The Redwood gazette., 1929-12-11
NATIONAL TEA co.
CELEBRATES 30th
ANNIVERSARY
Tremendous Progress in Food
Distributing Field

Thirty years ago on December
9Th, 1899, in the great metropolis
of the Middle West the first Ma
tional Tea Co. store was opened.
The owner and founder of this
ceived the idea of numerous food
outlets direct from the farmer or
manufacturer to the consumer. By
this direct method he knew that he
could save the people of the Mid
die West millions of dollars an
nually on their food bill.
A Dream Fulfilled
Sound merchandising policies won
the confidence Of the people of the
Middle West, and today National
Tea Co. operates over 1900 grocery
stores and meat markets in Min
nesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois,
Indiana and Michigan.
Advantages to You
Deep thinking, unbiased men and
women, whether leaders in business
circles, outstanding in farm or la
Dor organizations, officials of civic
bodies and clubs, or othe.~. Use ac-
tive, give credit to chain store food
distributing methods like that per-
fected by the National Tea Co., not
only for the direct savings to the
consumer but also for the effect of
these savings in raising the stand
ard of living of the American peo-
pie.
These savings from economical
food distributing methods are
passed on to the American family
and enable it to invest in the bet
ter things of life, which in turn
creates more business and more
work in other fields.
Community Interest
The managers and clerks Of a
National Tea Co. store located in
your community are urged to take
part in all civic and social enter
prises.
National Tea Co. stores contrib
ute their share to the up-keep Of
the town or city, county and state,
and federal government wherever
they are located.
1t can be said that wherever Ma
tional Tea Co. stores are offering
you quality foods they do not shirk
their duty in cooperating with all
consistent civic and community af-
fairs and charitable institutions.
Has Helped Farmers
National Tea Co. stores sell mil
lions of farm products yearly
which formerly could not be mar
keted due to the highly perishable
nature of these products and the
IL oh al
of food distribution. 1t is estimated
that strictly farm products shipped
direct from the fields to our stores
amount to approximately $40,000,-
10000 and an almost equal amount
of canned foods and cereals are dis
tributed. Thus by selling high
grade merchandise in greater guam
titles and speeding it from farmer
direct to the consumer losses to the
farmer have been minimized.
Savings Win Confidence
By aiding the farmer in his mar
keting and the consumer in saving
and rendering additional co-opera-
tion to the manufacturer, National
Tea Co.'s sound food distributing
policies have been given increased
appreciation each year. This great
progress is evidenced in the growth
from year to year of our annual
sales.
In 1919 National Tea Co. oper-
ated 143 grocery stores and sold
SIS, ,167 ,984.00 worth of quality
food products. For the year 1929
reports indicate that sales will be
500, 600, 10000 or more, and over
1850 grocery stores and meat mar
kets will be in operation. This
marvellous growth during the last
ten years proves conclusively that
the consumer appreciates saving
money on better groceries and that
the farmer, producer and other
merchants believe in National Tea
Co.'S food distributing methods.
A cordial invitation is extended
to the people of the Middle West to
visit a National Tea Co. store dur
ing this S0th Anniversary Sale. j..