Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-05-01

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| ture it into wares which the community
needs, he sees that very community pass
coldly by his shop, and purchase from
some travelling peddler, perhaps, an infe-
rior article, manufactured abroad and at
higher price. Is it any wonder that
he becomes discouraged, if not
soured at the treatment he receives?
And is there not at least plausible ar
gument thus presented to his mind, al
most justifying him in the determination
to take his chance in "cheatery'' and the
;'tricks of trade" by way of revenge?
Well, these are some Of our reflections,
to begin with. And now for the jour
ney, and the sights to be seen. Where
shall we go to? The old tracks have all
been described by other tourists, and we
will not follow them. Let us see We
belive no more interesting route, at least
for our purpose, could be selected, than
right through the advertising columns of
the Ponaeroy Weekly Telegraph Let
that, then, be our route. aud we will start
at the Ware Rooms of
PRALL & HATCH, on Court Street,
Pomeroy. Here is firm, manufacturing
all articles Of tin, sheet iron &C., and
keeping on hand an extensive assortment
of stoves of every description. In short
studying the wants Of the community,
and ever ready to supply those wants,
with wares, warranted, and as cheap as
they can be obtained in any Of the cities.
And, so far as appears from the adver-
tisements in the Telegraph, this is the
only shop mooo IN the county. Now, what
is the interest, as we'll as the duty of our
citizens! Is it to go, or send, to Cincin
natl when you want a stove, or wait un
til tin peddler comes along, if you want
bucket? Suppose you all do so! Is it
not plain that Prall q Hatch must leave,
and other mechanics and merchants of
the place must lose their custom! Be
sensible, then, and support your home
mechanics. 1t is the only way to build
up the town. We are happy to know
that this house is kept busy. But if
everybody would patronise them, we ven
ture to assert that they would employ
more hands, and increase their rooms to
meet the largest demands upon them
Leaving Prall q Hatch building larger
establishment to enable them to accom-
modate their increasing customers, we
pass up Court Street another door, and
find
McQUIGG & SMITH, Tanners and
Leather Dealers. This, so far as shown
by the columns of the Telegraph, is the
only tannery in the county. Now,
while we happen to know that they are
doing a large business, we know equally
we'll that if they had the whole, or even
the half of the trade of the place, in their
line, they would enlarge their Tannery,
and employ more men, thus increasing
the population, and adding to the bust
ness of all other branches of trade and
industry. 1t does seem strange that
people will go to Cincinnati, and even to
Philadelphia and New York, to buy
leather, which could, and would be man
ufactured at home, if our home mechan-
les could be assuredsof the home trade
There is no good, or even respectable
reason why the number of persons en-
ployed in this business should not be in
creased twenty fold, and add that in
crease to our working population, and it
would add in the same proportion to the
prosperity of the. farmer, the merchant,
and other mechanics, as well as the pro-
fessions. 5sga - g. s
We intend, In subsequent numbers, to
continue cur travels, keeping constantly
on the road leading though the adver-
tising columns of the Telegraph, taking
itfor granted, as will hundreds ofreaders,
that ON that road alone, willbe found the
sights worth seeing. We shall be happy
to find Improvements as we progress, and
our advertising. columns, from week to
week, will furnish the only competent
evidence Of the fact.