. Busyman's Magazine, July-December 1907. full four-page map of thecountry traversed by the railroad. The Weir Wardrobe of Canada Phenomenal Success of Rod. Weirs Patent Industry In the pioneer days of Canada thematter of store fixtures was of minorimportance to the average store-keeper and was looked upon more asa luxury than a necessity. Few mer-chants could in any way realize thebenefit that might be derived by theadoption of new and modern fittingsfor the purpose of store fixtureeconomy. Little by little and step by step abetter class of fixtures appeared in thebetter class stores, and the
. Busyman's Magazine, July-December 1907. full four-page map of thecountry traversed by the railroad. The Weir Wardrobe of Canada Phenomenal Success of Rod. Weirs Patent Industry In the pioneer days of Canada thematter of store fixtures was of minorimportance to the average store-keeper and was looked upon more asa luxury than a necessity. Few mer-chants could in any way realize thebenefit that might be derived by theadoption of new and modern fittingsfor the purpose of store fixtureeconomy. Little by little and step by step abetter class of fixtures appeared in thebetter class stores, and the average lookout for any means by which hemay minimize the cost of displayingand marketing his merchandise. Few stores can be found so wellmanipulated that in them shop-worngoods may not be seen—goods whichnot only lock up a certain amount ofcapital which might be better utilizedin other ways but render the merchantdissatisfied every time they come tohis notice, without his knowing exact-ly how to dispose of them withoutmonetary OFFICERS OF THE WEIR WARDROBE E. MOTT, ROD. WEIR, J. A. HEBERT, Superintendent. Managing Director. merchant, in order to protect himself,felt called upon to adopt in a measurethe method of his more prominent andsuccessful competitor. One of the greatest innovationswithin the last few years has been thewardrobe system, which less thanfive years ago was looked upon withridicule by some, and by others asa detriment rather than a help to thesuccessful handling and selling ofready-to-wear stocks. In times such as these, when everymerchant has to battle with thefiercest competition the world has everknown, it behooves him to be on the In clothing or ready-to-wear storeswhere goods are kept in piles ontables, the general inclination of thesalesman is to show the newest andbrighest goods, thinkmg that theprospective customer must know theold-timers as well as he does himself,which, by the way, is in many casesan erroneous idea. The fr
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