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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2579, 29 September 1915, Page 16

U TALE OF THREE CITIES! I And a Modern, Revolution ,jj I * • ■' . ..; ' • •'.• i 1 This is a story of three Cities, 'not of some far. distant land, but in' oar own fair country s || P It is a story that should interest every mau who has his welfare at heart; and .who has not?, ||j 4 • It is admitted 011 all hands that New Zealand, endowed as it is by nature with' all that is ■ » || j§ .-• essential to the production of the main necessities of life, haying its own manufactures, and being ; g| 'k ' free of unemployment as compared with older countries, should bp one of the cheapest lands in.;..;, ||j | which to live. However, continual 'complaints- are made by the,workers, in this-land of, plenty, ; . ||| § ' that it is difficult for them to'"make both ends meet.'-' ■ . ■ii Sk 1 • - # 'V |§9 Commissions have been set up from time to timej and expert reports laid before the Go- . .'JII I yernment. Interesting evidence has been collected, and then—carefully,.stowed away in the limber . | of forgotten tilings.. But enough has been shown to prove" that our system of distribution of Coin- ' ' H | modities is at fault, and undoubtedly this has a lot to do with the high' cost of living, v ■ || | v A NATION OF SHOPKEEPERS. I f| -• The British are, taunted with being a nation of shopkeepers, and in no country in the world I is this' better illustrated than in New Zealand. -j While this.fact is at once a tribute to the-etgtiid- - 1 - | ar d of living here, and the buying power of theipeople,. the 1 fact, remains that the-cost of the main' 1 | necessities of life is excessive. . '' / . jp I' ' ' ' . A HEAVY; BURDEN. -V": j | ' This is particularly the case with Men's. Clothes. The present 'standard of'living has set '/; jf || a higher fashion. Men MUST dress well nowadays, and the high price of retail tailored suits-has.- : jj|. ' ' become an intolerable burden. ■ ® I ■ THE REASON WHY. ' r - ' I 1 While the tailors claim that their prices are not exorbitant, the system under which 'they | I .work is bad. In the first place, the high rents mean an undue charge per suit on their small. , | I • turnover. ' Secondly, of all trades, the tailoring seems to be the one to suffer mostly from bad' jg 1 ' ' debts, and the result is that tjie honest,man has -'to 'suffer by paying for "the other fellows'" j| | bad debts. Again, the' system of buying in a, hand-to-mouth way from the merchants, instead . | 1 .... ' of in wholesale" quantities direct from the mills, is not conducive to making suits cheaper. A 1 | larn-e trade is also done throughout New Zealand; by firms (Drapers, Clothiers, Mercers, and Conn- • If I • ' try D Stores), who have no hand in the making of suits] but simply act as go-betweens, buying as 1 1 • cheap a suit as they can from the manufacturers, and getting as much as possible for it, from the . | | public. . ' ' .... - : || I ' OUR RESOLUTION ; | I Five years ago we set out to remedy this state of affairs, and' to fill a long-felt want—to' , •Jj | ' supply, DIRECT -TO ,THE .PUBLIC from our warehouse, good-tailored suits AT WHOLESALE | k' , . PRICES. That is to' say, to eliminate the middleman with his heavy • expenses and profit, com- .. 1 I pletely, and make up suits ,to order for INDIVIDUALS, instead of as we had beeu doing previ-, I I o usly—for "the 'trade." We had had ample opportunities beforehand of seeing the unreasonable I | . prices .the public had been asked to pay., / • , ./ 1 | THE START. 1; ,'. .. . 1 1 •'< We opened our Christchurcli warehouse iii February, 1911, td:'the public, and invited them 1 | ' to come and deal with us DIRECT. There were plenty of people,_ of course, who sai.d it could'nt . | I ' ' be done We thought it could, and we had faith in our enterprise and in the commonsense of ' , i I' the people. It was largely a matter of' CONFIDENCE,., on both sides., {We knew, the public were | $j sure judges, and would appreciate a straight deal./ ~. ■ ..... || |: ' ' PROGRESS. I I Success came very soon. Within a year we had extended our operations to 'Auckland, and-' • ••; |fl 1 met with a gratifying reception. Two ye'ars later we .broke new ground in Wellington, and de- 11 I spite the most unfavourable circumstances for businesses, which have existed during the last' || I year or two, we liave "won out" in the Empire City also.. We have gained the same good name- g| here, .that .we have done elsewhere... ■ ; ||j 1 COUNTRY AGENCY. ' . ' § 1 'Ail 'Agency for the convenience of country customers, has' also been established at Palmer. B I st'on-North, °our' Agent there being Mr.. J. A. 11,I 1 , Crothers,. Simple-room No. 7, .George Street, || I This is much appreciated by men, who .find it inconvenient to come to the .City.,; -i . ' ■ if 1 THE RESULT OF OUR ENTERPRISE. ; ' § 1 ■ ■ ■■ flj I - ■■ After five years, we have built up, by throwing the old, conservative methods overboard '-.•MI - fen'd dealing straight with the public, the largest tailoring business in New Zealand. . IJiis is no -fg I mushroom growth, but the business is built on the most solid foundation, satisfied customers, wlio ||. I show their appreciation in a practical manner; by sending their friends along to us. . 10-day our g| |j business employs oTer 130 liands (iu .Welling'toiij Cliristclnircli, and Auckland) 3 making and sel- t p|j I ling men's clothes only,. ■ - ■ ■■ ' ■ ® I ' REASONS FOR: OUR SUCCESS. ;;; | 1 To be successful, everv firm must "deliver the goods,' 5 as the Americans say, or in other || 1 Word's, have the VALUES. * Our customers know what we can can do'in that respect. • | H t We have never feared the limelight on our business; on. the contrary, encouraged it. It .• I can stand it. We have never misrepresented our goods, or methods: no honest firm snould.. i ! The result is that we have secured the CONFIDENCE; OF THE PUBLIC, without which no firm > ■ 1 can prosper. Just as surely as the public -find 'out a crooked firm and leave it alone, . | so when they find out a straight firm, do they appreciate it, and push it along - Our customers | recommend us, and the hundreds of. repeat orders and recommendations we get speak plainly. || . - enough to any unbiassed person. ' .. ' • n '' , ' ..., . . .1. Don't think of paying five or six pounds again for a suit. Come and see our selection or H Woollens- first, and let our salesmen explain our methods to you.,- • Take our measure J first, then | let us take yours. . ® I We aire Wholesale Tailors, to the PhMSc 1 I - CROWN CLOTHING CO. I (N.Z.) LIMITED. I | , 11 WILLIS STREET, WELLINGTON. I I Comtry IScpipesemfaSive, f CroSters, 7 George St.,-Palinerstois N. | I 13' Elliott Si, Auddand (tlipo' Slraed Areaie). I | 174 Cas hel St, Christchurch Corner oJ Mancliester Street) Jjj