Merchants Week Boosts Sales Across Georgia Market
Merchants report strong week with higher daily sales than any prior period. Rambo of John Silvey says total sales neared $26,600 and traveling sales staff stayed busy as merchants move into a new building. Brown, president of Leonard Wi Brown, notes a $3,500 check from a top Georgia buyer and a purchase of over $3,300, signaling sustained growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. K. Rambo
John Silvey & Co
Rambo
Frank Corry
Wills B. Ragan
Asociation
Ra- Ran-lalone Company
Sala
Hema Mba
Jem
Mercchent
Georgia
Purc
Leonard Wi Brown
Contortionist Buggy Sells Like Hotcakes in Georgia
J L Riddick promotes a John Deere Plow contortionist buggy built of hickory and steel. Riddick reports high sales in northern Georgia with carloads of buggies and miscellaneous goods. Farmers and dealers express optimism for a strong year ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Deere Plow Company
Moline, Til
J. L. Riddick
Giar
Bugsy
Georgia
Mr. Riddick
North Georgia
John Deere Plow Co
Merchants' Week Brings Strong Sales Across Atlanta Firms
Brown Perryman Greene and Ridley Williamson Wyatt report higher sales during Merchants' Week, with several firms noting record or near record volumes. J B Little says sales exceeded expectations and nearly matched the postwar peak, while others credit home business and strong customer turnout for the gains. Atlanta is portrayed as growing into a leading southern trading center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. D. Yates
Ridley- Williamson-Wyatt Company
Wees
Gareles
J.B. Little
Dougherty-Little- Radwine Company
Atlanta
South
Merchants' Week Keeps Busy Local Representatives
Chile Con Carne D P McDaniel and John Silvey and company report the busiest six days of the year during Merchants' Week. Attendees included R K Fulcher and C I Herrington from Waynesboro Ga, plus guests from several Georgia towns. Buyers and sales managers from Ragan-Malone, Fain & Stamps, and Brown-Perryman-Greene praised stock and deals made with Flowery Branch Monroe Fairburn Stovall and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. W. Hughes
H. T. Burton
P. A. Jeter
M. Hyatt
John Silvey and Company
Lighted lanterns draw crowds to window sale display
A western merchant used two lit lanterns with red and blue globes to showcase a nine cent sale. Cards claimed big values appear in dim light and that big bargains shine in a small lamp. A newspaper rep counted 107 passersby in an hour, 105 paused to look, and many entered the store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ian
To Keep Young from Collier's Weekly
A reflection on youth as a state of mind and energy. It notes that youth can be preserved by curiosity wonder and a light heart, while quarrels worry and cynicism age the spirit and body. The piece contrasts small joys with vast possibilities to sustain youthful vitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riddick
Collier's Weekly
Ponce de Leon
Notting
Merchants and Manufacturers Hold Festive Atlanta Dinner
Merchants gathered at the auditorium for a Friday night banquet hosted by the Merchants and Manufacturers association. Speeches by national and local figures touched on currency reform and agricultural training while attendees enjoyed turkey and Southern fare. Senator Hoke Smith and Comptroller John Skelton Williams addressed the crowd, praising government science in marketing and regional economic potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolf Wynter
Medicine Hat
B. G
Associaion
John Skelton Williams
Woodward
Atlanta
Bolling Jones
Hoke Smith
South
Smith
J OW Vausha
Carter
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ATS
Brown, Perryman & Greene Co
E. L. Adams Company Wholesale Grocers
Tir
S.P. Richards Co
Central Ave
Avery’s
Harrow
B. F. Avery & Sons
Hurt Bidg
Atlanta, Ga
Ape
Chile
D. P. McDaniel
John Silvey
FB. F. Avery & Baa
Waynesboro
B Fulcher
C. I. Herrington
Fetberman
R. & Rambo
Gental
Merchants
J. E. Carlton
Union Point
J. B. Swords
Swords
C. W. Dozier
iWoman
Gam Reed
Hogansville
HS Elliott, Jr
Henry County Supply Company
McDonough
Ragan-Maalone Company
Tam
Sas
Ragan-Malone
Frank E. Bains
South Georgia
Kimball House
Battle Axe Shoes
Tom Fears
North Carolina
Stephen Putney
The
J. R. Little
Daugherty -Little- Redwine Company
L. Houston
Dougher, Redwine Company
Tis
Fain & Stamns
Cliffe Edwards
J. C. Owen
EB. Smith
WY. Haker
Sanders Smith
Fain & Stamps
Benson Brothers
Flowery Branch
W. Stamps
Moraine
Hester
Pure Food Store
Monroe
Fisk
Fisk Milline
Kimball Hotel
C. H. Werner
D. B. Fisk & Co
Chicago
John Silvey & Company
Marietta Street
Ernest L. Rhodes
South Pryor Street
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