Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-11-28
NEW ELI In TRADE!

NEW EZRA I'm TRADE!
Mutual Interest Between the Busi-
ness Men Of Town aud Their Cus-
toners IN the Country. Both Par
ties Benefited.
The great reduction In the price
of nearly all kinds Of goods by the
merchants of our town, is attract
ing the attention Of about every
body within a good many miles Of
town, and persons are visiting our
town over our new free turnpikes,
for the purpose of testing the truth
OF what is becoming popular dec
lamation, that "Washington is the
place to buy goods at great bar.
gainsp' And a new class of custo-
mers are 1ocking to town to make
their purchases-persons who had
long entertained an idea that our
merchants were an illiberal class of
business men, and therefore went
TO the City or other county towns
to do their trading, and spend the
money they had made in our own
county. These men are now turn
ing their attention and trade to this
point, and there is no reason why
goods should not be sold at as rea-
sonable prices here, as at any other
town within fifty miles OF fus.
We are glad to notice that a new
business spirit seems to be infused
in our business men, and that as a
consequence, the attention Of per-
sous who have never made this
place their trading point, are focking
to our town and opening trade
with our merchants.
With the facilities now afforded |
for getting to Washington at all
times of the year, and liberal and.
business like enterprise on the part
of business men here, there is no
reason why the trade of this place
should not be doubled in one year.
1t has already increased immensely,
and our merchants should spare no
consistent efforts to offer induce
ments to customers that will secure
the trade against the too common
chimera that merchandise, especial
Iy of a certain class, can be bought
at retail in the city, or at some 9TH
er county town, for less money than
ut Washington.
Goods can be retailed here at as
ow a per cent. upon their cost, as
n any town in Southern Ohio; and
+ our merchants expect to com
nand the trade within a convenient
distance from our town, they must
ell as cheaply as they do at other
laces. And we believe the time
as now come when they have de-
ermined to do so, and we believe
hey are doing so.
We know, and so do the mer-
hants of our town know, that
Washington has had, in days past,
he unenviable reputation whether
rue or false, of selling goods at
igber prices than other towns
round us. These tales of fabu-
ous prices in Washington are be-
lg by-gone5, and our business men
re waking up to the fact that new
IA in business matters must be in
ugurated, if Washington is ever to
e a live, wide-awake business en-
orium. The work, we are proud
o say, has commenced with a com
lendable vigor, and we are encour-
ged to believe that the result will !
e mutually beneficial to our town,
ur business men, and to the exten- ]
i've class of customers who will be
lduced to centralize their trade to
he county seat. Trade is governed !
y interest, and flour business men
lake it to the interest of the farm S
RS throughout the country to
rade here, the interest will be as it
hould be-mutual Merchant and !
ustomer will both be benefited by !
he operations of trade in this
lanner.