Telegram-herald., 1891-04-29
SOLD TO ]. |. HUDSON
100000 Worth or New Spring
Clothing Bought N Two
Hours flms.
Tower Clothing Co. Gets the Bulk
Of II and Grand Rapids
should Rejoice.
The Ina nsnss WhsissaIe stock OF Klein.
c.s4hArt . Asshs al oss % ass Is 81
Cl.sE-.ss sfes~s Dat b sAs iasar-
Aass esnpaniss Ia The
OEeef Retailer.

OF the thousands OF peopls wno
watched tie gallant ngHt nasde against
tie FiaEses A. the great Ilro walc.l de-
szsOYed ths top fioofs OF Aiess. Good
haTt q Koca's mammoth clothing
wzreroonls, s9. lew realized that tEe
destruction wrought we1ld De the cause
oil ueaelit 10 ansoss, ana YET from
yFeseat fndlcatl0tis thar ire Was one OF
the aest lhlngs that ever happened
for the clothes weSrers of Cleveland.
~ 10 other agency would Il nave Aoen
loss Ole 10 render real aaet IS now ala
absolute fact, namely the se,ilng OF
nrst-ciass, UnluJured new spring aud
summer clothing 10 the people them
selves a. less tnan the manufacturers
own cost, Vet that - what tots Ege has
made pOss. ble.-Cleyeland Leader,
April 10.
Tie tremendous volume Of water
that was necessary 10 subtue the Hames
soaked through the lower tiOOr-, " here
the immense spring and summer stock
MAS stored ready Tor Shipment to the
retailers, and babe FAR lo damage
every article N it. but the bitter cold
OF the night, which was surely dlsad-
vantage 10 the hremen, Was here turned
IA good, for the water Iroze as fast as
It Tell, aud only few upper goods OF
each Pile were damaged. AS the tire
Was entirely confined 10 the two upper
floors there WAS positively no smoke
damage Whatever. The totOl amount OF
stock MAS appraised AT S25O, 900. whole
sale cost, and as 1t was fully H.
suTed the entire stock WAS turned over
10 the Insurance companies, who were
thus compelled 70 realize on II. The
damaged goods were all sorted out ana
closed out to "A Chicago house which
makes = speciality OF the business. and
the remaining 500 900 worth OF splen-
did new ana Unmarried clothing await
Ell purchasers. Several large local re-
tallers made advantageous offers Tor
portion Us large as they could handle,
but IL was decided 10 try and close out
the entire stock at one stroke, II posi-
bic, even at r,anously low price
rather than go 10 the added expenses OF
storerooms. stock keepers, and sales
men, which would be necessary II 1t
were sold out III separate lots.
Reaiizing the fact that there WAS but
one house IN the country capable VI
buying such tremendous stock out
right, and that that house WAS j.. l..
Hudson's, the king of modern clothing
retailer was sent for. He inspected the
stock, named his figure, it Was accept
ed. and check for $1,000 was given TO
bind the bargain, all IN two hours
time. The ten great stores in different
cities which Mr.. Hudson controls will
each receive share of this vast stock,
the Grand Rapids store taking the bulk
OF 1t, and the people OF that city Will
thus be offered a chance to obtain
clothing At figures that the manufac-
turer would not sell to the retail
dealer for. even if bought in car
load lots. The goods were bought
for but a fraction of their worth 10y
Mr.. Hudson and bis well-known policy
OF selling chcapiy guarantees to every
purchaser u simply magnificent value.
Among the principal facts worth noting
IN the houses advertisement, which ap-
pears on another page, are these: The
| goods are all new and fresh, being
made for this seasons trade. and the
advertisement contains \ legal guaran.
tee To- the effect that if the goods are
not exactly as represented they can be
returned, IL unworn, and the money
| will be refunded. But there Will he
few, indeed, TO take advantage OF this
guarantee, as the goods are such stu
pendous bargains all buyers arc sure to
be more than satisfied. The great sale
commences Wednesday, April -, 40
the Tower. Grand Rapids.