Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-19
pArRoNIzr roMr FOLKS.
KEEP THE MONEY At HOME AND BUILD
UP HOME AND EACH OTHER.

KEEP THE MONEY At HOME AND BUILD
UP HOME AND EACH OTHER.
THE GAZETTE is no advocate of Chinese
walls in trade or aught else, but 1t does
occur to us that much money now sent
out of this city might be kept here, to aid
IN the general up-building, in which all
have u common interest. We talk much
OF the benefit of manufactures, and fire.
quently propose To donate a bonus 10
some party for the establishment of such
IN our midst, and yet we daily turn away
from the struggling manufactures right
IN our nit st to send our money out Of the
Z city and out OF the state in
/ patronage of those who have no
interest In Fort Worth fur
Their than to deplete it of all they
can. THE GAZETTE need not specify the
manufacturing enterprises of Fort Worth.
We have several, each struggling in a
brave way to maintain and extend It's
business, and thus enable 1t to become
not only profitable, but potential factor
/ IN the upbuilding OF the city. There are
/ people in Fort Worth who send TO cities
outside Of the state for shirts, clothing,
boots and shoes, and other articles of
manufacture, when here we have good
tailors, bootmakers, etc. This is not
only bad policy, hut cit is unjust.
The people of Fort Worth have COM
mon interest and should have u common
purpose. These artisans have their
homes here; they cXpend their earnings
and profits here; they help TO build up the
| town and add to the value of realty in
the city. The man who sends an order
for shirts or suit of clothes to Louis
~ toll Inc -
the strength of Fort Worth to give the
people in whom he has no interest
and who do not, reciprocally,
and him. A little thought only
is needed to recall many other manufac.
turing enterprises besides those men.
toned, which are weakened by our con.
tributions to outside cities that give US
naught in return.
TN GAZETTE would extend the princi.
pie 1t advocates TO all branches of trade
and holds that there is Il mutual obliga-
ton resting on all the citizens of Font
Worth to stand squarely together and aid
each other by trading with each other
our merchants deserve the patronage OF
our people, The merchant employs labor
and disburses wages; he contributes 10
the public enterprises and he it is who is
most surrey Cdlleu ON 10 an OOltCiS OF
charity. The man in Fort Worth, or tho
woman, who sends TO cities OF othel
states for what may be bought here does
violence to that esponsibility--deyo
upon all to nbOr for the common
good, whenever, OF course, il
can be done without toe
great sclf-SacriAce THE GAZETTE holds
that this iuter-local patronage is u duty,
even at reasonably increased cost, for,
carried out fully, there is no advantage tt
the one nor the other, the profit made by
one being equallzed by the others profits
and the money being kept at home t.
build up home enterprises, and thus ad
vance the common good. Business is
business, and no man should allow him.
self to be imposed on; but an order sent
abroad to save petty sum is
hurtiul to every interest of the sendcr's
home, including his own. Patronize
each other; stand by each other; there
can be no individual success without
benefit to all and no common benefit that
does not tend to individual good. And
this is business.