The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-07-15

To THE READERs OF rHN BATeoR DAILY
WHIs AND CouRIER.
Il appears that the communication OF "P. and
the ans Ser to the came, in the Boston Daily Adver
tiser has called out article in the Bangor Daily
Wing and Courier OF May 9Oth, from "A Merchant
of Bangor" who pitches into the Merchant Of Bos-
TIM Is .oilows.-'.I wish 10 denounce some ofh
statems nts, an inform said Merchant that arti-
Gle more heartily SHADED scifk truth than his would
nave greater effect upon ihe business community
IN this vicinity. should Jadse from the style Of
'nis Boston MeTchant's' communication, that he Is
not one of that class Of Boston Merchants appealed
W IN the letter OF the Bangor correspondent 'P.'
ton
NOW 10 begin with, as guessing seems 10 be the
oioer OF tne day, allow tie "Boston Merchant" to
say tna' snouid judge, from the style ofraIs BAN
gor Meren2nts communication that he Is one Of
tBe sgnfrs to The BsDgor CT. cular and 1, VhoIe-
sale Dealer, and VERY LIKELY Roo. and shoe
Dealer. Fer further particulars see Book ofJoBA
Ifsc then bis devotion to the interests of the Moor
defencehss Retailers of Maine, who. according TO
his ideas. get imPfled upcn " the s. NILE VIZ.
LAIN., sMAcKs A LITTLE Of SELF inters,t and HIS
is no. so pure and disiRftrested reEsrd for the
well re Of the retailers he would have u. suppose.
Now thSt ne people and retailers OF Maine have
hhtu iOAu OF II II mAftG anu tnc "eo VI ncufu
has turned rather strong on the Bangor Singers,
thu M rel aut of Boston csn bear the doubt O. his
being 'Iegulsr ard honorable without large
Gns'uat n suffering. ON the ground o. let those
laugh who win.'
The comp amt about ANY quantity Of young
squi;ts with which ,he country is flooded, and who
generally sell goods or eemmii sion, PEND similar
staten -nts, are the great staple ARousErTs OF ALL
the articles written 10 JUSTLY the driving out
n ON Ma ne OF tVeryboGy scith samples. S,Rsfbie
men a;e not 81 easilv imposed upon b. "louNo
SoUIaTs," aud TN IL tie Fefaitrs n Maine
ask protec'isl by lasv, the wf De but little PROOF
that the Bangor Merchants assertion is o.rrect,
that the retailers may BE- sniHdled and ha1abagged
i0ithoHt marcy by the numerous ssallywsgs and
broken-down merchant who ca0ro CONF anc a re-
spectsbls tuaiion at hams" he "B0ston Ner-
chant has better opinion Of the Re alters Of Malice
than to suppose them to be each aats. ready to 30
fooled BY estri body and any tody, es dtsribe' by
The Bangor Mere haiti and IL 1. not an 'nsllt 10
the iatellig ncc ofile Betaiiers OF Maine insinu
atofsatthn G ~ not axe Of themselvesg Now
II such a state an rs O ULD KxIsT, Is not tho
remedy plain. that .lsther the swindlefs wh
samples were iron Bon ger or sl ewhere would
| not Inc BE alters ac' undsr tie simplest rules OF
Common sense 70 refuss to buy ~ order OF the
/ young fqu rts' unless th produce satfsfac-
tor evidence that they represent responsible
/ houses
Finally the finishing touch is put on 10 The Whole
Communication by thu statement about "countei-
jumpers who never understood the hrt rudiments
of commercial tansaciicns NTH iOhich the country
is isfest d" Ye-, you ignorant csunter-iamparsl
you HAVE worried Sc cd, worthy, and rery oiss
Bangor Merchant" into RveULAR RUBIN sNTAL
MUDDLE snd he DON'T WANT thu State OF Name
''iaietcd with commercial transactions" or 'rudi-
! ments." uni % the runners get their Inspiration
aud samples from Bangor, and zen as all right to
rMdiplent into anybody sHoDDY SHOES or any other
kind Of property made holy under sanction OF the
Hawkers and Peddlers Act, chap. a.
i But suppose we change this subject, which may be
getting tirssOue. to that Is aiOays refreshing