The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-01
THEY HEAD THE LIST
Bright Prospects for a Prosperous and
Happy NV Year.
LEYS, THE JEWELER, LEADS
a Few Facts in the History of the
House So Well Known 10
the Purchasing
PuDlic.

Few business houses start out i'm the new year
with so flattering Il prospect rs does the ieweiry
firm of Legs. The record OF the house from its
earliest start five years since, has been clean
one and has evidently been appreciated by the
public, iulg!ng iron! the enormous patronage
bestowed On the firm at the present day. live
short years ago Mr. Ieys did AL his own repair
work and waited on the trade besides. During
the past month fourteen men were required to
attend TO .le wants OF the public and even that
number worked Tlmost day and night during the
holiday wceAs so as to be able to keep up with
the enormous amount of work and manufactur-
ing which bad o be done by the evening of the
2lth OF December. Tho stock OF silver. gold,
and diamond leWelry dnd silver novelties which
vas laid in lor Christmas trade has never been
,qualled in Montana, and the reward has been
Equally great, for the business zone Dy Tie firm
N December can safely De sad 10 have been
erpal To any other two houses In the same line
IN the state. in starting out business Tor 1924
thL house, with other business houses had
many things TO contend with. but the ever alert
house was equal to the occasion and nave Just
finished the most prosperous year in the his
Tory OF the firm.
In January of 1894. long before the distant
rumblnss o. the capital campaign could be
heard IN the distance, Legs set about getting
up n design suit Bile for the campaign bad &c,
and after making up many designs and sam
pies submitted them to the Anaconda capital
tho committee decided upon one of the des gns
IS the official badge and ordered the first half
lozen as samp.es all OF which were made by
Leys in his factory. Besides securing an order
for 10000 Of the badges, which were TO be given
away by the committee, Legs manufactured a
number OF very elegant gold badges which MEM
bers vi the committee and a few other enthusi-
lstc advo Gates of Anaconda wore wi h pride.
About three weeks before the election Leys got
up those beautiful enamel-d on copper badges
which were SO much admired and for which
here was such demand. Ia TACT the demand
Vas greater than the firms fondest anticipation
and Kept them busy manufacturing, selling and
mailing them all over the state.
Huudi eds were sent Ea as souvenirs Of the
occasion. and more beautiful souvenir could
not have been made. The design of the Ana
c0nda badge was a very neat and artistic piece @
Of work, and well may the house of its birth be
proud OF such design, as well as of honor
II being the origlnators of souvenir which Will
be handed down to pOsterily
One Of the main secrets Of success of the
house has been reasonable prices, and combn-
ng that very important fact with large stock
ana a courteous reception accorded to patrons
las placed the house far beyond the reach OF
competitors. No such thing as an auction sale
as ever been carried on by them, as such pro-
edngs invariably tend to lower tie standing
house in the estimation of the public.
so high does the name Of the firm stand to-
day as 10 be a thorough guarantee oI any goods
when bought at Leys. Probably the best that
be said for the house is the Oft repeated
aging heard everywhere; "lf you bought Il ut
Deys 1t is al right"