OAKS BROS.
NOVELTY SPRING
SWEATERS
For Men
For Young Men
Sport Sweaters that hug the body
closely—Pull over Sweaters that
keep the chill from your bones—
all of them shown in a gay array
of plain and combination colors.
AH wool Coats of course and we’ll
lit any size lad from 2 years to 15.
Montgomery & Co.
USKKntlfiE
Separate Trousers for Every
Purpose and for Every Purse
CDADT TDAIICEIK For the man who can’t spare time
aruKi iKuuatKa for vacation and must mix his
play with his work. Fine wools in checks and
stripes. §5.00 to $lO. Linen Knickers at $4.
Pft! E TRAIKEIK with balloon bottoms as they
Wit IKUUatKa oughttobe . Pearl grey and bis
cuit shades. §6.50 and §7.50.
DRESS TROUSERS S
darks. §5.00 to §lO.OO.
WORK TROUSERS
Montgomery & Co.
: HORSES GIVEN AS PREMIUMS IN CLOTHING
YEARS ago—many obsolete customslt:-^::’:,^,..;,,;;;;:^:;^;:';::
’fore the year was up was exactly like ir.g and their pride in nesses:
, ‘i* . [telling tile patron in "settle u]» and n*> other store outside of me.ro
' Interesting Reminiscences Gleaned From an u"-;
terview With W. H. Montgomery, President of iV*' UMf «*►•<*».«■“«■« c<,h'mns i tfuh s.-n,imp-» sli , t ..m. TO f ., r t.. f,.m.aiei..ih<* t.
ier\ Itw * «• I ..f a nrawpapnr «.. m«««- B fnUh , tm i huncs.y p-. affai „. „ ffcr „
of Montgomery s C lothing Stores. ; l '. 1 ' 1 *" t trr , , ,he . »».i «..k,i r..,- .w ti „„. , 10alitv „ f material and ,i
i >mrc. mg advantage *>! quantity pui
! Tin* premium, trading stamp ami The evnituinn of the clothing husi- ' which can «>nlv i.e equaled hv
\■■ CITES CHANGES IN BUSINESS METHODS. 2Br£*£, JSS 'Z£E?t£
I . •■'.’l j,t extremes In ”ivin°* nreoiMim*; *i vears ago it is realised Inal radical * • . - ,
i" lAiiimcMu I'lumuiib ,i- • : pany atm upon \\nu-h the sue
I i wav to «* , et business Here there changes have o»ihi' annul ami want a • , , • , •*_ 1
r .1,. . . . lJ ~ titrt mete was , • , , , , . r the business was built and man
It may interest tin- younger people . am. in It* tu ot tin ir In fact,; rivalry as to what store gave a- struggle it lias neeti .or the early pio- ! Idndiim :,.da-- ->s the’
lof State t'idlege and surrounding many ot the di.-piav windows were tg-: way the biggest prize. One merchant mHM ' business man to succeed or even , u .j u , n t j K . destine- of the Jinn v
| eountry to know that up t<» about is'.'" <**‘>''-d eiitheh because the “show ’ot j would give a horse for the customer ; tu remain in business. rected bv the active lu-ad
ft fastidious dressers demanded i hat merchandise in tmnt completely oh- 1 purchasing the largest amount in a’ ' . ~ ‘
Ceases he ironed out because this scared the windows. Clothing dum- j given period. This was soon follow- \ MONTGOMERY'S PROTECT ?!*'*. . * tSl .V* !
• furnished evidence that they w.-re m:e>. in the likeness of national ami | c .,j hv another store giving awav a pi- : IHkTIf IMflilK WII l»l 'lf*NP ! J n * U l 'r * > .' l “^ l U *' "l 1 1 '
hnn'l-nir-iiowns. The l.cst .hvssi.i ...... |.,,,nimn. persona Kes nrcnpicl a | :mo . Kiivc l,v ! WM ” 1 Kll)h ANI> 1 1 Rt ’ fc j •'«> ">
tl.sst ca. lv .lav a-..rv five pla.a- ... ln.nl ..f tin- av- 1 ;o „. i n t |„. t . ;lrk . „ re at vn- i . . , . . "I’"'" •" ! 111 1,1
- n Cenenl Gram .» • . » ‘ i • -Montgomery s doing an excessive me noeiis ot our ijatrons am
•ot all <r«ases. ei.ige dmi. c.imi.u uiant. lior.uc*. thusiasm marked a sales contest m , v . , . . , • . . ,
, • L „ . ‘Volume o. business has a tremendous • them —-to eonttnue to serve th
la t*’d<e davs oni' - the eoit< -fid '*ie.lev amt v.utci.ii Mietidan weie, which Montgomery s gave awav a , ... ~. . . . .
