Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-12
NOVEL ENTERPRISE,
is 1T ON SQUARE?
On Hope Of Getting Fine Furniture
for Small Sum Many Contract to
Pay Quarter Each Week.
COMPANY SELECTS WINNERS

word 'if' looms large in their yoeab-
ulary. IF" everything goes all right
they will some evening in the not dis
tant future call hubby's attention TO
a new purchase for the household
They will have their men folk un-
derstand that, although they don't
play cards, bet on the races, take
flyers In the stock market or Indulge
in any OF those horrid bridge games
the pastor In always hitting at, they
can. however, make a little some
thing on the side. II everything
doesn't work out all right--well,
they don't like to think Of that end
Of the dilemma.
TO he specific these women have agreed
70 purchase articles Of furniture under a
peculiarly interesting scheme. They pay
only Is cents per week for Moe dresser
table. desk or something said 70 be
valued at $3.50, and take a chance on
getting the goods In one week or tvs
pesks. or three weeks without paying
in another cent So far ~ sample goes,
The pieces of furniture seem 10 be 'all
10 the good" But no woman expects 70
ray 1is.p for any thing she buys 40
there must be some other inducement
The catch Il promise IN tho contract
10 select some one Of them each week
who shall. "for the rake Of the adysr-
tiHing get the bonus, provided she SUP
riies the names N three OF her friends
who are likely TO be purchasers" Then
too. II any woman has ponchant for
getting names, there are nice prizes to
be obtained-for ten names there il one
kind Of prize. for fifteen something bot
ter. ana 30 on.
The company which II engineering this
enterprise under the title Of the United
Trading company Ia not heavily capital.
ised. The contracts say the amount Is
800
what Contract SAYS,
The contract which the United Trading
company has the women sign reads ~
follows
I'VE hereby agree To sell TO tho holder
Of this contract.
mr. and aaid party agrees N
purchase - or any OF the articles
enumerated on the next page for the
sum OF $3.50 on the following terms and
conditions. Each customer agrees 10 pay
u cents per week until tho sum OF fish
has been paid, or until his or her nam'
ia selected BY tho company. as an ad
vertlsing medium, and said customer hai
complied with the conditions sovernins
the selections
I'm order 10 advertise our business on
broader principle we will distribute
among our patrons each week severn
pieces Of furniture. Patrons who sr'
selected to receive their furniture as NJ
advertising medium will not be required
70 make any further payments, provid
ing they furnish the United Trading com
pany with the names and addresses ol
three persons who in his or her judg
rnent would enter into like contract q
purchase $3.50 worth Of household goods
These names will be accepted by the com
pany as payment in full Of balance dus
II on contract"
some Articles Offered.
Following are some NJ the articlei
offered for sale for 1870. Genuine I'm
perIal leather couch. sidshoard. chin'
closet dining room extension table. se
81 dining room chairs. solid oak chit
fonier, gas and electric parior lamp
complete, dinner act. Rogers silver ware
ladies' and gentlemen's guaranteed FOL
twenty years. gold filled watch and dia
mond ring.
Il has headquarters In tho Brandei'
building. rooms ZIG. Ts and To The
rooms though not large, are we'll fillot
with a variety Of goods. There are watei
sets. tea sets and many kinds Of usefu
and ornamental articles. The manager Il
George Levey, who. when asked MI
scheme Of selling furniture. makes th'
following statement;
Tells of plan.
I'm selling furniture there il invariably
ioas from those who DO not pay thci
bills The people move away or condi
lions become such that u is worth NOR
than the goods are worth TO collect tn
fun amount tried the stamp bool
method for time Patrons would pa
10 cents a week. and then when they hal
raid altogether half Of the amount speci
fled Tor pieoe Of furniture. say slss0 10
dresser or table for Instance, the
would receive the eFticla IN % per cen
~ the cases. however. the patrons PAL
no more IN some cases I could get hae
ihe goods. but many returned articles
such as beds and eouchss. would b
worth but little after they hat once bee
used 81 I devised the present plan o
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