Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-11-12
We call attention to the new advertise.

that must build up this institution. The
Professor has laid the foundation and we
must furnish the material for the main
superstruciure. The workmen--the ar
tists-are here, and it remains for us to
decide whether this institution shall -four.
ish in our midst, or sink into oblivion.
There is a cry of hard times, but wheth.
err they are hard or otherwise, we trust
that sufficient encouragement VII be
given to place this enterprise among the
fixed institutions of the place.
And now that our hand IS in, we may
as well make the application more gener-
al. We may as well invite home pat
ronage generally. All our business men
and mechanics are disposed to do the fair
thing by their customers, and not only
that, but they are the most lenient set of
men in this or any other country. Their
record shows this. There are fewer &C.
tons brought to recover debts, there is
less litigation, generally, and less quar-
relling. particularly, than is found in any
place with the same number OF inhabit
ants in this part of the country. Our
own home is well enough, then. and we
should take pride and satisfaction in
building it up. We need not speak dis
paragingly of our reighbo's. Hudson
and Prescott are both smart places, but
We are not much farther from shipping
point than either. Their drayage costs
them nearly as much as our freight from
Glenmont. In any event the balance is
much more than made up by the differ
ence in local taxes. The luxury of
" city" life costs them three to five
times the amount of our plain " country"
fare.
Let every man who would save his
money, buy bis wares at home. where
we can not ouly buy cheaper, but keep
the small margin Of profit right here
among us. Our experience for few
years past quite well demonstrates this.
Five years ago we very poorly support
ed one zone horse store" Then, of
course, we ran abroad with both dimes
and dollars. We have only to glance at
the business cards in another column to
complete the contrast. And those cards,
by the way, have very much to do in
holding our own trade, and calling some
from abroad. We not unfrequently
hear The remark that River Falls is the
best place in the two counties to buy
goods. And there is every reason why
it should be. Our merchants do their
own work-they buy goods as cheap as
anybody elsc-tbey pay lighter local tax
es than their city contemporaries, and
live more economically And, besides all
the rest, though we put on no city airs.
we look well here.
Our first and last advice is to patron
ize and thereby encourage home enter
prises, saving both time and money by so
loing. On the other hand we ask all
who have wares TO sell to advertise
Hang out your Single" alias, your
sign. Let your neighbors know where
you are and what your business is. 1t
speaks for you and your business-it
speaks for the enterprise of the pl ce.
Of what account to the world is her
nit? And how shall we be known and
honored abroad unless we show some
external signs of life? Get up and
DUST" is western maxim, and well
doth it apply. We have few drones
here-we need none. We have few
leather heads at the west, for they have
not the courage to make the journey.
We have few, if any aristocrats here,
since mans wealth gives him no place
above bis neighbor. "Onward" is our
motto. and now. Notwithstanding hard
times, let us keep the ball in the sir
keep the merry bells a-ringing,-keep
The home newspaper in circulation, and
by SO doing, keep all our home institu
tons in healthful, fourishing condi-
ton. NJ.