Meanings of enterprising merchant in English

An enterprising merchant has for his sign an American eagle carrying an umbrella.

I sometimes think that if an enterprising merchant were to try and place an order for a million gross of steel pens at 1d.

His health obliged him to give up the professional life he anticipated, and he had become a prosperous and enterprising merchant in his native city.

An enterprising merchant from Montreal has built a large summer hotel on the Point, and hopes to attract crowds of visitors during the warm weather.

Some enterprising merchants were selling them food, clean water, and even tents.

He is one of the most enterprising merchants in history.

Some enterprising merchants of Port Jackson have established here a dockyard and a number of sawpits.

The lure of adventure appealed to the restless and the lure of profits to the enterprising merchants.

Indeed, some of our richest and most enterprising merchants have dated their prosperity from one of these voyages.

The northern part of the State was settled in the first instance by wealthy farmers, enterprising merchants, millers, and manufacturers.

The interior of the State was soon brought into communication with the enterprising merchants on Lake Erie and the Ohio river.

Business was carried on by a few upright and enterprising merchants, foremost of whom stood Rankine & Co., the leading firm of the city.

The new and enterprising merchants monopolized the cotton traffic, and left the slavery-worshiping factors of the olden time to mourn the loss of their occupation.

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