Daily Republican., 1890-04-14
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Oil SUCH ID scale, DIS diioioo VII
doubted advantages to consum-
ers on the one hand, and to the
largest producers on the other,
1t is, Of course, impossible for
the manufacturer and consumer
to come into contact and deal
directly with one another. In
times gone BY, three sets OF mer-
chants stood between the buyer
and the maker. First-the i'm
porter or commission merchant
who sold to second-the jobber
or wholesale dealer who in turn
sold to third-the retail mer-
chant. This system OF business
caused three profits to be plac-
ed on the goods before they
reached the consumer. Now
all this is changed. One profit
takes the place OF three, and
consumer and maker come as
nearly together as economic
laws permit and meet at our
counters. This great mart, with
its system perfected by years Of
experience. trial and growth, is
not only . necessity and "a con-
venience to the people, but is
undoubtedly money-saving
organization on an extensive
scale. In no other way can the
vast and varied products of the
times be properly and economi-
cally distributed, except through
such an agency. The makers
themselves, each producing but
one class of goods, and withou
any organization for distribution
would be utterly unable to dis
tribute their products. except at
great disadvantage, and at high
prices to buyers, while the lat
ter, compelled to go to a hun
dred sellers instead OF one,
would be under even greater dis
advantage, both as to labor and
in the payment OF the higher
prices. A great retail store
then, is the outgrowth of a le-
Ultimate demand, a necessity of
the times, and a striking instance
Of the economic power of syste-
matte organization. Under no
other system would it be possible
to distribute the products OF a
thousand makers so economical
ly and we'll to the millions wait
ing TO receive them; which mil
lions secure said products at
prices made inevitably moderate
by the competition OF the max
ers at our counters; and the cost
Of handling the goods from pro.
Queer to consumer is, scarcely
appreciableo.to EACH buyer, so
vast is the volume oiibusiness
transacted by this great econom-
ical organization. a.
But to attain the highest de-
gree of efficiency, and to secure
the best results to the public,
the organization must be ON a
scale sufficient to command the
markets of the world in its lines
of business; to watch all mark.
cts and to buy largely when
prices are low enough; to pay
the cash promptly for the
entire product Of a mill, i
necessary, which product will
be rapidly distributed among
the thousands of buyers
each securingj ust the guam
tity desired-say one yarc
or twenty-at the advantage OBJ,
tanned by the great organization
plus the one small profit which
is small indeed to each individu.
al buyer.
We venture to claim that
in the vast and varied helt
of Dry Goods, We have es-
tablished and built up Jus
such an organization as i
here described; and it is GU
aim, not alone to make money
but to transct business on sucl
a broad basis and on such
scale in our chosen line, that tn,
: greatest good to the creates
number may result.
When requested we vii
cheerfully forward samples c
any material desired.