The Portland daily press., 1891-10-05

1 often wonder If the good HOusekeepers
OF Maine ever devote serious thought to, or
drop one tear Of sympathy for. the BUYER
Of the thousands Of articles necessary TO
their comfort. We must presume they do
not, and yet the BUYER, especially Of CAR
PETS, never makes purchase that be does
not sincerely wish for whole delegation OF
Lady Customers TO be present and by their
superior taste and good judgment guide him
In his selections. No wonder we are In a
brown study at the top of this Column. You
all know the VALUE OF MONEY, and you
are all aware that big purchases mean small
prices.
Our purchase last week at the largest Car
pet Mills in Pennsylvania and New York
was 100000 wOrth-nearly 1000 ROLLS
and we bought them cheap. and we are 90
ing to sell them cheap, and when any lady or
gentleman in this good State Of Maine
think that they can buy carpet in any 9TH
er store in this State Of Maine. Of the same
quality and get a modern pattern at as low a
price as they can buy 1t here, they simply
don't care straw whether they save a dol
lar or not. 1T OFTEN AMUSES us when
we hear that The Atkinson Company only
sell goods on installments, or on credit. Now
please do not run away with that idea, be-
cause II you did you might DO afraid II you
bought carpet from The Atkinson Com
pany that people would think you was buy
Ing II on credit, and while we realize that
everybody is not In position t. pay cash,
yet we also realize that no one wishes to pay
S1.75 per yard for Moquette Carpets wnen
they can BUY THEM FROM US FOR S1.OO
and SIPS. We sell the public. We sell
a man or a woman who pays $40, $40.
$50, S25 or $50 spot cash for their
carpet, and we sell the man or the wom-
an who pays $500 down on either Of the
above priced carpets and S1.0O week or 81
month.
THERE is NO SENTIMENT IN OUR
BUSINESS. We Just as fully appreciate
the purchase Of the man or the woman who
pays us $500 down and S1.OO week as we
do the man or the woman who brings his
pocket book and pays cash for the goods.We
believe that every business man and business
woman In the City Of Portland, or any other
City in the State Of Maine is anxious to buy
their Carpets at the lowest possible price II
the quality and the styles are right.
Now. who should have the latest STYLES
and the best quality Of goods? Who, but
the largest buyers in the markets Can the
House who handles twenty thousand dollars
worth OF Carpets year show you as fine a
line aud make you as low price as the
House who sells half a million dollars
worthp
WE ARE THE LARGEST BUYERS OF
CARPETS FOR RETAIL TRADE IN
THIS COUNTRY. We bar none, and issue
the following CHALLENGE:
the sum OF $500, II we are not larger buyers Of
Carpets OF every description than any other
House In this United States, doing our same kind
This 100000 WORTH OF CARPETS
commenced to come In today. They consist
Of AGRA WOODS, all patterns which no
other House In the State..of Maine can han
die.
Full Extra Super All Wool Car
pets.
Five Frame Wilton Carpets.
Hartford and Smiths MOquette
Carpets.
Best Five Frame Brussels.
Best American OF Administers, and
all Grades Of Tapestry and
Brussels.
We shall offer at present from the
Portland Store only very fine grades OF
BODY BRUSSELS, at $I.OO per yard.
A few patterns OF the finest
Hartford Moquettes ut $l.OO per yard.
ALL WOOL EXTRA SUPERS at from
SOC upwards. We shall also offer from
the Portland Store only, a very hand
some line OF All Wool EXTRA SUPER
ART SQUARES at e5c per yard.
IL you have read thus far and are not In
terested, come to the store and we will make
you PRESENT OF A HASSOCK. We
mean this because we want you 10 see the
line and at the same time look at our Drap-
cry. Our bargain offer In this will be I'M
PORTED VIENNA CURTAINS brought
out before the passage OF the Mckinley Bill,
at cost OF $3.50 per pair to the Importer.
We have about 100 pairs Of these that we
shall offer at an average price OF $40 PER
PAIR. These Imported VIonna Curtains
have never been retalled In Boston, New
York, Philadelphia or Chicago under s 20 per
pair. They are works Of art and are worth
trip to the corner Of Pearl and Middle SITS.
to see even II you do not care to purchase.
To out OF town buyers who read this adver-
tisemeut we say, 1t will take about ten days
to check up this earDet and drapery purchase
and deliver to our IL stores located In the
State. OF course we realize that at the prices
quoted the choicest Of the line will only be
bought at the Portland Store. However, 1t
Is our intention to place q portion Of this
stock In each OF the stores where the same
prices will prevail as are quoted above The
only gain you can make in the purchase will
be probably in getting better selection by
buying at the Portland Store.
Yours Obediently,