Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-04-16
sTRAwnRIDGE & CLOTHIER.
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PHILADELPHIA.
We Are Distributors Of Dry Goods

on such a scale, as affords un
doubted advantages to consum
ers on the one hand, and to tht
largest producers on the other
1t is, Of course, impossible fol
the manufacturer and consumer
to come into contact and deal
directly with one another In
times gone by, three sets OF inner
chants stood between the buyer
and the maker. First-the inn
porter or commission merchant
who sold to second-the jobber
or wholesale dealer, who in turn
sold to third-thc 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 a 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 Tor 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 10 labor and
in the payment OF the higher
prices. A great retail store
then, is the outgrowth of a le-
climate demand, a necessity OF
the times, and a striking instance
OF the economic power OF syste-
matte organization. Under no
other system would it bepossiLle
to distribute the products of a
thousand makers so economical
ly and we'll to the millions wait
ing to receive thea; which mil
lions secure said products at
prices made inevitably moderate
by the competition OF the maxi
ers at our counters; and the cost
of handling the goods from pro.
Queer to consumer is scarcely
to each buyer, SO
vast is the volume OF business
transacted by this great cconom-
ical organization.
But to attain the highest dc.
gree of efficiency, and to secure
the best results TO the public,
the organization must be on a
scale sufficient to command he
markets Of the world in its line,
of business; to watch all mark.
cts and 10 buy largely whcr
prices are low enough; to pay
the cash promptly for til,
entire product Of a mill,
necessary, which product vii
be rapidly distributed anon.
the thousands OF BUYERS
each sceuringj ust the gu IL
tity desired-sdy one var,
or twenty-at the advantage oh
tanned by the great organization
plus the one small profit who
is small indeed 10 each individu
al buyer.
We venture to claim tina
in the vast and varied fel
of Dry Goods, We have es
tablished and built up ju.
such an organization as
here deafI.bed' and it is OF
/. 'he ii2ht lrew out of a dispute IL
n h--ee voting certain Tickle
~ r.1ossbw1 .WrDh. aAo ".
, am, not alone to make none.
I ,ut to transct business on sue
IL broad basis and on such
+, TN lie in our chosen line, that Il
:. a npa, atest good to the create
jplan der may result.
"'' . aesn requested we W
4ly forward samples
aerial desired.