The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-12
Southern Kansas Business Men

P. Martin & Co. Hutchinson, announce
TO the public that they have finished in
voicing.
Devier, grocer al Hutchinson. announces
a special sale in syrups by saying he is
Overstocked
Carter & Son. of Garden City. use the
| English language this way: Don't forget
to price with us"
| 2. Martin & Co. dry goods. Hutchinson.
! speak of Wonderful values brought
about by the unreasonable weather"
| No man. no matter how good his bust
| ness is. can afford 10 substitute the phrase
| Prices are right for the price quota
| tiOns themselves.
| The coal dealers Of Hutchinson have
been getting short weight. They have
! just discovered that this was caused by
| thefts from the cars after they had ar
rived in Hutchinson.
In advertising coal Z. L. Odell of Hutch
inson says for his article: NO smoke
no clinkers-all heat" He ought TO have
made slight exception in favor of ashes.
He may deceive some one.
There is just touch Of lecture in this
from Graybill. of Hutchinson: Smoking
is a pleasant luxury if INDUCED in moder-
ately and prudently." 1t is not often you
find a cigar man talking about modera-
ton.
H. NJ. Knox of Garden City uses this:
"Our New Years resolve is that We will
keep talking 10 you about our -four. II
gives satisfaction. 1t is sold true 10
grade. It IS made near home. The price
is right"
In speaking of the GU 4 the price
OF certain article, II Brown. dry
goods. Hutchinson. say Nothing higher.
Nothing lower" The two expressions are
detached from the rest Of the matter and
are bound TO attract attention
Piece Of commercial wisdom from Sis
bee * Scott. OF Hutchinson: "BlIl jump
ers VIII put up with any kind OF taste
travelling under the name Of groceries and
vice versa; the grocer who puts up with
bill jumpers must needs sell unreliable
groceries TO cover deficits and he must
charge higher prices
George T Wilson. Crlsfeid. Kansas.
bless his soul. sun carries this line which
he wrote last June: Having determined
TO DO hereafter q cash business July
and having purchased my summer and fail
goods, | will offer for the remainder OF
June. etc" This actually appears weekly
in the Attica Independent.
j. I
the alternative nowzdays Is TO think or
starve.' continuing: II you pay out
thoughtlessly you VIII soea have none left :
20 pay. It viii be money IN your pocket
70 give a thought % what we are offer
ing" This is The best lire Messrs. Craig
& Co. have had in a long time
\ Chicago merchant IL a talk with The /
Record % that city said that advertising 1
was - good index OF the vast improve
ment in the industries OF the west. - ard [.
he added: Under the old idea OF adVer- /.
tising-that IL was flyer or gamble or 1
something of that sorJ-appropriatlo for 4
advertising we're uncertain. AID were. IS
q rule. of small amounts. b2t The wes.- 4
ern manufacture Is now making his ap- i
pzopristion FOR advertising as regularly 4
as he makes his appropriation for rent
Uncertain or dtful advertising il stu a
mere flirting Tsth business, east or west
Il IS the men who wade in that via
Here f. one OF Mr.. snyder's unlque a.
vs-ttssnents 81 the Hutchinson News 10 Z
them Thsy are TOO good There are
shox yDu- however. that Ee are al TIE
face cards II The pack Ehel &; cones 70
q showdown What ~e 6on't krow about
a lot q Other things puzzles nc chliGreu-
But when you ueafion building. suyts-
i tae naza who wrote the dictionary o.
this subject We kEaw Ehzf ~ knox
about buli1laE. bet deliver - frozz r.
learned ignorance q aim zh0 dos 10;
know sad does not k-o= hs does nos
know anything About i"