The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-11-22
IL is WORTH SEEING.
A Place in This City Interesting to tile
Citizen and Visitor Alike.

A Place in This City Interesting to the
Citizen and Visitor Alike.
There are two places in New York and
Chicago where the visiting tourist wends
his way direct upon his arri-
val. In the former metropolis he
even overlooks the Brooklyn bridge. the
statue of liberty, the stock exchange, until
he visits the great store of Macy Il Co.,
while in Chicago he drops around to The
Fair before viewing the great Auditorium
and the beautiful parks. These are the
greatest and most interesting marts of
trade in America. and no visitor who ever
sees the wonders neglects to tell his friends.
| Every one wonders how the business in all
its varieties can be maintained until he
learns by investigation thae the soundest
principles of business prevail. Within the
past few months al establishment modelled
in the same method, II increasing in Il
the corner of Main street and Sixth ave-
nue.. 1t is a place we'll worth
visiting, and is one Of the
sights of Helena. Housewives in
search of bargains know all about it. After
the strangers attention is attracted by the
largest and handsOmest show windows i'll
town he enters and tinds the greatest store
room in the state filled. with n bewildeting
array of goods. They are piled on shelves,
on the floor, hung from the ceiling and are
slowed away in every corner Of the room.
On the right is a complete line of furnish
ines, in the center upon long and high
shelves is crockery Of every description,
silverware and toys. A confectionery Il
bakers counter is at the right. and beyond
are the tobacco, stationery and book depart
ment. The grocery department, further
down, is alone worth visiting. In one end
- kAn ~ ~ tu~ r~,,nnA tsrNn oE He Nd r.n -N
with cords Of tinware. A drop in the ele-
vator. and you find the cellar jammed with
goods of all descriptions. In a word. 1t is
a great emporium, whore it is possible to
find anything. An INDEPENDENT man was
standing ut the cigar counter yesterday
sold at 20 cents when every cigar dealer
in town charges the standard price. 20
cents for the same goods. The store was
filled with visitors of all classes. TIL
millionaire's wife and the mechanics wife
were there alike looking for bargains and
an army Of clerks flying IN gil directions.
1t was an interesting sight. MIR. Welnstein
happened along, and was asked how the
business was conducted. He said: I'm this
venture We sought two objects: first,
to undersell our competitors and secondly
to get the crowd. Considering that our
sales average more than $1,000. daily feel
satisfied that we are accomplishing this.
How do we do this2 BY the simplest meth
DDS. We have a man in New York who is
constantly buying goods for lis. Thus we
save II good round profit as other dealers in
town buy OF commercial travellers. We
save again by selling and purchasing on n
cash basis. We got lower figures by buying
in greater lots than other merchants dare
think OF and thus get lower figures. For
Instance the other day we shipped in two
carloads Of tin ware, the largest order ever
given in Montana. We do the same in tho
cigars you were speaking of md in every
other limo. We bring the people by these
cheap prices md by offering everything
needed in u house except furniture. For
instance there la Il firm in town selling
crockery exclusively. They have half rs much
expense for room, eto., az we tor our whole
store, and they cannot afford to have a man
in New York to do their buying. The re-
suit il that we can undersell them. An
other old business principle is large sales,
small profits. We can aifoSd to out down
profits on goods because our sales are 81
large. The Provider is becoming popular
for this out in prices and because a house
keeper starting cut to do shopping can
come here and buy everything she wants
and thereby avoid the necessity OF running
all over town."