Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-31
Of importance to you.

OF ttrIPoi ~
For the past three years we
have in connection with our own
custom department taken orders
for two Of The largest and best
"wholesale tailors" in the United
States. They have agents in ali
of the principal cities, and their
sales are so enormous that they
are obliged to buy their goods in
immense quantities thus enabling
them to secure them at the low
est possible prices. In their large
workrooms employing hundreds
Of skilled worknen the organiza-
ton is so perfect that the cost of
production is reduced to the low
est possible point.
OF necessity they employ none
hut the most skiIIfuI cutters to
draft and cut the garments. They
have done everything at their end
Of the business that long expe-
rience and immense capital can
do. The weak point in the sys-
tenn has often been the lack of
knowledge Of the Tailoring bust
ness on the part of the local
; AGENTS. It requires skilled cut
ter 70 take the measures properly
and give the description of the
. customers form to the cutter at
Headquarters, who has to see. the
. customer through the eye Of the
. man who takes the measure.
The skilled cutter from his ex-
perience in the business, notices
. peculiaritics in a mans form that
: the ordinary agent would not see
and that no measure, however ac-
. curate would indicate. The rea-
son why we have been SO sue
cessful with this work is that we
have added to the immense re-
: sources of these large establish
ments all the skill and knowledge
. of our own custom department.
: We act as "tre man behind the
!. uun." We know how to aim it
. and make center shot every
: time.
Our cutter takes the customers
measure as accurately and makes
!. a note of all peculiarities Of his
form as carefully as though we
. were going to make the suit.
: This measure and description is
! sent to headquarters. There is
!. no guesswork or experiment
!. about It. When the suit is fin
: ished and sent to US the customer
]. comes to the store and tries it on.
!. Our cutter examines it critically.
/ The work and fit in this suit has
!. been guaranteed to us, that is
!. what we have paid for and we
! want our moneys worth. We
!. have guaranteed the work and fit
!. to our customer and put our name
]. on the suit and backed it up
! with our reputation, established
!. for years, of sending out firstclass
I garments. It must be right. II
!, must not only suit our customer
!. but it must suit US. Oftentirres
!. we are harder to suit than our
! customer. What if we find some
!. thing wrong? IF it is radical
!. fault the suit is returned with ex-
: plantations why it does not fit and
. new suit is made, if the fault is
. SLIGHT the suit goes into our Gus.
! tom work rooms and is made
!. right.
!. Now we come to the economi-
/ cal part of the business, the part
!. that hits the pocket book, and in
!. this case hits it light. These
|. large establishments because of
! their immense output can afford
|. AID DO make the clothing for
. US at a very small margin Of
! profit. as we have no capital in
!. vested, take no risks. have no
!. goods left on our hands We can
|; AND DO sell our customers at a
!. very small margin Of profit. It
: does not add one cent to our ex-
: penses to do this business, ex-
J. cepting what advertising we do
!. and the postage on our orders.
! The result is we furnish a suit
!. as well made as the average Gus
: tom tailor and it will be better
!. # and better style. The price
;. will be such that no tailor can
:. possibly meet it.
!. We show hundreds Of stylesQof
!. goods to select from, Chevidts,
!. cassimeres, Scotches, unfinished
!. worsteds, serees, &C., at
|: $780,, $1,000 & $1,000
]. per suit.
!. In our own custom department
I. our prices range from $500 to
!. $500 per suit and we show an
! unusual line of choice goods, and
:: our facilities for making high
I. grade work are not excelled by
!. any tailoring house in the State.
!: Consider that tailoring is our
!. business. we have made it study
: for years, we have expended
:. more tire, thought. and money
!. on titan any other tailor in this
:. part Of the State, the experience
: thus gained IS of value to you is
:. you avail yourself Of it. and is at
:. your service at no additional
= cost. 1t will afford us much
:. pleasure TO show you our goods
]. at any time that is convenient to
!. you.