42%
Denver & Rio Grande 28%
Do., pfd 68%
Krie 30%
Illinois Central 138
Louisville & Nashville 105%
New York Central 104%
Reading 130%
Rock Island 19(4
Rock Island pfd 47
St. Paul 137%
Southern Pacific 103%
Southern Railway 21%
Union Pacific 166
Wabash 12%
Interboro Metropolitan pfd .. .. 31
Great Northern 131%
Amalgamated Copper 75%
American Car & Foundry .. .. 40%
American Locomotive 49
American Cotton Oil 34%
Am. Smelting &Refinlng 86%
Brooklyn Rapid Transit 48%
Colorado Fuel & Iron 35%
General Electric 144
National Lead 82
Sloss Sheffield Steel 62%
Southern Pacific pfd ITT')
Sugar 142%
United Slates Steel 46%
Do., pfd « 108%
Mackay’s 74
Virginia Carolina Chemical .. .. 31%
AUGUSTA GRAIN
AND PROVISIONS
(Always Up-to Date.)
Murphey & Co. quote prices on Au
gusta grain, provision and produce ai
follows:
D. S. sides, 45-lb., 10%c.
D. S. plates, 8-lb., ave, 10%c.
D. S. bellies, 22-lb. ave., ll%c.
Smoked sides, 45-lb. ave., 11 Vic.
Smoked shoulders. 8-10-lb., 9 \ c.
No. 1 Picnic hams, 11-lbs., 9 I-4c.
Dove brand hams, ll lba., 15%c.
Red Gravy hams, 13%c.
Capi'ol City hams, 11-lb. 15c.
it. G. Breakfast bacon 1314 c.
Best white corn SI.OO.
Best white oats, 64c.
Purina chick feed, (12-25 c bags)
$2.25.
Chicken Teed. 60-lbs., 95c.
Corn chops, 96-lhs„ $1.85.
Dairy feed, 100-lbs., $1.55.
Pure wheat middlings. $1.60.
Pure wheat bran, $1.45.
Virginia H. P. peanuts, sc.
22-lb. cream cheese, 16c.
32-lb. Flat Cheese, 16%c.
Best second patent flour, $5.10.
Standard patent flour. *5.50.
Woolcott’s Royal High patent flour,
$5.75.
.larboe’s Royal high patent Hour,
$5.90
Ktnereal, highest parent flour,
$6.00.
The above prices on flour l-8s and
1-4 s cotton; wood 15c more.
2-lb. new baggin, 7%c.
2-lb. standard pieced bagging, s%<i
2-lb. sugar bag cloth. 5%c.
New arrow ties, $1.05.
Whole rebundle ties, 95c.
Riveted ties, 70c.
No. 1, Ga syrup, %bbls., 38c.
Whi e clover drips, bbls. 30c.
Pure Cuba Molasses, bblH., 31c.
P. R molasses, 19c.
C. O. Molasses, bbls., 15c.
Cabbage, per lb. I%c.
N. C. apples, $3.50.
Irish potatoes, $2.50.
White Onions, per crate. 91.25.
C. C. leaf lard, 50-lb. cana, 12%C.
Cottoleoe, per case U)s and 4s, 36.25.
Fidelity K. K lard, 60-lb. cans.
12 %c.
Snow Dr ft Holgess lard, 60-lb
cans, B%e.
Flake White Com. lard, 60-lb. cans,
8 %c.
Lard lr. tierces, Vic, less; In 60-ib
tubs, *4r less.
N. Y. Oran, sugar, bba.. $5 30.
N. Y. Gran, sugar, 4, 25-lb bags,
*•5.35.
N. O. Gran, sugar, bbs. only *5.00.
Sugar f. o. I), coast, 10c lesß.
96-lb. Pearl grlis. all sizes, *2.20.
Georgia Country Meal, 96-lb., *1.95.
Georgia Country Meal, 48-lb. 9Mc.
Georgia Country Meal, 24-lb. 50c.
Alfalfa meal, *1.35.
No. I Alfalfa hay, per ton. *23.00.
No. 1 Tlmonthy hay, per ton, *lB.
No. 1 Pea Vine hay, per t0n,520.00.
