The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-10
SEATTLE WILL GET 1T.
Twelve Thousand Dollars Donated 10
Music Loving Families Of
This City.
One Hundred Fine Pianos snd Organs
to Be Sold at so To 60 Per Cent
Of Their Retail Value.

strictly first-clzss instrument Is beyond
the reach OF the average weil-to-to fam
fly.
To all sueh have statement Of extra
ordinary interest TO make. Tomorrow
morning a, 10 Second street an oppor-
tunsty viii be offered such as You have
never seen and will likely never see again
20 get q piano at such low price.
How is this. you ask
Let me tell you
We are shipping about one hundred pi-
amos and organs 10 this city. as many
Instruments as any music house would
sell In two years in the usual way. The
rent OF good store, water. light. heat.
Incidental expenses and the salary OF
competent statesmen and the business can
not be run for less than $50 per meath.
At the end OF two years we have paid
out s1z.eao 10 sell these instruments.
Now notice: We ship them here direct
from the factories I'm full car loads at
about half the usual freight. We deduct
that Sl4.0a from the net cash price Of
these instruments and give IL TO you 20
come and get them quick. stop expenses
and let US CO.
We viii be just as well of as II we stay
here two whole years and sell them for
Sf2.50o more. and wsil save all that time.
You VIII be si2.9o better of. for you will
gain that amount In cash. IL Is a straight
business proposition. and any business
man can see the point Ii can be done
In no other way. The dealer who is under
$500 expense per month and sells two or
three pianos must put tina, 500 on the
price.
This magnificent new stock Of pianos IL
direct from the great factories of Chick
ertng 4 Sons. In Boston. and the klEabail
company. Of Chicago, and is incompara-
(s1f a. MT Gsa1 hAa mt
fui that ever came TO this city. and never
surpassed anywhere In the world.
The Chickering and kinbali pianos have
worthwhile reputation. Chickering's are
the most celebrated and artistic pianos I'm
the world At the Worlds fair In Chi
cage the Chickering and KimbaiI pianos
took everything in the way Of high hon.
ors and diplomas that was worth hay-
Ing, as the official awards show.
l will sell an elegant upright piano In
beautiful walnut case. handsomely deco
rated. standing four feet six inches high,
seven and one-thsrd octaves. with all the
essential modern improvements. for sif4-
-Four feet eight inches high. at sIsT: four
feet ten and one-half inches high, at sl9s.
including elegant stools.
Also as fine organs as ever went out OF
factory. In elegant satin wood cases.
L. reeds double octave conpiers and dou-
bic knee sweils, Including fine stool. at
sSl. The same in antique oak and wal
nut cases. with beveied French plate mir
rors. al Sc to $50. SO cash and $ per
month.
Pianos under 500. so down and $40 per
month.
Pianos over 500 and under 500. Sc
down and SIS per month.
There are some exceedingly fine large
cabinet grands or rare beauty, on which
the price exceeds 500. on which the pay
ments are $40 down and so per month,
and few chiekering pianos at $50 down
and SIS per month. Deferred payments
on all sales must bear interest at the
rate of 10 per cent. per annurn.
The guarantee of Chtckerfng & Sons, or
OF the kimbaii Company. either firm rep
resenting millions of dollars. goes with
every instrument bearing their respective
names, and is as good as a government
bond. ] also indorSe the guarantees. and
as / am permanently located In Wash
ington, am Ia easy reach OF your COM
plant should there be any. AS TO my re-
sponsibilIty take pleasure In referring
you to any business firm or bank in the
city OF Tacoma. or 10 many people in Sc
attic to whom I have sold pianos I'm the
past. IL the people Of Seattle could real
lie what phenomenal bargains they are
offered, and that they can never possibly
have such an opportunity again. they
would be ia line at o'clock tomorrow
morning at 40 New York block to get
one OF these elegant instruments. Tuck
ten, twenty. twenty-five, forty or fifty
dollars in your jacket pocket. snatch your
hat and run, for this Is the opportunity
of your life. You who are first VIII
get the choice OF these beautiful instru-
ments. You who are late will get what
IL left. IL you get any at all. and IL you
don't get one you'll so home so mad that
you'll be cross for week.
Out OF ee.of0 people in this beautiful city
I should have Go customers for this 100
pianos and organs. Come promptly, for
they must be sold quickly. and all that
are not sold In few days will go into a
box and be shipped away. / can't stay
long 20 sell instruments at these prices.
You say times are hard that is just
the reason you are getting them so low
IT is the best time you ever saw 20 save
$40
also desire to say a word TO the mu-
sic profession.
While II Ia customary among dealers TO
pay commissions 20 music teachers to
recommend this or that piano 20 their
pupils and friends. / regret 10 say that
on these pianos and organs. rstaiied at
manufacturers Wholesale prices, Il Is alb
soluseiy impossible TO pay commissions
During one OF the recent sales con-
Quoted certain teachers asked for COM
missions. saying other dealers were Of
fcring them Is to Is rer cent. 10 take
their pupils and buy from them. But.
said l. you ara we'll aware that your PIT
pil mus, pay $40 more for the same grade
Of Instrument. We can't help that was
the reply, we cannot afford 10 lose the
$50 or So commission. So they took their
pupils 20 other dealers and the pupils
went like lambs 10 the slaughter
Let the teachers In Seattle look at an
other feature OF this sale.
TIE purchase of 10 Instruments in this
city viii make more than iba new puusls.
for IN some families there will De two or
three. At ST rer lesson and two lessons
per week x amounts 20 $50 per month
or s.sta per year. a handsome income for
the teachers OF Seattle without any com.
missions Out Of the sale in Tacoma ore
teacher got nine new pupils. SIS per week.
81 per month. sss4 per year. Do YOU want
anything better than thst7
In Tacoma we soli just lsg instrument
In seven days. sixty ia Spokane and thlr.
ty-two In waila waiiA. TIE people ar
prectated the bargains ard took them
quickly. VIII Seattle do as well?
Come first and get the chosoa. Store
open every evening Gntil O'clock
d $. JOHNSTON.
Manufacturers Gsnl Wholesale Agent
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