Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-11-18
GROCERIES
On The European Plas Or Do
ing Business on Blsi-
ness Prnci-
pals. 49,
QUESTIONS AND Asswkts."

Question: What is neanoby gro
ceres on the "European PlGpi
| Answer. You call Tor What you
want and pay for what you set.
! Q: How does this differ from the
ordinary wayi
A: LIST. On the ordin4y plan.
sometimes it is call FOR whatyou want
and not pay for it.
ID. Sometimes you pay pr quality
and quantity and get neither.
Sd. Sometimes you take your goods
with you, and pay cash for them. ut
| the same time they are sold TO your
neighbor, on credit and delivered
F.! 4th. The old plan includss the ex
/ pensive and unsatisfactory custom of
| calling for orders: misleading adver-
tisements and eatch-pennys schemes
/ innumerable, such as presenting GUS
toners with ticket for . free ride
I home in Street Car or Business Mems
1 free Buss, or tickets for securing q
present, &c. SC. All of whleh is an
insult to the intelligent class of trade,
who know that all Of this must be
paid for in some way, and preferring
| il any favors are given, it should be in
lowering the price Of goods.
Q: Do you sell to any one on
credit
A: Everybody pays cash, or its
equivalent in produce, butter, eggs,
&c. 1t is not very pleasant to credit
one neighbor and refuse another. We
treat all alike.
@: Why not deliver goedsf
A: We do, and on the most rea-
sonable terms.
Q: What are your terusf
A: We deliver a small article or a
large order a reasonable distance for 5
cents: longer distances in proportion
but never for less than cents.
Q: How does this plan work.
A: All right when understood.
Q: Well. whist is the object in fol-
lowing this plan of deliveryf
A: 1t prevents the abuse common
to free delivery, and none need hest
tate to ask US to deliver the smallest
article. Persons wanting goods de
iivered can, with the Inducements Of
fered, save the cost of delivery many
times over, on a fair order. At the
same time, farmers and those coming
in their own conveyances, and others
willing to carry their own goods, can
get the full benefit of the reduction.
Q: Will you send e. o. D. orders,
given at the store by telephonef
A: Yes, gladly do it.
z: What will you do when the c.
o. d. customer is not at home, or can
not make changef
A: just as the Adams Express
Co. does with their C. o. D. orders
q: Do you think the public are in
terested in your business, enough to
care to read all these questions and
answers?
A: The European Plan', an.
nounced last August, on which | pro-
posed conducting the grocery business
was an innovation as to cause q
great deal of discussion as to the prob
able success. l make this Campaign
of Information, because we are of.
ten asked, "How Does The European
Plan Works.
q: How has it workedf
A: We are pleased to say that af
ter two months trial it Las proved 9
success with increase of business ant
money in the drawer. Groceries art
an every day necessitayafor the rich
and poor, and should tok be incum
bered with unnxT Aense to the
Tree u1Irvefy f6ii0vus 10 =
of the greatest taxes bn the bust
ness.
| Q: Then you can; cheap. Will
you do it,
A: Yes, we are nj. selling on tn,
smallest margin that Is ever bee,
known in our thirty five years exper
fence.
Q: Will you sell cheaper thai
other storesf
A: No one can sell cheaper thar
we do and sustain themselves. If any
one wants to be SO foolish as to sell a
a loss, | will not add to the number o
fools. The woods is full of them"
Q: Will you be the largest grocer,
in the world?
A: Oh no. Just large enough.