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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 26, 1908)
THE SUNDAY OREGOSIAX, PORTLAND, JANUARY .v 26, 1908. THIS WEEK EXTRAS .every article at Clear ance Sale prices and your money back in Groceries Coats A rogultur $10 Coat, in fancy mixtures, broad cloth and kersey; loose and semi-fltted, $5.00 AND YOUtt MONEY BACK IN GROCERIES Coats Regular $25.00 and $27.50 Coats, Including some Evening Coats in broadcloth; . foil satin-lined, $12.75 AND YOUR MONEY BACK IN GROCERIES Suits In black only, values up to $40.00, $19.75 AND YOUR MONEY BACK IN GROCERIES Skirts 1 New, up-to-date Skirts, in Panama voile silk. values up to $30.00; your choice for $12.75 AND YOUR MONEY BACK IN GROCERIES Wool Shirt Waist Jumper Suits and Princess Dresses, values up to $35.00, AND YQUR MONEY BACK IN GROCERIES Back Combs 15c values 8c, 2 for 15c AND YOUR MONEY BACK IN GROCERIES Shopping Bags $1.50 Values 75c AND YOUR MONEY BACK IN GROCERIES WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Tlhie StartS!x Days Ago GROCERIES To Give Groceries Free Equal to the Amount of Purchase in Our Main Store NEWS ITEM One jobbing wholesale grocery house and it is not located on Fourth street, either did us a good turn the other, day in the way of an ad. They took one of our page ads and posted it on the wall in their store. Above it they posted a sign something like this: WE DONT SELL. THIS FIRM GROCERIES That was good mighty good for us (even if it was peanut busi ness for a supposed big jobbing firm to be doing), as a certain man saw it and came up and bought a $27.00 bill of groceries of us. Gen tlemen, I consider it a duty to warn people when I see them in dan ger therefore, don't monkey with a buzz-saw. J. M. Acheson, if necessary, is not afraid to start the saw in motion. Within the next 48 hours most all retail grocerymen will know who it is that is going to deliver them from a galling trade-stifling combination, and where their deliverers are located. Again I warn jobbing houses to be care ful attend strictly to .their own business which is neutrality and' sell goods. J. M. ACHESON. STATEMENT NO. 1 Citizens of Portland and State of Oregon: My business in the capacity of manager of this establishment is to sell goods at a reason able profit and keep this concern from hitting the rocks of failure. I am fully aware from past experience that if I need help and succor I need not expect it from those who are my competitors. Therefore I can see no reason as to why I should defer in the method of the conducting of my business to them as they will not pay my bills or even help. This bein;; so, I deem it my duty to conduct this business as I think best, so that my merchandise will appeal to the greatest possible number of my fellow-citizens. I hold no patents on my methods, other than what few brains I may have, and any one who wishes may follow my example. Therefore I rely on the people to sustain my efforts and I'll vote for their choice. . ( J. M. A. Day and Half Later, Stepping Lively But Thinks It Can Be Stopped at End of the Week RESULTING BENEFIT ITEM I have given about 37 additional people employment by my determination to do business. I can also give employment to about 20 first-class tailors on men's suits to order; also one first-class cutter, several good ladies' tailors, a few A-l sales ladies and several general help. Do you think I am doing my part to keep things moving? J. M. ACHESON. EDITORIAL RESULT ITEM I will simply say that we are compelled to continue this strictly business proposition and I have endeavored to illustrate the reasou for the same. In the past four and one-half days about $26,000 worth of groceries have been sold and engaged for with us. People seem to fully appreciate modern business methods and delivery from ironclad grasp. Groceries to the extent of over $1000 have been sold by us to Tacoma, Seattle and Spokane. .1 don't wish to be self -praising, but I want to say that much trade that does not now come to Portland can be brought here if every one will get in and try for it. J. M. ACHESON. Satarday(week)Ron GROCERIES All that can be done is to guide them and let them run away with all they " ' - ' . can haul. Therefore, this proposition will be continued Groceries free to the amount of your purchase in our main store. One-fourth (14) of the groceries you buy of us will be given you free until the amount of your pur chases in our big store is delivered to you in groceries absolutely free. I want you to know that I have opened the Famous Grocery Department, and also the largest Men's Merchant Tailoring Department in Portland and Groceries Go Free with the. Men's Tailor-Made Suits, just the same. J. M. ACHESON J. M GH 1SON THIS' WEEK extra: every article at Clear ance Sale prices and your money back in Groceries Initial 'Kerchiefs Regular 35c Values :20C. AND YOUR MONEY BACK IN GROCERIES 50cLeatIier Belts 25c AND YOUR MONEY BACK IN GROCERIES Wool Waists Values up to $5.00, . j2.G3 AND YOUR MONEY BACK IN GROCERIES Embroid'd Black Lisle Hose Values up to 75c, 39c AND YOUR MONEY BACK IN GROCERIES Long Flannelette Kimonos $4.50 value, $2.15, AND YOUR MONEY BACK IN GROCERIES Children's Coats Values up to $7.50, $3.95 AND YOUR MONEY BACK IN GROCERIES Furs Regular $10.00 Fox Boas, $4.5 AND YOUR MONEY BACK IN GROCERIES Silk Petticoats $5.00 VALUE $3.25' $10.00 VALUE $5.65 AND Y,OUR MONEY BACK IN GROCERIES GO FIFTH AND ALDER STS.
