The Portland daily press., 1865-07-11
Boots and Shoes.
.xrt ONCE 4 MOREl,r 81.
and PEDDLINGI
To raH READERS OF TIE BAEeoE DAILY

To rHE READERs or THE BANGOR DAILY
VINE AND COURIER:
IL appears that the communication oil ~ and
the TO he same, in the Boston Daily Aover-
tser has called out an article in the Bangor Daily
Wing and Courier OF May sOth, from "A Merchant
of Bangor" who pitches into the 'MeFehantof Boz
ton" As iollows.-'I wish TO denounce some OF ms
statemt nts, and inform said Merchant that an ari-
Gle heartily shaded nth truth than his would
have gre a.sr effect upou The business community
in this vicinity. should judge from the style Of
his Boston Merchants' communication, that ne Is
not one offhat class Of Bosft Merchants appealed
70 IN the letter OF the Bangor correspondent, 'P.'
VIZ The regular and honorable Merchants OF Bos-
ton" 4.fr .....'
NO" 10 oesin With, as guessing seems to be the
order ofthe day, allow II Boston Merchant to
say that should judge. nom the style ofTHIs Ban
gos Merchants communication that he Is ore Of
tue gnfrs to the Bangor eli cular and Il a Whole
safe Dealer, and VERY LIKELY a Boot and Shoe
Delle-.iFcr farther particulars see Book of OBJ
If So thea hs cevotion the interests Of the poor
jeIenceitss Retailers Of Maine. who. according 10
his Ideas. ret imps ed uptn ly the s. MPLE VIZ
LAIS.. sMAcKs LI1TLE of ser interest. and HIS
isuot SO pare and disinferestsd regard for the
welfare OF the reaile as he would have suppose.
Now that the ptOpls aud rstailers OF Maine have
AIKEN Lold OF III. maiter, end The tide OF insure
has turned. rather strong. the Bangor singers,
the IN reliant of Boston can bear the doubt o. his
being regular and honorable, without large
am2rAt " suffering. the ground 0. let those
| augh who win.
The comp amt about "any quantity Of young
Sqnirt7, with which the country ia flooded and who
| generally sell goods commission" and similar
'tAem' nta, ale the great staple AReUnEETs Of ALL
ne articles written 10 JUSTIFY this driving out
| frO Ma af nod ria AL
men are not 50 easily imposed upon BY You've
| SoUTRrs," ard UN'IL the Retailers Of Maine
ask protection by lac, there will be BUT little PROOF
that the Danger Merchants assertion ia eorreet,
that the retailers may be sWiRdled and hunbugsed
j ,Oithoat mercy by the numerous scaywags and
broken-down me- chants who canno. command re-
i spect4bls tusiS at home" The "Boston Mer-
chant" has better opinion of the Retailers Of Marie
slan to suppose them to DO such rats. ready to be
fooled by ear, body and anybody, as described By
no Bangor Mereha - snd is isnot an insult 10
the i.teng nee fihe Betailers Of Maine to insnu-
ate SHAT th,J c5saot take care Of themseiUess Now
4 II sxch state 0 al Ire COULD ExIsT. Is not the
remedy 50 plain. that whether the s~indleis 10Th
\ samples were from B0agtr or elsewhere, would
not he Re alters act under the simplest rules OF
common sense TO REFUSE to bug or order Of the
young squ'rts unless thy could produce sattsfac-
tore. Evidence that they represent responsible
houses s1.f diia sef1 hr.n r
Finally, the dRishin0 touch is put on to the whole
,mmunicAtion by the statement about Counter
jumpers who never understood the frat rudiments
of commercial transactions With sOaich tAs country
j is ifyest.d' Yes, you ignorant counter-iumporsi
YoU HAVE worried good, worthy, and very Mise
j Bangor Merchant into a KseULAR RUDIMzETAL
MIDDLE and he DoH'T WANT tn, State OF Maine
"infe.ted with mercisi transactions" or 'rudi'
ments." uni IS the runners get their inspiration
and samples from Bangor, and the iss all right to
rlsdimeRs into anybody sHODDY SHOES or any other
kind property made Aoly under sanction Of the
Has kers and Peddler5 Act, chap. "A.
Blu. suppose We change this subject, which may be
gestin tiresone TO one that Is always refreshing