Evening star., 1902-03-17
NOT DAMAGED GOODS.
What Are Known as "SecondsH Plainly
Explained.

1T does not follow" said the buyer for
one of the sections OF one OF Washington's
| big department stores. tfhat goods which
are known to the public and to the trade
and especially to lady shoppers, as sec
onds, are damaged goods.
Goods of all classes are known to the
| trade under three great subdivisions first
the absolute perfect; the seconds. and the
| short ends. and their Importance and value
are regulated accordingly
'Ihe manufacturers Of goods of all de-
scriptions, from. Locomotive to a spool of
thread, do not try to- dispose of their pro-
ducts as perfect unless they really are
such, however light the consciences Of some
| retail dealers may be on this point. Wool
ems and cottons at the mills and. all goods
| sold by the yard and down to bicycle tires,
are carefully inspected for flaws and de-
| fects of the mfnutest description. Such as
are not up to the standard Of merit placed
thereon by the house turning them out are
laid aside by the experts and classed as
seconds These are disposed OF to the trade
under this name, and at greatly reduced
price as compared with the perfectly made
article.
| For instance, let aus take the case Of
mans collars and especially the high, turn
over collar SO popular now: After being
Numbered they are examined for defects,
the most prominent Of which are slight
break In the linen on top in front where
they button. 1t may be scarcely percepti
pie but 1t Is enough to cause it to be
thrown IN ASIDE, and the name of the maker
Is not stamped thereon, as would be the
case II 1t were perfect. Very often one
OF the buttonholes is slightly torn or there
| is a little scratch in the linen on the outer
SIDE. some firms sell thousands of dozens
OF these collars a year at very low price,
Wh1le some OF the defects are not percepti-
ble to the eye of the purchaser, who buys
the goods at retail tat less than half the
E~fA i>In T1,n r{n
true with bicycle ugss, the makers cutting
their their names off tho, rubber. Dealers are
careful not to havesthajf names go on Sec
onas, ono. as as the pubh4dwe.lI1 Judge, their per
the name OF the AaapiiSssfa Aaa4paiisa cturer to buy a
IN weaving yard rs. ,aeasA 81 a broken thread
loom w Pin os aszea ea ea
yards imperfect YET bsaAable as short ends.
Ihese are cut off sfroNt the bolt and. sold
cheap to dealers VIE make "a speciality of
the end duof ef ,i w tbese
short ends. The refail buyers and jobbers
secure them and place them on the count
ers at low prices.1a6e. .3pabatc very often
in the perfect goods at, less than known
market rates. UsnAlly they receive full
value for their nnoHeJe es1's- t-Hi.st''' 80
THE loss to the Manufacturers and the
mills from seconds and short ends makes
big hole In the profits at the end OF the
season. and this loss is taken into consid-
GRAFTON in the wholesale price asked for
the perfect goods In-some mills they have
system of making the operatives pay for
any difference In the damaged goods where
the loss may be traced to their personal
fault and not that OF the machine. This
system makes the operatives very careful.
as 1t materially Affects their wages. IL
manufactir attempted to put ON the mar
ket seconds for perfect goods. the retail
dealers would not buy from him. and the
public would likewise withdraw It's patron
age" 80 = z