. Hardware merchandising March-June 1917. os., as might be expected, in newhomes that were being built by the far-mer. The building of a new home alwaysopens up a very favorable prospect. Afair proportion, however, of the ordersreceived came from the older houses inthe country, and this, too, offered a verypromising field for the hardware mer-chant who is able to carry this depart-ment in his store. Customers Brought New Business Another favorable feature of this lineof business was that several of the or- try home has a distinctive advantageover the city in being able to have thesystem instal
. Hardware merchandising March-June 1917. os., as might be expected, in newhomes that were being built by the far-mer. The building of a new home alwaysopens up a very favorable prospect. Afair proportion, however, of the ordersreceived came from the older houses inthe country, and this, too, offered a verypromising field for the hardware mer-chant who is able to carry this depart-ment in his store. Customers Brought New Business Another favorable feature of this lineof business was that several of the or- try home has a distinctive advantageover the city in being able to have thesystem installed and operated withsoft water. The tank that is used forsupply is about 6 feet long and about18 inches wide and high. The Septic Tank So far as the installation of the sep-tic tank is concerned, the excavation isusually done for this and for the drainby the farmer himself. The work, ofcourse, can be undertaken, if desired,by the merchant. This will be added tothe estimate of cost already given. Veryfrequently the farmer undertakes also. Bathroom supplies featured near entrance to store of Parrish Bros., Pt. Perry,Out. The accompanying article tells how Parish Bros, are developing trade in the rural districts. ders came from neighbors or otherfriends of those whose houses had beenfitted up and who had been persuadedby the satisfaction the others felt tofollow their example. This brings outstrongly the old saying about the satis-fied customer being the strongest adver-tisement a firm can have. From $250 to $300 The prices charged for the shipmentrun from $250 to $300. Usually thesmaller sum rather than the larger. Thisincludes the three pieces themselves andalso the water tank at the top of thehouse for storing up water, and the hotwater boiler in the kitchen. It also in-cludes connections between the tank andthe cistern, and on this point the coun- the building of the septic tank with ce-ment that is furnished by the payment for the contract is donewherever possib
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