No. I Vetch hay, per lon, *lB 00.
New native hay, per ton, *15.50.
Cotton seed meal, *24.00.
Cotton seed lllllls, per toil '♦ 00.
Common green coffee, 7% i
Hiandard green coffee Bc.
Fancy green coffee, 9*4c.
Cracked rice. 3*4c.
Medium head rice, 4315.
Head rice, 534 c.
Fancy heud rlcy, 6*4c.
Kerosene oil, 13c.
Sail, cotton bag*, s'lc.
Texas R. P. oats. 67c.
Heard!*** barler *1 40.
Blue tem wheat *1.60.
Georgia Seed rye. *1.60.
Sausage In oil, 50-lb. )ln», 7<4«.
Bologna sausage 7c.
Pigs Foot *4bbl*. *I.OO.
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THE AUGUSTA HERALD
J. C. McAULIFfE.
Market Editor
(YESTERDAY'S FIGURES.)
Close'.
Atchison 90%
Baltimore & Ohio 97%
Canadian Pacific ... .175%
Chicago & Alton 38%
Chicago A Northwestern .. ..160%
Colorado Southern 42%
Denver & Rio Grande pfd .. .. 69
Erie 30%
Illinois Central 138%
Louisville A Nashville 106%
Missouri Pacific 56
New York Central 104%
Pennsylvania 12i
Reading 13115
Rock Island 19:%
Rock Island pfd 17 %
St. Paul 138%
Southern Pacific 103%
Southern Railway 22%
Union Pacific 167%
Union Pacific pfd 87%
Wabash f ... 12%
Wisconsin Central 21U
Interboro Metropolitan 10%
Do., pfd ;u
Great Northern 132
Amalgamated Copper 76
American Car & Foundry .. .. lit 1 ,
American Locomotive 49%
American Cotton Oil 34%
American Smelting ,t- Refining.. 87%
Hrooklvn Rapid Transit IS%
Colorado Fuel A Iron 45%
General Electric 144%
National Lead 82%
People’s Gas 95%
Pressed Sieei Car 32%
Pullman Palace Car 163%
Sloss Sheffield Steel , .. 63%
Southern Pacific pfd 118%
Sugar 1:13
United Slates Steel 45%
Do., pfd 109%
Western Union 60%
Maokay’s 73%
Mackay’s pfd 70
LOCAL STOCKS AND
BONDS.
(Corrected by Marvin .» vianutr.l
Government Bonne.
Mia AflcoJ.
IT. 8. 3a 1918 100
TT. 8. 2 s 1030 103
IJ. S. 4s 1936 131 %
State Bonds.
On. 3**h 1930 .1 and .1 .. 100
On.
Ga. 4MiB, 1922, J * J ... 106
City Bonds.
Augusta 4s, 1931. M A!.- S. . 97 ——.
Augusta 4 , < ; *. 1926. A to 0 102
Atlanta 6s. 1914. J to J.. 106
Augusta 4s, 1936 M uud ..97 —.-
Charleston 4 V&B, 1923, A
A O 104
Charleston 6s, 1924. A
A 0 105
Coumbtn, 4s, 1910, .1 to J.. Jt> —--
Columbus,
J. A .1 102
Jacksonville 6s, 1924, M
A N 104
Macon 4 Mi*. 1926, January
quarterly 101 ——
Macon Oh, 1910, January
quarterly . 102 ——
Savannah 6s. 1909. Feb
ruary quarterly 99
Savannah 6s 1914, January
quarterly 103
Railroad Stocks.
Atlanta and Went I* >lnt
On H R and TVk’g CoN 235
Southwestern K K Co .. 105
Bar, a stock*
Augusta Savings Hank . 175 ——
Irish-American iiai.'K (pur
$25) 40
Merchant* Hank 190 |l»*
National Bank 133 ib,
National Kxrhungo Hank. 12<l 1;((
A and H R R Co 105
C of (la Ist pfd Income
Gs, 1915, Oct 54
C of (Ja 2nd pfd Income
5s 1946. Oct 45
C of Ga 3rd Income, 6h.
