General impressions of the country merchant . THE MAIN STREET OF VOORHEESVILLE, N. Y. ^8. STORE OF FRED R. HIXSON, CLARKSON, N. Y. AS a typical example of the grocery stores selling to the farm trade, we show thestore of Fred R. Hixson of Clarkson (350 population), Monroe County, N. per cent of his trade is with farmers. Competition comes fromthe town of Brockport (3,000 population), one mile away, and Rochester, 18miles away, which is reached by railroad, an electric line, and a concrete state road. Mr. Hixson has run this store for 22 years; is a member of the RochesterChamber
General impressions of the country merchant . THE MAIN STREET OF VOORHEESVILLE, N. Y. ^8. STORE OF FRED R. HIXSON, CLARKSON, N. Y. AS a typical example of the grocery stores selling to the farm trade, we show thestore of Fred R. Hixson of Clarkson (350 population), Monroe County, N. per cent of his trade is with farmers. Competition comes fromthe town of Brockport (3,000 population), one mile away, and Rochester, 18miles away, which is reached by railroad, an electric line, and a concrete state road. Mr. Hixson has run this store for 22 years; is a member of the RochesterChamber of Commerce; advertises in the local papers, and circularizes his trade. Hecarries advertised brands because he has to. He says farmers call for goods by jobbers private brand of chocolate, which he tried to push, failed because his tradeinsisted on Bakers. He sells the following lines of groceries, which are fairly representative of thosefound in nearly all the small stores iii the rural sections of New York State: Quaker Puffed RiceCream of WheatPostum CerealKelloggs Krumble
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