The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-07-04
A HUGE ENTERPRISE.
The National Garment Cutter One of
the Biggest Enterprises Of
the Age.
tFrom the Hoosier Democrat J

ny, who have been situated here for
the past year, is indeed an immense
concern. Just about year ago, PEG.
pie walking down Market street to the
west, or up Buffalo street to the north,
noticed large muslin placard hang
ing from the Odd Fellows stair-railng
and bearing the words "The National
Garment Cutter" and few of these
same people even dreamed Of the gil
gantic business that that name repre-
scented.
In a few days advertisements began
to appear in all Of our county papers,
and then a little more interest was
manifested among Cur citizens, and
that interest has so increased that to-
day the National Garment Gutter is a
household word among the greater
portion of our citizens.
Our first acquaintance with any of
the firm of this company was directly
after they had settled in this city, and
we have had business with them ever
since, always finding them men of
strict business principle, honest as the
day is long, and treating all alike, from
the poorest to the richest, and we think
we would be perfectly safe in defying
any one else who has done business
with the company to deny this state
ment.
OF course there have, as in every
other business or trade, been men and
women started out, expecting to make
a fortune in few weeks, and who
toiled for months, and then made
nothing but complete failure, while
on the other hand men have started
r in poor and almost destitute circum-
stances and made money.
Why is this difference? Does one
t take more interest than the other?
s Perhaps so. Or, again, is it not posi-
BILE that one is better adapted to it
S than the other?
0 There are some people in all kinds
+. of business that are not a success.
While man may be a successful
farmer, yet, when he tries tie sell the
Garment Cutter, he may make u sad
failure, or he may be failure farming
and succeed well selling Cutters. Who
knows until he has tried?
This is surely not the Company's
fault. We have heard Mr. Doran re-
mark to his agents just before they
. were ready to start out, and when they
, most needed advice, that some OF them
would make it success while Others
might fail.
!, With such an assurance none can
truly be disappointed.
! We know men in this city who have
no trouble whatever in efecting thu
;, sale of a Garment Gutter, while WI
know of others who find it the great
est difficulty in the world to do thu
same.
They have also done great deal TO
this city and county.
:. They have always had large fore,
of workers here az great expense, pay
!, ing hundreds upon hundreds of dol
!; lars right in this city, the short tim
. they have been here.
>, We had talk with Mr.. Doran a few
days ago, at which time he informe'
. us that they had sent some 200 work
:, ers from this county. Now if that j
not help to any community we sure
ly never expect to see any. To giY
two hundred men and women " or
! out of our county means thu Two hun
bred idle men and wopten have SC
- cured employmentf or if they wer
> not idle they-nave found somethin
r. more profitable than that in whic
:. they were formerly engaged, and s
- dropping the former and taking II
- l.,e Garment Cutter, they leave ope
=. places for those less fortunate TO fl
: consequently increasing newly en-
:. ployed list to four hundred
We have not as yet heard one wor
= against the Cutter itself for the simpl
= reason that it will not bear it and q
: ways sells on its own merit.
- We understand the Company inten
:. starting to Kentucky as soon as the
possibly can leave, which will be soor
. no doubt. and it will be well for a
those expecting to engage in the bus
~ ness to apply soon, or it will be to
- late. We published the history of tn
Garment Cutter some time ago and
: read like q narrative of fiction, bu
!. nevertheless more true statemer
was never published than it. Like
!, mushroom, it sprang up in day, bu
= different still it will not wither wit
= the next days sun.
~ The sewing machine is not nor
=, needed in any household than th
- National Garment Cutter, becaus
without something with which to CT
!. and fit garment, why will you nee
- sewing machines? 1t is necessit
" which the neonle quickly appreciate