The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-12-04
The Pacific Syndicate
Stores Company
viii Operate Five, Ten
And is Cent Stores,
With Seattle as Gen.
eraI Northwestern Head
quarters

A most important addition to the
mercantils interests OF Seattle II
being established by the Pacific
Syndicate Stores Company. a cor
poratlon directed By men who are
prominently Identified with the
business interests Of the Pacific
Coast The object Of the corpora
ton is 90 establish a chain Of fifty
OF more 8. 10 and Is cent stores IN
the various cities % the Pacific
Coast states. and possibly in adjoin-
lng states. Tho company has Sc
leetod Seattle as the general North
western headquarters. with offices
At 227 Peoples Savings Bank build
Ing. The executive offices are To-
Gated at San Francisco. 1881 Ellis
street. and the Southwestern offices
At Los Angeles. 4os-Ie Lankesshirn
building.
The organization Of the company
is fully perfected ana already s. 10
and is cent stores have been estab-
llshed Ia several cities. including Los
Angeles. San Diego. RadIandA. Riv-
eraide and several other California
cities. Negotiations are in progress
for opening stores IN Seattle. Taco
ma, Bellingham, Everett. Portland
and other cities " she Pacific
Northwest. aud they win be In op-
Grafton 70 receive the fun benefits
u the big holiday trade.
The time has long been ripe for
mercantile corporation Of this char
aeter on the Pacific Coast. Similar
Institutions in Eastern states have
proved wonderfully successful and
millions of dollars have been made
ana distributed among shareholders
on original Investments OF small
sums with a chain OF 80 or more
5. 10 and IS cent stores IN the rap
idly growing and prosperous cities
Of the Coast states. controlled BY a
perfect organization and directed by
experienced. capable men. peculiarly
ada pied for this class Of mercantile
business, there are 40 limits % the
profits that VIII accrue to the fafiu-
nate shareholders in this company.
II Will easily become one Of tho
strongest aud most powerful m1T-
camille Institutions In the Coast
states.
The original promoters and psin-
eipal officers Of the Pacific SYndi-
cate stores Company are Jesse 4.
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aminer o. California and now pen
slon commissioner of this Coast. and
Truman X. etss. secretary and treas
urcr. who IL at present state treas
urer OF California. Both Of these
gentlemen are recognized as men OF
sterling character and integrity.
They are among the best known
business men on the Pacific Coast
aud have a vide acquaintance and
vast experience IN business and n
HAncial circles. Other prominent
business men and financiers Of the
several Coast cities are also invest
ing their capital and utilizing their
brains IN the perfection and success
fgl operation Of the corporation.
The affairs Of the company VIII at
all times be under the direct super
vision Of Ar. Fuller and Mr.. Reeves.
and assisted BY their able associates
a perfectly organized and systemats
icaIIy conducted money making in
stitution viii be maintained.
Conducted by such well known
and able business men. there can be
no doubt OF the immediate success
II the new company. This chain OF
). 10 and IS cent stores viii be con-
Quoted on the same principle as a
great department store, but on an
enormously larger scale. The buy
Ing for the fifty OF. more stores VIII
Ae through one centralized force. d.
rect from manufacturers. Frequent
~ entire factory outputs are pur-
chased months la advance and prac-
iieaIiy every article carried on sale
u the storssls purchased previous
% manufacture. thus saving tn the
dompany's shareholders enormous
sums that would otherwise have 10
be paid to iobbcrs and wholesalers
The fact that there are at present
very few. u any. 6, 10 and rs cent
stores In any Of the Coast cities
will make these stores quickly and
immensely popular with the masses,
They are bound 10 meet with in
slant success for with a perfectly
ORGANISED system Of buying and
handling goods this corporation viii
be enabled 10 demand en- unlimited
patronage. and although selling at
much lower prices than individual
firms, the profits win be enormous
because Of the much greater sales.
Announcement viii be made later
regarding the location and opening
dates % tho Seattle store and stores
in other Northwest cities. The Sc
attic offices Of the company are To-
| Gated IN the Peoples savings Bank
building. suite 2s7. and all persons
| interested In the company viii be
given all details bearing on the or
ganifatian and its purposes VIII be
1 fully explained. Fully three -flfths
| Of the stock offered 60 the public has
been sold and we are informed that
a limited number Of shares Ia tho
| company win be placed in Seattle
1 Is Responsible parties who are seek
! ing profitable and safe Investment
/ FOR their capital.
The stock in this company -
| three fourths subscribed. and the
| ns,p,rfuftffV "a foln rs Will not last