Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-03-25
0ar Fafm Frs and iTersllants,


Oar FaFRikss and Merchants.
The Identity Of interests existing
between these two classes Of our
community, and desire to see both /
prosper, lo3Ids Us No take the Ill erty
Of calling iheIattenticn Of the flrmcr
70 enc matter Which we regard well
calculated to materially iliure both.
The Increased number Of Ped
dlsfs now trarersins the Length and
bread b Of our county, is good eyi-
dence 81 t ptopor,ionate increase Of
trade On be part Of our frmer{i and
others: While it is no part Of cur
business pr desire to make war upon
the Peddl Ter, in the enjoyment Of lis
legal privileges, as a travelling vcnder.
Of goods, it is our privilege. and one.
we intend tp cx prcise, to strive to
guard onF farmers against imposition
and det rae Jon from TIER true in
terests 1t seems to US Fiat Any man
With @two ID eas above briekbat, :
can see at a glance, that ID trade with
these Peddld rs-no matter how hon
/est, OF great the bargains they offer
must, to / material extent, in the
end act iniHriousiy upon oar local
merchants. We believe that'it is
net the trae interest Of the farmer
to trale with Peddlers. A majority
Of them are either foreigners or tram
sient, having nc permanent interest
among Us, ahd o tentimes engaged in
selling old-flshioned and not unfre-
quently damaged goods. This Of it I
self is sollidfeut to satisfy the mind
that there is possibility of being
cheated, to #dy nothing of the great
facility to cheat by an exhibition of
goods at the residences of the citi-
zens where there is no competition,
b slick-t4ngued Yankee, or blar-
q eying French or Irishman. But
without anot Tier word on this point,
and admitting that YOU can get as
good bargains and as good goods as
YOU can from the merchants, we in
si4t it Is not your true interest to
favor the Rcddlers with your trade.
Why? Bee ause they are transient;
here today and gone tomorrow
they get your money and go ana
spend it in some other community
own no pro pcrty amongst US pay
no tax, exec pt on their goods and
consume moi be of your produce, only
during theirs stay in your midst,
The merchant, on the contrary, lives
with US generally occupies his own
house or farm pays taxes, as every
permanent citizen docs-buys and
eats, all the Wide, of the products Of
The farI ner il: a word, he is one Of
as
The Peddler has greater fac;lities
for swim dling--we don't say that he
does do so7and more temptation to
do it, / y selling goods on false rep
resentat lions; getting the money, and
leaving; while the merchant is sta
tionary, and within your reach, if he
imposes upon you. Knowing this,
i he is les IS libble to misrepresent, A
perman9 mt location amongst US, ana
a desire 10 i've BY the business, are
inducem ent$ to fair dealing.
We / ope oar farmers will give this
subject b critical examination, and IN
that VA guard their interests.
TAx4s The Knoxville Regis
/ Ter give The following as the rate
of taxes lie, led by the city fathers
q on pers9ns, property ai'd privileges,
for The present year, IN that city:
PROP dirty tax, one per centum on
The value thereof. Poll tax, one
doll II. Auctioneer ten dollars, and
half Of bne per cent on The amount
>ol !. Brokers license fifty dollars
For the making or vending playing
carls, fifty cents per pack. For.
shaving notes, half Of one per cent
on the amount employed. Com
fectionary, FIVE dollars Exhibi
ti,ns of ,heIslight OF hand, feats of
ac,ivity. &c. five dollars. Other