The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-01-04
Business Of Paul Brosvik strikingly
illustrates Manner in Which Many
Enterprises Might Be Enlarged,
MUCH WORK Is SENT AWAY
Popular Tailor Shows How Work Re
tanned Here Would Cause Increase
Of At Least Twelve Experts.

luuuSIFleS " WHICH us OWL ,clIlZe1ls
give little thought, and which are
doing much to advertise this city,
that are commanding considerable
attention from the surrounding com.
munities. One Of these establish
ments is. the Paul Brosvfk Tailoring
business on Third street, sec
ond floor of the old Lumberman's
bank building. ~
This congenial bachelor came to
Bemidji and opened an ,lp-to-the.
minute tailoring July
20, 1914. He chose to locate here
because after looking over the entire
northwest he could not find a city
which looked as good as the Magic
City of the North AS a result
of his coming, both Bemidji and Paul
Brosvik were fortunate.
| my loyalty to Bemidji is strong.
er than it ever was to any other
city," said Mr.. Brosvik in discussing
future business conditions in the
tailoring business. Continuing he
said:
To Help it Grow. =. @s
"Bemidji has been very good to
me. It's business and professional
men are a clean, thrifty, enterpris-
ling lot. The city cannot help but
grow with such men to guide it, /
feel I want to do something to help
make it grow, and can with just a
little cooperation.
"Just think of it. If seventy five
per. cent of the tailoring sent out of
1.-THE. city was left here, I would. be
forced to employ at least twelve first
class tailors, men with families. al
the year round. This would mean
an additional populations of at least
fifty people to Bemidji # I was
assured of this much home busin ess,
which, together with the soutstae
business X am: anine would lnea b
this city a dozen desirable families,
earning good wages and max ling
first class citizens. I believe that it
can be done and that it will work out
to the advantage Of all. 5 :.z.'>,. =.
1.-THE splendid business 1 am al
ready doing here is the best kind Of
a. mt
ask, and wish to say that no one
appreciates it more than l. It has
given me confidence in myself and to
partially repay them want to Sc
cure the best tailors in the land to
turn out my garments. q
re-. Can Save Money. / Co..
"Another point I wish to make is
this: My customers do not have to
pay from IS to SO travelling expen-
ses on a suit or overcoat as is genel :
ally required where out-of-toWn
houses are, patronized. It costs
money to keep a man on the road and
it stands to reason that he must
charge more for the same grade of
merchandise We must remember
that money sent out is lost to Be-
midi forever. Those, for whom I
have made garments are my best ad-
vertisers and can direct you to
dozens here in Bemidji as we'll as
many travelling men who. travel
through Bemidji. "a =, -. -
"These order takers, who sell al
legged tailor made garments come to
Bemidji but two or three times a
year and spend very little money
here, while on the other hand It is
all spent here. = I 5
The Trade is Here. III
1.-THE trade is here and the help
problem, which was some handicap to
me during the past six months, has
been entirely solved, and is bound to
reach a stage of perfection, should
our good citizens see fit to continue
the boosting spirit. to the extent; of
placing their future orders for tailor
made garments with a home man,
who absolutely guarantees his work,
in preference to sending them to the
cities or placing them with their
travelling representatives" Il
From inquiries made about the
city it was learned that Paul, (every
'orn Freezing