The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-04-27
THE osKALoosA herald.
LEIGHTON & NEEDHAM, Editors.
THURSDAY, APRIL 81, 1876.
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
SOME PLAIN WORDS.

As community it behooves men to
aid and encourage all legitimate enterprises
conducted by members of the community,
and especially when by so doing we aid in
the general advancement of its business
welfare. If man in any line of business
depending on the public patronage for
success, ignores all home enterprises, and
sends to neighboring cities for anything
out Of his line, he should not complain if
the patronage he seeks from his neighbors,
goes elsewhere than to him. Thus we
claim that each member of community
should foster and encourage all enter
prises in his own neighborhood, and if
such are not already firmly established
they should be all the more aided by pat
ronage until they may be able to enter
into competition with any foreign rival.
Then will result benefits to those who
encouraged and sustained We are sorry
to say, however, such is not the practice
There is something seemingly enticing in
the fact that, tiny lumber, my gas fix
lures, my fruit trees" and so on through
the list, "were bought east" This may be
fashionable, but it is not wisdom Take
the case of merchant He wants to
build business room. He asks for pub
lie patronage-makes his money from it.
Instead of returning it when opportunity
offers, he sends away for his lumber, his
castings, nearly everything used III his
buildi lg even though the same could be
had at home as good and as cheap.
Should such man wonder why patronage
passes his door to seek other places? We
think not. lie has set the example
Others may follow ut his expense.
The above may not seem appropriate
to these columns; but we now come to
the point it leads to, as applied to farm
ers. Last week there were delivered in
this city nearly $4,000 worth Of fruit
trees, shrubbery, etc, from nursery in
Dayton, Ohio. These goods had been
previously sold by agents who promised
wonderful results from the purchase of
their stock. Pears that would not blight,
perfect apples, perfect everything" Beau
tiful pictures portrayed what buyers might
expect from their trees, etc. Many farm
ers and others bit the beautiful bait
Now we guarantee that not one tree, was
sold by these parties which could not be
duplicated at our home nursery, at less
rates than were paid, and furnished in
better condition. Then again the $4,000
spent, would have remained at home and
in turn been distributed among us IN
payment for labor, lumber, machinery,
etc, etc, while now it leaves us just as
much poorer. When will lnen learn
practical wisdom? We are assured that
many of the trees sold at $1.25, can be
duplicated here at SO cents. We learn
of one man who from the sanctity OF his
calling has received many favOrs from the
nurserymen of the county was so impress
cd tn the loud names Of these foreign
trees that he gave large order, and We
hope may learn IL lesson that many others
have already learned, that will cause bin
t. repent his forgetfulness Of home in
tercsts.
Ifasa people we would grow to "a healthy
stature let us remember to spend our
money at home whenever possible. If on
the other hand we would wither, dry up
and blow away, make practice of send
ing away for everything, and the result
will soon be arrived at