The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1910-10-12
CIRCULATION 1927.
wv. ID. Bates Big Sale.

PERHAPS no merchant of Colum b?a
'taas made greater strides along the line
or pruyres during the last few years
than has w. D. Bates, the man who
~s:selis it for less" During the last
few weeks he has made change in
his store whicn for convenience and
attractiveness, is unexcelled.
Going into business in Columbia 2
few wears AGO in a rented building Mr.
Bates has gradually grown in favor
with the people until today ne owns
his own store house and carries a
stock of goods second to none In the
State. With no rents to Fay MIR.
Bates announces that he is In position
SO sell goods cheaper than ever before.
He is Just back from the northern
markets where he purchased big
stock of goods. the latest out. all new
and pretty. You must 60 and see the
bargains he is offering.
Rates success from the Jump has
Aeen nothing short of phenomlna'
Reared on the farm and being posses
~,ed with a world of pluck, energy and
dissemination, he is always seeking
those things which pleases his custo-
mers most. Bates has always made it
"a rule to sell goods at a small margin
of profit. realizing that it is far better
tn make quick sales and small profits
rsban il is to have o.d goods on the
shelves.
Bates bought direct from the fac
tories, a big bill of domestics, long be-
Tore the rise in cotton, and Will now
save yoa money on every purchase,
whether large or small. No joke In
shis, on his recent northern trip ne
~certainiy did scoop in thousands OF
dollars worth of seasonable goods at
sDrices far below their real value. and
sheis offering these gods at prices
shat will cause his competitors to look
nm in anszement. Bates Is a clever
Sbuyer. and has plenty of cash to back
Suo his purchases. He has a $4,000
.sEock to make your selections from
md YOU will find everything that ls
new, stylish and up-to-date.
BIG TEN DAYS SALE.
I'm order to give his thousands OF
customers the benefit OF the many
%srpains he has recently acquired,
Bates has decided to put on big ten
9iay,s sale. This sale is now on. See
the bip advertisement on the first
p.re, and if you need anything now,
or expect to need anything any time
soon, it will pay you to 90 to this olg
sale. and 90 at once, for when Bates
:.nnounces that he is going to put on
special sale there is always lightly
srush, q stupendous race for his store,
because it means a saving OF many
zthousands of dollars to. the people.
That this sale will outclass all Prev
pa,s sales is not doubted.
It is not often that a merchant puts
ON a sale just at the right time-rlgnt
lat the beginning of fall when trade In
/. aIl lines is brisk, now too, just oefore
-the county and state fairs. But Bates
Who purchased lot of goods before
the rise in price Of all fabrics, can
afford to give his customers the benefit
of his buying genius.
In this sale you can buy dry goods,
notions, shoes, bats, ladies' suits,
skirts, waists, millinery, mems suits
and pants, in fact everything for men
women and chil:ren. II you miss 0nls
big sale you'll lose money.
90 to Bates and tell him that you
read about his big ten days sale in
the Dispatch and its dollars to dough
nuts that you will get goods cheaper
than you have eyer bought them be-
fore.