Delaware State journal and statesman., 1867-08-27
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Low FARES AND RETAIL DEALERS


Mr.. EDITOR II noticed a comnun,ca.
ton in your last paper over the signature Of
ECONOMY" on the subject of low farea
and the prices at which retail dealers All
their goods, in which the writer attemnts IN
prove that our citizens can purchase cbeaner
in Philadelphia, than in this city. stEcono.
my" says everybody wants to buv ma
cheaply as possible, and if the stores Of
wilmington will NOT offer Inducements for
people TO spend their money at home they
ought not 10 complain If buyers 90 with
.neir cash where they can lay it out to bet
ter advantage" He states that peaches were
selling in Philadelphia on Tuesday for 10
and IL cents per half peck, while the same
Kind were disposed of here for 90 and 20
cents. This Is doubtless true | have fre-
quently met with similar instances moi only
in reference to this fruit but other articles
And, 1t is equally true, that as a rule thew
sell much cheaper in our markets. than in
Philadelphia. This is fully attested by the
fact that growers send most of their peaches
10 thal market and New York, because they
oring better prices than here. II Il were
otherwise, will Economy" tell mo whv II
is that Delaware and Maryland peach grow
ers pay additional freight and send their
oest peaches TO Philadelphia, almost totally
ignoring Wilmington Occasionally when
the market is glutted and their is not much
demand, and the denlcrs find il NECESSARY IN
sell them before they spoil, such bargains as
Economy speaks of may be procured
put not otherwise, for as rule they sell
higher than here.
Ihere are some things, ] admit, which
sell cheaper in Philadelphia than Whining
WI, Alu one might save more than the price
Of the fare by going there to purchase them
but in most cases one can buy on as advan'
iageous terms at home as in that CITY. We
have known persons 10 buy goods even
cheaper, but not as rule.
Again, " Economy asserts that he will
nuy Where lie can get the best barPains and
the most for his money" We presume ac.
cordlng to his statements that this means
lhat ne VIII buy in Philadelphia. If 80. and
many follow his exemple, how much do we
gain by the operation 7 II he is a capitalisl
anu owns property, and the business inter
es!s ol tne CITY are prostrated, as they GER
lalniY VIII be by carrying out such policy.
would he not be the loser, even admittine
that he can buy trifie cheaper in Philadei
phiaF II he is working man and thus
throws himself out OF employment. how
to buyp i'A'"
We repeat, however, that our merchants
40 sell, as rule as cheap as those of Pbila.
uelphia, but we know there are executions
" ~, anu occasionally persons get great bar.
gains In the latter city, which thew ara al.
ways ready to herald to their friends and
neighbors, but they say nothing when tbe
advantage Is in favor OF Wilmington.
Weare in favor OF protecting The business
interests OF our own city even at sacrifice,
u II Is necessary. If we earn our money
here and spend it in Philadelphia. business
VIII soon become worthless, and capitnlists
and laboring men will be the sufferers. IF
We would have Wilmington improve and
prosper, we must encourage home trade
II we do this, instead OF spending our money
abroad, Wilmington wilt soon be built 10
the Delaware, and our enterprisine mer,
chants enabled to undersell those Of Phila.
delphia and New York.
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