The Penn's Grove record., 1889-05-11
Strawbridge & Clothier,
PHILADELPHIA.
WORDS TO THE PUBLIC.

Whatever W e may say in our advertisements "nceh"S VI" "N ""'se
we m possess in the transaction of the Dry Goods business Is not meant at any
time to he in any sense a depreciation of Others. This great omnuh requires
and Possesses all cmes of Mercantile Houses from the little local tore dealing
in small wares II notions to the great house with nS MANY "f"i "'" anu us
millions of business. The large houseSof the country have" Ee ears mostly
.driHed into general merchandise. keeping good stocks m airy so"u',. W" a"oms
thereto hats shoes. furniture, china, books stationery, nc. IN ~ especially
true of the large houses of Boston and New York, but ais" appnts 10 our own
city, We regret this tendency. but we have to deal only WIN oW wv ahars'
While we re very DESTROYS to serve our patrons and cater % 'her conven-
fence, as well as wants. it has been our judgement that uN sr"' ny " "'p h-
ness is great enough and comprehensive enough, if transacted on te moades
possible scale, to absorb the attention, the efforts and he aohlH d" an! single N
dvidual, or association of individuals. We have also believer Una" better service
could he rendered by a concentration of attention on the special business ana TN
consequent aquirement of special facilities for its transaction; ana ehat te me
business was susceptible # almost indefinite development fthe service rendered
favoring circumstances. Believing this we have sought 70 perfect or business
in every possible way, to serVeo r patrons well by seeking ueh Interest,", not so
much in appearance as in reality, and to do 50 in the me ho ALONE "h'ha "g
er field was impeatiyeIy demanded by events The result has Jusdlhed our Judg-
ment in the fact that the business has steadily grown WITH ech Management OF
the house, rendering it impossible to spare room ITO add new departments even if
we had desired to do so.
To-day with more floor space devoted to the sale OF Dry e"uS al retail, IMAM
any house of which we have knowledge anywhere, there IS nevertheless, a con-
slant demand for more oom from mr. various Department Heads IN this not
withstandfng it has been only two years since " e m0deoW greateSte enlargement;
at which time it was feared by some that we would have too mch room unless
we added other lines of business. This apprehension which we never shared
scarcely has an existence we believe, in my mind at the present time.
We speak thus prominently of these mattersbecueN we an address a million
of readers in this way. to their and 0ur advantage. We hANe o remind any OIL
them who perclance may not know what we are doing, that We are striving still
we have reason to beieve-to fulfill or early ambition to render
the best serrce that is rendered i'll our special business, and only by thu act OF
rendering such service have we hoped for the continued and enlarged patronage
we invite the people everywhere to examine what We are doing IL to snare In
advantages, which, it is no depreciation of Others to claim, are thu best tha, are
rendered in the American Dry Goods Business in the yero 1889
ST7AWBRIDGE & CLoTHlER,
EIGHTH AND MARKET SITS.