The Washington times., 1913-09-28
GREAT POSSIBILITY
IN COMMERCE HERE.
Washington Offers Advantages
to Progressive Merchant
Second to None.

What has been accomplished here b.
chain of meat markets. whose nau17
Is familiar to every thrifty housewife.
and whose blue trademarked bags may
be seen daily ia any of cur shopDinG
centers. Here is an organization only
little more than five yeacs old. deal
ing in the ordinary necessities of life,
meats. groceries. etc, and yet which,
by persistent adherence to = few sim
pie PRINCIPLES, has built up a business
OF gigantic proportions: appreciated by
the public. profitable to its stockhold-
ers, and of which Washington Is proud.
From One Store To Twelve.
Some one has said. An a merchant
need do is display his merchandise in
a little more attractive way than, his
competitors. and the. world, financially
speaking is his This principle took
root with the founders of this enter
prise and from the inception OF the
business this coTHeGn has made a Spe-
cialty of the sanitary handling of. dis
play and sale of meats. Their stores
are equipped with refriSeratins ma
chimes and plate glass reirigeTatd d sale
cases, wherein are displayed the varl-
Gus cuts of steaks. chops. roaStS, etc,
secure from dust, flies and handling In
every store will be found liquid soap
fountains and sanitary paper towels for
the use of the clerks.
Every morning each clerk IS supplied
With a fresh. clean white apron ans
coat and the cleanliness Of the stores
and equipment is looked after person
ally by one of the executives. who
makes daily visits to the markets.
searching out the corners and other
natural hiding places for dirt, There
Co.. - r.rrsr +fraI hi
chain Of markets hoiding the highest
Individual as welI as highest average
rating in the Beard of Health records.
= Courtesy To Customers.
One noticeable distinguishing mark
about this organization " the equal
courtesy bestowed on each and every
customer. whether if be an odult buying
a bill of goods amounting to several
dollars, or small. child sent TO pur-
chase half-pound of hard All Gus
TONERS receive polite and Intelligent
service. Small wonder, then, to hear
It said that one out of every. five. per-
sens seen on the Washington streets is
a customer of this chain of meat mar
kets.
An interesting observation in connec-
ton with the remarkable growth of this
Is lHSl SfS-
cial privileges. no inside. or ground floor
favors, not free to ali. They buy their
merchandise in the open market, the
only advantage being bulk. (carloadl
buying for cash and other economic
systems. This is not a cut rate organ
iZation. the prices are much lower, but
this is because of the factors competl-
tors as a rule do not enjoy, namely. /
bulk buying, no credits and no deli
cries. ksae sNysahN,E-%"e~ )
The credit and delivery system is eX- |
pensive, and as this concern does not |
give them they do not charge for them !
There was the deep rooted custom OF |
ordering by phone or otherwise and of /
having the goods delivered and chaHsed :
to be battered dosSn- Som Il sihs In Hthe /
way of advantages haG to be offered 20 !
offset these privileges, and that the .
Washington public has taken kindly to .
the hygienic methods employed by this ,
concern. ana. il addition the enormous |
saving to them as. the resLlt Of no de- !
livery, no credit is best evidenced b.
the phenomenal growth Of the business.
the patronage numbering in the MANY
thousands, and this much deserved sue
cess has been achieved right here III
Washington.