The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-09-01
The Cooperative Supply House, Inc.
Of Portland, Oregon.
AFTER READING OUR AID. Z
WORD ABOUT THE COMPANY.


WORD ABOUT THE COMPANY.
The Cooperative Supply House was
regularly incorporated under the laws
of Oregon, May 90, 1912, and posses a
most liberal charter.
The capital stock is three million
dollars ($3,O00,000), divided into 300,.
900 shares, of a par value of ten dollars
$4,000 each, all of which is common
stock. There are no Preferred stocks
or bouds of any character whatever.
EACH STOCKHOLDERS STANDS ON
THE SAME BASIS IN PROPORTION
TO HIS HOLDINGS AND EARN
INGS.
Through our liberal charter, we are
permitted to transact business in all
parts of the United States, and, in time,
we propose to establish branch houses
and warehouses in various large COM
mercial districts of the West. But, for
the present, owing to the convenience
of central location, the main office,
store, and warehouse, are located in
Portland, Oregon, with branches at
Spokane and Seattle, Wash.
One of the most expert mail order
men in the United States is engaged by
the company, and will hold the position
of Managing superintendent. The per-
sonnet of the officers will be elected by
the stockholders at their first meeting,
and will consist of men, who, by their
ability and personality, are capable OF
making the greatest success of any
business project. They are men who
hou
the various lines of business in which
they have been engaged, and who, as
co-operators in The Cooperative Sup
ply House, will be the means of max
ing the enterprise success.
THE BUSINESS is DIVIDED IN
TO VARIOUS RTMEN Mt S,
AMONG THE MOST IMPORTANT
OF WHICH IS OUR COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT.. THROUGH THIS
DEPARTMENT THE COMPANY
WILL ENDEAVOR TO MARKET
SUCH PRODUCE AS ANY OF OUR
STOCKHOLDERS MAY WISH TIC
DISPOSE OF-FOR INSTAN CE
CATTLE, SHEEP, GRAIN, BUTTER
EGGS, ETC. WE HAVE MEN Elk.
PERIENCED IN THIS SIP ECIA I
LINE TO TAKE CARE OF THIS
BRANCH OF THE B S N ESS s.
AND CAN GU AR A N T E 7 Fl L
HIGHEST MARKET PRICE FOR
SUCH.
In the mail order department every
thing useful is listed and described in
our catalogue. In the line of machin-
cry, for instance, the most complete
line of repairs of all makes of machines
possible to obtain will be carried.
Therefore, if stockhOlder or Gus.
toner has broken any part of a ma
chine, he has but to telegraph US, and
duplicate of the broken part will be
shipped at once, saving both time and
expense. This privilege alone will be
worth the price of several shares OF
stock. You can purchase your machin-
cry, as we'll as repairs, from us at
prices cheaper than you can purchase
elsewhere.
A WORD CONCERNING PRICES.
Why is it that you can buy so cheap
ly from the catalogue mail order house!
Why is it for instance, that you can
buy buggy SO per cent. cheaper from
the large catalogue order house than
you can anywhere else? Simply for
this reason: Where the small dealer
buys ten buggies from the manufact-
urer, the mali order house buys tens
of thousands. This explains the low
price. Buying in large lots, ability to
pay spot cash, selling at less pro-
fit per article, and, from the large
number sold, realizing the greater ag-
gregate profit. When you add to this
the cooperative plan of The Cooper
tive Cunn1v Housa Won have q com