Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-06
MrRrzs PHARMACY,
1Ol4 F STREET.

lola STREET.
SOME PLAIN TALK ONA
POPULAR TOPIC.
FOR the last few days our city has been
Hospitality entertaining the National Whole
s.ie Druggists Association. We have been
considerably interested in the proceedings
Of this organization. and especially in that
part of the proceedings embo2 ying the re-
rort touching the subject of selling goods at
reduced or popular prices. This section Of
the report elected great dea! Of discussion
and induced some of the delegates to make
rather peculiar and illoxical remarks. when
such remarks are judged by the laws Of sup
ply aid demand.
From some of the published reports in tho
local papers the impression given is mis-
leading one. in that it suggests that any
drtss!st, selling ut other than the "old
time" prices, was dispensing inferior or i'm
pure drugs and medicines
WE'LL. impressions are not arguments and
such logic ia poor logic, 20 designate it chari-
tally and when body of Intelligent manu-
fac:urers and merchants allow themselves
to he argued or driven into passing such
peculiarly unmercantile resolutions as some
OF the resolutions offered by the committee,
it is about time to spcak and call things and
acts by their right names Let us condense
these resolutions aud examine their force
and influence. Number one provides for ap-
pointment of committee and is all right.
Numbers two. three and four provide for the
prompt and Gre mpidry punishment Of up.y
D.anuJuttner and ic!.O cSale dcalCr not setting
1,edi cines according 10 a certain tron -cldd,
ar6HfdrV plan, Whici denies to,y right u
Judgment or discrimination ,rfdtsO" rCr IN The
transaction. Number tico is rerreShinOLV suJ-
gestirc in its rCIcrctccS to the character otMe
Thotcsaie trade. When il refers 10 hem as
""iyatfU, deliberately and systematically.
eccn houfrt secretly and indirCctIy rioyatiI.0
Contracts" Number five is all right if any
OF them are right.
BUT read No. G. or rather reach its mean
ing from this condensation: Any druggist
daring or DrCSom,inO to SCH the goods Of
certo n DtdnuJdcturersJ, ,rhich goOrs re has
oougM and paid tOr, at prices TO please him
"g and especially pleasing and satisfactory
10 has customers, must be deaed the priri-
te0e and ON ortuniiV # buying Gny more Of
said goods "erctl'tdt Tong prices.'' In other
words. it has passed along the line 10 "cW
the cutter" Well. the cutters" have stood
the ordeal in the years that'have passed and
will stand it still. No. provides that all
manufacturers who behave like good little
boys" and who will only sell to the faithful
"o!d timers" of high prices and wind-spen.
progress shall have their goods placed on
certain little list, so they shall
NOW, then, in the name Of all that is mer-
camille and manly. we protest against the
hedging in Of any business by any set Of
men or by any set Of rules: or. i'll other words,
creating a monopoly, especially in medi-
cine. If the business Is honorable and right
let the individual pursue such business
according TO his own ideas and plans; if it
be an illegitimate pursuit close the business
by legal enactment. For five years We have
conducted the drug business to suit our
selves and TO please a custom which has
IN no bn To apI IasiraIla
of any in Washington, and We intend to con-
duct it right along that line associations
ard conventions to the contrary notwith-
standing. When we entered business for
ourselves We found the prevailing method
to be ''Slowest sales at highest profits" We
determined to change things by inducing
rapid sales because of lowest profits con.
sstent with best service.
HOW well We have accomplished our pur-
pose We leave to the general public TO de-
eide. We have always sold the best drugs,
medicines, family requisites and proprietary
spCc!altes at the bottom prices. and we will
pay handsome reward tc any one who can
Justly claim that we ever sold them anything
other than what we exactly represented. A
part Of our fixed and nflexible rule is
Never to buy, no matter what the advantages
offered may be, anything but the freshest,
choicest and best to be had-and then put it
before the pubic, from the Newsboy to the
Senator. at one price and that the lowest ut
which any one car sell it,
BECAUSE our sales Justify purchasess so
large that others of the trade cannot COIN
pete. which purchases insure concessions
which the ''old timers" cannot claim or OBJ
tain. manufacturers would cut us OF from
selling their products. In fact. the popular
price drIlg-i ts the country over are to be
shut out from supplies! Wonder if the wise
committeeman ever read'of the farmer who
killed the goose that laid the golden egg"
We are in business to do business anu not
for fun. We want, and get. remember our
share Of whatever you spend wi u us; but
we don't render life burden by calling on
you TO divide Your salary or income with
US every time you have prescription COM
pounded; nor do we make you sOlicitous or
anxious when you como to buy of U.s. And
because we have ropularlzed prices we have
ropularized our methods as well and have
secured the support aud confidence Of the
public.
AS pioneers Of popular priocs-"cut rates."
if you rlease--we feel no slight degree Of
satisfaction IN seeing the rapid development
O.! u business which has, without exception,
given full equivalent Cor value received. As
prrveyors of the best drugs medicines, per-
furlcr.es rHi druggist sundries We offer, as
we have already said, extensive and
splcndidIy selected stock from the most
prominent manufacturers and chemists Of
the country at very lowest prices. We do
business on q cash basis. and becarse our
immense sales enable the multiplied turn
ing of money we offer from smallest TO lar
gest quantities at unvaryingiy right prices.
Have you bought Of us?' Try us and you
will trade with Us. If yoi: want q revelation
in prices get our catalogue. free by mail or
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