Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-29


 ness in merchandise and economy in prices is unsurpassed by that of any other store in Conneeticut- Moreover, i The Porteous & Mitchell company has always enjoyed a reputation for fs.is. dealing and of selling only mer- ctiandise Of we'll known depcnda bilfty- They believe that nothing is cheap that does not have sufficient quality to give an honest return in service for the money paid for it.
 By Mail and Telephone. In add:ti to the large patronage which they enjoy from the many thou sands who visit the store during the course of a year, they also dc an ex- tersive business by mail and tele- phone. They have very complete tel ephone service with every floor of the establishmenJ,enabli bling patrons to com munjcate direct with every department in the store. Orders by mail are given careful attention by experienced shop pers, thereby insuring satisfactory ser vice. Those who do not find it con- venient to visit the store at all time in person realize that they may trade by mail or telephone with this up-to- date Stcre and be assured of right goods at right prices, and the privilege of a willing exchange of goods or refund of money whenever anything is 1un- satisfactory And now that the parcel post is in operation the people of east
 
 in sthe first zone, thereby being enti- tied to the lowest rates, are enabled to have all their purchases delivered at minimum cost. This simply supple ments the delivery service of the com pany. as it has always been a part of the store policy to pay all freight, ex- press and mail charges anywhere in Connecticut, on all purchases of S5 or over.
 The Two Founders.
 As the career of a business estab- lishment is due entirely to the men " hO direct and control it, something Of ethe personality of these two men wilr be of interest at this time. As has been said both are natives of Scotland Both came to America when young men after having laid the foun- dation for their business training in their native land. The mastery of detail which they acquired in Scotland was Of the utmost value to them in entering business in this country. It vas just the preliminary training necessary to fit them for the ener- gctic business life of America. An other thing which has contributed largely to the prosperity of this com pGny has been the judicious division of the work which insures thorough eff1- ciency in every department MT. Mitchell had general financial direc- eeutive ability of a high order he has proven himself wise and at the same lime conservative f1nancier MT. Por- teous gave his attention to the buying and the distribution of stock among the several stores In this very i'm pcrtant branch of the business Mir Porteous has displayed 8 remarkable sagacity. Having rare ability in judg- ing goods and complete knowledge 1 Of values. he adds an uncommon skill in anticipating the tastes of the pub lic. He is generally regarded as one 1 Of the most competent buyers of gen 1 <z5 -t- Aft markets. His acquaintance with dry ] SC ods merchants all over the country, ]! gained from an experience of 70 years, 1 is very extensive.
 Incorporated in 1906.
 Tn line with the progressive policy i of the firm. the business was incor- l porated in 1S06 under the title of faThe ! Porteous & Mitchell Company" and i Two of the eTnployes that had been in l he service Of the firm for a number of ! The present officers of the com pany | are: John Porteous, president; Archi- 1 bald Mitchell vice president; O.. E. i Wulf, secretary and treasurer; John 1 Porteous, Archibald Mitchell, O. E. 1 Wulf and John NJ. Lee. directors.
 Active in Civic Interests.
 Both Messrs. Porteous and Mitchell nave been identified with a number. of other enterprises which are active in he business life of the community. KIT. Porteous is a director of the Thames National bank, a director of ] he Norwich Savings society and president of the Iawton Mills com eany of the nearby village of Plain ietd., This is an extensive and sue .essfll cotton goods plant which oyv ng 10 it's proximity to Norwich is 5ery helpful in all channels of trade. s1r. Mitchell is a director of the Chel- ca Savings bank, a trustee of the Otis | library and an incorporator of the Norwich Free Academy. Aside from lis business interests; he IS an ardent portsman and is recognized as one of | he most slzilful anglers in the coun- ny. He is one of the promoters of he Slater Memorial hall musical curses and has been helpful in bring ng to Norwich some of the greatest | musical artists in the world. During II heir long business career in Norwich II 10th Messrs. Porteous and Mitchell lave left the Impress of their charac- CT on the community and will receive hearty ~congratulat tions upon their 10th anniversary and will have cordial good wishes from everyone for continued Gccess and prosperity.