West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-12-28
MoKE ABovr WOOL BUSINESS.
A Card Prom Mr. N. e. Gibson That
Pats Bowman Bros. In q Hole.

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Pats Bowman Bros. In Hole.
EDITOR ARGUS -
l see by last weeks Journal that
it tries to prove by Bowman Bros.
that j along with other farmers did
not get 80 cents pound for our
wool, taken to their factory at
Evansville.
Now, as to the facts in the case,
l sent my wool to the factory
expecting to get % cents for 1t in
goods, but Bowman Bros. said It
was an extra nice lot and would
pay 30 cents for il and sell flannels
at 30 cents and other goods in pro-
portion. ! got flannels, blankets,
skirts, yarns, etc. Now, what I
got for my wool depends on what
these goods are worth. and upon
Investigation / find | paid about the
usual retail prices for such goods at
our stores little less In some
things perhaps, but on an average
not more than our merchants
charge us for the Same grade of
goods. More than that, ] have sold
portion Of these goods to different
parties at the same price / paid,
and they have given satisfaction
both in price and quality. Now,
the Journal says these same fannels
sell in Kingwood at % cents per
yard. Now, ! don't believe this,
neither can the Journal make Bow
man Bros. believe 1t, for their
Wholesale price don't admit of such
prices and the Kingwood merchants
are not such fools as to work for
nothing and board themselves.
/ am well satisfied with what !
got for my wool and believe the
goods worth what we paid for them.
OF course the factory people had
profit in them, so had | in the
wool. which is all right and as it
ought to be. for none of us can do
business without some profit, or we
would finally fail In business.
Now, to satisfy the Journal as to
the value Of these goods, will give
"Jem' White flannel enough to
make him shirt if he will get an
other OF his rs cent flannel and
wear them week about and see
which will wear the longest and
give the best satisfaction, and |
don't expect the Evansville WOODEN
factory to give me anything for
advertising their goods, for they
seem TO be ashamed of them and
act as il they were looking for a
hole to crawl out at. but / do think
such cards as they write are rather
insulting to their customers. For
this am sorry, for 1. think they
have been trying to do the square
thing by the farmers and their
patrons generally, and they should
not pretend that their goods are not
worth what they sell them at merely
for politics sake.
would like to ask the farmers
of Kingwood district If we can't
have WOODEN factory of our own !?
There is now too much difference
in the price of wool and WOODEN
goods. Please think this matter
over and let IA hear from YOU
through the columns of one of the
papers. We can't afford to sell
our wool to the eastern buyers and
buy our goods back from them,
there are too many profits to pay.
This is cheap country to manu-.
factnre in, and we had better quit
wearing Kentucky Jeans and cotton
goods and let our own focks clothe
us and make our own goods oar
selves right here. We can do it.
Let us hear from you.
NJ. @. GIBsoN,
TUENELToN, w. VA, Dec. 20, '93.
The majority report OF the Honae