Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-03-31

Mr. @. D. HARPER, Agent WisoaSowing Machine Co.,
1877 Seneca street, Cleveland, Ohio;
DEAR SIR;-In reply TO your letter of the 10th ul,
inquring tho 'secretn Of my In the Sewing Ma
CsS hog to o0 md Ht aST e
good Machine TO aid mo. Asyou are well aware have
o 1ns S9s toSn n TaeS WIN @ She6
do so in consequence OF the large number Cd Machines
required in my manufacturing department. and second
ly for tho profits Of the businesa
handled Singer principally, until received a cir.
Cular from you and being always aaposed to take ad
money ordered sample NJ your Machine and afteI
giving II thorough tial, wrote, and received an
wagons on tho roadand still putting them out as
asl break III my men to handle tho machine. cal
shall want six dozen machines por week instead Of tho
number am now having weekly, calculate onei
soId u machines in one weoT and have sold thres
day many time. But xix machines 10 very fair
age, as somo days something turns up that there is
lay out tho route for zach wsgoa and travel over it
about once month, and in this manner am always on
hand WHOM machine IL wanted.
Ihavo tried Mr., WisonssuggestiOns regarding trade,
and md u works to charm, supply everybody wish
machines that ye anything TO trade, and always make
good profit ON tho articles traded for.
The salo Of other machines is fast dying out in my
terroD, now. Tho saving q twenty to twenty-five dol
lars in tho purchase Of a Sewing Machine Is great
object to our people, l found no trouble toget tho
chimes talked nothing but Wilson Shuttle Machine;
but II was no GO Tho practical merits Of tho machine
they finally gave up. Two OF my connections arc
running my wagons the other one ia selling his ma.
6pS ia SSsyP SSS OF 70 sS
none other but the Wilson; and am about to make
arrangements with the Singer Agents OF Zanesve, to
do the same
viii You call ou some of the second hand Sewing Ma
chine dealers in your city and what they win pay
for the stock Of machines had on hand before taking
the agsncy OF yours2 Ihave several kinda OF Machines
and all In good order some twelve in all
scarcely ever soil machines on credit Frequently
some OF my customers will say to mo- that II viii soil
my machines upon the same torns that they can buy
some othor machine theywil take one. Ialways agree;
but when add In the extra Agb00 thoy want to know
what that ~ for. | tell them that is credit terms
They reply that II there Is difference between ercdf
and cash purchases, put them down for cash Snd
Y they haven't tho money, or anything TO trade Eeoh
TO borrow tho money and pay me. My arPutSont II ,
always effective and neyor loso sale thousa fre.
quenty tell my "rospnnsible customers that M N mot
convenient 10 pay to-day will call around sene other
time and when do call, 1t 10 always ready. Whom 4
come Hcrossa very poor person, who has but Ittlo
money take enough down TO pay you for the machine
and tben take note for tho balance, and mortgAge
on tho machine Sometimes lot thempSy mo ddllaT,
aweek Tho Wilson Shuttle is tho machine for the,
people. Yours truly, JOHN R WHITE
,Ps-You failed to inform Why you asked far tbs,
above information. jew