The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-08-23


turmoil that so recently disturbed our
| otherwise peaceful aud happy land.
| Home Trade.
MINNEAPOLIS. MINI Aug. 16, 1894.
To THE EDITORIALS secretary OF the
| Northwestern Home Trade Association.
it is my duty to be informed Of the con
ditioIs which NAV influence Northwes-
tern business interests and to give special
thought to those conditions bearing dr.
rectly upon the matter of home patron
age. This association was not organized
in the interest OF any city or locality,
nor is the purpose of the work in the in
tcrest OF any particula, class OF business
men, but 70 promote general sentiment
on the part of the northwestern people
to trade at home and buy northwestern
products from northwestern merchants
when the prices and goods are equal to
those brought from abroad. There is,
probably, no greater menace to north
western retailers than The practice OF
thousands OF farmers and otter custom
ers in sending their money and open or
ders TO the catalogue houses of Chicago
and other eastern cities, and paying in
most cases more for the goods than the
same could be bought for at home. There
is no greater snare for the unwary than
the catalogues from these houses: A re-
cent comparison of the prices of a Chi
cago catalogue OF some 500 pages with
the regular prices OF goods i'll store in
Minnesota city Of 10000 population,
showed that in nearly every case the
catalogue prices after adding che freight
were higher than the regular retail prices
OF the merchants. 1t must he remcm-
bered too that cash must accompany
every order, which makes difference of
at least per cent, in favor OF the home
merchant, tor, if the buyer has credit, he
can generally obtain such accommoda-
ton as NAV be necessary. The selection
OF the goods is OF necessity lett to the
shipper and if not satisfactory, there is
no redress for the buyer. These eastern
houses who do this business do not buy
the highest grade of goods, and OF neces-
sity the goods shipped will rarely he up
to standard; but the home retailer buys
from reliable jobbing houses and manu-
facturers who are known always to
handle only the best goods. In nearly
every instance it will be found that
premium has been paid for the privilege
Of buying secont1class goods Of con-
Germ 400 miles away.
Now what IS the result of this absurd
and expensive method of buying goods?
To illustrate the matter plainly: The
farmer goes to town with a load of gar
den luck which he sellsin general store
for cash and in few hours it rs con-
sumed, He takes the money received.
and sends it to an eastern catalogue
house fer goods win Ii he could have
bought as cheap at home. He has sent
his money 400 or 500 miles away. vet he
marvels it the next week he finds no
money ready to buy his produce. If he
will stop to think he will realize that he
has placed it out of the power OF the
home consumer to buy again from him
by sending his money away. The natur-
al place for him to market his goodsis
IN Chicago fhc sends the money there
with which to buy it, but he will tell you
the freight rates are against him."
which is tr &c. He must find a market at
home, and in order to find that market,
he must help to create it by leaving his
money at home. II he could buy as good
goods at lower prices after paying the
freight, no protest would b.. order,
but the almost universal experience is
that sooner or later they learn that they
are subscribing to fraud.
1.-THE papers Of the northwest would
call the attention of the consumers to
this matter and emphasize how serious
a matter il is, much could be done to
overcome the evil. Let us all lave IN
mind the motto OF tins association.
buy Of those whom you would have
buy OF you" Buy home products offered
through home retailers and each and
every home in the northwest will feel the
influence OF this loyalty to local :nstitu-
tions and much direct prosperity Sill be
the direct result. Yours Truly
+ GEO. w. PARKER.
Sec. Northwestern Home Trade Associa-
ton.
Minnesota worlds FAIR Exhibit.
The exhibit of Minnesota at the
worlds fair is to be shown in the main
building on the fair grounds OF the state
agricultural society, midway between
st. Paul ard Minneapolis, during the
air, which is to be held September 10th
to 18th inclusive. The exhibit has al
ready been put in place and will form an
attractive feature of the fair. 1t shows
to better advantage in the fair ground
building than it did at the worlds fair
at Chicago. 1t takes up SO much room
in the main building that that structure
is sure to be crowded. The managers of
the fair report that every department. Of
the fair is to be crowded this year, a re-
suit due in part to the fact that no lair
was given last year, the stimulus given
tn exhibitions otthis kind by the Column
bian exhibition. and the fact that the
fair will this year have the united sup
port of.St. Paul and Minneapolis, SING.
there is TO be no expositionin Minneapo-
lis this year. AlIthe railroads in thu
state have agreed to make one fare for
the round trip during the geek Of the
fir.
George La rond. formerly Of this city.
and we'll known here is pronins MT
candidate for sheriff Of Morrison county.