1945, Get .31*
C of Ga Rv Mol,llf I)tv
Ist ss. 194«. .1 and .1. .. 104
C (' A A 2nd 7s, 1910,
A and O ..104
Gn R R A Hanking Co
ftp. 1910 102
Gn R R A B Co Ga.
1922 11l
H Ry Co.. Ist con. ss. 1994.
J and J lOIVfc
Southern Cottrn Mill chock*.
Abbeville Cotton 1* ill Ik (H
C) 90 94
Aiken Mfg Co (H C).. .. 97
Anderson Cotton Mills (H
C) pfd 62 60
Arkwright Mills 105 ]O9
Augusta Factory /0
Helton Mills 110 jl2
Cabarrus Cotton Mills . 130 135
Chadwick Mfg Co (N C.)
Pfd 100 100
Planters Roan A Havings
Hank (par $10) 30 22
Union Havings Hank (par
•25) 62 Vi
Citizens' Hank I'll
Local Bonos.
Auguata Factory Ist ns.
due 1915, M and M . .101 ———
Augusta Ry & Klee Co
Ist 6s, 1940. .1 A 1> 94
Hon Air Mot "I Co. 6s.
J A- !»., 1011-21 .. .100
Local Bonos.
Enterprise Mfg Co. Ist
6h, 1923. MAN 93 9/
Hlbley Mfg Co. Ist 6s.
due 1923. J 4k li ...... 91 97
Railroad Bonds.
Augusta Ho Ry Ist mort
gage, Ga, J A 1 > .... 55 #9
C of Ga Ry Ist Mfg 55,..
1945. F and A 112
C of Ga Ry Ist Con Mtg
Gs, 1945. M and M ..10#
C of Ga. Mac A Nor lilv
Ist Gs, 194 G, J and J..10S ——
Central of Gi, M. G and
Ate Ist 6s, 1947 J and J 10:
Central of G»» Kat»*nton
Branch. Ist Gs. 1920,
J and It ... 101 ——
Chlmiola Mfg Co 'H O) 120 120
Clifton Mfg 'a t H C). . 116 Jit
Clifton Mfg Co (H Cl pfd |.O
Columbus Mfg Co (Gal.. 9# ](<i
( otirtenay Mil Co (H C) 97 1«»-
Dallas Mfg Co (Ala) .. 94 1 01
Knorec Mfg Co IH C; . 70
Knore* Mfg Co (H C)
pfd 101
Fagle and Hhoonls Mills
Mia).. - 132
Kasley Cotton Mill* (8 C) 135 J 4
Knterprlss Mfg Co (Ga).— - ►,
Gaffney Mfg Co (H C).. »1 JOO
Do 2d pfd H# si
Gainesville Colton Mills
(On) 60 fa
Granlfevllli Mfg Co fdC) IGS
(Rat.by Mill, pfd ..... tu
Greadel Mills (H C) .... 115 J
Henrietta Mills (N C) .. l«o i*.,
Klnv Mfg Co . . —9/
I Jjingley Mfg Co 97
114ifi* '*star Cotton Mills
tH <’> 10#
Cotton Ml.ls (H (J)
pfd ir,i 130
♦ Irn-stone Mills (H C) • 140
f/Oulse Mills (M C) 90 a.
la* pfd • 9#
Marlt>oro Cotton Mills
(H C) 9Do
Orangeburg Mfg Co
ski 2nd pfd ....... 90
Palluun Mfg Co (Ga)
pfd 101 -Of
ATLANTIC COAST
LINE
NOTE-These arrivals and departures
are given ns Information, but arrival and
connections are not guaranteed.
R 1 feetlvo
September 29th, 1908.
No. 82. No. 86
North.. South
2.30 pm lav .. .. Augusta. .. Ar 10.00 am
•1.03 pm 1.v.. .. Barnwell .. ..l,v 7.65 am
•f.3opni Lv .. Denmark.. .. l.v 4.23 pm
6.09 pm I.v .. Orangeburg .. Lv 6.04 pm
6.50 pm l.v .. . Sumter.. .. Lv 6.28 pm
8.25 pm Lv .. ..Florence .. ..Lv 4.4 On, ID
6. .0am Ar .. .Richmond.. .. Lv 7.26 pm
8.40 am Ar Washington.. Lv 3.15 pm
10.00 am Ar .. ..Baltimore.. .Lv 2.12 pm
12.1 Spin Ar ..\\ . I’hua .LvlLssum
l’. I <pm \r New York, _.M St Ls 9.26 am
BI’LLM.\N »*BWOILl«m" CAItS between
Augusta and New York without change.
