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77ie Firm the fmayer, Jones & Co. Having Been Dissolved by Mutual Consent, sale Business of This Firm Passes Into the Hands of the Both the wholesale and retail businesses of Hol- mayer, Jones & Co. having grown beyond the point where they could be conducted satisfactorily .and 'ad- A Cnmnlefa vantageously under the same owner- _ . ” . ship and management, that, firm has Separation k een di sso lved. Messrs. L. J. and P. B. Iiofmayer have purchased the interest of. Mr. R. L. Jones in the wholesale department, and, in turn, have sold their interests in the retail and • wholesale millinery departments to R. L. Jones & Co. • ; In future, these two businesses will be entirely sepa- rate, and distinct in ownership and management, each being wholly independent of and having no connec tion with the other. : Albany’s advantageous geographical location and unsurpassed railroad and freight facilities make it an ideal jobbing and distributing point. This was real ise suit of a * zed ky Hofmayer, Jones & Co. when ~ ' theyestablishedthewholesaledepart- X*reat iarowth. men t several years ago. The foun ders Of this business were sanguine, but even they did not anticipate the wonderful growth ot the wholesale business, which has forced the necessity ol making it an independent enterprise, .demanding the lull and careful attention of a large and competent force. Although, from the beginning, the sales have been most gratifying, they have been more than doubled lor the first, few. months of this year', showing conclusively that 'the merchants of this section,fully Develop appreciate the advantages we offer. It .. , * was no longer’possible to conduct the Onnampere business as a department of another business and have it measure up, in point of efficiency and service, to our . notions of what such a business, with all its manifold advantages; should be. So, we have made it “a thing of itself,” in order that it may reach its full develop ment unhampered, and that, through our undivided diligence, we may give to' the merchants of this sec tion the best possible service. So much for what has been; now for the future. OUR SPLENDID FACILITIES OFFER ADVANTAGES TO MERCHANTS OF THIS SECTION Realizing the strong demand for an exclusive ;. ;wholesale dry goods house in Albany—a house, con- Ria&pr Business ducte 4 on a really extensive scale—we Jv p. , have perfected plans for a , greatly in- Being rlannea creasec [ business for the approaching fall and winter season, and have purchased a stock of Dry Goods and Notions that will fully meet the requirements of the best merchants in this section. Our stock will, not be sur passed in point of completeness and variety by that of any jobber in the South. We have 'bought this big stock most advantag eously. Our excellent connections with the best mills Fine Buy ins and f oremos f importers in the United r. ... ". ® States, coupled with an amplitude of rpetit tt es ca pital which enables us to take ad vantage of every possible discount, prepares us to guarantee our prices to be as low as those quoted by any competitor. There are advantages, at once apparent to. every thinking merchant, of buying from a nearby house. Advantages ^nl nece ssity for anticipating require- : mj. r\ ft ments so far ahead is largely obviated w e u T t e r Ly the promptness and. satisfaction with which re-orders may be filled. This decreases the danger of carrying over superflous stocks, and also enables the‘merch ant with small capital to use his resources to the best possible ;. advantage. Among the many other advantages of our nearness J. to you is the opportunity, at small expense and little loss of time, to visit our : house and select your goods from our splen did stocks. Our long experience in the retail business has equipped us with a knowledge of the wants of the peo- O u r L o n s p^ e sect ion, enabling, us to se- r, , . ° lect styles that will meet their views Experience an d please their tastes better than the more distant jobber who has not had this experience. We Are Well Equipped to Make Prompt Shipments of Filling-In Orders for Summer Goods, and Are Offering Special Prices on Many Items. Last, but by iio means least, of the advantages of- 1 fered merchants buying from us, we would call atten- tion to the saving in freights. The Substantial substantial saving, in freight charges _ on shipments made from. Albany makes Alight having our prices, when figured on a delivered basis, lower than any other jobber can quote. • In addition to the other great advant ages, therefore, we can offer an absolute saving to those merch- n s who buy from us. The^e advantages have already been recognized by a large number of the best merchants of this section, hundreds of whom are numbered among n. Merrhnnt* our customers. With the assurance of an even better service by reason of our Our Customers devoting our entire time and attention to. this jobbing business, and with an increased and efficient force of competent help, are not these advantages worthy of the favorable consideration of every merchant in this section ? We are prepared to give such attention to mail and ’phone orders as will insure entire-, satisfaction, exer cising in their execution capable, pains- J^ s i Q pi taking and conscientious care. Our __ acing traveling salesmen are now on the road * our Orders with advance fall samples., We bespeak for them your kindly consideration. We are sure that it is to the interest of every merchant in our territory to see their lines before buying. Equipped so as to be able to save you time, worry and money, • we solicit the orders of the merchants of this section. All we ask is the opportunity to proye our claims. A sincere expression of thanks and appreciation for the . liberal patronage accorded us in the past, both by our wholesale and our retail cus- Thu toniers, is hereby extended by the new . |f ^ s * ° firm of the Hofmayer Dry Goods Co. Customers New York Office: 256 Church Street. ALBANY, CA. a - * ■ ; yL'-V ' *:'• SV.V5