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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 2, 1907)
THE MORNTXG OREGrONIAIf, WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 2, 1907. 9 ING OUT WHO nrv G LESALE 4 MTT Tt. ho; fT.QlR. We are retiring completely from the wholesale jobbing business and have moved the entire stock of Men's and Boys' Clothing, amounting to nearly $200,000 from tfte wholesale store at 42 Front Street, to the new Couch Building, on Fourth Street, between Washington and Stark Sts. Here we propose to close out this mammoth wholesale stock to retail trade at exactly wholesale prices. We Have on Hand Today Enough High-Grade Clothing to Start Ten Large Retail Stores Hundreds of people are asking us today why we are giving up the wholesale trade after working it up until it was the second lar gest wholesale clothing house on the Pacific Coast. The reason is we found so many difficulties in the manufacturing of our goods in New York City, where we are obliged to operate our factory, that we have decided to give up the wholesale trade for good and all time Ihis Will Jd in 1R r e the Most T T 1 1 ver rieiaon i Stup aci endou f ic Coast -- - - J HERE ARE SOME OF THE PRICES Men's Suits Men's "Worsted Suits; retail value $11.50, wholesale price . .$7.50 Men's Worsted Suits; retail value $12.50, wholesale price .- .$8. 50 Men's Pure Wool Suits; retail value $15 to $18, wholesale price , $10 Men's High Grade Suits; retail value $20, "wholesale pr. $12.50 Men's Extra Fine Tailor' Made Suits; retail value $22.50 to $25, wholesale price $15 Men's, Extra High-class Suits; re tail value $27.50 to $30, whole sale price s. $20 Men's Suits; the finest we have; retail "value $35 to $40, whole sale price '. $25 Men s Pants Men 's Pants ; retail wholesale price . . Men's Pants; retail wholesale price Men's Pants; retail wholesale price . . Men's Pants; retail wholesale price Men's Pants; retail v $9, wholesale price value $2.50, ..,...$1.25 value $3.50, ., $2.25 value $4.50, ......$3.00 value $5.50," $4.00 alue $7.50 to $5.00 Men's Overcoats , and Gravenette Raincoats Genuine Cravenettes; retail value $15, wholesale price ..... $9.50 Genuine Cravenettes; retail value $18 to $20, wholesale pr. $12.50 Genuine Cravenettes; retail value $22.50 to $25, wholesale pr.$15 Genuine xCravenettes ; retail value $30 to $35, wholesale price. $20 Men's Overcoats; retail value $20, wholesale price ....... $12.50 Men's Overcoats; retail value $25, wholesale price $15 Men's Overcoats; retail value $30, wholesale price $18 Boys' Clothing Boys' Suits; retail value $3, whole sale price $1.50 Boys' Suits; retail value $4,' whole sale price $2.50 Boys' Suits; retail value $5.50, wholesale price $3.50 Boys' Suits; retail value $6.50, wholesale price $4.00 Boys' Suits; retail value $8, whole sale price $5.00 Boys' Suits; retail value $10, wholesale price $6.50 Young Men's Clothing Between the Ages 13 to 19 Years Double-breasted Suits; retail value $7.50, wholesale price $4.50 Double-brpasted Suits; retail value $10, wholesale price $6.50 Double-breasted Suits; retail value $12.50, wholesale price ..$8.00 Double-breasted Suits; retail value $15.00, wholesale price : .$10.00 The new Couch Building, where J. L. Bowman $200,000 stock of Men's and Boys' Clothing. & Cot will close out at wholesale prices their This Sale Is Genuine and the Prices Given Above will be carried out to the letter. The entire stock is well-made re liable clothing, all of this year's make and style. Here is the guarantee from the owner, Mr. J. L. Bowman: To my Friends and the. Public : I wish my friends to know that I will personally superintend the sale and each customer will have my guarantee that every article sold will be exactly as represented. Goods not entirely satisfactory can be exchanged or .the money will be refunded at any time during the sale. I have been in business in Portland for the past eleven years and in tie wholesale clothing trade for the past three years. I have no partners in this business, therefore am under obligations to no one. This will be the greatest value-giving sale that can possibly be held, and I advise my friends to take early advantage of it. Re spectfully, J. L. BOWMAN. J. L. BOWM AN &C0 COUGH BUILDING, FOURTH STREET BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND STARK J. L. Bowman Proprietor of the Wholesale Clothing Street, now moved to the new Couch House, 42 Front Building.