The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-10-31
THE MANUFACTURES
OF OTTAWA.
THE MAGNITUDE AND I'M
PORTANCE OF OUR
JOBBING TRADE.
HULL g. BARTELS' HAT,
CAP AND FUR EN-
PORYUM.


our citizens of La Sale County with any and al
grades of hatters and furriers' goods, and thoS
of home manufacture, seems to be at last full
a understood. We ourselves were of the opinion
that nine -tcnths of the stock in the city, in tn
line of furs and caps, were the manufacture o
eastern tradesmcn until Tuesday, when we took
!, stroll through the magnificent salcsroom an,
shops of Messrs. Hull & Bartcs. Thei. facilities
for manufacturing goods in their line we founC
to be fully equal to those OF any of the extensive
houses of the east. All the latest contrivanccs
for saving labor in the trade are there to be found
while charts and patterns setting forth the --latest
styles are being received by them almost daily
and given to their workmcn for samples from
which to manufacture the goods for their cuso
mcrs In this connect!c.. We woU.I call the at.
tenti9a Of our people ~ ,ac fact .hat they are
always sure to receive III addition to HOME MADE
goods the latest sly les, this firm is sparing no
pains or expense in producing for their custo-
mcrs the very latest fashions 1t is q, matter Of
much Importance to purchasers to know that
they arc purchasing of THE MANUFACTURERS in
this line of goods and by being able to do so they
save from 20 to 40 per cent of their money, be-
side having the satisfaction and local pride of
encouraging home interests and home industries.
Mr.. Hull, the senior member Of the firm, has
spent his life, since childhood, in either buying
or selling goods for wholesale houses and is I'M
doubtcdly as good buyer as the west affords.
His large experience and acquaintance among
business men and the people of the west enables
him to be a successful caterer to their desires in
quality and styles of goods as well as his person
al desire to establish trade all 20 to prompt
energetic action and extra offers on his part
Mr. Baitcls Everybody knows Bart, the junior
of the firm is always to be found at his place of
business ready to either show visitors through
their mandatory and demonstrate to them
that Ottawa has a frst-class mandatory, or to
wait on customers. Bart has been a resident of
Ottawa for twenty years. and engaged in the
hat, cap and fur trade for over twelve years.
During greater portion Of that time he was in
the employ Of the late Mr. Prescott with whose
ability as a manufactor our people are well ac-
quainted Always polite and good natured, Bart
will be found at their salesroom (northeast cor
ner of the square, always ready to answer qucs-
tions or give information concerning their trade
Having thus briefly noticed the concern in an
individual capacity we will now speak of them
as a firm.
The most praiscworthy remark which we could
make, and at the same time be enc which would
find an echo in the sentiment'of our citizens
would be HULL IL BARTALs ALWAYS DO JUST
WHAT THEY AGREE II you purchase goods of
them which, on examination, do not suit, your
money is cheerfully refunded. If you order an
article manufactured and when you call for it
find it in any particular different from what was
to be made you need not take it. There is no
brow-beat;ng customers or growing because you
don's find what you want. As individuals as well
as business firm, these enterprising young men
may be described in one word, as GENTLEMEN.
THEIR FACILITIES.
They have, as we intimated above, full facli.
ties for the rapid manufacture Of all goods in their
line. A cloth cap is made complete in thirty
minutes, and other goods in the same proper
ton. As to the finer articles of fur goods, they
also make their own. While mcandering through
their establishment we examined cloak or sack
which, when complete, is to fill an order from
one OF our wealthy ladies and is to cost $50
We mention this article as demonstratiye Of
their ability to manufactu re fine goods. Their
stock Of manufactured goods is ample and az
fords one of the best assortments from which TO
select we ever saw, while their stock of raw furs
is immense. They do not advertise all of the
Egyptian, Mahommedan or Pagan species of
animal pelts which have been extinct for half
century, believing that as intelligent ce,nmun
itv as this would at once pronounce upon them
Should they do sol the lust sentence. Humburs
In the really fine and rare kinds of furs, however
they do claim to have fun and complete stock,
and Furthermore they invite all interested 70 call
and examine for themselves.