The Montgomery tribune., August 12, 1910, Image 12

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NUMBER TWO.
THE PURPOSE OF A
RANGE
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I have promised to be -perfectly f rank with you in writing these talks, and
while I may divulge some trade secrets in doing so, I am going to keep my word.
Interwoven with the facts presented, you can trace the little tricks that are
resprted to by stove-makers and stovo salesman, that are entirely foreign to any
points of the stove, yet are calculated to convince you of certain things.
The first purpose of the range from the standpoint of the maker is to bo
sold. The other purposes vary as much as the intentions of the maker.
Maker No. 1 liigures. on selling you a rango only one . 'tithe. . He,ge,ts
your money and you get trouble.. (" ' ' ' ' ' . i
Maker No. 2 iigures on selling you a range, a lot of. repairs, and. then you
still have trouble. '
Maker No. 3 sells you a range that gives entire satisfaction and pleases
you so much that if the stove salesman had' not boen sq smooth, you would have
bought the same make again. " ... " '
THE PURPOSE OP A RANGE SO PAR AS YOU ARE CONCERNED IS , POURrPQIuD.
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2nd. Durability, r
Perfect Cooking
Convenience.
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Qualities
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Now"ec'onomy inNful does not mean to wrap some asbestos around the
-pipe slid 'coyer this asbestos with wrapping paper,-' and then try to make you
' ., .. .believe the atoye is a -fuel saver by pointing to the unscorched wrapping paper as
' evidence of fuel saving. Economy in fuel means how many buckets of coal will
.... 'it, burn When you are using it in your kitchen.
Durability is not pounding on a malleable top with a hammer. It is how
long.will this range last doipg your work in your kitchen. "Will it warp? "Will
' it" crack? "Will it buckle? "Will it break?
High class ranges are made with malleable tops and gray iron tops. The
" malleable tops, ..belong to the class where the top is used as a talking point. To
open up avenues of thought, if malleable iron has heat resisting qualities, as
makers of malleable ranges claim it has, why do not they use it in grates and
linings of their ranges, or tops of hotel ranges. Surely this is where i the great
est heat resisting iron should be used. They do not dare to make these castings
of malleable iron, as the same would not last any length of time 5 consequently,
they use gray iron where the heat is greatest, proving it to be the best.
Perhaps the most expensive piece of heat producing machinery made is
the locomotive. If you will examine the grates of a locomotive you will ' find"
them to be made of gray iron.
The purpose, therefore, of a malleable top range is to use malleable top to
sell you the range. Does it not necessarily follow that if it is better to make
grates and lire boxes of gray iron, that the purpose of range whose tops are
' ( made' of "grey iron is the purppse of durability.
. t Ask" your blacksmith, which will warp the puickest, malleable or cast iron.
y ,,G'et. posted on what you are asked to buy.
' perfecting cooking qualities mean will the stove cook good, . wholesome
'., food rigwwith you handling the stove? Not only in the hands of an expert
who hasieen; trained to the stove, but can you take the stove and put it in your
tr house an3 gevt perfectly satisfactory results. The baking of a sponge cake
, ' upon 'which.evin lppO pound weight can be placed, and then the cake raise
r ,gain, does not tell anything ,,so far as the baking qualities of a stoye is
'toncprmed." It merely tells nhe story of formula. It has this powes Vithiu
' 'itself ; the! Cake could be baked, just' as well in a dutch oyen, as anyother
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The next purpose of a range is that of . convenience. "'..Usually you buy
range with a reseivoir. ' As nearly as I can figurd it out,, about 95, perceivt of the'
people of this country are' right-handed j 5 percent "are left-handed. Therefore,-.
it nacessarily follows that the proper pjaco for the resor.yoir'is bri the- right' hand
of the range, from the standpoint .'of convenience'..' .Fro'pi another standpoint, it- .
is very inconvenient for one's hand to come in contact with thejsharp corner 6f al'"
stoye doori You are very apt to do .this where you Ijlaye; a warming ploset Using
' a drop oven door. Does it not necessarily folloSy'that thenurpose of the .range"
you want, from the standpoint of convenience, shouldbe to have Idle byen 'oft the-..rl,.,
right hand of the' stove and a foil "'ivarming Closet 'Hopj instead r of a. ijpo'p',
warming cIose door. V " ' -
The purpose of nijany ranges ..is to hare neha3f "talking4j'ointB
rest stove. Tne thing to learn so far as you'are' concernet in, order t
the purppse of a range that suits you, is .where rhe . talking points ' qiiit ihdthe ...
stove commences. , ' . ..... ....
I have digressed somewhat in order-to make mypoint clear, but the'
summary of the talk is, be sure the,, rnge you buy fr&s 'a purpose-..thjit suits
it. That pleasure is all.yours. ;- . ' ?- 7 - J' '
1 1 Now about that plan of mine pf giving that tole away. "With Wvfery t"'
stove purchased. of yjme, regardless of price,, Itngoing !to give the purchaser
a ticket. Each ticket has a different -.number and th 'fifojder ot eachlifkct "
' has an interest in a stove. Tho(, 6wership ,qf Uie' stoye, will.be 'determined'"
the day before Ghristraas. If you are eio ;fbrtnnatev as.(,tb become th" bwnpr
'' of the stove, I. will deliver the aanie to yon?.jthe .day before Christnlasj-oryjf
i you prefer, I -will -purchase it4fr'om you.at'.i'otaW ppce j Ifyou bconi'e tlip
j ' owner 'of the. stoveJ ij; makes 'no- 'difference to ,!ne'hetlier;yjLi, vhayer bought
; a stove costing 1 0,50 , or one. cpsting f 50.00 : I-wilf dejtyey it' to you., or'f tdke",
it off your haiidg. A fair and impMrBal' committee will be selected to 'deter-
i mine the ownership of the -.stoye; -The thing' 'I wtfnt'tb i'do is- to sell you ft
stove that will, giTe absolute satisfaction untl 'right-' here IvSvant to emphasize
the fact that any stdye you .buy ?qf me, mnst vgiyer satisfaction, or I .willjnsist
..aritakinig it b'acklt I wbld rather -havQ one satisfied customer thanisix's
satisfied '.'gwstomers, and .if-yqu.orany;one els'e,.buy a stoye of me : '-agit 'Hbs
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rnqv.pieasev-y.PM,. jUBisee fipyv qiugs-you can get your money uuuu;.,,
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