News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-04-30

F. H. GILLINGHAM.
This is the misleading circular they
sent out to the people. It's jewel
and we publish it verbatim ct Htera-
tim. Note that sentence, "Have
you went to these parties =
Boston, Mass, Feb "a, 1891
1t has come to our notice that some papers
are publishing articles to poison public opin-
ion against us and our mode of doing BUSH
ness. 1t must be very plain to every one
why this is being done. If we was not doing
the business would take any excep-
tious to us. But the retail dealers that have
been feathering their nests so long from our
hard earned dollars. That it makes them
Jealous to have their trade go elsewhere, and
they talk against us all they can, and have
their papers publish all manner of things to
try and prejudice you against us. If you
have seen any of the articles you have prob
ably noticed that they all drift toward the
same thing, namely, trade with your home
grocer Now we ask you if you have not
been doing that to your hearts content.
And has not nine-tenths of them lived better
and easier than you have We do not ask
you to go away from home to see it. Look
about you and find if you can one of these
same tradesmen that is doing so much talk
ing, if he has in his business given you any
well for. Does he buy any of your produce,
if he can send away and get it for less money
and does he not often send away and get
produce and fetch to your market, purely
for the purpose of keeping your price down.
Can you go to one of these same parties that
is worrying about your welfare so much, and
set your price on any of the products you
have to dispose of. We think we hear YOU
answer no. Further, how often have you |
went to these same tradesmen with some
fn oil ar1I ha },ll I
give you only so much today as we are load |
ed, when in fact he would not have a days |
supply ahead. And right here allow us to |
say we shall soon have our arrangements |
made so that you can send any of your pro-
ducts direct to us and have them sold for
you at the highest market prices in Boston
and the difference in saving to you in this
will probably be nearly if not as much as
your whole years grocery bill. 1t is not to
be wondered at that they find fault and try
to put US down, and keep you in the same
old channel as they have done. They do not |
want you to avail yourself of the same priv
eges they take, and still they pretend to
Tell you to look out, don't trade with them,
come to us.
1t is not from our customers you hear COM
plants. 1t is our greatest aim to satisfy all
who trade with us, as we well know we can
not do the business we are doing if We could
not please our patrons. You cannot afford
not to patronize us, for if we were driven
out OF the market how long would it be be
as nr!es Weq been Df IN r1f III ggas
We are thankful We are not as selfish as they
and ask for your whole trade. But we do
isk you to give us your support when we
AN save you money, and is it not to your
interest to do SO. You have an order for
goods with US to be delivered in q few DAYS
md we wish to say We warrant every arti-
lie to be as represented by our agent, and if
here is anything in your order that is not as
SuDnOSpd n bp will info |
Is we will cheerfully make it satisfactory
" wish to satisfy you and hold your trade
GU VIII do us a favor after you have got {
our goods and given them a trial if you
would write us just how you are pleased and /;
you can recommend us to Others We
you'd like to publish them and show what
ur customers think of us. We are willing l
o stand on our own footing and have our Ii
GODS and mode of doing business speak for c
Lself, without taking someone's hearsay for I
Trusting this notice will satisfy apv one {
Tho has been prejudiced by any reports
hey may have heard, and that this our first I
ealing with you will meet your approval =
o that we can continue you with our mapy [
ustomers, and you may favor us with your
lture trade, and we assure YOU that we I
ill do all we can to please you at all times 9
We remain, n
Yours most respectfully, t
The FARMERS AND GRANGERs' T
WHOLESALE GROCERY Co., b
III Central Street, Boston, Mass. Q
For supreme gall this takes the Z
An attempt topoison the
linds of the people againt the gro .
9rs. And the idea of warranting
heir goods Do they ever 90 to the ~
anne place twice? Publish recon- :,
of their goods! Per- ii
APPS they'd like to publish some of n
ne analyses of the goods that have q,
ppeared in this paper Perhaps b,
ley'd like to tell how they lit out of in
New Hampshire town m
Why don't they prosecute the pa e.
FRS that are showing them up d? ne
'ould any reputable concern meek We
submit to what we have said p
bout them? They know what we O.
y about them, for they have the
lper every week. Why don't they &c
axe their traducers suffer? no
We interviewed Mr.. j. W. F. 10
lrockmorton, Rabbits New En- ~
and agent, who said: fol
Il do not recognize the Farmers and yo
angers' Wholesale Grocery Co.. and have we
ard nothing of them except what / have lht
n in the New England Grocer, though | sP
We heard that general groceries were being my
d IN small lots to the consumers up coun- s sib
by concerns whom ! believe have their II I
ldquarters in Western New York / re- vi
Snize F. III. Dillingham; & Co., of Wood
ok, Vt, as a customer. but have had no so
nplaints from that section concerning the -
g of our goods as described in their letter W
this wholesale grocery company states tn
t my house makes a special brand of soap
them, they tell an untruth as we make ola
special brand for any one, and never for
-e. The only way they can get possession cd
'ur goods is to buy them from some Job Mo
or pick them up from the various retail roc
o oei ,iI Ine country L have tho
"a oJiu n " Ihe armeTs ana Grangers' her
oit :; 10 NIoceIE % anu know nothing of boi
- III 'iie ollnlerciai "oFld. ii md that sell
' one is trying to steal our thunder, | Fo,
Il look into the matter myself n