The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-25
TRADE IN TOWN
Rev. John L. Scudder Gives
Some Wholesome Ad-
vice to Ladies.
INTELLIGENCE, VIRTUE AND CASH.
These Three Great Elements Are
Needed in Jersey City.

Rev. John L. Scudder, in q prelude to
his regular discourse at the Tabernacle
last evening. advised his congregation
against the habit of shopping in New
York. The caption of his prelude was:
"Trade Ia Your Own Town" He said
Last Sunday night we spoke a good
word in benalf of the CLERKS OF Jersey
City. This evening we wish TO draw at
tsntion TO the merchants aud the duty of
the people towards them.
81 claim that everyone should be loyal
to bis own owl and do his utmost 10
build up the community in which he is
located. Unfortunately there has been
a disposition on the part of the inhabit-
ants of Jersey City TO do much OF their
shopping In New York, and thus spend
their money across tue river. They nave
swelled the profits of business houses
outside OF the city limits to the detri-
menr OF our W merchants in Jersey
City. For this reason it has been very
difficult for our local tradesmen to do a
thriving business on this side OF the
Hudson. They have suffered In times
past from q lack of public spirit and
local pride among u citizens.
A THORN IN H FLESH.
"Now, this is an evii from which l
trust we shall be speedily emancipated.
Ii has been u thorn In the h.sh and source
OF encouragement TO our merchants, and
one reason why some of them are opposed
to early closing Is that trade il dull, and
in order 70 MAKE both ends meet they feel
obliged to keep their stores open rs long
as q dollar can be picked up from a
passer by. feel assured that Ii the peo.
pie would stop trading in New York aud
Increase the sales of our sLorekeepers
during the day the latter would care
very little about sporadic sales By night.
Our merchants are as anxious to have
their evenings TO themselves as are the
clerks or aay other class in the commune
ity. Ii the people would distribute their
patronage along our own avenues tn
stead OF Fourteenth street and Sixth
avenue, New York, early closing would
come with a ruSn. Our merchants could
afford to ignore what profitable driblats
would come to them after dark, and their
clerks would receive fewer hours of ser
vice and better pay.
therein. Then. Is a genuine grievance
under which III tralesmen smart. aud,
in consequence Of which. our city ike
wise suffers; but this can be rectIfied at
opee, If eacn citizen, as far as possible.
will do his shopping on this side of the
river.
WONDERFULLY IMPROVED STORE
AaQ WHY SuOuiQ We AOt QO MS IL
there not variety enough here. and are
not prices as cheap rs in New YORK;
This argument that Que could not lind Il
good assortment of goods in Jersey City
is now obsolete, for our stores have
wonderfully improved IN the past five
years, and u tour of inspection Will con
vince the unbeliever that many goods CAL
be bought at q remarkably low figure.
II our people would conhne their trailing
to their own city. there is no reason why,
with this increase of patronage, commod-
tiles could not bs sold cheaper tnan IN
New YORK. for here the rents are not SC
high AS in our sister city. Trading Ii
often a matter Oh fashion rather than Of
common sense. People 60 where the
crowd goes, and sometimes pay more fol-
an article purchased ut a distance thar
could be secured in their own town, and
possibly just around the corner.
Jersey City people often forget that
for the privilege OF shopping III the large
stores OF New York they must pay out
four car fares aud buy two ferry tickets.
Ii other words they throw away a quar-
ter every time they traae ia foreign
parts. TO the ladies of this municipality
I would say, trade here. save you Quar
ter and buy d box Of caudy with II tt
sweeten yourselves AMI your chlidrsn.
APPEAL TO PUBLIC SPIRIT.
"But | would appeal 10 something
1 ulRHGl thAA A. IL III
human nature. / appeil to the public
spirit OF this people. There is III Jersey
CITY an Increasing public spirit, aud with
it is comlug u variety of visible improve
ments. Imposing buildings are being
erected on our business tn~oroughfares;
ihe residences are multiplying OIL the
Hill. Educational facilities are lncreas
lug. The new Hasbrouck Institute Is al
tdifce Of which we all have reason 10 bs
proud. The Boulevard Is coming, so is
the Armory aud the City Hall. Rauit
transit Is a ~biossomfng reality. On
pavements are improving. SO. Is our gov
eminent.
stThe ballot box suffers are IN q condi.
tiou of 'innocuous desuetude' and Lht
police are beginning to understand their
business. Soon we shall have better
water. a better Sheriff and better Grand
Juries. Ecclesiastical club houses are
multiplying and cutting Into The saloon.
aud even sedate Dutch Reformed
Churches are advocating the use OF gym
nasiums IN connection with the house oil
God. Whc will say that Jersey City Ii
not forging aheadf Now, remember that
this is not II mere village. a provincia
town. With Its unrival!ed situation
a water trout on both sides, and a com
handing view of the fuesG harbor In
America, Jersey City is destined to be-
come one Of the largest u most pros
porous cities III the Uuion. Believe 1t.
friends, aud act in accord ance with your
Uelief. Help to build up your own mu-
nfcipality financially, Intellectually
politically aud spiritually.
INTELLIGENCE, VIRTUE AND CASH.
1.-The three great elements needed Ii