Dining Car Service between Florence
and New York.
L. D. McCDLLUM,
Commercial Agent. SO7 Broad St.
T. C. WHITE. \\ j. CRAIG,
Con. Puss. Agent, Pass. TrafT. Mgr..
Wilmington, N. C.
CENTRAL OF OEORCIA
RAILWAY.
M urrent rtcucautes corrected 10 mue.)
t»oih Mciidbtii Time.)
DItFARTURkS.
For Scvar.onk and Macon *7:3oam
For Dublin and Savannah • 4:45pm
For Savannah and M icon ••3:4opm
For Savannah and Macon BW4oi>m
ARRIVALS.
From Savannah and Macon .. !!B:o6am
From Savannah and Macon . ..••S-bOara
From Savannah and Macon . . *7:6opm
Fiom Dublin and Savunauh... • *l2:4bpm
* Dally. ••Except Sunday. BSunday only.
Drawing Hooin Slecoln* Oar* between
Augusta and Snvunimh on night truing
Connect • at Mllb'ii with lirough f-ieep-
Ing cars *«* and from Macon, A Ban to,
Columbus. Birmingham and Cldcnjo. Ills
F. F. POW l-lltS. W NY. ILU^KUTT,
Com l. Agi. Trav. Bunn. Agi.
736 Broun at.
Charleston & Western
Carolina Kailway
V..„ ,1S '.""'V'vtli'iiH wllli oih,-i- wniiiu
%tll *l■ I>■ kivi-ii a. laroriimiiuo,
■ lid are not ku.ii an 1,-, ,1:
(Effective Sept. 14, 190 B.)
DEPARTUtiED.
c.ono a. in. f ~. I ,ily, fur Anderson,
benoeu, \Vallii,'ln. utn
10:10 a. ir. No. I. nmy mr ureenwouu,
LaurciiM, Hrecnvllle, 'Spartanburg,
• lendci t.onvill* and AhlicvllUi.
2 ; 06 i>. m. No. ti Mily for Allendale,
Fairfax, Oha » , le*unti. Savannah,
Ibnuforl, Pori Koyal.
4:40 p. m.—No. Dully for (Iroen wood.
No. 6 leaves (jir«*ti wood at o:i>u m.
Ui- for bpaitanbuig.
ARRIVALS.
No. Dally Tom Oiuenwood, 9-30 a.
iil No. 41, nil, ly from Charier,ton, Sa
vannah, Beaufort. Port Koyal, etc, 12:30
p. in No. 2. dally from AMlicvtlle, Spart
anburg, On 'on wood, etc., 6.15 p. in. No.
X. dally from Anderson, McCormick, do..
7:85 p. m.
Trains 41 and 42 run solid between
AiigiiMin ami Charleston.
Ti l We* kly Parlor Car service between
Augusta and IstievlUfr, leaving Augusta
INt uleyu I’liur ulay< md iturdayH;
Asheville Mondays, Wednesday and Fri
days. Trains Nos | arid »
KKNRST WILLIAMS.
Hericnil Passenger Agent.
No. MOV iiioadeny, Augusta. Us.
AUTOS, DOGS AND FOX
HAD EXCITING RACE
Olio of t.lio Dors Wore Kill
ed anil the Other Was
Last Seen FoltnwiiiK the
Fox.
NFAV YORK. Two rncimr curs,
two fox-hounds uiul h fox luul nn <<\
cltlnK Baturdny on the
Vumterbllt cup course ,|nsl beyond I hr-
Meudowbrook hunt club, which n-
Bull'll 111 one of lire ill's- lielnK kill
ed while flic oilier and the fox were
hisl seen dlnuppearillK ncross the
Henifisleiiil Meadows.
