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“No,” said the business manager, “the great wave has not broken upon the beach of business yet, but the tide is ebbing, and we are beginning to feel the swell. The full tide will be in now in a very short time. A strong breeze is already blowing, and we've got all sail set, but we are close-hauled and laying close in the wind, ready to tack at the proper time and sail in on the crest of the tide.” “What sort of a voyage have you had over the Sea of Summer? in quired the commercial reporter, who once paddled a skiff himself. “Smooth sailing all the way. Some times the wind was pretty stiff, and we made fine headway, but never calm all the way across.” “You expect a good business this fall, then?” “Every indication certainly points to it. Our customers are all in a good humor. There have been next to no failures this year in our territory, and recently several new firms have opened up and bought opening bills in Waco. This looks encouraging and we expect a large volume of trade this fall. We are not alone in this. Other firms, our competitors, and those in other lines, have no complaints to offer, at least we've heard none It looks like gen eral prosperity to me.” Produce dealers wore smiles. “We're just getting into it in fine shape,” said Ed Turner, of the Tur ner-Coffield company. “We can feel it forming on us. We produce dealers are getting in everything there is to get. Expect another car of California fruits and Colorado products right away. Trouble is, everything we get eoes as fast as we get it keeps on busy untending cars. Yes, we've got everything except green beans; they are off the mark—— ” ere not three barrelscreen beans back here,” Interrupted Jim Forsgard (shipping clerk), sticking his head in the office door. “Oh, well,” said Mr. Turner, after recovering from the shock, “just say we've got everything. And we are go ing to have everything from now on ly the way, we are looking for another ear of spada, good ones, and another ear of sweet potatoes or “Good ones’ interrupted the re porter “Good ones,” continued Mr. Turner, ignoring the reporter's Innocence. “The fall business is right upon us, and we are feeling good Nothing to complain of so far as the summer is concern #4 and everything to expect in the future that we can reasonably ask for. That's our fix.O ther produce dealers had no com plaints to offer: on the contrary, all claimed things were coming their way Among the out-of-town merchants visiting the various wholesale concerns of the city yesterday may be men tioned! Turner-Coffield Co.—Mr. Spencer of the Guda Mercantile company at Guda Tom Padgitt Co—C. DPD. Smith of Bell Falla and John Morgan of the Mount Calm Mercantile company, at Mount Calm Hamilton-Turner Grocery Co.—L. P Waltrip of Mart, J. Bennett of Craw ford and J A. Webb of Downsville, CH. Cox Co.—William Kasparek of West, Leslie Finucane of Marlin and H. ©. Marion of McGregor. Waco Drug Co—Maniey McGuffey of Hubbard City, Mr. Avera of the Pace-Marshall Drug company at Cam eron and Mr. Smith of the Moran Drug company at Moran Taylor-Hanna-James Co. — Law Waltrip of Mart, J. A. Webb of Downes ville and John Reed of R. A. Reed Son at Met‘lanahan MelLendon Hardware Co.—J. F. Fw ing of treee, J. SS Holly of McGregor, D. KR. Boone of Oglesby, PL E. Oilmated of Hubbard City, Mo Vo McKleworth of Purden and Charles Little of the Gray-Little company at Troy. Cooper Grocery Co.—Paul Schell of Walling, Ed C. Davis of China Springs, T Aaromsehn of Marlin, John Reed of McClinahan, P. B. Burney of Rose bud and J. A. Webb of Downesville. Kehrena Drug Co.—W. P. Shotwell of Cexo, W. Webb of Robinsonville, Manley McGuffey of Hubbard City, F M. Nelson of Marlin, J. D. Davis of Austin, William Bugola of Perry and Rudolph Eckhart of the Griffith Drug company at Austin. Herrick Hardware Co.J. 8. Halley of McGregor, M. F. Crocker of Tokto William Minsehner of Riesel, Paul Schell of Walling, R. A. Reed of Mc Clanahan, G. H. Hasha of Route 2 R. Anthony of Robinsonville, and J. W Hiddleston of Mart. Sanger Broa—R. Thompson of Thompson Brothers at Penelope, Mr. Hardin of Branda Mercantile company at Branda, Christian Archer of Hy rome, Mr. McCollum of McCollum Carpenter at Pendleton, J. Mowly of T N. Moody at Prairie Hill M. A Turner of M. A. Turner Son at Hewitt.
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Waco Morning news
Waco, Texas, US
Thu, Aug 07, 1913
Page 9
Full Page
Clipped by
Paul M.
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