Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-24
of importance to you.

have in connection with our own
custom department taken orders
for two Of the largest and best
"whclesale tailors" 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 enabIina
them to secure them at the low
est possible prices. In their Iarae
workroon1s employing hundreds
Of skilled workmen the orsaniza-
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 skiIfuI cutters to
draft and cut the garments. They
have done everything at their end
Of the business that long exoe-
ricnce and immense capital can
DO. The weak point in the sys-
tenn has often been the lack Of
knowledge Of the tailoring bust
ness en- the part Of the local
agents. It requires a skilled cut
ter to take the rneaaures properly
and give the description Of the
customers form to the cutter at
headquarters, who has to see the
customer through the eye Of tn
man who takes the measure.
The skilled cutter from his ex-
pericnce in tEc business, notices
oeculiarities in mans form That
The ordinary agent would not see
md that no measure, however ac-
curate would indicate. The rea-
son Why We have been SO sue
cessful with tins work is that we
have added to the immense re-
eources of these large establish
mcnts al! the skill and knowledge
Of our cWn custom department.
We act as "t,.e man behind the
gun" We know how to aim it
and make center shot every
time.
Our cutter takes the customers
measure as accurately and makes
4 note Of all pecularities 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 CT experiment
about it. When tire 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 f;rstciass
garments. It must be right. 1t
must not only suit our customer
but il must suit US. Oftcntines
: nc are harder to suit than our
customer. What is we find some
q thing wrong? " it is a radical
) fault the suit is returned with es-
plantations why it does not fit and
I. 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 econori-
. cal part Of the business, the part
. that hits the pocket book, ard in
this case hits it light. These
large establishments because Of
.. their immense output can afford
. AND DO make the clothing for
|. us at 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 cur customers at a
!. very small margin Of profit. 1t
: does rot add one cent to our ex-
|. penscs to do this business, ex-
!. certlnJ 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
!. tt and better style. The price
!. will be suci, that no tailor can
!. possibly meet it.
! We show hundreds of styles of
!. goods to select from. Cheviots.
|. casslmeres., Scotches. unfinished
/ worsteds. serges. &C., at
$1S.0u, $4,000 G. $500
!. per suit.
!. In our own custom department
!. our prices range from $500 to
|. $500 per suit and we show an
|. unusual line Of choice goods. and
! our facilities for making high
!. grade work are not excelled bv
!. any tailoring house in the State.
/ Consider that tailoring is our
!. business. we have made it study
!. for years, we have expended
!. more time. thought. and money
J. on it than any other taller in this
!. part Of the State, the experience
!. thus gained IS of value to you if
J. 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
J. at any time that is convenient to
!. you.
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