Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-05-30
THE CARPET TRADE.
The Combination in This
City Broken Up.
PRICES GREATLY REDUCED.
What Lion 4 Son Have AccOmp
lished-One of the Finest Stocks
of Goods on the Coast.

In this article it is proposed to give
some facts about the carpet trade in this
city which will be Of general interest to
the public. Carpets form very impor.
tant item in the furnishing Of house,
and all will be pleased to learn that re-
Gently prices here have been greatly re-
duced through a circumstance which
will be explained as the article pro-
crosses. For many years past, or up TO
the first Of March last, there had been
no exclusive carpet house in this city. A
number OF dealers. however, handled
carpets, in connection with other goods,
and had evidently formed combination
by which it was agreed that prices
should bs kept at high fgure--in other
words, ''as high as the traffic would
bear" Buyers here had no alternative
but to pay the prices ask or send to San
Francisco, where, it is true, they could
buy cheaper. but the time lost and other
Inconvenience usually led them TO
quietly submit to the rates imposed
here. About three months ago not u
little stir was created in the combination
when it was announced that new firm
"a branch of the well.known house OF
l.. Lion, OF San Jose, was TO be opened
in this city. and that they proposed a
war 90 the knife on high prices. They
would enter no combination, but, on the
contrary, professed themselves willing
10 .ta,1 -, tho,. ouuu ...arsfa aaftsfiad
with a low profit and large trade.
The apprehensions Of the combination
appear to have been well founded.
When the new house opened at No. ll6
and lis First street. Nadeau block. they
reduced prices to correspond with rates
in other portions OF the State, and pat in
a stock of goods equal to the largest
houses on the Coast. : The carpet com
bination was broken and all the mem.
bers of it made desperate effort to run
Messrs. Lion Son out. Rates were
reduced, but the plucky firm met every
cut. and their superior class Of goods at
tracted customers from all portions OF
Southern California. So large did their
business become In u short time that
they were Obliged recently to lease the
adjoining store and they now have one
of the finest stocks of goods on the coast.
They do both wholesale and retail
trade and are prepared in either depart
ment to figure against any house in the
State. Persons who are about to pur-
chase carpets will find it greatly to their
advantage to visit Lion & Son. The
latest styles may be seen and, il desired.
the most competent men can be secured
to attend to the work. Both Of the
members Of the firm are thoroughly
practical men. They have grown up 10
the carpet trade and understand 1t in all
its branches. In addition to carpets
they handle lace curtains, window shades
aud liooleums. They have received the
contract to carpet the Nadeau Hotel
and have filled several other large orders
in this city in a satisfactory manner.
People who are opposed to monopoly
should show their appreciation Of the
good work done here by Lion & Son.
The firm has come to stay and proposes
to make the carpettrsde very interesting.