The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1888-08-02
FOn FUTURE CONSIDERATION
A Few Timely Remarks and Sug-
gestions for the Benefit of Pru-
dent and Careful peOplc.

This country is about entering
into a season Of prosperity unparal-
lelled in it's previous history; the
crops promise an abundant yield.
and all Indications point to a good
price for the bread-making cereal.
The acreage of grain this year in
our county exceeds largely that Of
any previous year, and this means
thousands of bushels of No. hard,
which our farmers shall give in en-
change for silver and gold. Instead
of importing money from the East
and paying therefor large rate of
interest, our people will have their
pockets we'll lined with the current
coin OF the realm obtained by their
own labor, with the assistance of a
kind providence.
When a season of plenty succeeds
a season of scarcity and people, who
for want Of funds have been obliged
to get along us best they could with
just the bare necessities of life, be-
come "llusll' they are very apt to
become extravagant at the same
time. But the careful and success
full man is he who does not lose his
head when his pocket-book is heavy.
but makes his expenditures judi
ciously and with reference to the
future; is frugal and economical, so
that when the "rainy day" is come
he has a balance on the right side
of his cash account and is not a suf-
ferer by the stringency of the money
market.
Webster defines economy as
"thrifty and frugal housekeeping;
management without loss or waste;
frugality in expenditures; prudence
and disposition to save"
Here we have the secret of wealth
in a nutshell, and this system is
unfailing in its ultimate success.
They who WOO Gckle fortune by any
other method are following an
ignis fatuus whose light may go out
ut any moment and leave them in
darkness, or else mire the follower
in the swamps over which it passes.
Economy can be observed more in
careful purchasing than by any
other means. When you are ready
to lay in your fall supply of goods
of all kinds, it is duty you owe to
yourself to make your money 90
just as far as it possibly can-to
find out where you can obtain the
most goods Qualities also consid-
ered) for the least amount of money.
There is one dry goods firm in Wah-
peton who are conducting their
business on the right principles and
have the we'll deserved reputation of
underselllng all their competitors.
This firm is Gillitt Brothers, whose
we'll known methods of supplying
their customers with good goods at
low figures has made their store the
popular market for wares in their
line. They select their stock care
fully from the eastern markets and
at the very closest prices. They do
no credit business whatever and
therefore do not have to add an ex-
ira percentage to the price of their
goods to cover loss on accounts; to
pay book-keepers; to pay collectors.
and other sundry expenses attend
ant upon the credit system. A
man can readily understand, if he
will consider a moment how it is
that under their cash system Of pur-
chasing and selling the GIllitt
Brothers can make their prices 25
percent less than any credit firm
could do, and still leave a fair mar
gin for themselves. This firm has
already commenced to purchase for
the fall trade and it is their inten-
tion TO lay in IL larger stock than
has ever been brought here before.
On cloaks especially, they intend to
eclipse anything northwest of Min
neapolis.
After the crops are gathered and
you are ready with your memoran-
dunn to commence shopping, re-
member that IL dollar saved is a
dollar earned, and that dollar is Just
us good to you as it is to anyone
else, and govern yourself ac-
lcordingly.