The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-24
A PIANO SALE.
GREATEST OPPORTUNITY EVER Of
fERED
Twenty of Them to Be Sold at Prices
Never Quoted in Montana, at q Saw
ing to Purchasers of From 900 90
to $3.50 90 ON Each Instrument.

n business proposition Lostbn8 10" AS"yes
1t does not take the brain of a Daniel
Webster to understand that one OF the
principal items in the cost Of n man.
ufactured article, to the user or con-
sumner. Is the enormous expense OF SELL
ing the article. II Is estimated that
this item of expense. of putting the
goods on the market. and getting re-
turns back. Is almost. IL not equal to
the factory cost of the article, and when
this item OF expense Is deducted from
the retail price. IL almost cuts the retail
price in two. For example: A good
average years business in this, or any
town OF this size, is twenty pianos and
twelve "a Well, now. II costs
$3O0.O0 per month. or $3.60o.0o per year
to do business: that Is. TO keep a well
selected stock, pay rent, salaries to
men. freight, heat, lights etc. This
50, 10000 expense divided up properly.
means $4,000 added to the cost Of each
Of the twenty pianos, n $500 added
to each OF the twelve organs sold dur
ing the ordinary years business. This
expense must be paid by the user, or
or the dealer cannot remain
in business. Now, we have concluded
that the business must be done along
different lines, and. as an experiment.
we will put conclusions into practice
and in~augurate a sale.
Beginning Monday morning, April
25th, and continuing until May 5th,
and no longer, we will offer twenty
pianos and five organ at manufacturers
wholesale price, in order to crowd one
years business into ten days, and save
the people not only this expense item of
$4,000 on each piano. but we propose
to sell them at the wholesale list price.
This being a branch Of the largest
factory in the world, our pianos n
organs coming direct from the factory
to your parlor, not having to go through
three or four hands before they reach
you, are the reasons given for selling
you a piano al about half the price you
would pay for 1t In an ordinary retail
store. If you can see your way clear
purchase from us, you VIII actually
save about $780, 0. We trust that you
see the point. and will take advantage
of this opportunity. The new scale
Kimball and Hallet g. Davis pianos are
high grade and strictly first-class.
We offer to-day a beautiful seven and
one-third octave, French mahogany, or
oak case, high grade upright piano. with
carved legs, three pedals, for $4,000.
This is less than half price. We offer
a large size cabinet grand, fancy quar-
ter-sawed English oak, upright piano.
standing four feet eight inches high,
brand new, at $1,000; also a very fine
upright piano. in French walnut case,
at $685.. 90. All other styles at corre-
~spcndingly low prices. In the stock OF
new upright pianos we have W large
fancy hand-carved styles, n OF which
Is a duplicate of our Worlds Fair pre-
MUM Kimball. on which the actual
factory cost slightly exceeds $780, 90
The terms on all pianos will be $500
down and $1,000 per month, with inter
est on deferred payments at eight pei
cent. per annum Organs cost. includ-
ing freight to Anaconda, from $500 tC
S72. 0O, according to work, style n de
sign. Terms-$10.O0 down and $500 pei
month. A five years written guaranty
will accompany each instrument sold
signed by the w. w. Kimball Co. man
ufacturers. who are worth $4,000. 10000
and whose guaranty would be as gooc
as If signed by the government.
If you have any use for either a piano
or an organ. come and see US; but d.
not delay, for at the end of ten days w
expect every instrument in the hous'
To be sold. This sale as above begini
Monday morning. April 25th, at tn
store room. 81 East Commercial ave
nue.. and If every one IN this city VIII
wants a piano or IN organ could real
ize the exact situation as II is. nothing
would remain in the store for sale b.
Tuesday night.
ORION BROS.
General Agents. w. w. Kimball &C
Manufacturers. Chicago.