The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-09-25
THANKING THE PUBLIC FOR
THEIR PATRONAGE.

has been greater than our most
sanguine expectations. Our business
has been steadily on the increase, I'M
til to-day it is not a question of com
parison in competition, but one of diff
ference.
Our success has been due mostly to
the friends and acquaintance we
have made. That we have had knock
ers is true and just what we expected.
They have been more amusing how
ever than harmful, and served ably to
boost Il business in the way of adj
vertising; for how many people will
always CONF and see.
They said at first we had no mon
ey to do business with" When we put
in the street the finest line of horses,
carriages and funeral cars, they cried
that we would never pay for them.
They formed a combination and GER
tain people combined by refusing to
hire us carriages when we had large
funerals. They soon learned that we
had more capital than their clique
that all our carriages, hearses, cars,
horses and paraphernalia were paid
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carriages. Then they started the fairy
tale that white men were backing us
giving us financial stamina and we
were only agents. Representatives
from various factories repudiated that
f%alsehood, and then they got busy to
inform the people that our prices were
higher. The people already tired Of
the service given them, inquired about
it, and found that instead of finding
Il prices higher, that our goods
were superior, that our services
were far in advance. and that the
prices were lower. Seeing that their
tactics would not work, then the cry
was made Help Cassius or I sink"
The faithful whose influence was bar
tered for so much percentage were
called up and they got busy, some to
the extent of Offering their influence"
to us for so much per job, if we would
paid no attention, but kept on with
the best service, until our business
has outdistanced competition and it
is merely opposition instead.
We have lived up to every pledge
made by our friends and ourselves
and the people of Nashville are giving
us their support, for which we are
indeed thankful.
Much of our success is due to the
space we have used in The Globe,
which is a good advertising medium
and worthy of the support of all
classes of our people. Several years
ago we opened business in Memphis.
Being attacked with typhoid fever,
we were so reduced in health. that it
was doubtful if we should live. At
that time we were conducting in Mo
bile, Ala, two drug stores, an under
,, taking establishment, a job printing
Office, and a newspaper, while an I'M
dertaking business, newspaper and
ioh printing offices in Memphis were
being operated at the same time. I'm
der the circumstances we sold out our
Memphis interests and later closed out
our Mobile interests and Travelled
Finding Nashville more in need of
| modern embalmer and a competent
r undertaken we located here because
we saw the best opportunity for sue
cess and at the same time an oppor
a tunity to educate our boys profession
t ally among Il own people, and 81
we paid one years rent in advance
e set up shop, told the people we would
e do business better for them and tina
has been an answer to the croaker
when they say we don't stick LONG
d We pay as we go. We owe no man
It We give the people service. We don
pick them and we are succeeding b.
the help of our friends.
The best evidence that we mean t
y be here when some who hope W. wi
n go, is that we have purchased tn
Il Porter place, and will occupy the sam
V. within the next week or so. We hav
outgrown our present quarters an
/. we have bought this handsome pro-
lie cry for an undertaking business fo
e. our people; and we want it distinct
understood that we shall keep waitin
Ill rooms there for our ladies all til
lie time. They will be welcomed to CON
is there and rest and wait as long {
We they wish and we hone when we hay
ed located that every one Of our foil
will call and see us. We need bus
ness property as q race, and after TT
ing to get any number of our peop
ne to buy this property and subdivide
X, we concluded to go it alone, and so
is to the credit of the race,
There is one individual to whom v
he are indebted for writing anonymo'
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