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I---- — •-- ■ -_ -■_■■ ' _ I The Davis, Burkham & Tyler 3rd I Co-operative Piano Club Saves You $100—Plus. The “Plus” Is Valuable and Full of Interest to You as a Member of This Club Pi<)!1 A Regular $375 I I idiSH Vaiue-At... $5.00 Membership Fee i $1.50 Weekly ... Weve to d you the story of the splendid pianos and players which we offer in . s Kreat club- ,We have told you the story of how, by a fortunate combination of circumstances, the manufacturers, Messrs. Price & Teeple, could engage to fill an order for 200 of these instruments, when ordinarily it would be impossible for them 01 anv other manufacturer of an established, world renowed, universally sold instruments to do it. We have told you in plain figures what this club represents in people, money and instruments. W e have told you how such a club is possible with us, and no other piano dealer in the State of West Virginia. '1 hat the story has been interesting is. we believe, all amply proven by the fact that this club has been the most successful we have ever conducted. fou’ll Find the “Plus” Story Also | Extremely Interesting I IT’S ABOUT TERMS: Our house was established, has grown and now holds its undisputed leadership on the solid-bed rock of fair dealing. One of the best illus- I ti ations, next to low pi ices, is its unmatchable system of easv terms of payment This is one of the foundation stones of this great co-operative club. Keep in mind the wil.iv ot the instiuments and j'Our actual having ol money as a member of this club. I ' I In order to give you the values we do, we buy in largest possible quantity on an abso lutely spot cash basis. I hat means that we have a large >*11111 0! money actually invested in the piano that this club offers. A business house exist*, by getting back its principal and something added for profit. I his house shares w ith its customers the earning power of the money involved in its gigantic dealings, bo advantageous was this deal that we are enabled to allow' members to pa\ at the rate of St.So per week on the Piano. Such payments have never been matched on instruments of equal value. Lower paunents could only be made possible if the instruments cost us less, and instruments of equal value could not be produced I tor less. 1 hese prices are actually factory prices, and, in accordance with the liberal system £ of this house, its customers share fully in the benefits secured by the power of large capital B And one big advantage to you is the privilege of owning a truly high grade Piano on weekly I or monthly payments that are not burdensome to people in any financial cir- I cuinstances. ■ There are other special features you should know about. A word will bring you the I whole story. ** 3 ■ I