Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-04-10
A REMARKABLE SHOWING.
An Exposition of Artistic Creations
Such as is Seen Only i'm
Big Cities.

AS an ordinary thing we do not
take particular delight in looking
about mercantile establishment
buC when we are accorded such a
privilege as came to us the other
day, it is always accompanied with
much pleasure. We accepted an in
vitation to make thorough inspec-
ton in detail of the notable clothing
house of Mr.. Ben Bear, famous for
hundreds of miles about, and we
confess we found great deal of
pleasure in it, and learned some
things we had never known before.
The big corner double store seems
to be groaning with such a stock of
goods as never before has been seen
in tins part of the country. From
the fur department on the second
floor, through each and every section
the tables, shelves, counters and
cases are filled to overlooking with
such an array of the markets latest
creations which make men and boys
LOOK well and feel we'll, as we have
never seen before. Thousands upon
thousands of dollars are represented
mere, and not only this, but the
ability, the genius, the training and
the experience of the worlds most
famous clothing makers - Hart,
Schaffner & Marx, the Il" system,
and the other big fellows, they are
here in profuson. 1t is nothing
short of remarkable that such an
assemblage is to be seen in a city
the size of Decoran.
We asked Mr.. Bear what he had
done, what he had anticipated, and
what he had expected more this
year than ever before, that things
should be so extraordinary this
spring. He replied that he had been
learning the past few years that his
trade is demanding much more SUI
perior class of goods, and had been
giving his attention personally to
this matter. That he had bought
more than ever before, higher grade
of goods, which is now especially in
vogue in young mems suits, etc., and
had bought just as high class mer-
chandise as can be found in any
store, DEBORAH, New York or any
where. He has given this feature
personal attention, and has struck
the right chord, seemingly. More
people are pleased with his goods,
people who thought they couldn't
get along without tailor made cloth
ing are astonished at the values and
the fits he is able to give them with
this class of clothing. Another thing.
the more he meets people the more
he knows his goods are sold more
reasonably than anywhere else,
which is further proven by orders
from customers not only 100 but as
well 500 miles away from DEBORAH.
He has been at it thirty-seyen years,
he is a square dealing clothier in
reality as we'll as in name, q name
that stands for constant, never ceas-
ing progress.
A new feature of this place is the
addition of q tailor in the store for
remodeling and altering suits and
OvercOats, a man right in the store
to make any change customer
wants without charge. Mr.. Bear will
not permit a suit to go out of The
store unless he knows it is right He
wants more than ever to keep all old
customers and add new ones. There
is no standstill in this business. AS
trade increases so the stock in
creases. Goods are made a season in
advance; cloths, styles and makeup
selected and inspected by Br. Bear
personally. These and many other
things have made the store Of Ben
Bear, square dealing clothier, the
synonym for all that is big and best
in the clothing trade.