Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-23
licCord-CoIIins Commerce Comnany,
Wholesale GrOccrs and I'm
nurfera.

The above firm, after carefully con-
sidering the many Inducements offered
by other cities in Texas. decided that
Fort Worth, owing to It's railroad faclli-
ties. geographical position and the large
scope of territory tributary to Il, COM
blned all the qualities necessary for
making 1t the leading jobbing center
of North Texas, Being desirous OF
securing a large field FOR operations
IN the grocery line on the LIST day OF
April. 1898, they opened their mag
nlficent establishment In the Joe Brown
stone block, corner of Seventeenth and
Main streets The large scale on which
Inc business was started and the an
nouncement that the affairs OF the
company would be conducted on strict
Nv business methods goods being sold
only on thirty and sixty days time
v,ifh nronpt settlement OF all accounts
Immediately when due. led few who
were not up to date In their ideas TO
predict that such methods could not
DO successful in Texas.
The elimination OF the long time
credit system has enabled TINS irih IN
less than two years time 10 take front
,,onlt with any grocery house IN the
siote BY having no long time ac-
counts TO carry, they are enabled 20
transact their bushes on smaller mar
rims and consequently to make prices
sbot simply make competitors weary.
rrha prompt paying merchant soon real
Dos mat he cannot afford 10 pay the
large prodt demanded by long time
houses and naturally seeks house that
buvs for cash, thus securing the ioW-
cs, marltets. That there are plenty
az such merchants IN Texas ana the
indian and Oklahoma territories y
! .ffE
Ky business Of McCord-Colllns Cont
,,,eree company in such short time.
/, tnolr fhipugh their establishment
reveals a surprise 20 those not ae-
o,riinted with the Immense Stock "
q necessary for them to carry to sup
81. .beir constantly Increasing trade.
51Ga,, nave the finest and most select
i,,es 81 fancy groceries carried out
f,dc If the largest cities In the East
sNd tbeIr stocks OF all the staples are
simply Immense II you are uhaple
10 secure any edible OF delleacy w
,,,t,ore disc in the great southWesl,
try McCord-Collins Commerce company
| ava Won VIII surely get y.
Tneir stock Is always new and tTesh
80 thev make special Efforts to see
go hi goods go out In good condl-
| Dan and promptly. the day orders ~
s-ss,',4,,.a Their sample room u WtiA-
~. ao,,ht the finest In Texas, ana tAey
49, bcen compilmensed on X t3hs
Nj again By visitors from all parts q
tho United states. Their trade eNl Gnu.
ali over the state OF Texas new 49,
DO. Indian Territory ana oEia'i'i''"'
10 the Kansas line - -. huai.
-t,,cir adherence 10 the best Durl,
80 nrinciples has been recogiiiize.si
~, huslnes men. aud as result iiltlI
I n,trons are constantly inctea's.li y
Z d,,,s,. trade Is best among fAose Nn p
t,'ctv them best. and IL due y 49,
hi,v t,i,,,5s and to their ability 70 nlnAe
y, q. X, ',,a IA otoes GOOD. The repnth-
NJ " INA t,,,. Siccord-Colllns Commerce soin-
snv enioys among those VINO nav
"a ~ dealings with them L. the strohs =.
- influence that draws ne ~,
,be1, wherever they are hnog e.,,..,' ,,ia
| being located In the srh-t -, ,hev
800. ~ the wide South"es'' 49, ~
, 49,. everv Facility afforded them IoI
.i',,,,,,,t Communication Win anu ue
& ,l,,e~v Of goods to all cusie'nets, ~
M, president OF the company,
-. SfcCord OF ST, joseph No, = =
80 of The widest known grocer nv. ~, !.
2 N. colp.rv. having been iog -.
q hsqd Of large houses IN ., -,
se,h omaha. Pueblo and Kansas ~
80 Fort worth house j. nnoel Nv
nan, IN rernent Of J. Burnett eeiiil's' 'Ne
vice president - she secretary, II
e -it, man. and Meszrs. Moriar 2
lug .fo-rfs are valuable assistants "
W. -,.snective departments a iars.
W.. n rflice and travelling men arg
foIvs .,,,, employed, ard we cntei
/ Constants i.sll.-.,, ,,end ,,is nrm A. one OF
WY hssf IN tis siate % deal Win.
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