The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-05-12
RICE. WRIGHT & co.,
Home Office, eos Walnut St.
tPH.LADELPHIA.
RIlaa of ASanciaft1n

N0tSo VI HSSOCtdItCn.
Members name stall be enrolled in the
order of It's reception and member shall
receiVea Certificate of Meiubership num-
bered to correspond with the number of
his entry. One Certificate of Member
ship shall mature each week from evory
every 100 members in Class "D'' OF Asao-
eiation. the members holding the lowest
numbered Certificates of Membership
being the recipients. Each member shall
pay upon initiation the sum of 81. 90 and
conti1ne TO pay sl:O0 per week until his
Certificate OF Membershlp p natures which,
IL is estimated. In class "a" will be in ib
weeks or loss and class "Br in % weeks
or less.
Member failing to make his paymonts
shall forfeit his standing, and 70 retain his
membership must take out new Certif-
cate, being accredited with whatever
amount he has paid in. Failure to pay for
consecutive weeks causes forfeiture OF
membership and whatever amount mem
Der mny have paid in. All goods secured
through Association must equal in value
slnlIar goods OF like valuo or any dealer
in same otherwise, member is entitl-
ed 10 Withdraw from the Association
whatever amount he has paid in. All
nertihcates must mature Inside Of 35 and
20 weeks in their respective classes
Consider the Following Arguments,
which show you how the Association
gives ia merchandise 100 per cent. on
| amount of Investment. Insurance Com
panles, Endowment Associations and
most OF the cooperative organizations
existing to-day agree TO pay their persis-
tent members large margins over
amount of investment. How? Through
the forfeited payments Of those who from
Statistics show that from 81, COO 900 worth
OF Insurance policies written In the
| United States in 1899. 81, ,0oO 600 worth have
| actually lapsed. The Prudential insur-
hnce Company, making n calculation of
lapses found that from 1900 policies II, :
| Httts- ....R.I N
| l2,OgO lapses to 1000 members-the many
| paying on the few. Experience figures on
sctual results, and ours enables the As
| sociatlon TO estimate for our persistent
| members practically what our plan sets
forth, lOo per cent. in merchandise on
| amount invested al the Association An
average of only lapsos per week tC every
~ members enables usto consummate our
| esuthate. rake given 50 names, place
your own at No 80 and estimate one
| name less each week for Certificate ma
thred and an average of 3 lapses or for
ieture OF stahdins, which constitutes a
lapse IN your lavOr5 and you find you
are No. In Ii weeks. Five lapses in So iF
small percentage. good percentage
of lapses and the addition of new mem.
Ders VIII cause your Certificate to mature
considerably under the estimated time
These arguments are sufficiently plain
and conclusive TO any one OF ordinary In,
tclligence. We show you our method and
offer nothing that we cannot accomplish
with profit TO all concerned.
10 become member, apply to any
member or agent OF the Association who
viii present blank Tor signature and tc
whon you VIII pay Initiation fee of sl.00
| which Is the only amount to be paid Il
any person other thnn authorized collec
tors, or send In your name with plac,
where collections can be made, with 81 .O
LOT imitation lee your name will be en-
rolled and Certificate mailed you. In
, vestigatton cordially invited; your it'll
secures you Custom Clothing, Furniture
, carpets, Dry Goods Sewing Machlnea
whatever articles OF merchandise we will
hereinafter determine,
All the above goods will he supplied b,
, trst-cia houses at regular prices ou
, Ieftlncates helhE taken Ia payment a
their face value, f35 and SO respectively
The Association agrees to spend &gS /
occasion deman ds. in order to make gar
ments satisfactory. How can we do il
The PERFECT COOPERATIVE pIan whic
is the basis of the As socintion. enables u
| to dispose OF 100 quits or OVercoats to ON
of the ordinary tailor receivi " cash 70
same. Does II nay better 10 dispose OF 1t
suits or oVerc6ats and average 81 eacl
= than TO dispose OF one and clear SIS : Ger
tlenlen, the aboya arguments are sun
clenLly plaln, conclusive and ineontroVci
! table. Agents win call upon you prepaI
cd to answer all questions regarding syt
! ten, etc. If convinced from above sen
Vi with name address and place wher
= collections can he made, and Certincat
. VIII be matted You at once, Respectfully
= United States Custom Cl othing aud Mel
= clandise Association, RICE. WRIGHT
4 ! y co. Home Office, SO6 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, Pn.
Caution.-Thc Association are the orr
ginators ana sole proprictors of the entif
, system, fully protected by law. ana an,
I aud all attempts to Infringe on system o
I any part thereof, will be ripidly prosccut
4 Gl; our local agsnt is Thomas. C
cichlnoon, hgt.N. e. Cor. Eight
+ and Market St, Second floor, Wilm
ington, Del. mf2-lmeod