The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-18
THE SURPRISE STORES
 SIXTH ANNIVERSARY

The Surprise Store 1119-1122 Main celebration of the occasion it is hold ing an Anniversary Sale, full details of which our readers wfFl find in our advertisement today.
 When a copy of this advertisement was received at our office, noticing the extreme values offered, we sent a repr presentative to see MT. Barker. the manager of The Surprise Store, to find out from him, if possible, to what he attributed the success of the store. In reply to our representative questions, MT. Barker said tFarst to the appre- cfation of our customers.
 The success of this store is due tirely to the friendship and support of the people of Bridgeport and the sur rounding territory.
 We have tried to deserve their friendship and support. We have left nothing undone to make our store as attractive as possible. both inside and outside. The only lack in this store is lack of room sometimes to accommo- date all our good friends, but certain changes which we are making in the arrangement of the store, will give us all the room necessary, so that no ample space for customers and sales people.
 Values. first, last and all the time, have earned and hold the appreciation of our customers. There is no magic in the production of our values. Sim ply good common sense In the first place, we manufacture all our clothing in our own tailor shops. This manu- featuring is done under the direct and personal supervision of members of the firm and is done on g. large scale for all our stores at once.
 This clothing is sold direct to our customers through our own stores only. There is- only one profit made on it, so that our customers save all rlddd1emen's expenses and profits.
 Take the articles other than cloth ing that we do not manufacture. Ar ttcles like hats, mems and boys fur nishings. We buy these in enormous ouantitiee from the nanufact0rers and volume purclasee secure lowest possi-
 'sBut value alone is not the only matter how good the value, you your self would not want a suit of clothes, an overcoat, a shirt. a hat or even etyIish. We pride ourselves here that every thing in the store at the begin ming of a new season is the very lat strictly first quality You may have noticed the sales that we run fl onn time to time in which we quote very low prices. These sales are for the purpose of clearing up our stocks so that no back numbers accumulate.
 we have an rnwritten law in this store, and I think has great deal to do with It's success, and that is, that every customer be treated witch the ut most consideration and courtesy, no cr small or whether he buys our low est priced merchandise or our highest priced
 "Our interest in our customer does not cease with his purchase. For in- stance, if he buys suit of clothes here, we will keep 1t in good repair for him and press it as often as he wishes, free of charge, so that he will always be proud of the clothes that he bought in The Surprise Store. Then again. our famous double guarantee insures abso- Ir1te satisfaction If any purchase for any reason fails to please the money will be instantly refunded without ouestdon or the goods cheerfuly ex- changed." prise Store will begin Saturday morn ing, October 18th and will be continued for two weeks.