Morning Oregonian., December 15, 1908, Page 9, Image 9

tiih 3ronxrXG okegoxiax. Tuesday, December is, 1008.
We are rapidly climbing the hill, to the 15 million goal. Every month brings -us' nearer "Our Ambition" and more firmly fixes our position as the
"Largest Shoe House in the World."
Our recent purchase of the old-established firm of Batcheldor & Lincoln of Boston unites the two largest shoe markets in the world. The enormous outlet this will give
us for Hamilton, Brown Shoes in the East makes it certain that our St. Louis and Boston houses, hand in hand, will immediately pass the 15 million mark and start well
on the road to our new goal : "Watch us-20 million."
That quality appeals to the American public is proven by the fact that a gain of over $825,000.00 was made during the past year in the shipments of the
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The following figures show the total shipments of the St. Louis house only, and do not include any shipments from our Boston house:
Write for our Security
School Shoe Guaranteed
Watch Proposition.
Don't mark time, but keep
up with the procession.
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Loss vp Year
t. Louis
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$12,027,31 '1.67
1 1 ,S35, 1 S3.S
492, 1 48. 1 5
Lycoming and
Keystone Rubbers
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Boston and
Bay State Rubbers
The Quality Keeps Us Up Because "We Keep The Quality Up"
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