Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-26
$, W. BLAcKsHGAR y CO.,


This firm started out on principle
very dinrrcut FROM wholesale dealers,
Their motto Is Lessen the gap between
manufacturers and retailers. Mr..
Bluckshcur says the tendency OF the trade
X townrd trust anu CONTAMINATION unu
also "PfutcCti0np aud he is built Ia Huch
u peculiar wny that he X compelled 10
antugonizc these principles, Since start.
ing his business he has never requested
any Manufacturer TO sell small towns.
All intelligent retail merchants know
if thcy will only think about O pair of
minutes, that the jobbcr or wholesaler
lives eutirly on the smaller merchants.
They produce nothing except an expense
account for the small merchant To pay
The demand Of the wholesalers today Ia,
that the manufacturers do not sell re-
tail merchants. or " they do, ~ leave
o wide diifornce IN prices 70 thnl INC
wholesaler can make II profit and spll
the same goods TO the same man Mr..
Bllckshcur asks where did they get the
right to make any such demnndsf VINO
invested them with nuy such power or
prowess2 Why should not n smull mcr.
chnut who pays his bills promptly buy
goods us cheap as large mprchnntf
He claims that he can reiuic any urgu-
mcuis produced iu favor Of any such
Protection" It's wrong Ia principle and
In fact Hence Whom lac found that
manufacturers were bound iron-clHd by
contracts with wealthy iohbers that they
would not sell retailers he. started
HE present business Of having ihrn bill
goods 10 his firm and ship direct 10 his
customers, saving,
]. Any Investment
.. Any warehouse rent.
3. Any INSURANCE.
!. Any expense Of freight
.. Any expense of men to import the
goods and keep stock.
any az muplifluH pIpaNa
q, Any expense of shipping clerk.
s. ANY expense Of remnants, moth
eaten or out Of style goods,
In fact they do away with the iobberF
expense account. except rent for sample
room, travelling men aud ofire help.
Can't any sensible man soc the eaving2
They claim that goods should be pack.
cd once, shipped once only, freight paid
ono time only, aud that the retail mrr-
chant should be the man to unpack the
goods after the manufacturers pack
them. oh. yes, the plan is reform Ia
commercial lines. aud has met with
great antagonism from The large and
small j0bhers Poor little Blapkshenr Il
4 Co. have bren assaulted by thousands,
men have gone over Texas Illustrating
facts aud advertising this firm until they
nude the firm come into prominent
I notice Ihey are growing enoh year IN
( size and favor, aud are selling the
thinking. shrew1 business men ~ Texas.
They can refer 10 hundreds Of the solid
merchants OF Texas and only ask mn
Investigation. They will show their 30.
600 samples In Waco 10 July again, aud
want those who can pay them promptly
and want low prices 10 simply come mil
see and get Trices. They puy expenses
! " they don't hell they allow . per cont
Of purchase not 10 exceed expenses II
/ they do tell They are now pushing sia-
pie dFuedsts' and ftaiioncrs' aundfiee.
| queensware. glassware, baby buggies.
THE YEAGER PUBLISHING co.
OF Waco sell subscription booEe and
Family Bibles, and We learn that they
employ something like 1000 agents ia
Texas, Louisiana nad Arkansas. They
win mail circulars and terms to agent,