Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1909-04-30


IONA high grade pianos at prices lower
than any other dealer has been able
to extend. Heretofore buyers of pi-
amos have been compelled TO take what
asked.
No one conversant with the tend
ency of the times will deny that in this
age of progression it is the dealer in
any commodity who is able to buy in
large quantities, and whose business
is run along systematic and economi
cal lines that is able TO save the con-
sumner money, and at the same time in
view OF the immense business trans
acted make fair margin for himself.
1t is probably unnecessary to state
as most people are aware of the fact.
that we have been in business
throughout the west for over thirty
years. that we have twenty stores
that we buy and sell more than six
thousand pianos per year, that we
control for the entire west the sale of
the pianos we represent, that all of
these makes are sold by us in each
and every one of our stores.
AS TO THE ARIZONA SITUATION
WE WISH TO SAY THIS: We have
been doing business in this territory
for the past five years. and the bust
ness we have done speaks for itself;
the volume has been very great. and
the goods sold, and our treatment Of
the purchasers have made US many
friends.
Our Phoenix branch is now under
the capable management of the Ham
ilton brothers. and the business is con-
Quoted by them in the same manner as
any of our California branches, and
THEY DO NOT PAY US 81 PER
MONTH ON THE PIANOS SOLD. as
enormously stated by the "other fell
low" 1t is enough to say that our
business is handled in such a manner
that we can and do undersell all COM
petitors. This of course is not as the
small dealer" would wish il, BUT
THIS Is OUR FIGHT AND NOT
YOURS
The pianos we sell in Arizona are
shipped direct from the factories we
represent in the east, and do not come
from our Pacific coast houses; in this |
way we save freight. and the benefit |
derived therefrom is given the par
chaser.
We also pay cash for all the goods |
we sell; we do not buy on six. twelve |
and twenty-four months time, as some |
dealers do. BY paying spot cash. AID |
buying in large quantities places rs
in position to sell cheaper than 9th
ers. and thereby the amount of bua- |
ness done is far greater RIGHT HERE
IN THIS VALLEY than any competE
tor can boast of.
We also can prove that the actua
running expenses of our Phoenit
branch are fifty per cent lower than
any piano store here. We also visit
to say, 20 our wise competitor, anCll
we are willing to prove it. that the1
Phoenix branch does not pay any pOr
ton of the rent of our Los Angeles orr
san Francisco stores neither is the
rent of those stores any $4,000 per
month. but is far less, as in both of
the cities named we sub-let, which /
brings our rent down to a minimum,
while at the same time giving us loca- 4
tons in the heart Of the citieS named, |
which averages not less than $50 |
pianos per month.
Our competitor says that he pays no |
agents commissions, inferring that |
we do. WE ADMIT that our represent |
atives are paid for their work for us. |
1t would be quite out of reason for |
them to work for glory We are also |
satisfied that if our competitor sold six |
thousand pianos per year he would |
need some help.
In refencene to the Ludwig & Co |
pianos, hundreds of which we have |
sold in Arizona and throughout the |
west, and have yet to hear from a dis |
satisfied customer, we wish to state: |
Our competitor realizes what an asset |
this wonderful piano has been in our |
business; he appreciates it's true |
worth; he knows of many that have |
been sold in competition with his in |
and has endeavored to hurt |
the standing Of it, by offering for sale |
a suppOsed-to genuine Ludwig |
piano with an inferior playing mech |
ansm. All genuine Ludwig & Co. |
pianos and player pianos have the |
trade mark Ludwig & Co. New /
York cast in the iron plate of the in
terror. We are exclusive agents here1
and throughout the entire west, and if |
you get the genuine Ludwig & Co. ip /
struments you must come to us Our
states that we have sold
Ludwig & Co. upright pianos for $500
here. This statement is absolutely |
false The price of the Ludwig baby
grand pianos is $500. uprights CORE
spondingly less.
AS to our financial standing we refer
YOU to Duns or Bradstreets CONNER
cial agencies, which ratings will show
YOU that we are financially able to full
fill our contracts.
During the past six weeks we have
sold over thirty pianos in this imme-
1iate vicinity, This is a record we are
proud of, and it could not have been
accomplished if our goods were in
ferior or prices eXorbitant.
MORAL: Buy of the big dealer and
save real money