THE DALLES TIMES-MOUNTAINEER.
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GROCERY DEPARTMENT. ance of the grocery trade of The Dalles, this enables them
As they do considerable jobbing, a large percentage of to secure Prices impossible to other merchants not having
their stock for this department is purchased direct from.. .-this large outlet for merchandise, and allows them to make
brokers representing the different manufactures staple such low prices to their customers that they have often
groceries in car lots they are thus placed on an equality!1 been accused of selling at actual cost or below when it has
with Portland wholesale grocers. Their inward tonnage inf.been their superior purchasing facilities that have made
this department exceeds the combined tonnage of the bal- jUthese prices possible.
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GROCERY WAREHOUSE.
They give special attention to their retail grocery trade,
endeavoring to satisfy the wants of the most exacting of
their city patrons, they have constantly added to the var
iety of brands carried until today on their shelves will be
found an assortment of staple and fancy groceries rarely
seen outside of a city store.
HARDWARE, AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
They make no specialty of builders' hardware, carrying
a stock of shelf hardware sufficient for orders from the in
terior. In agricultural implements they confine themselves
to Studebaker wagons and Oliver plows the best made.
These are handled direct from factory car lots thus in
suring lowest original cost, lowest freight charges, lowest
Dalles cost and hence most reasonable selling prices. They
were appointed the exclusive agents at The Dalles for
the celebrated Baker Perfect Boat Wire, and finding they
had an article of exceptional merit, pushed it and their ton
nage in wire alone for 1897 exceeds 20 carloads.
They job wire nails, ana more than once have placed or
ders for a thousand kegs.
DRY GOODS.
This department is stocked with merchandise most care
fully selected. Receiving his business education first in
Scotland where application and thoroughnes are prime
requisites, and afterwards in the large stores of Eastern
cities, the head of this department came here fully
equipped with a cultivated and discriminating taste
plainly evinced in goods offered for sale. In this depart
ment, as in others, the business is of sufficient volume as to
enable them to buy of specialty houses.
Many, or most of the smaller retail dry goods stores of
the country, are forced, because of their lesser require
ments, to confine their purchases to jobbers, thus curtail
ing their opportunities of seeing the best productions and
obtaining the lowest prices. Pease & Mays, in order to
secure the best values, latest styles and widest range of se
lection, purchase very extensively of exclusive specialty
houses.
Many manufacturers are reaching out for the trade of the
larger retail houses of the country, selling them direct In
addition to the jobbers. Pease & Mays have been recog
nized as a concern able to handle quantities, and have thus
been placed in a position to buy many lines direct from
manufacturers. This has been a patent factor in holding
and increasing trade.
MEN'S FURNISHINGS.
In this department they endeavor to carry a complete
stock of men's furnishing goods, clothing and hats so well
assorted as to meet alike the requirements of fastidious
dressers of the city, and the ranchman or stockman of the
country. They expect to serve the same customers year
after year, and goods offered for sale over their counters
must possess genuine merit.
Other houses may have lower priced goods to show, but
this firm cannot afford to buy anything merely because it is
cheap. Quality is of equal importance. The idea must not
prevail because they do not carry in stock the very cheap
est clothing, underwear and hosiery manufactured that
they are a high priced house. They have a reputation at
stake and caunot purchase other but reputable goods.
Where they find satisfactory results with any particular
line, they continue purchasing this manufacturers' products
as long as it is kept up to the same high degree of excel
lence. SHOES.
All shoes are purchased direct from manufacturers, and
care has been exercised in selecting the different factor
ies, so as to have shoes of established reputations as re
gards both style and wearing qualities.
The stock embraces all the new lasts and toes; it covers
children's, women's and men's heavy and fine shoes.
The head of this department having been identified with
the shoe business for many years, being previously engaged
by extensive shoe houses has acquired a thorough knowl
edge of the business impossible to be attained in any other
manner. Shoes are carefully fitted, and the customer does
not leave until he has a shoe that fits his foot. If they can
not fit him he is told so.
The salesrooms and offices occupy the two brick build
ings 75x120 feet on the northwest corner of Second and
Federal streets.
The dry goods department occupies the east, the men's
furnisnings the west and shoes the rear portion of the
larger or corner building.
Wraps and cloaks are shown in a separate room back of
the dry goods.
At the beginning of 1897, the interior was completely
changed; certain floor space was allotted to each depart
ment, and the store fixtures were designed and built so that
each department has the proper shelving, counters and
tables for the character of goods carried.
On the second floor are located the dressmaking parlors.
This department has become a favorite this fall with
the ladies of The Dalles; early in the season the firm se
cured the services of a most competent dressmaker from
San Francisco, and the costumes designed and fitted here
are giving perfect satisfaction.
The corrugated warehouse 50x100, southwest corner First
and Laughlin streets, contains the grocery stock in full
packages. The stone basement to this warehouse affords
suitable storage for bacon, lard, syrups and other articles
requiring a cool place.
Their warehouse, 40x100 feet at Second and Laughlin,
is used for agricultural implements. On Main street, be
tween Federal and Laughlin, is still another warehouse,
used mainly for the storage of heavy commodities, lime,
sulphur, salt, coal oil, etc. All these warehouses are so lo
cated as to permit of the economical handling of large
quantities of merchandise. 26,000 feet of floor space, and
still ihey are crowded and want more room.
Their trade covers all the territory that can possibly be
made tributary to The Dalles; and they have, perhaps,
been instrumental in attracting to The Dalles people from
the interior, whose natural trading point is many miles
distant.
Last spring, in the endeavor to reach trade that had been
purchasing elsewhere, they had the country south of Prine
ville, very close to the California line, about 250 miles
south from The Dalles, thoroughly canvassed, seeing If it
were not possible to divert the people of this section from
the points where they had formerly purchased supplies, to
The Dalles.
They have been alive to the best interests of the large
number of customers found among the wool growers, and
have endeavored to see that the very best prices have
been secured for their customer's wools. r-
In 189G, during the trying times of the presidential cam
paign, they carried for their customers a million pounds
of wool, refusing to sell until the market had strengthened
and satisfactory prices could be obtained early in 1897.
Closing, we would state, that here is a strictly, modern
"up to date" store, with ample capital to carry out the ad:
vanced ideas of the firm, which is composed of public spir
ited men, anxious to push The Dalles 10 the front, and wil
ling to devote their time, ability and money to that end.
Are they not worthy of your patronage, we ask?