Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-01
TO THE PEOPLE.


|
kohr.
We wish to say few words to the
good people of Rock Island and vicin-
ity in defense of ourselves. and in
view of the TRADE of abuse to which
we have been subjected during the
last few days by certain clothing
firm of this city.
AS most of the people of our city
are well aware, the sole cause OF this
jealous, venomous attack on US is
that we were fortunate enough to Sc
cure the Bamberger clothing stock at
sherif's sale few days ago at a
price which has enabled US to place
the goo Is on sale at figures which
the aforesaid firm cannot and dare
| not meet.
These jealous neigh bors of ours
were after this stock themselves, but
| after bidding once or twice lost thier
nerve, so to speak, and retired in con-
fusion, letting the prize slip away
from them. We we're on the ground,
had examined the stock, saw that it
was good. well selected, assorted
aud taken care OF, and determined to
purchase it, and give the people of
this vicinity an opportunity to pur-
chase what they wanted at prices
which could not fail to appeal to
them despite the hard times.
| 1t seems to US that the best evil
dence that the people Of this vicinity
appreciate our enterprise in securing
this stock of goods, is in the ial-
mense crowds that have jammed the
store, and even the sidewalk in front,
ever since the st: ok was placed on
sale. They have taxed the capacity
OF the store at all times, and at the
ridiculously low prices at which the
goods have been offered, they have
bought literally for future as well as
present use. and we want to say
right here, that we have yet to hear
from any Of the thousands who have
n ade purchases, one single solitary
word, utterauce or complaint, re-
garding shoddy, moth eaten goods,
or goods in any way undesirable, or
not as represented, but on the con-
trarE, one and all are so far as heard
from, more than satisfied that they
have got their moneys worth, and in
many instances many times their
moneys worth.
| We desire to say further that We
have been in business in this CITY
for the last 13 years, during which
time we have established and main
tanned trade which is the envy of
all our neighbors and competitors.
We have succeeded in doing this by
being strictly honest in all our deal
iDgs and in all things, and by max
ing no misrepresentation with ref
erence to anything to anyone at any
time. We are confident our host OF
longtime customers will bear US out
In these statements, or we should
not venture to make them.
| We wonder if our jealous competi-
tors can show as good a record. We
will let the public judge for them
selves. They who viilify cannot gen
orally be relied on.
With reference to the screed they
have been publishing in our daily
paPers in which they charge that the
''combination" lave been moving
over old shoddy goods and mixing
the same in with the Bamberger
stock, we simply reply that the
statement is f.lsehood from begin
ing to end. There is not a word OF
truth in it and we defy our jealous
competitors above referred to, or
any one else, to prove that statement
or any part Of it to be true. In the
first plsce there is no com bina.ion
|. and never was. Our firm stands on
its merits and does its own business
In the second place there are no
shop-worn or shoddy goods in our
E store to move over, even though we
/ were SO disposed. Our business does
, not admit of carrying shoddy stock
| and never did.
: In conclusion we desire to say to the
. coed people of the city of Rock Island
: that we very much dislike newspaper
: controversy, and desire no more o!
it. bat when wrongfully and I'M.
Justly assailed, as in the present in
/ stance, we cannot afford to remain
; silent in justice to ourselves, in JUS
tice to our customers and in Justice
to the public generally, who have
accorded US such kind treatment a,
all times. Respectfully,
t MOSENFELDER & KOHN.