The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-09-27
PEOPLES HAT CHANGED"
A Few Points From a Victim of the
Clothing Trade.

The following from Tie Detroit Free Press
shows how some people will be bitten by trad
Ing with irresponsible houses of the class
indicated Instead of patronizng the one price
clothing house of Fiske " BEEN of this city;
"Der clothing peesness," he replied as he
wiped his face with red bandana and sat
down on a 81 trunk at the door, vhas What you
might call played oudt. 1t yhas hard scratch
ing to make tollar."
"But people wear clothes all the time"
"Oxactly, but peoples haf changed good
deal. Some folks vhas all for style, and dey
90 to tailor to get a fit. Odder peoples puy
ready made clothing, but so many Of us vhas
in der pecsness dot it yhas hard shedding.
Eafery man who comes into my blaze expects
to beat me down. Eafery maa look der goots
all Qaier for cotton, and II yhas hard TO deceive
MIN"
What do you ask for that tweed suit:"
"Nell, my first price on dot suit vhas $l4.
After talk for ten minutes drop to Sl2. IL
der customer pegins to pull out cotton tibres,
make der price $40, at which put my hand
on my heart and assure him dot lose Offer 3
tollar."
but If he doesn't take it?"
"Vhel, l go oudt und my vhife sells 1t to
him for 80 as great favor. Dere vas no more
profit in tweed suits. l had to pay "a in Roch.
ester"
-. g" l,s suppose you make up on trunks and
make cop! Why, man, it vhas dot part of
der peesness What ruins me! Look here! Here
vhas trunk NIT patent lock und all conve-
niences dot ask 81 for. II doan' get so
much, drop to s.. If der shentleman says
he Will look aroundt leedle, | tell him to
take it along for 81, but it vhas sooch loss
my children cry all night long"
They must cost you nearly that"
"Vhell, haf an uncle who makes der wood
work, Il brudder who puts on de lock, sister
who papers der inside, und my ladder screws
en- der hinges, und by sweeping oudt my own
store vhas able to buy dot trunk for sixty
cents"
"Do you ever let a customer go out without
buyingw
"Vhell, | doan' remember of sooch a cal
amity. If | can't him my vhife comes in
und tries it. II she can't sell him, her sister
comes in und speaks like an angel. Sometimes
man vhas sharp as steel. He WANTS an SIS
suit for SI2. He knows dot we hat to sacri-
flee, because our stock vhas too large, und he
hangs of and peats around, until | finally
close der bargain, und assure him dot l leaf
for oer county house tomorrow"
"And you lose"
"vhell, dot suit cost me IS IS in Rochester,
~ guess you'll pull through"
i nopc 81. lou sec, III OOp-StdlIS W sdNc
house rent. | keep no clerR to cmbezzle from
me. | use some kerosene to save gas. My
rent vhas low, because | vhas "A good tenant.
| hat aunts ind unces und brudders in der
clothing und trunk peesness. vhas acquaint-
ed nit Vanderbilt und Gould. | puys ven it
vhas hard times. discount my own paper.
All dis vhas VERY favorable for my peesness,
und it vhas dose reasons dot makes me offer
you complete suit of dot French broadcloath
for SO. Iassure you dot it vhas der greatest
bargain in der world"
And that suit cost you-"
"Seyen dollars in Rochester; but If you pay
Sl4 fare to Rochester und back, lose two days
ind vhas out 81 for hotel bill, how much do
you make, Ell? You must tink Of dose tings."
If the victim Of this house had only left
his order at the one Price Clothing House of
Fiske " BEEN, Ottawa, H., he would have
had good goods at the lowest prices. Let Others
take warning.