Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-08
Fifth Avenue" South Main
Home of Bass Furniture Co.

Ola customers but constantly added
ne" ones The business OF the Bass
companies last year exceeded mil
lion dollars, of which the main store
In THIS city contributed large part
Under the able management OF
vi kosscr tho Tulsa house haH
crown from eight employees 10 where
It's hhslness now requires thirty
Has Specially Trained Clerks.
The far SishtedneBs Of tho Tulsa
stores management In doing busi-
! ness is illustrated In this oxplann
unn Mr. Rosser gives for the pho
n0menal groWlh Experienced
"our policy in to give the very best
value for tho least possible money
ana 10 treat everybody coutteously
We don't dIsconhect The virtues OF
politeness and friendlincM and
sympathy from our business We
make them IA pnrt OF II. when a
man or n woman comes into our
store TO III out tho homo our snlcs-
men are trained To AT once take a
real Interest IN that particular home
and to con8ult and advise ns a friend
| We are not here merely to make
money Every sale wo make must
! represent helpfulncsJ on our part 10
| our Custon.Crs. Having trained gales
| men. they are often able 10 give
valuable advice ana this they are In -
! r'ruCtcu 10 do They are not to
merely get an order on thor hook.
/ hut We tram them To see that the
home is appropriately and tnstlly
supplied There are so many kinds
OF furnishings, 40 many styles Ot bed
room Heis, drapcrics, carpets, all that
that what 'would hecome one home
and would not be appropriate In an
| other. Ana there arc every kind Of
houses. biIGs and colOrs our sales
men tho frs, thing find out what
sort OF homt II IN. number 81 rooms,
color OF decorations and all those
things. 10 that they can place their
expert experience and Judgment I'M
mediately at the service OF the GUS
toner.
This Ia real hclpfulness, VIC fna,
TO people who come to us and they
appreciate IT, This is the spirit OF
operation and advice that has
given the Bass Furniture & carpet
Co. such a notable success not only
here In Tulsa but In all the other
stores"
ltwouId be superfluous of course,
to write about the great stock Of fur
Dniturc, carpets, draperieS and home
necessities to bc found at Bass The
phrase. Everything for the home"
Is all-inclusive and all-ekpressiYe,
Departments Arc Systematic.
Each department, however. Is sys-
tematized and Ia in charge OF an ex-
port who has been trained In hla
particular line. The drapery depart
ment IN one of the finest anywhere
| In tho state. so In the carpet de-
partment twice year the mana
ger OF the latter department goes to
New York and selectg his fabrics
The very latest creations in carpets
are kept on hand all the time, All
cuttings, of course. are done here by
expert cutters
Tho Bass company IL one OF the
oigRest, strongest and most pros
perous OF Tulsa's big mercantile
houses and it's location on South
Main adds much TO the growing i'm
portance OF the new Fifth Avenue"
Mr.. Rosser, the manager. IN tho
father OF H.. Tulsa Retail Merchants
association. When he came here
there was IA small private collection
agency which did not begin 10 meet
the needs of the mercantile interests.
Mr.. Rosser went 10 work and Or
ganized the present Retail Mer-
chants association and for three sue
ccssivo wears was It's president. He
In also n director In the Chamber OF
Commerce and one OF the livest busi-
ness men In the city, He Is Texan
and thinks In proportion TO the size
Of his native state.