Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-02
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VI ktS RoSs W.
have in connection with our own
custom department taken orders
for two of the largest and best
"whoIesaIe taiIors" in the United
States. They have agents in al; .
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
workroonns employing hundreds
of skilled workmen the organiza-
ton is so perfect that the cost of
production is reduced to the low.
est possible point.
Of necessity they employ none
but the most skilIfuI 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
90. The weak point in the sys-
TEN has often been the lack Of
knowledge Of the tailoring bust
ness on the part of the local
agents. 1t requires a skilled cut
ter to take the measures properly
and give the description of the
customers forr, to the cutter at
headquarters, who has to see the
customer through the eye of til,
man who takes the measure.
The skilled cutter from his ex-
pcrience in the business, notices
pccuIiarit,es in mans form that
the ordinary agcns would not see .
and that no measure, however &C. .
curate would indicate. The rea-
son why we have been SO sue .
ccssful with this work is that we :
have added to the immense re- .
sources Of these large establish .
mcn,s all the skill and knowledge .
Of our own custom department.
We act as ''t,e man behind the .
gum We know how &c aim it .
and make center shot every
time.
Our cutter takes the customers .
measure as accurately and makes :
a note of all pecuIiarities Of his
form as carefully as though we
. were going to make the silt.
This measure and description is
sent to headquarters. There is
no guesswcrk or experiment
; about It. When the suit is fin
Ishcd 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
i. 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 i IN
!. with our reputation, established
. for years, of sending out firstclass
: garments. 1t must be right. It
! must not only suit our customer
!. but it must suit US. Oftentimes
|. 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 cx-
|: plantations why it does not fit and
!. new suit is made. il 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
!. AND 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 orc cent to our ex-
: penses to do this business, ex.
!. ccpt'ng what advertising we do
!. and the postage on our orders.
: he result is we furnish suit
!. as well made as the average Gus
!. tom tailor and it will be a better
. TT and better style. The price
. VIII be such that no tailor can
. possibly meet it.
: We show hundreds of styles of
. goods to select from, Cheviots,
. cass'mcrcs,, Scotches, unfinished
: worstcds, serges, &C., at
$780,. $4,000 g. $1,000
. per suit.
: In our own custom department
/. our prices range from $500 to
. So3'uo rer suit and we show an
: unusual line Of choice goods, and
: our facilities for MAKING hiuh
!. grade work are not cxccIlcd by
!. any tailoring hose in the State.
. CONSIDER that tailoring is our
. business, we have made It a study
T. for years. we have expended
more time, thought, and money
on It than any other taller in this
: part OF the State. the experience
: thus gained is Of value to YOU if
you avail yourself of it, and is at
. your service at no additional
: cost. II will afford us much
. pleasure to show you our GOODS
ae any time hat is convenient to
you.