THE WILSON SEWING MACHINE PALACE

There is nothing like success and to win it in this intensely practical age, there must be real merit at the foundation. The popular verdict, as regards material things,seldom goes astray when the public has pronounced a labor-saving machine the best of its kind, after having tested it, we may be sure it combines qualities found in no other. Before a new book can find a place on some of our library shelves, it must withstand a ten years' criticism from the people; if at the end of that time it is not forgotten and is admitted to be worth preserving, a place is given it with its brothers. A sewing machine, in some particulars, is not unlike a book; if good, it becomes a daily household companion, and circulates all through the land, finding a place by every fireside. As is well known, the sewing machine is an American invention. Since the first one was produced, hundreds of thousands have been made, until to-day they are to be found in all parts of the world.

At firsttheyweremade

in

Easterncities,but

gradually themarch

of

Empire hasbeentoward

theWest;andnowthepeople

of

theLand

of

theRisingSunlooktoward theLand

of

theSet

tingSun,andseeimmense buildings devoted

to

themanufacture

of

sewing machines, whileware

rooms

of

palatialmagnificence lift theirlofty

fronts

on

thebroadthoroughfares

of

thewonder

fulcitiesoftheGreatWest.

TheCity

of

Cleveland, Ohio,haslongbeen

famous foritswideandbeautiful avenues, its

luxurioushomes,

its

shade-trees,andfine

churches andcolleges.

It

is

alsothecentre

of

alargemanufacturinginterest,

as

well

as

arail

waycentre, andthemetropolis

of

amagnificent

section

of

country.LikeChicago,

it

is

acity

of

surprises

to

thetraveler fromtheEast.One

of

themostbeautiful andsurprising things

it

con

tainsto-day

is

thelargenewstoreroomand

warehouse

of

theWilsonSewing-Machine Com

pany,

on

thecorner

of

Superior andBondStreets.

This

is

theblossoming out

of

abusinesswhich

commenced notmanyearsago

in

humble quar

ters,butwhichhasgrown

to

its

present dimen

sions

as

aresult

of

energy, push,business tact,

andsolidmeritfor a foundation. TheWilson

Sewing-Machine hasdeveloped toward perfection

with

its

growth, untilto-day

it

is

thepeer

of

any

made

in

America, andoccupies thefrontrank,

standing onlythird

on

thesale-list.

If

its

sales

increase

in

theyears

to

come

as

theyhave

duringa fewwhichhavepassed,

it

will no