The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-12-12
Contentious on Trade.


people in every community who have
an idea that in their home market
they cannot get what is quite nice
enough for their house, they must
off to some distant town to get their
goods. The Morris Snob sends to
st. Paul generally, the St. Paul to
Chicago, the Chicago to New York,
The New York TO Paris, and where
the Paris Snob sends for his, the devil
only knows. A short time ago a GER
tain machine dealer in town entered
our store and having Just received
some very nobby childrens suits, We
called his attention to them, knowing
he had boys to clothe. But no, he
would not buy a suit in Morris, for he
could do batter in st. Paul, and get
two suits for what one would cost
here. / did not pursue the subject
any further just then, as l did not
care about entering into an argument
with a man that knew more than i
did. The next day seeing this smart
allick to work setting up seeder,
stepped up to him and asked the price
of the seeder. Said he, will sell you
this seeder for, think $50. Not
much SAID l. can send down to st.
Paul and get two for that money.
But said he, you can not do any such
thing, you can't buy one in
st. Paul cheaper, freight added than
can sell you one for here. Which
knew very well. Another time a
certain lawyer in town dropped in cur
store, and when called his attention
to our boys suits, knowing him to be
the possessor of some kids to be
clothed. But his folks were also in
the habit OF sending to st. Paul for
their goods thinking they could buy
them cheaper there. At the same
time he vowed that l could not get
lawyer in St. Paul to plead case in
court for me any cheaper than Nor
ris attorney would do it for. On an
occasion a certain carpenter in town
was looking for an over coat for his
kid, and we showed him some at SIS,
which he thought was too much, and
remarked that he could send to St,
Paul and get one for less. We asked
him how much he thought we could
save on a $500 carpenter job by
employing a mechanic in st. Paul to
do 1T for us, to which he readily
replied that I could not make a
cent. Not long since prominent
hardware merchant in town entered
our store, with view of buying an
oyercoat for his son, and 90 was
his limit. We had plenty of $500
over coats in boys sizes, but unfOrtu-
nately the boy had out grown boys
sizes. We had plenty of young mems
sizes, but could not sell without loss
at SIS, which was his limit, and would
send below and get one before he
would pay any more. Now I am
quite sure that if should go to that
same mans hardware store with
view of purchasing So or S. worth of
goods in his line, and should inti-
mate to him that l could save money
he would think me a ID fool, if
too modest to say so. We heard the
other day of a certain family in this
county who having made some extern
sive purchases from Montgomery
Ward & Co., Chicago, and I under
stand their are quite number in this
vicinity in the habit of sending to
this same firm for goods. Among
other purchases, this family had
made was a chest of tea which they
claimed they had bought from Is to
20 cents per pound less, than the
same tea was being sold for by the
Morris dealers. Now l will admit las
1 am always willing to give the devil
his due) that there might have beer
a difference of 10 or Is cts. per pound
on this tea, but the difference in thu
price, the quality purchased, and the
time. When these same parties go t.
Morris to deal, they will, peraps, Blu.
one half, or at the most pound at |
time, and pay for it IN trade or book
ed till after harvest, while the pur
chase made from NJ. W. & Co. is b.
the whole chest and for spot cash
Now will venture the assertion that
if these same people would 60 to an,
first class grocery store in town an,
plank down the cash for whole ches
of tea. all the difference in the prize
? between the Morris dealer and tn
Chicago, would be the freight. TIL
other day nv wife was telling me of
Mrs. D. who had been TO the photo
grapher in the tent, and had som
pictures taken, and thought We ough
to have some taken of our famil
before The circus left town. Says
not much Mary Ann. When we wan
3 any pictures taken, we will 60 t
our resident artist. But the,
say the man in the tent does bette
work. NOW my dear, don't you knoV
that what they say is no evidence il
. court, that is on the same principl
that a travelling peddler can sell
better suit of underwear, or an owe
coat for the money cheaper than Id
= nothing of the kind. There is hardl
: a day passes but what we hear som
y one defer buying until he goes, {
4 sends below for an overcoat or a sui
Now, ] will admit, that if these il
dividuals could 60 to a wholesa
g store and buy one suit or sing
t coat at wholesale prices, they woul
q Of course save the retailers prof
which they cannot do, for wholsal
dealers don't sell to consumers by til
I single suit or garment. When a col
e sumner sends to the cities for goods, I
{ generally has to send to some reta
= store to get it, and pays the san
- retail profit on it that he would hay