, 1.1 1..1-1 ..IV. 111., im 10.11. .I.HJ , - sir. oniis and <tr,od , *, ! purchasing power, giving the pu »!ic ter than they weiA* served be
•■■■--••■- "■•■•• —•> =>» .-='■=■« ' U M |kn™r„Way»ah.,r- i „ . -..aali.v aarch- a.-t r«i S on rath..,- ll,:.
v...... Mack 1.,'..a,1..!...1. «»*•>•» '•'•'■‘ n " 0-t"n> : vc f tcr> as a Brand prate. This c..n- 1 ; , jvs .. >nv|l wv w H ~H minau.
; cals. Men’s pants a’,-,-., naalc with ! S<;,, .1./s U;» Sis f '"’ » f >’"’ >’«« u "’' l ,hi ; s ‘-’ : a„„,crv express,.,! himi.-lf wla-a i.m r- 1 imcllittcncc in s.-rvicc. salisfa
: Stnp-s S,. l.!-..a,l ami p:-..n„un,.,-,! that ! th , w . ,|avs. a.ivmiscincnts of ! ffirkunts .l.scvc-rcl they "<;'•' t-' l '" : viiavci reaar.hna t!a-sup,n..r service , .ua lily and facis in all rep
iln s...|ii;r a anile i„riu apprearln up ... , „. t;lii S s iri . f wt .rv rarely ehanp'e,! i , ln!r , a t ray r '; nt,ri : ‘ heina ren.lere.l th.- pc.„•!•.■ „f ihis vi- lions, these ons-limc :he nisi
.|lhe .listnnre the trousers were visible ! ’ A -eneral j tan,lwl “’B rthrr - =>» | einity. ' tors in service that have nn,
•(jlong betore the rest ot the body came tvv ;,. u . t j u . stock was taken and j ment to refrain from this method of. <. , nl i „ L :i ngr. Mr. Montgomery states sible the great growth of thi
I into view. 1 lu* mere iiuli* feient dn-.s-• j n t j u . ; ,,j_ very similar to the ] business getting. “that with the experience gained in pri>e.
’isers wore silk mixeil- suits, a heavy • I . __ _
jhlnclc n!l-wo*>l I'nhrh* with :i siijrlu
| mixti:re of whin* ,-i!k whirh ylisn*m*«l
i In those days stnr«:s would open at •
! *; ..‘clock in tin- ninrriiiitr ami dose at
HI sun! 11 o'clock each niirht. <>n Sun- •
’ days practically every store was ••pan ;
! fr«>m S m. t«> noon. Vacations ;
I were never thought of ami <liil not :
[come until lont; after the work lay t
! hours hml been irroatly decreased. i
j Most everyone is ajrreed that busi
! m-ss today is highly competitive, hut
I only those who are familiar with tile
| early experiences of the pioneer husi
! ness tnen will fret an adequate idea
[of the rivalry and intense jealousy
Presenting
in sturdy materials, sturdily tail
ored for hard service. §2.50 - §3.50
like diamond dust in the sain.
/;.»»,* Sf"r>■ II-
• which existed. Competition today is :
| conducted on a dijrnified and ethical
j basis: it is void of those enmities of
[ the former days. It was a sreneral
j practice in that day for merchants to •
! open packages that customers pur-;
! chased from other stores, scorn tlx*
.quality and the price that was paid. 1
[often times a merchant would strive j
: t*. make a hit with a patron hv takinjr :
' him t*» a nearhy sal<>**n ami huyinfc
i him several drinks after a sized ,
j purchase had heen made. !
lit tin’ l.lt.'ilh's*'* of
.Vi itiitnnl ('h‘irm-t-rs
I Front ISoII int<* the l'o*s stores v
[with each other to see which c»u!
r put out the bijrjrest quantity of me
' chandise in their display window
We Are Proud To Put the
MONTGOMERY Label On
HICKEY ■ FREEMAN
CLOTHES
Hickey-Frceman Suits and Topcoats
are so fine in styling* so perfect in fit,
and so meritorious in tailoring that
they greatly enhance the appearance
of every man that wears them. The
Home of these superior clothes in
State College is Montgomery & Co.
The Montgomery Label
Stands for High Ideals
,
; :
and Square Dealing
Just now when the cry for lower
prices is apt to have a cheapening
feet on quality, good reputations like
Hiekey-Freeman and Montgomery &
Co. are the best protection any cus
tomer can have.
Men who desire honest all-wool
clothes tailored and styled with a per
manency that even long service can’t
remove, then Hiekey-Freeman is your
kind of clothes and Montgomery &
Co. is your kind of a store.
Montgomery & Co