The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1915-03-11
JUSTICE, HONESTY
AND TRUTH

SiASiCloic W WitLc CnlS uL-i-
Gle to bring out the truth regarding Il
contract awarded to my friend Z. W.
Gilbertson, by the Fort Totten schools,
in which he claims to have underso!d
the largest eastern jobbing houses,
such as Marshall Field & Co., Carson,
Pierre Scott & Co, 0. W. Richardson,
and other well known firms, mentioned
in his article OF March 9th i'll the Jour
nal.
AS to the reputation and reliability
Of the above frms mentioned, it is
needless for iGc &c speak. They are
not only buying car lots but are buy
ing the entire output Of The largest
mills. Anyone reading the article is
lead to believe that the cput.;,t: w"lii
total thousands Of dollars, Mhan III
fact the awarded contract ul1t0uatud
$154.OO
and under these conditions Mr.. GIL
Eertson claims to have u.teraoi: some
of the above concerns by $3.50 TO i2@l.
is this possible? Mr.. Gilbcrtsup also
claims; that he can unl4rscii every,
body because he ships i'll carloads, We
wish the public to know that on this
particular contract lhc largest
amount Of goods were rugs and rub
Der mating, which absolutely mast be
shipped by freight. If such goods
should be shipped in mixed ,ars of
furniture, it would be Il violation of
the rules of the Interstate commerce
the penalty for such otfcnsc is two
years Imprisonment and a fine not to
exceed $4,000. 1t is no use trying to
deceive the public and make them be-
lieve that these goods Were shipped in
mixed cars. | do not object to Il mcr-
chant boosting his business iegiti-
mately, but think it is Il great inius-
tice to the above firms, and any fair
minded person will so decide. In or
der for a dealer to say he Undersold
anybody he must bid on the same
class of goods. Tn this case the bid
called for eight leather seat rockers,
not giving the bidders any definite
specifications as to what grade Of
rocker was wanted. So, some may
have bid on $500 rockers and some on
$1,000 rockers and some On $500
rockers. After the bids were opened,
~ tho ,o,,+o,,l 80 tlo r,l,..J 1,J
decided that the $500 grade OF rocker
would answer his purpose, we ask,
would that be justice to state that
the other bidders Mcre uudersold. AL
so, if some small concern wishes to
supply a small contract of that kind,
with goods at perhaps less than cost,
with the object of making advertising
out of it, which perhaps might have
been done in this case, would anyone
be justified in considering this as an
underselling proposition?
Some True Facts
Which we claim enables lis to sell
our furniture, carpets, rugs and pianos
SSVAhS itidSIllllCSy CGS.J lUl 1O"ct pIlCCS
than any other dealer.
1. We buy our goods for spot cash
2. We discount all bills, and car
say that we never lost a discount since
we have been in business.
3. There never was a draft draw
on US since we have been in business
There has been a shipment SEN
to us under a bill of lading or G. 0. D.
Our freight bills are paid when pre-
sented. | have never been o%verdraw1
at any bank, have had q pas
due note or account against me.
4th. Our losses on bad account!
have " exceeded s25 per year.
9Th. We were never threatened O.
sued on account of nonpayment of &C
count, nor have any of u bills beer
turned over to attorneys for collection
We conduct our business as econo
mically as possible and never hav'
been overstocked. Questioning witt
v cars of furniture when you onl,
ACCu wv, ID Udu UuolllcoS. Liz Cdhc
interest and insurance on the othe
five cars amounts to more than locs
freight on a few articles which w
may be short during the year. An
dealer conducting his business o
these lines can honestly tell the pee
pie that if given an opportunity, h
al undersell or do equally as good a
any other dealer or catalogue hous'
OF this the public can be c%onvince'
by trying the only reliable furnitul
dealer in the Lake Region.
IN. L. SPRUNG
Who is doing business on the cornt
and on the square.
Devils Lake. N. D..