ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE 



FOR SALE BY 



THOMAS G. NEWMAN & SON, 



972 and 974 West Madison St., CHICAGO, ILL. 



In the following pages we present our Price t,Ist for 1880. The quotations for nearly all the articles 

 are much reduced for the coming year, and we ask a careful perusal of this Catalogue before ordering 

 supplies. As the prices of some things are now fluctuating very much (tin, for instance), the quotations given 

 are subject to change without further notice. 



On all articles quoted by mail, we pay the postage; all others are sent by express or freight, at the expense 

 of the purchaser. 



Goods desired to be sent by freight, should be ordered from 10 to 20 days before needed for use, according 

 to distance from Chicago. 



We do not send goods by C. O. D., unless sufficient money is sent with the order to pay express charges 

 both ways, in case not taken from the express office. 



Always write the order for goods on a separate sheet from a private letter or article for publication. Write 

 plainly your name, address, and the way goods are to be sent. 



Remit by express, money-order, registered letter or New York or Chicago drafts, payable to our order. Do 

 not send checks on local banks, for such cost us 25 cents each for collecting. 



Seeds or samples of merchandise can be mailed for one cent per ounce ; printed matter one cent for every 

 two ounces. These must be tied up ; if pasted, they are subject to letter postage. 



In consequence of the dearth of small currency in the country, we will receive either 1, 3 or 3 cent 

 stumps, for anything desired from this office. We cannot use Canadian or other foreign stamps. 



We are not interested in the production of anything enumerated in this Catalogue, and recommend no 

 article except on real merit. Being located in a great center of commerce, it is sometimes very convenient 

 to get goods of different manufacturers all at one shipment. 



Purchasers may, by the aid of this Catalogue, compare prices, and scan closely the various articles offered, 

 by means of its many illustrations and descriptions, thus being enabled to select such goods as are desired. It 

 is not always that the lowest priced are the cheapest ; often such are proportionately inferior. 



Our answer to all who ask credit is this : We sell on small margins, and cannot afford to take the risks of 

 doing a credit business. If we did such a business, we should be obliged to add at least 10 to 20 per cent, more 

 to our prices, to make up for those who would never pay, and to pay the expenses of keeping book-accounts 

 with our customers— this we know our Cash customers would not think to their advantage. This rule we must 

 make general in order not to do injustice to any one. The cash system gives all the advantage to the cash 

 customers, while the credit system works to their injury. In justice to all we must therefore require Cash- 

 with the order. 



Very Truly Yours, 



THOMAS G. NEWMAN & SON, 



973 «ft 974 JV. Madison St., CHICAGO, I 1. 1,. 



