Dalton, M & Co

Reference: 10 August 1901, p 4.

Advertisement To the Farmers and Fruit Growers of the District. Lennox Street, Richmond. August 6th, 1901. We, the undersigned, wish to thank the people of the surrounding district for their past patronage, and beg for a continuance of same. As we intend to increase our business by buying much more extensively from this out, both fruit and, tomatoes, and all other produce, and by strict attention to our business hope to treat all our clients satisfactorily by giving them full prices for their goods. We have done our best for the past eighteen months. During that time our dealings have been as follows since February, the 6th, up to the present date: - We have sent away through Richmond Railway Station 14,00 cases tomatoes, 8,00 cases stone fruit, 9,00 cases citrus fruits, 6,000 dozen pumpkins and water melons, 1,000 tons preserving melons; also a large quantity of turnitps. We have paid cash to the farmers and fruitgrowers during the past eighteen months through the Commercial Bank, of Richmond in cheques, to amount ?2,827 11s 11d, besides ?600 in ready cash; total amount paid out, 3,427 11s 11d, and we hope to doubly increas the amount for the next eighteen months. We also wish to impress on the minds of the people that W H Dalton is in no way connected with our business. We are still buyers of all kinds of fruit and produce. Note the address- M Dalton & Co, Lennox Street, Richmond. Reference: The Commercial Bank, Richmond.