The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-08-28
.The Moore Bond Compromise

Ia creating quite . sensation in the U
", but the .'cheap cash stnre" Of John
McGrath Is still : holding the fort" and
continues to be the popular store for those
desiring fair dealing. There IL no COM
promise about Mc(irath; he has only n
price on his goods and no "come down" or
Ego up.n When his goods arrive. the
price il marked in plain figures ron
which there is no deviation. Parties who
have traded with US since we opened, can,
and will endorse the "one-pIice" system.
You can send your wife, daughter or
neighbor 10 him, IN case you are unable to
come, and they can buy a. we'll ~ you,
Notwithstanding the fact thst you may be
az SHARP as = steel trap and they a. green
M a gourd"about the price Of goods. Now,
there are some who won't be happy unless
they "iew down" a few cents OH each ar.
ticle,, il you offer them q hat that cost
81. so for one $l.25, that quarter looks
rather odd tackled on to the dollar, and
they must get it out OF the WAY before
they can strike a trade. 40 they will offer
YOU "a dollar in cash." No matter how
cheap the article may be that yon show
them they are bound to offer yon less
| Sometimes it only shows how green a man
ia: presuming that he intends to allow you
some profit, don't he show that he don't
know much about the value of an article
when he offers you less than il COSTS
Some will cap the climax by getting mad
if YOU don't take the offer. Mctirath IA
no auctioneer and don't dispose OF ms
goods by bids. He also sells for cs'h, and
il YOU happen to ask for credit and get re.
fused be sure and get mad about It, go on
and pout like a child, say You wont 60
back there any more, II trne can get
better bargains there, the clerks are more
accommodating, but then he wouldn't
credit me and | am going to do all l can
~acainst him." Remeu,berlwe don't do q
credit business; we advertise in the pa
pers, and inxcribe on Our wrapping paper
that we sei cheap for cash; and when You
are thus po,i6ed of our terms, YOU must
certainly doubt what yon hear and see
when you ask Tor credit. You seem TO
think we are only joking, and when yon
do AJAX for credit, you are simply investI-
eating to ace il we are in earnest, and
when we refuse, that is the proof. This is
one of the cases when the doctrine OF
ea.k and YOU shall receive" don't apply
So don't get angry with us because we re.
peat what we have plainly announced, and
90 trade elsewhere when you are working
against your own interest. Don't "cut OFF
your no.e to spite ,eur face" but remem'
Der the truth Of the old adage: "He that
spits against the wind, spits in his W
face" McGrath does all in his power,
consnnant with reason, to please his GUS
toners. There IL no denying the fact,
that he packs YOU goods with extra care
to prevent breakage, leakage, etc, and if
YOU by n slde Of bacon, or a barrel OF
flower, he don't stick his thumbs in his
vest, and assume the dignity OF Lord
Bumcackle," and ask you ito put tin the
wagon" If you bug a pair of shoes, hat,
or anything that turns out different to
| what he represented, don't he always make
| amendsl There are stubborn facts, that
you can't circumvent. Therefore, can't
any man of intelligence see thai it ia to
his interest, to pstroniZe a store thaf lst,
has only one price; End. sells cheap for
cash; 3rd, tries to please his customers?
Those three cards will rule every time,
and, relying upon them, will dispel the
oyerhanging c.ond that casts its dark
shadow over the land, AMI let the golden
sun of prosperity once more shine bright
" on the people. I am now getting IN a
large stock of goods. and respectfully
invite the people to come and ace il we
can't make our transactions mutually bene>
fetal and "make hay while thesun Shines"
Your truly,
IoUy M~C(sRA~U.