The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-05-16
RICE. WRIGHT & co.,
Home office, so6 Walnut st.,
tPhlLADELPHlA.
Rules of Aaeociatlon

Members name shall be enrolled in the
order OF its reception. and member shall
reeeiyea Certificate of Membership, num-
hered TO correspond with the number Of
his entry. One Certificate OF Member
ship shall mature each week from every
20 members in Glass "A, ~ and one from
every 100 members in Glass n" of Asso-
oiation, the members holding the lowest
numbered Certificates OF Membership
being the recipients. Each member shah
pay upon initiation the sum OF sl.O0 and
continue TO pay Sl,tD per week until his
Certificate of Membership natures which,
II is estimated, In class "a will he In Is
weeks or less and class "B' in 30 weeks
or less.
Member failing to make his payments
shall forfeit his standing, and TO retain his
membership must take out q new Certf-
cate, being accredited with whatever
amount he has paid In. Failure to nav for
consecutive weeks causes forfeiture of
membership and whatever amount mem
Der may have paid in. All goods secured
through Association must equal in value
similar goods of like value OF any dealer
in same otherwise, member is entitl-
cd to withdraw from the Association
whatever amount he has paid in. All
Certificates must mature inside of IS and
10 weeks in their respective classes
Consider the Following Arguments,
which show you how the Association
gives in merchandise 100 per cent. on
amount of Investment. Insurance Com
most of the cooperative organizations
existing to-day agree TO pay their persls-
tent members large margins over
amount o. Investment Howl Through
the forfeited payments of those who from
Statistics show that from $4,000 600 worth
OF insurance policies written in the
1 United states In 1889 Sl,OOO, coo worth have
actually lapscd. The Prudential msur-
ance Company. making a calculation of
| lapses, found that from 1900 policies ~
600 lnpsed, not counting those paid OF
l2,OOO lupseS TO 1000 membcrs-fhc many
paying OIL the few. Experience figures on
actual results. and ours enables the As
! sociUtton to estimate for our persistent
| members practically what our plan sets
| forth, 100 per cent. In merchandise on
amount invested u the Association. An
averaEe OF only lapses per week to every
! 80 members enables us TO cpnsummate our
I estimate. Take given 80 naIneB place
| your own at No. 30 and estimate one
name less each week for Certificate ma
tured and an average of 3 lapses or for
/ feiture Of standing which constitutes
lapse in your favor and you find YOU
are No. ] In IL weeks. Five lupses In 30 is
small percentage. a good percentage
hers will cause your Certificate 10 mature
| considerably under the estimated time
| These arguments are sufficiently plain
and conclusiye 10 any one of ordinary in
! telllgence. We show you our method and
offer nothing that we cannot accomplish
with profit 10 all concerned.
10 become member, apply TO any
member or agent of the Association who
will present blank for signature and 20
whom you will pay initiation fec of SLIGO
which Is the only amount TO be paid to
any person other than authorized caliec-
tors or send in your name with place
where collections can he made. with $l.O0
for initiation fee; your name will be en-
rolled and Certificate mailed to You. In
vestigatiOn cordially invited; your title
secures you Custom Clothing Furniture.
! at....s
Bicycles and Tricycles, any make or
whatever articles of merchandise we will
hereinafter determine.
All the above goods Will be supplied by
firsi class houses at regular prices, our
Certificates being taken in payment at
their face value. SIS and sT5 respectively.
| The Association agrees TO spend S28. II
occasion demands III order to make gar
menis satisfactory. How can we do II ?
The PERFECT Co-OPERATIVE plan which
is the basis of tho Association. enables us
to dispose OF l0O cults or oycrcoAts TO one
of the ordinary tailor, receiving cash for
same. Does 1t nay better 10 dispose Of 100
suitsor oVercoats, aud average S. each,
han to dispose of one and clear SIS Gen
tlemen, the above arguments arc suif-
clently plain, conclusive and incontrovcr.
table. Agents Will call upon you prepnr-
ed 10 answer all questions regarding syB.
| ten, etc. IT convinced from above, send
81 with name address and place where
collections can be male, and Certificate
| VIII be mailed you at once. Respectfully, y,
United States Custom Clothing and Nor.
chandise Association, RICE, WRIGHT &
& CO, Home Office. BOG Walnut Street,
Philadelphia, Ia.
Caution.-Thc Association are the orl
ginators and sole proprIetors of the entire
system, fully protected by law. ana apy
and all attempts TO infringe on system oi
any part thereof, will be rIpdly prosecut
ID: our local agent. is Thomas @,
Dickinson, Agt.N. e. Cor. ElghtFi
and Market St, Second floor Wllm
ingtou, Del. mi2-Iueod