The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-01-17
BEE HIVE FORCE!


proprietors and clerks--wheth-
er we go up or down. Unlike
the declarations # political
platforms On the Tariff, Reve-
nue., &C., we shall not change
our position to suit any certain
class. Our platform contains
FIVE PLANKS:
LIST. To sell everything at
the very lowest possible living
prices.
I'd. To never knowingly
nisrepresent an article to ef-
feet a sale.
3D. To treat everybody with
uniform courtesy, whether rich
or poor, white or black.
4th. To never sell on time,
thereby saving to our CUSTOM
ers the heavy loss consequent
to a credit business.
5th. To mark everything in
plain figures at the selling prize,
having but one price to all.
To our first four planks we
hardly think there will he II
dissenting voice among the
trading public, but our fifth
plank may cause a murm,,r of
dissatisfaction among some peo-
pie who arc always wanting
something better than their
neighbor hat they don't de-
serve and then it may ruffle Ii" are
IN The habi, .Jewiny' o.. lis awil. SWEET
to some prupe /" buy pair ri >h RS "i a
merchant that cost him 81 % which he has
priced a; 81 so, and then beat h'n t"wn
| to $l.35 ur 81 40. and 80 home ling
| over their fancie,l bargain, with unthin, but
words of ,'raiae for Mr.. t:"me.i""n when
| lie has licked them to the tune al % "r 80
cents Now aren't it awful funny that some
folks do appreciare silch splendid bargains
| so immensely bat then there are people
.'buIlt lust that way AMI We want th.m al
to try with us the right way, but We eannt
accommodate you jewing pr-lensiti"s, ami
| IL Won cannot get ont of that old r,t Yen will
have TO excuse us. We have been along
there, out we are outgrowing a. fast AS yen
ever saw Now come, lets have little
common sense ON this one price system, and
see if it is not right, AMI calculated 1" make
merchants sell for Less profit than If they
have no settled price We claim that it does
because when a merch ant marks his goods
in plain figures, and has strictly one price,
other merchants in town will soon learn his
price. and it makes him mark his COOS
lower than he otherwise would to keep 9th
er merchants from underselling him, 1t be.
ing impossible for him to break his price. i
| he adheres to his system. Ils right because
it shows no favor. TO any one class One
mans money should he as good as another's,
and it not right that one man should get
less goods for dollar than another. We
believe that the majority Of the people will
| concur with us on our platform and orin-
Ions, and we invite all persons, no matter
| what has been their former faith. to share
in the advantages that the BEE HIVE will
offer during 1889.
We shall say nothing but what We mean
and we ask the patronage:of GO man. woman
or child, unless we can satisfy then that it
Is to their interest to patrcnize us. Tie
large trade we have built up since our Cells
mencement speaks louder than words as 10
our ability to serve you to advantage. 10
our many friends who have spoken so many
,, kind words in commentator of our efforts
we beg to tender our lasting gratitude. and
.. now let each of you resolve to secure one
! new customer for the BEE HIVE, and /,
. will enable us to make you prices before the
close of '89 that will surprise you, because
: the more business we do will corresponding
] " decrease our per cent. of expenses on the
t goods handled, and now in conclusion We
will say that you may rest assured that you
!. can come or send to the Bee Hive, and GET
your goods at the very lowest possible prices
If YOU cannot come, and send you will gel
It the same prices as if you were here in per
. son, The smallest child can buy of US jus
= as cheap as any one.
a. Hoping that our improved business meth
d DDS, honest dealing and the lowest livinl
= prices will continue to merit for us larg
!. share of your valued patronage.