The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-03-04
JUST LOOKIN'
AROUND
BY MIR. J.

For the past twelve months my
business has carried me.dnto all parts
of McCracken, Marshall, Galloway,
Graves, Carlisle, Livingston. and Bal.
lard counties. lave met and con-
versed with Thousands and thousands
of people of each of these counties.
/ have visited the banker, the pro-
fessional man and the farmer.
have sat In numerous conversations
at the fireslde and at the country
store / have always spoken good
word for Paducah and her business
enterprises but never have | boosted
any particular firm excepting the one
which had me employed,
But thhre Is one concern here which
is as Widely known throughout the
above named counties as it is known
right here in the city of Paducah-
and that is the big clothing and
gents furnishing store of M. Marks,
Inc, located on Broadway between
Second and Third streets.
The name of Marks is really a
household word throughout the First
congressional district, which is COM
posed of thirteen of the best coun-
ties, with the best people living in
the United States. Mention Paducah
in a crowd most anywhere and some
friend of the house will invariably
say something complimentary about
Marks. One old gentleman out in
Graves county recently remarked:
THAT Marks and his clerks are the
cleverest people in Paducah Why,
said he, Il never bought a nickel's
worth of goods from them in my
life but if I'm too late in unloading
my tobacco to get to the bank be-
fore it closes / head straight for
Marks He cashes my checks any
time-charges me absolutely nothing
for it--and is so accommodating that
/ really love the man. My boys buy
all their clothes there. You can get
honest goods there at prices lower
than they can be found elsewhere
that's what my boys say, and that's
where all the boys of this neighbor-
hood do their trading"
1t is Marks, MARKS, MARKS ev-
erywhere / go-and there is undoub-
tedly reason therefor.
Being in Paducah yesterday and
down in the Marks district / thought
I'd drop in and see for myself what
caused the house to be such a favor
lite with the people of this section
Met with pleasant "Howdydoo
come in" at the door, / did SO.
Something I can show you," says
he.
NO" says 1, IAN just lookin'
around"
The clever clerk took just as much
interest in showing me through as
if | had told him / wanted to make
some purchases. Thousands and
thousands of suits of clothes, all
sizes, shapes, colors and prices are
there for your inspection; hats--the
very latest--shoes shirts, ties-in fact
everything worn by man or boy is
there in endless variety, and if ones
taste cannot be fulfilled at Marks
there is no need of going elsewhere.
The second and third floors are filled
with clothing and furnishings also,
of the stock in the house on the
ground floor. Every rag" of cloth
ing carried represents the very pick
of the markets, the house having a
regularly employed buyer in New
York throughout the year.
Just how Marks manages to sell
high-class goods at such low prices is
the thing that gets the goat of all
comp titors--but--he does ito
which his thousands OF customers
throughout this section will gladly
and voluntarily testify.
| left the place with a feeling of
satisfaction, and with resolution
that hereafter when people began
talking about the house of Marks, I
was going to join in on the chorus,
s.s.a. ss'S.s !.