Evening journal., 1922-01-31
MILLER BROS.
FURNITURESALE
Buy Entirely New Stock
For 1t, After Recent
Warehouse Fire
FIND BARGAINS IN
MARKET CONDITION

Among the February furniture
sales announced for the coming
month. Nathan Miller. president OF
Miller Brothers Company, at Ninth
and King streets, In speaking to a
representative OF The Evening Jour
nal stated: The February sale
which our store is conducting re-
quired almost supcrhuman efforts on
the part OF the various buyers for
the store and the manufacturers
from whom the goods was obtained
In order 20 make Il possible that tho
sale could be announced at this
time"
on December %, 1921. Miller
Brothers Company suffered a fire
loss in their warehouse which de-
stroyod a $4,000 stock. The great
er part OF this stock represented
furniture that had been bought in
the Grand Rapids market and else
where for the February sale. The
morning following the hre. Miller
Brothers found this stock absolutely
depleted and the only goods avail
able for sale was the stock on the
floor OF the store.
owing to tho holidays. business
was at a standstill In the furniture
market and 10 was not until January
that Mr. Miller and his buyers
were able to place orders for new
stock.
In speaking OF his rapid buyinl
tour Mr. Miller said that he had new
er received the courteous trcatmen
and obliging cooperation which wal
I offered by the furniture manufac
turers TO make Il possible to brinl
deliveries to Wilmington on sucl
short notice. 1T seemed that ever.
manufacturer. with whom VIC ha'
been dealing keenly appreciated ou
position and all were eager 10 aid u
not only IN immediate deliveries.
said Mr.. Miller. but since we wer
buying al the short end OF the sea
son u was possible 10 secure un
equaled concessions In price in re
turn for cash buying.
In adopting a slogan for our sail
this year, We had planned 90 an
inounce and maintain a promise, 4
sale greater than an other sales
Immediately after our fire We re
entered the field with the determine
tion TO carry out this slogan In spit
J Of difficulties. and to our surpriss
market conditions on late buyin
made h all the more possible. In on
twenty-five years OF business
wilmington. I have never know
our stock TO be as clean OF odds an
10 ends as Il Is now.
"Over forty carloads OF merchai
disc have been unioaded in our stol
and warehouse within the la
twenty days. our receiving depar
ment has been overtaxed 10 hand
y the volume that has been shipp
us. our warehouse now located
the modern fre-proof Foss-Hugf
building al Tenth and French stree
and the fve floors OF our store a
taxed to capacity with the very Ia
=. est furniture styles for spring a.
J.. summer.
q 'sThe noteworthy features OF q
Miller Brothers sale this year a
/. many Insaddition 20 the semi-al
N nual profit sharing event that hi
- been "A regular feature this store VI
- place on sale all stock which was {
/. the display noors'at the time Of q
2 fire at special reductions In what v
term as odd lot and sample sale. Al
\ other item that the store is featurir
J. Is a special sale OF baby carriage
which includes the entire sample IN
l. Of nationally known manufacturer
About 100 coaches are Included
!, this sale and the oddly lies In q
n fact that each coach IL absolute
different there are no two alike