DR- J- Ti~I3LACK”NOW WITH
THE SANDIFER DRUG CO-
The mnnv friends of Dr. .1. It flliick,
who Is ipiiio well known In Aiikusli,
espeelaliy in West Knd and Wood
lawn, will no doubt be Interested and
idea: <il to learn that he Is now eon
fleeted with the Knndlfer I irilK Go,,
where he will be ; lad to serve them
In llndr wards In the ilrun line.
In Kolny In the Hanillfer lirut', Go, lie
assoelale- 1 Imself wllh one of Ihe
InaAinv ami most enierprlsliiK firms
111 AuKUsta and will Is- aide In fur
nish lilkli cnuli material on short no
tlc-<- at all linns.
MR. I. P. WARD, OF THE CLYDE
LINE, IS CONFINED TO
HIS ROOM
Th* many frfonilM of Mr. I I* Ward.
Hm- |)Opular rfftfimr-nlal agent of Hm
flyd** Dine, regret 19 learn that hi*
Im conflrud to his room. It 1« 1 bought,
however, that he will he able to he
on the afreeig In a few day*
PRACTICAL.
Knh ker " ntn ' n •.*tly lnfr r/ Mt< d In
He- preservation of the forests,”
M»s. Kflicker “Kuppose you begin by
watering the rubber plant."- New York
Hun.
I'd. Mfg Co, F W (8
C) . .100 104
Itabdgh Cotton Mil in (N
C) i(ki 104
Horn lrede Mtv Co Com 60 ——
URINARY
/C DISCHARGES
Hi Iff s'a KKMRVKH IN
24 HOURS.
gjilß!mir (mioy;
Ufcfefr- *>.. «.
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ALL liki 00/hTH
FINANCIAL
THE NATIONAL BANK OF AUGUSTA
707 BROAD STREET.
ORGANIZED 1865.
CAPITAL, SURPLUS AND PROFITS $450,000.00
L. C. HAYNE, President. CHAS. R. CLARK, Cashier.
BEGINNING AUG. IST, 1908, this Bank will pay 4 per cent In
terest nil CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSITT-. These certificates will
be Issued by us In sums of SIOO.OO and up, for stipulated periods of
time, to suit the Depositors' convemience.
SAFETY LOCK BOXES $3.00 TO $20.00 PER YEAR.
The business of our out of town friends carefully looked after.
CORRESPONDENCE INVITED.
THE NATIONAL EXCHANGE BANK,
has
Capital $400,000.00
Surplus 140,000.00
Stockholders’ Liability 400,000.00
Total • $940,000.00
as
SECURITY FOR ITS DEPOSITORS
Your Account, is Solicited.
Georgia Railroad Bank
Augusta, Georgia.
This Bpnk Solicits the blinking business of
merchants and corporations. We pay 4 Per Cent
Interest on all deposits placed in our Savings Dept.
YOUR ACCOUNT INVITED.
THE MERCHANTS BANK.
Capital and Surplus. $300,000.00
Offers to business men every eonvenieiiee consis
tent with good banking and solicits their business.
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CITHER
“Hard Times” or “Good Times”
FOR IT HAS COME TO BE A PERSONAL PROB
LEM WITH EACH BUSINESS MAN. ;fC.'
The "hard times" arc over, xnnerally speaking,
Th* arc not over for those, people who are content to have
them continue. ,
With the advent of Fill activities In business will come to
<a< h merchant to each man who is conducting a business the oppor
(unity to say a long good bye to "bard times," or to cling to them
a little longer.
It Is to be, largely, „ test of courage the making of (hi*
choice. A test, of advertising courage mainly,
Tire stronger briskness men will choose good times as a mat
ter of r mrrse and will proeejd to make the choice effective by a
campaign of real advertising There will he better bigger more es.
factive advertising done this Full than ever before.
I hr* afraid merchant will wonder "where the money I* coming
from to pay the hills." Ho will, In some cases, decide that he
must not "take,the risk" That will be HIM liF' ISION FOB "HARD
’> 1 y l»: ; - ’ In preference to "g-«"d times," so far as he, personally,
la concerned.
Prosperity I* now a personal question. Your* I* s pee
sonal question with you. This Is both trus and Important.
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