The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-11-09
OUR MARKET FACILITIES.

great mass OF our citizens, who In Chica-
go, Milwaukee or Detroit, keer such and
such wares for sale, the best and the cheap
est, aud at what prices they can be OBJ
tanned at those places, but the farmer,
mechanic and citizen with us are particu-
larly interested in knowing who of our
merchants keep what they need for the
comfort of themselves and families, and
who of them sell their commodities on
the most favorable terms. And to our
farmers and producers in particular il is
matter of the first Importance to be in
formed where they can find at home the
best market for their produce, rather than
that they should be directed across the
State or Lake with vain expectation Of
finding there better market. What cit
izen, if he has n few dollars with which
to make his purchases, would rather spend
six dollars in trip to Milwaukee or eight
dollars to Chicago and back, to trade
double the amount, than take the entire
sum to the counter of the merchant and
grocer who has accommodated him when
he was "hard up" out of funds, and then
invest it in goods at the lowest market
price, and by so doing assist our own citi-
zen merchants TO surmount the obstacles
to successful prosecution of their bust
ness that the "hard times" lack of money,
has placed in their path.
Suppose the great majority should act
upon the principle of patronizng mer-
chants and tradesmen at distance, un-
der the impression, frequently false and
delusive, that they can buy little, very
little cheaper by so doing, when in fact
all things considered they can be quite rs
well served at home, what would become
of home industry, thrift, prosperity, and
wealth! Who would not rather support
n friend and ncighbor rather than a
stranger who knows nor cares nothing of
our well being. Time Was, it is true, and
at no very early period either, when
Grand Haven could not be considered a
first class market village, but as its course
has been onward and upward, increasing
in size and population, its facilities for
trade and traffic have increased in pro-
portion, kept pace with its rising great
ness, so that now the surplus of the pro
ducts Of the farms in this portion of the
Valley is wholly inadequate to supply the
market demand. 1t would be almost i'm
possible for our readers to form an ade-
quate idea of the immense quantity Of
produce that finds its way from the gar.
dens, poultry-yards, &c, of the Holland
ers to our village. Messrs. CUTLER
WARTS d STEDGMAN, WIN. WALLACE, H.
GRIFFIN q Co., and others, drive a very
brisk trade that way. And if any of oul
farmers have potatoes, onions, beans, cab
bage, butter, eggs, or other produce to
dispose Of, Grand Haven, Ferrysburg OF
Mill Point, afford fine market; and fat
cattle, sheep, hogs, hay, DC. &c, fetch
with us the highest market pricc-often
a much higher price than can be obtained
therefor at Grand Rapids or any other
market east Of us. And as for dry goods,
groceries, ready-made clothing, &c, they
can be bought at Grand Haven as cheap
ly as at any other point in the Grand
River Valley. Why notl
Then let us patronize home industry,
strive to increase home wealth and pros
perity, and not seek to beggar the very
elements of successful effort in our trade
and commerce by transfer of our cash
capital to the pockets of strangers and
those who have no interest in our welfare,
but would build themselves up at the
price of our ruin.
If you wish tea, sugar, coffee, or other
groceries, just call on Mcssrs. CUTLER,
WARTS IL SrEDeMAN, WALLACE, or GRIF.
FIN a. Co.; and if dry goods are needed
you can find them at the store of Cur.
LER WARTS d STEDGMAN, of the latest
styles and patterns, and at a price to suit
the times; if you want hardware, call on
GEo. E. HUBBARD. If il suits the con.
venience Of any one to call ut Mill Point
to make their purchases, JOHN II. NEW
COMB, HOPKINS d OsGooD, and Mr.. PER-
KrNs are all good men to deal with, and
you will get the worth of your money in
any commodity they may have 10 sell.
See their advertisements.
EE~ The monthly Printer. for Octo-