The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-07-17
Boots and Shoes.
rr1zs ONCE MOREl l
HAWKING and PEDDLING!
To TUE RrADras OF the BANGOR DAILY
Wahc Avn CarTR tHR.

To TUE Readers OF THE BANGOR DAILY
wHbs AND CouRIKR:
II appears that the communication OF ~ and
theersssr to the ssme, In ths Boston Dsily sdver-
tser, has called out article In the Sanger DAILY
Wig and Courier OF May 3Oth, from "a M.renant
Of Bangor" who pitches into the ''Sefchantof Brs-
ton" follows.-'l wish 10 dtEOunce sone OF hts
'tatemt nts, inform said Merchant that arii-
ole more heaviiy shaded aUifa truth The his would
have greater fleet ufon the business commu0ity
In this vicinity. should judge from the style Of
ma Boron herchant's' concentration, that he IL
no. one eli thar class Of Boston Merchanfs appealed
" n The letter OF the Bangor correspondent, 'P.'
ton"
Now 10 begin win, az guessing seems to be the
order ofthe day. elbow tie "Bcston Merchant TO
'ay that should Judge, ON the sfyle ofrets Ban
gor Aerchsh's eonmuIicaLion,' that Re Is ole OF
sna gu IS 10 ihe anger eli cnlar and e. Whole
sale Dealer, and VARY Likely n Root ard Shoe
De .le- Fer further particulars a.. n, ok Jo.B1
II g. thea is devotion 10 tie interests Of the moor
deTenceiess hefGiiess Of Maine, WHO. ACCORDING TO
his id,ss, get iplsted uIcp ~ the s. MILE VIZ.
LAiN~ sMAcKs A Lf1TLE Of Sc iafers.t a-d HIs
Is no. so fufe and djsinfsrtsisd ressra for the
wtif re Of the retailers he wouldhsve rs suppose
New that the people and retailers Of Maine have
taken hold Of this mater, and the tide OF nsurs
has turned rather strong the Dan go4 Ringers,
tins IN reliant Of Boston csn bear the doubt Of his
being 'egulsr ard honoia able without iB0e
amount n. suffering. on the ground o. let those
laugh who win.'
The comp amt about "any quantity Of yourg
squits, with which the country is ncoded aud wi
| generally sell goods on commission, 'ard similar
msnts, are the great starle ARGUS EETs Of ALL
| the articles written 10 justify the driving out
ffom Maine OF everybody Nth samples. Ssasiiie
men are DO. easily imposed upon by "YoUEs
| SQUTsTs," and CNJlL tie Retailers If Muir
se protection Jy tdD theie will be but Little sRooP
thsi the Bangor Merehs nt's assertion is correct,
that the retailers may be SteiRded aud hanabRggsd
sitboHt mTcg by the Numerous seallywsgs ard
broken-down merchants who caoro' conn aud a re-
specta bic tuation at home" The Boston Mer-
elant" has b9tter opinion OF the Re alters Of Marie
THAI to suppose them to be sush flats, really to be
fooled by e,trs body and snytody, as described by
no Bangor Mertha IT, and 10 IL net an insait 10
the isteg- nc Of The Betaers OF Msiue 20 insinu-
ate that they oIanot take fare Of themserssg Now
| IL such state O. AT rs o3ULD EXIsr, Is not the
remedy % plain that whether the swindleis Nth
samples wee from Bangor or ssewterc would
not the Rs,ailcrs act under the simplest rules Of
common sense, - REUSE 10 buy or order oil the
young squirts' unless they cend produce sati< ec-
tory ssidence that they represent responsible
houses.
Finally, the finishing touch is put to The who e
communication BY ths statement about counter :
jumpers who never understood the fir rudlments
Of commercial transactions ritA 'oaick ths cosn ~
Is infested" Yes, you ignorant esunier-iamp,rst
You HAVE worried good, worthy, ana verg l0isS
Bangor Merchant" into KreuLAR RUDIMearAL
NUDDLK and he Don't WANT tho Sate Of Maine
'Hfe.ted with commercial TRANSACTIONS" or ''rudi-
menss.'' unless the runners get tse.r respiration
aad samples from Bangor, snd taen lis all isht 10
rHdinnsat snto anybody sHoDDY SHOES or aay other
H I'd II properly made holy under sanction Of the
Hawkers and Peddlers Acf, chap. a.
But suppose we change this subject which may be
getting tresome. to one that IA ats7cys refreshing