Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-18
LONG LIVE THE LONDON >
80 Says the Centralia "Sentfnel- OF
Our New Clothing Houst,-Well
Recommended Indeed.

80 Says the Centraiia "sentineI- Of
Our New Ciothtng Houst,-Wen
Recommended Indeea.
Tho Centralis Sentinel in bidding fare
well to Messrs. Leveen and Joseph. of
the London Clothing company. who have
embarked n a great business eat .rprise
in Rock Island says:
While the old reliable managers of the
London Clothing company have been
busily eng aged for several days past
packing up their personal effects and
Strengthening up their individual affairs
preparatory to their departure for Rock
Island. so also is the now manager read
justing the London establishment here
for the benefit of the immense trade to
be supplied and accommodated in the flu
ture. II Is an undisputed fact that the
enterprisiDg managers who are leaving
us have been all that implies honor. push
and fairness. They have made the bust
ness element of our city branch out into
the realities of public notice Business
men in other branches of trade have
fashioned after the example furnished
By this firm, and have made their bust.
ness known to a much greater extent by
free use of printers ink. with the pro-
per stock to back them. We do not hes
itate to say that the London has been
the Jonah" at the bottom of It. Firms
have come and gone since the London
made their debut here eight years ago, all
for the lack of the same enterprise exer-
cised by them. When they came here they
Wera cnmnallaH 10 h,,iI1 un
themselves, with enemies TO fl yht and
large odds against them. How did they
do il? We answer: BY square dealing
with their trade, and the best of goods at
prices which could not be duplicated by
the many firms in the field against them, and
by letting the people know for fifty miles
around that they had bargsios to offer.
Their trade increased as the facts became
known and they experienced no trouble
in holding the trade when once it came 10
them. While we regret, with the many
who express the same feeling. that we are
10 lose these old relIables. we are 81 I'D to
know that the new msnager has slready
shown some of the kind of material with
in himself that carried the old London to
such grand success in our midst.
During the few weeks that have elapsed
since the London managers have decided
TO remove from among us, there were
more goods handled and sold over their
counters to the people of this district than
was ever sold by all the firms put together
oatside the London, and this fact has been
evidenced by the new manager having to
ship new goods in here thus early to
reolenish the stock, which so rapidly
a, e.. Il, T.
marvellous how a firm can 50 vastly
monopolize the trade in any particular
branch of business that has followed
the London, yet they have held it as an
orator magnetizes and holds his audience
held it up to the last hour the old man
ayers had their doors open to the public
and would still have kept il unmolested
had they cen fiji TO stay with US and fol-
low out the manly course pursued for the
many years they have tax up their
home and business in this city. We con-
graduate Rock Island in being the lucky
city favored by the LordOn. No bust,
ness man of moderate intelligence in that
city will do her than rel ice at their
coming into their business circle, for they
not only create business that lay dormant
in a measure, but they also create snug
trade 10 all classes, o wing to the fact that
their vast advertising methods. reaching
for over fifty miles around. will bring
crowds who patronize tee general mer-
chants as well IS themselves This has
been one of their noted proelivi;ies in
this city, and why should We not regret
to lose them.
In conclusion wishing the old manage
ment success and assuring the people
Rock Hand that in the London Clothing
company they will find firm that will
wake up their town and the entire coun>
try for miles around drawing trade TO
the city that has never come there before
AS has been their history here) we vi
say with the multitude here, Long live
the London"